Forestry
Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms Using Drones
UNH researchers use drones equipped with sensors to identify cyanobacteria blooms — also known as harmful algal blooms — in New Hampshire lakes faster and more effectively. Read More
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05/11/23Helping a Forest to Grow: Spreading Fungal Spores by Wind Vs. Small Mammals
An interdisciplinary team of UNH researchers recently shared their findings into how wind and small mammals—eastern chipmunks, southern red-backed... -
04/10/23New Research into Potential Impacts of Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) to Begin at UNH
Jeff Garnas from UNH is launching a study on beech leaf and bark disease's impact on trees in eastern forests to better understand mortality patterns... -
02/24/23Monitoring Forest Edge Changes Using Drones
Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) and the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture are using unpiloted... -
05/20/22Forest Impacts
What impact do nonnative pests and diseases have on the vegetation of the Northern Forest? How will climate change impact the range of the northern...
Recent Stories
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09/06/18 - Bellwether BeetleWhile the emerald ash borer is threatening to reshape New Hampshire’s forests, new research aims to stop this invasive insect. Read More -
12/11/17 - Into the WoodsSteve Caracciolo '17 will graduate this month with skills, connections, and experience in his field. Read More -
12/16/15 - No Chestnuts To Roast on an Open FireNew Englanders searching the woods for chestnuts to roast on an open fire this holiday season will be hard pressed to find a mature American chestnut tree bearing nuts. American... Read More -
02/05/15 - Pinpointing a Pint-Sized Pest From On HighUNH graduate student Justin Williams inspects a hemlock branch. (Photo: Kristi Donahue, UNH/EOS) The hemlock woolly adelgid is the single greatest threat to hemlock health and... Read More -
10/22/14 - The Spirit and Sport of LumberjackingThink about where the axe is going to hit. Don't overthink where the axe is going to hit. Be sure to exhale through your downswing, and follow through as the bone-cuttingly... Read More -
07/09/14 - Extension Enlists Allies to Battle Ash Tree PestEmerald ash borer larvae eat away new wood that supports tree growth. The shiny green, half-inch-long bugs on display one recent evening at Canterbury Shaker Village don’t sting... Read More -
06/19/14 - Forest SentinelsImagine a class full of students arrayed around a white pine tree in a 30-meter square, staring up through toilet paper tubes at the foliage. Now imagine a satellite 500 miles... Read More -
05/08/14 - Touchdown in the OzoneOne-hundred-foot-tall white pine by the Soucook River in Loudon, NH. Photo courtesy of Phil Browne. Until this past February, Barry Rock had no idea that over twenty years of... Read More -
01/20/14 - Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Davila ’15Environmental Conservation and Sustainability with a Minor in Forestry Leominster, Mass. (Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico) What made you want to choose this course of study? I... Read More -
01/24/13 - Linking Water with the LandscapeEcohydrologist Heidi Asbjornsen adds a vital new dimension to Earth Systems Research Center work and brings experience to UNH’s nascent agro-ecosystems research. Read More