Forest Resources – Â鶹ÊÓƵ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:50:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon_logo-32x32.jpg Forest Resources – Â鶹ÊÓƵ 32 32 Optimizing Utilization of Low-Grade Wood in Pennsylvania Forests /projects/optimizing-utilization-of-low-grade-wood-in-pennsylvania-forests/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:50:20 +0000 /?post_type=projects&p=19450 Read More... from Optimizing Utilization of Low-Grade Wood in Pennsylvania Forests

]]> The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry is interested in regenerating core sites using best management practices that encourage natural regeneration. In part due to practice of high grading and other economic trends, Pennsylvania forests contain more low-grade wood than ever, hence the Bureau is interested to identify markets and/or usage of low-grade wood and/or wood products. Student teams were assigned to a Pennylsvania forest region and focused on a county to begin an assessment of arket conditions, received training from the Bureau on the use of FIA data, and identified top 3 products of their assigned region. The students also produced a cost-benefit analysis.

Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Michael Jacobson, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Resources
mgj2@psu.edu

]]> Protecting lake health from harmful algae blooms through public engagement and education /projects/protecting-lake-health-from-harmful-algae-blooms-through-public-engagement-and-education/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:12:16 +0000 /?post_type=projects&p=18397 Read More... from Protecting lake health from harmful algae blooms through public engagement and education

]]> Students from the Fall 2023 cohort of the Forest and Wildlife Ecology 599 Research Capstone were tasked with addressing two challenges:

1. What is causing the harmful algal blooms? Specifically, where are the nutrients coming in from?
2. How can we communicate to the public about the issue and how they can help?

To support Eau Claire County’s efforts to protect lake health from harmful algae blooms, the FWE 599 cohort of Fall 2023:
1. Generated educational resources for elementary schools and public libraries.
2. Designed a community science kit to support county efforts at measuring lake health.

UniverCity Contact Info: UniverCityAlliance@wisc.edu

]]> Protecting Our Investments (Asset Management Plan) /projects/protecting-our-investments-asset-management-plan-2/ /projects/protecting-our-investments-asset-management-plan-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:36:14 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/protecting-our-investments-asset-management-plan/ Read More... from Protecting Our Investments (Asset Management Plan)

]]> Inventory existing City assets such as streets and trails, storm water infrastructure, and boulevard trees; and develop a plan to manage these assets to ensure safety, maximum value, and return on investment.

]]> Explore the potential for perennial food crops that can both provide the benefits of living cover and produce an economic return that would potentially incentivize greater participation by farmers.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Resilient Communities Project Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Mae Davenport
Forest Resources
Associate Professor
mdaven@umn.edu
612-624-2721

Local Government / Community Contact
Paul Nelson
Environmental Services
Scott County Natural Resources Manager
pnelson@co.scott.mn.us
952-496-8054

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