2009 Projects

Assessing Biodiversity, Forest Condition and the Effects of Management in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: David Patrick

Assessing the Role of Tree Species and Nitrogen Deposition in Mediating Carbon Storage in Northern Hardwood Forests
Principal Investigator: Gary Lovett

Biomass Fuel Harvesting in the Northern Forest: Effects on Stand Structural Complexity and Forest Carbon Storage
Principal Investigator: William Keeton

Denitrification in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: Peter Groffman

Effects of Forest Type and Stand Characteristics on Seasonal Abundance of Forest-floor Invertebrates
Principal Investigator: Jason Johnston

Effects of Moose Browsing on Biodiversity of Understory Birds and Insects
Principal Investigator: Allan Strong

Effects of Winter Climate Change on Growing Season Sap Flow and Carbon Exchange in the Northern Hardwood Forest
Principal Investigator: Pamela Templer

Evaluating Potential Effects of Climate Change on Tree Canopy Leaf Phenology
Principal Investigator: Andrew Richardson

Evaluating the Growth Potential of the Maple Industry in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: Brian Chabot

How Structured Decision Making in Land Use Planning Can Impact Landscape Quality for Wildlife Species
Principal Investigator: Terri Donovan

Impact of Wood Procurement Pressure on Sustained Yield Management on Private Non-Industrial Forest Land in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: René Germain

Improving Cooperation among Researchers, Citizen Scientists and Resource Managers through the Northeast Regional Phenology Network
Principal Investigator: Ellen Denny

Influence of American Beech Thickets on Biodiversity in the Northern Hardwood Forest
Principal Investigator: Stacy McNulty

Informing Land Use Planning and Forest Land Conservation through Subdivision and Parcelization Trend Information
Principal Investigator: Jamey Fidel

Late-Successional, Old-Growth, and Managed Forest Carbon Dynamics in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: John Gunn

Linking Roads in Forested Watersheds to Stream Stability and Health: Tools for Assessing Road Impacts and Restoration Options
Principal Investigator: Leslie Morrissey

Management Guidelines for Culturally Important Plant Species of the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: Karim-Aly Kassam

Merging Satellite Imagery with Field Data to Develop Vulnerability Maps for Spruce Budworm Defoliation Decision Support
Principal Investigator: Steven Sader

Photopoint Monitoring to Document Changes in Adirondack Alpine Vegetation
Principal Investigator: Julia Goren

Role of Silvicultural Intensity and Species Composition Objectives on the Growth, Dynamics, and Carbon Balance of Northeastern Forest Stands
Principal Investigator: Matthew Olson

Role of Unmanaged Reserves in Benchmarking and Refining Disturbance-based Ecological Forest Management
Principal Investigator: Robert Seymour

Taxation and Sustainable Management in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: David Newman

Testing a New Technology for Measuring Belowground Carbon Stores
Principal Investigator: Ruth Yanai

Understanding the Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems of the Northeastern United States
Principal Investigator: Lindsey Rustad

Understanding the Molecular Basis for Age-Related Productivity Decline in Red Spruce
Principal Investigator: Michael Day

Using Genetics to Evaluate Re-Colonization by Moose Populations in the Northeast
Principal Investigator: Heidi Kretser

Using Historic Studies to Generate New Findings about Northern Conifer Growth and Yield
Principal Investigator: Laura Kenefic

 

2008 Projects

Biodiversity and Forest Management: Is Plant Diversity Poorer in Managed Forests?
Principal Investigator: Jerry Jenkins

Calcium Depletion as a Limitation to Tree Growth and Carbon Sequestration within the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: Paul Schaberg

Carbon Benefits of Switching from Oil to Wood Fuel across the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: Andrew Friedland

Community-Based Biomass Production and Use for Local Energy
Principal Investigator: Eva Wollenberg

Developing a Regional Online Soil Database
Principal Investigator: Scott Bailey

Does Compromising Forest Productivity to Protect Deer Habitat Achieve Desired Ecological Objectives?
Principal Investigator: Daniel Harrison

Ecological Analysis of the Drivers of Urban Growth and Second Home Development in the Northern Forest Region of Vermont
Principal Investigator: Austin Troy

Ecological Management for Sustained Maple Forest Health and Productivity
Principal Investigator: Bruce Parker

Evaluation of Northern Hardwood Forest Structure Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning
Principal Investigator: Mark Ducey

Forest Succession and Terrestrial-Aquatic Biodiversity in Northern Forest Watersheds
Principal Investigator: Winsor Lowe

How to Monitor the Socio-economic and Ecological Well-being of a Working Forest
Principal Investigator: Steven Wolf

Identifying Factors Influencing Willingness to Provide Public Recreation Access among Private Forest Landowners
Principal Investigator: Jessica Leahy

Impacts of Demographic Change on Resource Management in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: Kenneth Johnson

Importance of Calcium-Rich Forest Patches as Refugia of Biodiversity and Productivity
Principal Investigator: Colin Beier

Movement of Methylmercury within Terrestrial Food Webs across the Northeastern Landscape
Principal Investigator: Charles Driscoll

Refining a Model to Better Predict Tree Growth Response to Thinning
Principal Investigator: Aaron Weiskittel

Repeated Soil Sampling to Investigate Effects of Changes in Soil Chemistry
Principal Investigator: Gregory Lawrence

Restoring American Chestnut to the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: Gary Hawley

Sustainable Wood Production and Carbon Sequestration in Uneven-aged Northern Hardwood Forests
Principal Investigator: Eddie Bevilacqua

Understanding Stream Mercury Dynamics in Northern Forests
Principal Investigator: James Shanley

Using Remote Sensing to Quantify Trends in Northeastern Forest Health over the Past 25 Years
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Pontius

 

2007 Projects

A Decision-Support System to Help Manage Forest Tent Caterpillar Defoliation
Principal Investigator: Ruth Yanai

A Scorecard to Assess Recreation Impacts on Forest Landscapes in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: John Hagan

Calcium Deficiency and Shoot Freezing Injury in Sugar Maple
Principal Investigator: Paul Schaberg

Carbon Storage in the Northern Forest Region
Principal Investigator: Adrien Finzi

Consequences of Forest Management Practices on Climate Change
Principal Investigator: David Hollinger

Effects of Partial Harvesting on Forest Stands Owned by Stable and Changing Landowners in Northern Maine
Principal Investigator: Steve Sader

Gathering Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Sustainable Management of Non-Timber Forest Products
Principal Investigator: Marla Emery

Growth, Lumber Yields, and Financial Maturity of Isolated White Pine Crop Trees
Principal Investigator: Robert Seymour

Identifying and Producing Weevil-Resistant White Pine
Principal Investigator: Michael Greenwood

Improving Public Outreach, Communication, and Education about Forests and Forestry
Principal Investigator: Jessica Leahy

Mercury in Upland Forest Food Webs of the Northeastern United States
Principal Investigator: Nicholas Rodenhouse

Monitoring Leaf Phenology across the Northern Forest Region using Digital Webcams
Principal Investigator: Andrew Richardson

Patterns in Mercury and Methyl Mercury in Northern Forest Lakes
Principal Investigator: Sarah Nelson

Physiological Responses of Forest Trees to Thinning Treatments
Principal Investigator: Rakesh Minocha

Rehabilitation of Cutover Mixed-Wood Forest Stands
Principal Investigator: Jeremy Wilson

Response of Surface Water Chemistry to Climate Variability in the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada
Principal Investigator: Myron Mitchell

Responses of Wildlife Communities to Residential Development in the Adirondack Park
Principal Investigator: Michale Glennon

Social, Economic, and Ecological Effects of Second Home Development in the Northern Forest Region
Principal Investigator: Richard Stedman

Soil Acidification Models for Investigating Impacts of Acid Deposition
Principal Investigator: Julian Aherne

Soil and Surface Water Responses to Climate Change in the Northeastern United States
Principal Investigator: John Campbell

Soil Carbon in Managed Northern Forests
Principal Investigator: Donald Ross

Timber Productivity and Financial Returns from Natural Disturbance-Based Forest Management
Principal Investigator: Michael Saunders

 

2006 Projects

Balancing Regeneration of Red Spruce and Balsam Fir
Principal Investigator: Michael Day

Can a Diverse Forest Produce Economical Timber Yields?
Principal Investigator: Charles Canham

Comparing Two Management Schemes for Eastern White Pine
Principal Investigator: Robert Seymour

Exploring How to Better Sequester Carbon over Time in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: William Keeton

Growth of Northern-White Cedar on Different Soils and Sites
Principal Investigator: Ivan Fernandez

Improving Guidelines for Spruce-Fir Management
Principal Investigator: Mark Ducey

Managing Forests for Timber and Wildlife Biodiversity
Principal Investigator: Therese Donovan

Managing Forests to Store Our Excess Carbon
Principal Investigator: Coeli Hoover

Mapping Forest and Development to Aid Water Quality Managers
Principal Investigator: Austin Troy

Monitoring Forest Sustainability and Biodiversity across Large Landscapes
Principal Investigator: Steven Sader

Planning for the Arrival of Non-Native Invasive Pests
Principal Investigator: Ben Machin

Strengthening Ties Among Residents in Northern Forest Tourist Communities
Principal Investigator: Patricia Stokowski

Students and Communities Engaged in Land Conservation
Principal Investigator: Deane Wang

The Town Forest Health Check: Developing a Community Guide to Forest Health Assessment
Principal Investigator: David Brynn

 

2005 Projects

Causes of Recent Increases in Dissolved Organic Carbon Loss from Forested Watersheds in the Northeast
Principal Investigator: Stuart Findlay

 

2004 Projects

Does Increased Nitrogen Deposition Cause Phosphorus Deficiency in North Temperate Forest Ecosystems?
Principal Investigator: Ivan Fernandez

Effects of Beech Bark Disease and Geology on Carbon and Nitrogen in Northern Hardwood Forests
Principal Investigator: Gary Lovett

Effects of Calcium Fertilization on Leaf Biochemistry and Physiology of Conifer and Hardwood Trees
Principal Investigator: Rakesh Minocha

Northern Forest Ecosystem Response to Environmental Change: Regional Collaboration and Database Development
Principal Investigator: Lindsey Rustad

 

2003 Projects

Affects of Soil Nutrient Loss on Productivity in the Northern Forest
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Jenkins

Impact of Nitrogen Fertilization on Leaf Nutrition in Trees across the Northern United States
Principal Investigator: Rakesh Minocha

 

2002 Projects

Measuring Nitrogen in the Northern Forest Ecosystem
Principal Investigator: Peter Groffman

 

2001 Projects

Improving Estimates of Atmospheric Deposition in the Northeastern U.S.
Principal Investigator: Kathleen Weathers