Forest Soil and water Laboratory 

The forest soil and water laboratory group quantifies how nutrient and hydrologic cycles control the chemistry of forest soils, drainage waters, and forest productivity. Our research focuses on the management of the soil resource in an effort to optimize forest growth and to maintain ecosystem quality. At the stand level this includes questions of fertilizer use efficiency, soil nutrient supplies, and long-term soil quality. At the landscape level this includes the effects of land management, land applications, and land use change on soil and stream water chemistry, and watershed integrity.