http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news Pacific Northwest Research Station news and other information en-us http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/04/native-floral.shtml New study is first to reveal abundance of nonnative plants across 24 states Yasmeen Sands 2013-04-30 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/04/Heen-Latinee.shtml Alaska Region, University of Alaska Southeast, Tlingit and Haida tribes to help manage site Yasmeen Sands 2013-04-11 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/03/water.shtml Retaining moderate levels of 'slash' linked to increased early growth in seedlings. Yasmeen Sands 2013-03-19 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/03/logging.shtml Retaining moderate levels of 'slash' linked to increased early growth in seedlings. Yasmeen Sands 2013-03-11 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/02/models.shtml Available online, models also predict effects of land management activities. Yasmeen Sands 2013-02-21 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/02/lumber-exports.shtml Over half of the West coast's log exports shipped to China. Yasmeen Sands 2013-02-19 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/01/climate-change.shtml Science-based strategies help managers to adapt to general warming trend. Yasmeen Sands 2013-01-18 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/01/tree-human-health.shtml Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health. In a new study by the U.S. Forest Service, the presence of trees was associated with human health. Yasmeen Sands 2013-01-16 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2013/01/mangold.shtml The U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station today formally announced Dr. Rob Mangold as its acting Director. Mangold replaces Bov Eav, who retired last month after nearly seven years with the station. Yasmeen Sands 2013-01-11 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/07/warming-climate.shtml Even small increases in area burned could have significant impacts on carbon storage Yasmeen Sands 2012-07-23 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/06/parresol.shtml The U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station today announced the selection of Bernard (Bernie) Parresol as its new Assistant Station Director (ASD) for Research. Yasmeen Sands 2012-06-22 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/06/marmot-dam.shtml Over the past decade, both the number and size of dams removed on rivers across the United States has been increasing. Dam removal typically involves release of at least some of the sediment stored in the reservoir behind the former dam. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2012-06-14 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/05/lumber-exports.shtml U.S. log exports to Canada increase; while exports to China fall slightly. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2012-05-21 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/05/podcast.shtml The U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station today launched PNW Ecotone, a new podcast series. Yasmeen Sands 2012-05-03 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/04/new-manager.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. April 13, 2012. Gretchen Nicholas has been selected to lead the Resource Monitoring and Assessment (RMA) Program at the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station. The RMA Program conducts inventories and research activities in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Islands. It is one of four programs across the country that collectively make up the national Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2012-04-13 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/02/log-lumber.shtml China remains largest importer of U.S. wood. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2012-02-21 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/02/yellow-cedar.shtml Yellow-cedar, a culturally and economically valuable tree in southeastern Alaska and adjacent parts of British Columbia, has been dying off across large expanses of these areas for the past 100 years. But no one could say why until now. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2012-02-01 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/01/guidebook.shtml Resource managers at the nation's 155 national forests now have a set of science-based guidelines to help them manage their landscapes for resilience to climate change. Yasmeen Sands 2012-01-18 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2012/01/science-mgmt.shtml Process used to develop options can serve as framework for other federally managed landscapes. Yasmeen Sands 2012-01-09 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/11/amphibians.shtml New Web portal serves as online knowledge bank aimed at bringing amphibians back from the brink. Yasmeen Sands 2011-11-21 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/11/lumber-exports.shtml Increased shipments to China cited as primary reason. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2011-11-21 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/09/woody-biomass.shtml A recently awarded U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant will help launch a viable, sustainable biofuels industry in the Pacific Northwest. The $40 million grant, announced by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, directs Washington State University and the University of Washington to create the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA). Yasmeen Sands 2011-09-28 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/08/juneau-lab.shtml JUNEAU, Alaska. August 22, 2011. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held to mark the beginning of construction for the Pacific Northwest Research Station's Juneau Forestry Sciences Laboratory this Thursday, August 25 at 2 P.M. at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). Sherri Richardson Dodge 2011-08-22 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/07/trees.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. July 18, 2011. Knowing how trees grow and how they age may be key to further understanding how trees react to a warmer climate, for instance, and other changes. Little is known, however, about the cause of the physical changes associated with tree growth. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2011-07-18 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/07/invasives.shtml The recent release, Nonnative Invasive Plants of Pacific Coast Forests: A Field Guide for Identification, by the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station, is a concise and well-illustrated field guide for novice botanists and managers alike. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2011-07-13 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/06/thermal-pollution.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. June 8, 2011. Although adding gravel to a river to replace lost sediments won't likely cool the whole river channel, it can create cool water refuges that protect fish from thermal pollution, according to a U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station study. Yasmeen Sands 2011-06-08 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/06/green-building.shtml Sustainability is the theme for the 65th Annual International Convention of the Forest Products Society, scheduled to meet in Portland June 19 to 21. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2011-06-06 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/06/diversity-value.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. June 1, 2011. A new report published by the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station presents summaries of current southeast and south-central Alaska forest topics, ranging from carbon and forest products to lichens and invasive species. Yasmeen Sands 2011-06-01 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/05/log-lumber.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. May 25, 2011. A total of 413.1 million board feet of softwood logs and 224.9 million board feet of softwood lumber were exported from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska in January, February, and March of this year, according to the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station. Yasmeen Sands 2011-05-25 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/05/red-fox.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. May 20, 2011. North American red foxes originated from two separate genetic lineages that were isolated from each other by glaciers some half a million years ago, according to a U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station study. Yasmeen Sands 2011-05-20 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/02/whitebark.shtml New study of Clark's nutcrackers suggests that their caching of whitebark pine seeds is less effective than previously thought at restoring populations of the declining conifer. Yasmeen Sands 2011-02-16 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/02/turtle.shtml Year of the Turtle campaign is working to save these animals Sherri Richardson Dodge 2011-02-01 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/01/watershed-councils.shtml Community watershed councils can establish a social infrastructure that facilitates successful science-based management by participating in data collection and forming neighborhood peer networks, according to a study from the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station. Yasmeen Sands 2011-01-24 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2011/01/spring-budburst.shtml Study yields new model that can help managers calculate when plants will burst bud under different climate scenarios Yasmeen Sands 2011-01-11 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/12/polar-bear.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. December 21, 2010. When I first picked up the cub, she was biting my hand, explains wildlife biologist Bruce Marcot. He was trying to calm the squirming cub while its sedated mother slept nearby. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2010-12-21 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/12/presidential-award.shtml Social scientist Lee Cerveny recognized, in part, for work in Alaska, on Olympic Peninsula Yasmeen Sands 2010-12-13 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/11/city-trees.shtml New study explores relationship between urban trees and crime Yasmeen Sands 2010-11-01 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/10/elk-use.shtml Findings will be used to update regional elk habitat management strategies Yasmeen Sands 2010-10-21 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/09/construction.shtml LEED-certified facility will house multi-agency research, management employees Sherri Richardson Dodge 2010-09-09 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/09/beetle-outbreaks.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. September 8, 2010. The potential for outbreaks of spruce and mountain pine beetles in western North America's forests is likely to increase significantly in the coming decades, according to a study conducted by USDA Forest Service researchers and their colleagues. Their findings, published in the September issue of the journal BioScience, represent the first comprehensive synthesis of the effects of climate change on bark beetles. Yasmeen Sands 2010-09-08 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/09/summer-program.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. September 1, 2010. This summer, approximately 350 children from Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., took part in Forests Inside Out!, a program that provides outdoor education opportunities to students from underserved communities. The program, which ran from August 2 through 31, was partially funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Yasmeen Sands 2010-09-01 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/08/white-pine.shtml Portland, Ore. August 31, 2010. My job was to locate the previously marked study trees and record data on the activity of treated blister rust cankers, wrote Charles Terry Shaw. The work took me in rickety four-wheel drive vehicles to remote locations scattered across the white pine forests of northern Idaho. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2010-08-31 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/08/fuel.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. August 25, 2010. A study conducted by U.S. Forest Service and University of Washington (UW) scientists has found that fuel treatments-even of only a few acres-can reduce fire severity and protect older trees desirable for their timber, wildlife, and carbon-storage value. Yasmeen Sands 2010-08-25 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/06/rna.shtml Forest Service has taken lead role in establishing, managing these sites since first was established at Wind River in 1934 Yasmeen Sands 2010-06-16 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/06/forest-resources.shtml Report provides information on resources, forest structure, disturbance, and forest products. Yasmeen Sands 2010-06-07 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/06/lumber-exports.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. June 4, 2010. A total of 208.5 million board feet of softwood logs and 119.5 million board feet of softwood lumber was exported from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska in January, February, and March of this year, according to the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station. Yasmeen Sands 2010-06-04 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/05/brewster.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. May 28, 2010. Paul Brewster has officially begun work as Assistant Station Director for Program Development of the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station. Yasmeen Sands 2010-05-28 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/05/canopy-connections.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. May 27, 2010. Students will take their learning and outdoor experiences to new heights on the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, thanks to an award from the USDA Forest Service. Yasmeen Sands 2010-05-27 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/05/van-horne.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. May 25, 2010. The USDA Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station has officially welcomed Beatrice (Bea) Van Horne as the manager of its Ecological Process and Function research program. Yasmeen Sands 2010-05-25 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/04/logging-debris.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. April 2, 2010. Countless studies and reports exist describing how a landscape is impacted after logging Douglas-fir: What is the impact on the soil? Should one leave the debris in place? Pile it? Burn it or haul it offsite in preparation for replanting the area in the future? Sherri Richardson Dodge 2010-04-02 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/03/nature-essay.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. March 31, 2010. An award-winning nature essay, written during a USDA Forest Service writers' residence, has won the John Burroughs Award for nature writing. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2010-03-31 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/02/log-exports.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. February 25, 2010. A total of 697.3 million board feet of softwood logs was exported from Washington and Oregon in 2009, according to data released by the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station. During the same period, the two states exported a total of 344.2 million board feet of softwood lumber. Yasmeen Sands 2010-02-25 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2010/01/scientist-award.shtml Research examines social, cultural impacts of tourism in southeast Alaska Sherri Richardson Dodge 2009-01-07 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/12/glacial-watershed.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. December 23, 2009. A study recently completed in the gulf coast of Alaska by federal and university researchers has found that as glacial ice disappears, the production and export of high quality food from glacial watersheds to marine ecosystems may disappear too. This trend could have serious consequences for marine food webs. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2009-12-23 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/12/climate-change.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. December 10, 2009. USDA Forest Service Research and Development has released an interactive short course that presents current scientific knowledge on adapting to climate variability in wildland management. Titled "Adapting to Climate Change: A Short Course for Land Managers," the course is available as a DVD or online at the Climate Change Resource Center. Yasmeen Sands 2009-12-10 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/11/realignment.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. November 5, 2009. The U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station has realigned its organizational structure. Under the newly aligned organization, the station is centered on science themes found in its updated strategic business plan. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2009-11-05 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/09/tamarisk-invasion.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. September 15, 2009. If the future warming trends that scientists have projected are realized, one of the country's most aggressive exotic plants will have the potential to invade more U.S. land area, according to a new study published in the current issue of the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management. Yasmeen Sands 2009-09-15 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/09/forests-inside-out.shtml PORTLAND, Ore., September 4, 2009. This summer, Forests Inside Out! was launched to get city children out into nature. The new program offered 300 children immersive and unforgettable indoor and outdoor experiences. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2009-09-04 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/09/log-lumber.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. September 4, 2009. A total of 239.5 million board feet of softwood logs and 80.2 million board feet of softwood lumber was exported from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska in April, May, and June of this year, according to the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station. Yasmeen Sands 2009-09-04 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/07/coyote-creek.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. July 31, 2009. The Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, received about $350,000, to restore four deteriorating stream gaging stations in the South Umpqua Experimental Forest on the Umpqua National Forest in southeastern Oregon. Sherri Richardson Dodge 2009-07-31 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/06/warming-west.shtml Study finds that climate's influence on production, drying of fuels-not higher temperatures or longer fire seasons alone-critical determinant of Western wildfire burned area. Yasmeen Sands 2009-06-26 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/06/log-lumber-export.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. June 5, 2009. A total of 145.0 million board feet of softwood logs and 68.0 million board feet of softwood lumber was exported from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska in the first 3 months of 2009 according to a report published by the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station, USDA Forest Service. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2009-06-05 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/03/olympia-lab-arra.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. Mar 27, 2009. Money will be used to replace facility's single-pane windows with energy-efficient alternative. Yasmeen Sands 2009-03-28 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/03/lumber-exports.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. Mar 2, 2009. A total of 293.0 million board feet of softwood lumber was exported from Oregon and Washington in 2008. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2009-03-02 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/03/log-exports.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. Mar 2, 2009. A total of 776.3 million board feet of softwood logs was exported from Washington and Oregon in 2008. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2009-03-02 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/02/bird-ecology.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. February 6, 2009. Two federal scientists have won national awards for their research on the habitat and ecology of the marbled murrelet and the northern spotted owl. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2009-02-06 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2009/01/electricity.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. Jan 5, 2009. A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2009-01-05 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2008/11/wildfires.shtml Preservation of older forests depends on coordinated fire management Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2008-11-07 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2008/10/soil-wildfires.shtml New study finds substantial loss of carbon, nitrogen from burned soils-and connections to warming climate. Yasmeen Sands 2008-10-16 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2008/09/forest-communities.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. September 13, 2008. As little as 25 years ago, the relationship between forests and the communities that surrounded them was relatively easy to characterize: there was a good chance the residents lived remotely and relied on timber extraction for most of their income. But now, with changes in the economy and federal policy and an increase in concern about forest health, it is nearly impossible to draw such sweeping generalizations about forest communities. Yasmeen Sands 2008-09-13 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2007/12/nobel.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. Dec 10, 2007. The October announcement that several PNW Research Station scientists shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, came as a surprise to many employees. Even to the winners. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2007-12-10 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2007/10/housing.shtml Housing growth to increase by about 25 percent on private land adjacent to national forests Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2007-10-25 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2007/06/accomplishments.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. June 29, 2007. This week, the Pacific Northwest Research Station learned that its 2005 Science Accomplishments report received an award of Excellence in the Society for Technical Communication,s (STC) 2005-2006 International Technical Publications Competition. It is the first Station publication to receive an international communication honor. Yasmeen Sands 2007-06-29 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2007/04/extension.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. April 30, 2007. Three U.S. Forest Service western research stations have partnered with western extension foresters to provide the public current science information to help them manage forested lands in the West. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2007-04-30 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2007/04/forests.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. April 17, 2007. One of the challenges of managing forests is deciding among management practices, particularly when the landscape effects these practices will have are not fully known. Yasmeen Sands 2007-04-17 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2007/04/logging.shtml PORTLAND, OR. April 9, 2007. A new study on the effects of timber harvest following wildfire shows that the potential for a recently burned forest to reburn can be high with or without logging. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2007-04-09 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2007/04/prineville.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. April 2, 2007. An exotic beetle that has killed about 20 million trees in the mid West over the past 5 years will be studied as a preventive measure to control its potential movement further West. A Prineville, Ore., based federal research center recently announced a visiting scientist program of which the emerald ash borer will be the first target study. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2007-04-02 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2006/10/software.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. Oct10, 2006. A new software tool that can be used by incident commanders, water utility managers, and others to protect community drinking water sources from contamination during emergencies is now available in all 50 states. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2006-10-10 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2006/08/forest-fires.shtml Downed trees can be fuel for wildfires. A new study hopes to limit the chances of wildfires doing even more damage in areas ravaged by hurricanes. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2006-08-24 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2006/06/wildfire.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. June 28, 2006. Recent research shows that using the right mix of agency and contract crews is the most cost effective way to fight fires rather than using contract or agency crews exclusively, according to Geoffrey Donovan, a research forester at the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2006-06-28 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2006/03/alaska-timber.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. Mar 27, 2006. A recently completed economic study of timber demand projections for the next two decades in southeast Alaska explains four alternatives describing how the forest products industry could develop. The peer-reviewed study now in process of being published, Timber Products Output and Timber Harvests in Alaska: Projections for 2005-25, was prepared by Pacific Northwest Research Station scientists Allen Brackley, Thomas Rojas, and Richard Haynes. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2006-03-27 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2006/03/fuel-treatment.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. Mar 9, 2006. A recently published study in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research indicates that fuel reduction treatments should simultaneously take place in the overstory, understory, and on the ground to adequately reduce fire severity. Thinning trees without treating surface fuels does not reduce mortality adequately because mortality can occur from hot fires on the ground, as well as fires that burn through the tree crowns. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2006-03-09 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2006/02/wolverine-radio.shtml PORTLAND, Ore. February 17, 2006. The closest encounter most wildlife biologists have with wolverines in the Pacific Northwest is seeing a set of the animal's tracks in the snow. But wildlife biologist Keith Aubry recently got the call he had eagerly anticipated for several weeks. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2006-02-17 http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/news/2006/01/ICwater.shtml Knowing the movement of contaminants, what threat they may pose to the public, essential to a quick response. PORTLAND, Ore. Jan 19, 2006. In the United States, hundreds of thousands of bodies of surface water-like lakes, rivers, and reservoirs-help supply the American public with its drinking water. If a chemical or biological contaminant were accidentally or intentionally introduced into a drinking water source, knowing what threat it posed to the public would be essential to the incident commanders charged with mounting an emergency response. Sherri Richardson-Dodge 2006-01-19