From 2001 to 2016, the NSRC supported Northern Forest research projects placed into one of four research themes.
Search for 2001-2016 projects by Research Theme below.
Theme One. Sustaining productive forest communities: Balancing ecological, social, and economic considerations
Directed through the University of Vermont
Contact: Dr. Breck Bowden
Theme One supported research focused on sustainable solutions to the integrated social, economic, and ecological challenges of communities, businesses, and working landscapes in the Northern Forest. Topics included sustainable forest management, community and economic development, ecological economics and ecosystem services, recreation and tourism, and watershed science and planning. Full theme description
Theme Two. Sustaining ecosystem health in northern forests
Directed through the University of New Hampshire
Contact: Dr. William McDowell
Theme Two supported research to improve understanding of the health and productivity of forest and associated aquatic ecosystems in the Northern Forest. Scientific issues addressed primarily involved hydrological and biogeochemical processes in forested ecosystems and surface waters and how changes in these processes affect forest and associated aquatic ecosystems. Full theme description
Theme Three. Forest productivity and forest products
Directed through the University of Maine
Contact: Dr. Aaron Weiskittel
Theme Three supported research that quantified, improved and sustained productivity of the products-based economy of the Northern Forest. Aspects of primary interest included underlying biological processes, management practices, and methods of prediction that influence future wood supplies and forest conditions. Full theme description
Theme Four. Biodiversity and Protected Area Management
Directed through SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Contact: Dr. René Germain
Theme Four supported research focused on protecting and enhancing the economic and ecological health of the Northern Forest, including jobs, clean water, recreational opportunities, and biological diversity. Important changes in forestland ownership and the economy require timely consideration of strategies to secure the continuing health of these lands and communities. Topics included forest biodiversity, conservation, ecological services to society, and protected area management. Full theme description
