Aug 12, 2016 | News, News/PR
Billions of magnificent trees that were nearly annihilated a century ago are making a slow, yet promising, comeback thanks in part to a team of Clemson University researchers and their collaborators. Colossal stands of longleaf pines once dominated vast swaths of the...
Jul 27, 2016 | News, News/PR
The Cumberland Plateau encompasses more than 12,800 square miles across northern Alabama and is one of the most significant forested landscapes for plant and wildlife diversity in the South. But wildlife in the region are in need of attention, threatened by loss of...
Jun 13, 2016 | News, News/PR
The forest at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is sick, infected by invasive bugs and plants. Matt Moore, Kaleb Lique Naitove and Emily Baird of the National Park Service are some of the field medics trying to keep it alive. “We’re out here trying to...
Mar 11, 2016 | News, News/PR
Is it possible to simultaneously promote natural resources conservation and the growth of businesses that impact the environment? Yes. One way to do so is through “compensatory mitigation.” Compensatory mitigation is the preservation, restoration and/or...
Jan 13, 2016 | News, News/PR
Funds are now available for forest landowners near the Sam Houston National Forest through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership. This partnership between USDA Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Texas A&M Forest Service looks...