Forestry

An aerial digital photo showing the edge of a forest and the changes at that edge

Monitoring Forest Edges—Gateways to Our Woodlands

Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) and the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture are using unpiloted aerial systems to examine how fragmented forests and the creation of new forest edges are changing ecosystems and forest composition. Read More

Recent Stories

  • Justin Williams
    - Pinpointing a Pint-Sized Pest From On High
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  • The Spirit and Sport of Lumberjacking
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    - Touchdown in the Ozone
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    - Linking Water with the Landscape
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  • forestry camp participants, 1938
    - Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The History of Forestry at UNH
    In a state full of trees, a state that is the second most forested in the country, it is fitting that the study of our woods is an integral part of the university’s early history... Read More