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Get Ready for Fire
Get Ready for Fire

To get ready for fire, I just need to thin the forest and reduce brush, right?

Beneath the Canopy
Beneath the Canopy

The Resilient Forestry field crew spends several months out of the year working and living in every type of managed forest of the Pacific Northwest. Seeing so many different iterations of the same forest type, you start to feel the differences; some forests are electrifying while others simply exist.

Understanding the Benefits of a Forest Stewardship Plan
Understanding the Benefits of a Forest Stewardship Plan

A Forest Stewardship Plan is a comprehensive strategic document that outlines the management objectives, strategies, and actions for a specific forested area. It is basically a thoughtful road map of how to manage your forest for the foreseeable future that promotes forest, water, and human health.

Sentinels in the Sky: Harnessing Aerial Technologies to Monitor Forest Health Treatments
Sentinels in the Sky: Harnessing Aerial Technologies to Monitor Forest Health Treatments

Monitoring the outcomes of forest health treatments is essential to evaluate their success (or lack thereof) and to prescribe subsequent treatments accordingly.

Different Problems, Common Themes
Different Problems, Common Themes

Dead zones are not only harmful for marine life, but can disrupt many industries such as fishing, oystering, and tourism. However, how do we fix this problem when only 3 states (and D.C.) are in contact with the actual Bay, and getting the surrounding states to reduce nutrient inputs could disrupt their industries?

In Search of the Elusive Flying Yam
In Search of the Elusive Flying Yam

So, what does it take to find a murrelet nest? We found three nests from the dedicated effort of two expert climbers in one week of hard work. But this hides the reality that finding the trees to search was the culmination of decades of experience and the use of scent dogs.