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The future of water: new tool shows the relationship between climate, plants, and water — Oct 29, 2024 01:29 PM

Public-facing dashboard based on the WaSSI model lets users explore how changing climate and vegetation may shape water yield across the US.

An Experiment in Co-Producing Fire and Smoke Science — Mar 22, 2024 04:26 PM

Synergistic research projects characterize fuels, measure radiant heat and energy, evaluate smoke concentrations, and document fire effects on vegetation and even bats.

Scientists build network to test reforestation practices for climate adaptation — Mar 22, 2024 04:20 PM

As high-severity wildfires and other disturbances kill trees across the Western United States, climate change is complicating how land managers determine which species to plant during reforestation.

Species in peril — Mar 22, 2024 04:12 PM

50-year-old Endangered Species Act focuses on severely troubled species populations

Timber Tax Tips — Mar 22, 2024 04:09 PM

Forest Service, partners offer advice for forest landowners

Sprucing up high-elevation forests — Mar 22, 2024 04:04 PM

Working together to improve post-fire watershed health

The future of ash trees — Mar 22, 2024 04:03 PM

Tribal collaboration aims to protect ash trees in the northeast

Fire is for the birds — Mar 22, 2024 03:58 PM

Bird abundance doubled in severely burned areas of Southern Appalachia

Working with Tribes to sustain a cherished plant: River cane restoration — Mar 22, 2024 03:57 PM

For many Indigenous people, river cane is part of their family stories and daily lives, a familiar presence and widely used material.

Microbial communities thrive after prescribed fire — Mar 22, 2024 03:55 PM

Bacterial and fungal communities in the soil cycle nutrients and carbon through the ecosystem by contributing to decomposition and carbon sequestration. But research on how fire affects soils has been scarce.

Chestnut management & ecology across the globe — Mar 22, 2024 03:51 PM

New collection of papers provides a global perspective on chestnut (Castanea) ecology, management, and international conservation partnerships

Land use, nutrient conditions contribute to oak decline — Mar 22, 2024 03:42 PM

New study reveals surprising links between land use, soil nutrients, fire, and fungi in the decline of oaks in eastern forests

The deeper connection between forests and pollinators — Mar 22, 2024 03:30 PM

A new global review discusses why forests are incredibly important to pollinators and how forest pollinators can provide substantial economic benefits to neighboring agricultural areas.

State of the Climate — Jul 02, 2012 02:37 PM

View monthly State of the Climate reports from the National Climatic Data Center.

U.S. Drought Monitor tracks drought across the nation — Jun 28, 2012 09:25 AM

View current drought conditions and forecasts from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

InciWeb provides the latest wildfire information — Jan 08, 2014 11:59 AM

View wildfire updates on InciWeb, the interagency all-risk incident information management system.