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  • Theresa Jain of the US Forest Service
    Working to sustain and improve our national forests Through innovative scientific research, Theresa Benavidez Jain is ensuring America’s gnational forests will thrive in the future. As a researcher with the USFS, Jain works with forest managers, landowners and the American public to develop and implement new land management strategies. More »
  • Any day now, cicadas with bulging red eyes like this one will creep out of the ground after 17 years / Chris Simon, University of Connecticut
    Brood II: After 17 years, billions of eastern US cicadas rise again If you live on the East Coast and enjoy a walk in the woods or a tree-filled park, for the past 17 years you almost certainly have been walking over buried, juvenile cicadas, one of the most remarkable – and annoying – insects on the planet. Now, it's their turn on stage. More »
  • Charred boreal forest after a fire has raged: where does the "charcoal" go? / Stefan Doerr, Swansea University
    Where does charcoal, or black carbon, in soils go? Scientists have uncovered one of nature's long-kept secrets—the true fate of charcoal in the world's soils. The ability to determine the fate of charcoal is critical to knowledge of the global carbon budget, which in turn can help understand and mitigate climate change. More »
  • The black-and-white warbler: a study in migration/ Eladio Fernandez
    Let's Talk About Birds: The black-and-white warbler A group of birds known as warblers virtually define migration for the birdwatcher. Highly active and often brightly colored, most warblers pass through Pittsburgh in waves, primarily in May and October each year. More »
  • NASA historical data on the location of wildfires helps to pinpoint where the threat of wildfires is likely to occur / NASA
    Wildfires, naturally occurring forest fires and climate change The connection between climate change and the frequency of wildfires is undeniable. US Forest Service scientists project that by 2050, lands burned by wildfires every year will at least double to around 20 million acres nationwide. More »

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