Northeastern Research Station

Living Memorials

About Us

Our Mission

The mission of the Northeastern Research Station is to develop and deliver knowledge and innovative technology to manage and protect, use and sustain the natural resources of the region's forests.

The Northeastern Research Station is a field unit of the USDA Forest Service, the world’s leading forestry research and conservation organization. The Station is headquartered in the Philadelphia suburb of Newtown Square and serves the land and people of 13 northeastern states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia.

The Northeastern Research Station investigates scientific problems across broad dimensions of space and time: we explore molecules and mountainsides, producing knowledge and exciting new technologies that are relevant today and across generations.

In 2001, our researchers produced more than 450 publications that provide landowners and policymakers with leading-edge information on ways to ensure that people and land productivity develop in harmony. The Northeastern Station works with numerous partners, including our National Forests, state and local governments, professional schools and colleges, and forest industry.

In 2002, the Northeastern Research Station began its 79th year of operation with a history of excellence in the development of world-class scientific information and innovative technology.