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The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) is a competitive grant program for Northern Forest research, jointly directed through the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station and a designated institution in each of the four Northern Forest states: The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, the University of New Hampshire in cooperation with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation in New Hampshire, the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at the University of Maine, and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The NSRC funds a wide range of projects within the context of its Research Themes. Since 2001, the NSRC has awarded more than 300 research grants, totaling more than $23 million, to researchers throughout the region. An NSRC fact sheet provides an overview of the research program and a snapshot of some of the funded projects.


List of Projects

Northeastern Forest Health Trend Index Derived from Landsat Imagery

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  • Project Start Date: 2011-01-01
  • Project End Date: 2012-12-31

Disturbance dynamics across the Northern Forest

  • Project Start Date: 2016-05-01
  • Project End Date: 2018-04-30

    • A Decision-Support System for Management of Sugar Maple Defoliated by Forest Tent Caterpillar

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    • Project Start Date: 2007-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Effects of Beech Bark Disease and Soil Calcium on a Northern Hardwood Forest

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    • Project Start Date: 2004-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2004-12-31

    Adding Calcium to Forest Soils Improves Growth, Health, and Wound Healing of Sugar Maple

  • Project Start Date: 1995-01-01
  • Project End Date: 2004-12-31

    • Influence of Commercial Thinning on Recovery from Defoliation in Spruce-Fir Forests

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    • Project Start Date: 2013-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Tracing Nitrogen in Northern Forest Soils

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    • Project Start Date: 2014-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Influence of American Beech Thickets on Biodiversity in Northern Hardwood Forests

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    • Project Start Date: 2009-05-01
    • Project End Date: 2009-08-31

    Weather-Related Causes of Red Spruce Winter Injury and Impacts on Carbon Storage

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    • Project Start Date: 2006-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Mercury Hotspots in Montane Ecosystems of the Northeast Forest

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    • Project Start Date: 2014-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Nitrogen Deposition and Saturation in Wilderness Areas of the Northeastern United States

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    • Project Start Date: 2006-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2014-10-14

    Effects of Climate Change on Growth, Productivity, and Wood Properties of White Pine in Northern Forest Ecosystems

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    • Project Start Date: 2010-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Integrating Effects of Climate Change, Acidic Deposition and Insect Defoliation on Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Growth and Yield in the Northern Forest

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    • Project Start Date: 2013-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Assessing the Impact of Emerald Ash Borer Biological Control on the Health of Ash Trees in Two Outlier Infestations in New York State

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    • Project Start Date: 2013-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Development of a Regional, On-line Soil Database

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    • Project Start Date: 2008-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Nutrient vs. Toxic Elements in Forest Soils and Their Impact on Forest Health

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    • Project Start Date: 2003-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Relationships between Nonnative Invasive Plant Distribution and Land Use History

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    • Project Start Date: 2005-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2011-10-01

    Using "Critical Loads" to Assess Air Pollution and its Effects on Forest Ecosystems

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    • Project Start Date: 2005-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Tree Foliage Chemistry Database to Monitor Forest Health

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    • Project Start Date: 2003-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Winter Injury, Carbon Loss, but Surprising Growth Resurgence in Red Spruce

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    • Project Start Date: 2010-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2013-03-04

    Experimental Ice Glazing in a Northern Hardwood Forest to Understand Ecological Impacts of Ice Storms

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    • Project Start Date: 2009-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2013-12-01

    Understanding Impacts of Precipitation Change and Drought on the Northern Forest

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    • Project Start Date: 2014-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Causes and Implications of Surprising Growth Resurgence of Red Spruce in the Northern Forest

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    • Project Start Date: 2013-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2016-08-01

    Testing the Ability of a Remote-Sensing Tool (LiDAR) to Assess Tree Health and Bird and Insect Populations

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    • Project Start Date: 2013-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Webcams Monitor Changing Climate Effects on Leaf Phenology and Forest Productivity

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    • Project Start Date: 2009-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Plant-Available Forest Soil Calcium Reduced by Half from 1930s to 2006 in Adirondacks

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    • Project Start Date: 2005-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    More Tree Species Diversity in Sugarbushes Reduces Maple Pest Levels

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    • Project Start Date: 2008-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Calcium Deficiency Implicated in Sugar Maple Decline

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    • Project Start Date: 2001-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2006-03-31

    Northern Hardwood Forests as Refuges for Giant Silk Moths Threatened by Non-Target Biological Control

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    • Project Start Date: 2015-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Limitations on Availability of Forest Soil Nitrogen for Tree Growth

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    • Project Start Date: 2007-01-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Long-term Managed Forest Soil Monitoring for Carbon and Nutrients

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    • Project Start Date: 2012-05-01
    • Project End Date: Ongoing

    Northeastern Regional Aerial Detection Surveys and Insect and Disease Surveys

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    • Project Start Date: 2016-06-02
    • Project End Date: 2018-04-30

    Susceptibility of Montane Spruce-Fir Forests of the Northeastern United States to Climate Change

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    • Project Start Date: 2011-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2015-09-30

    Estimating distribution and connectivity of recolonizing American marten in the northeastern United States using expert elicitation techniques

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    • Project Start Date: 2015-01-01
    • Project End Date: 2018-01-01

    Mapping forest species mixes across the Northeast from Landsat imagery

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    • Project Start Date: 2014-10-01
    • Project End Date: 2018-09-30