Forest Research

United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service conduct research at the Pacific Northwest Research Station. The station has 11 laboratories and research and 12 active experimental forests, ranges, and watersheds. California publications are found here. The station is organized into five categories:

1. Ecological Process and Function Program

2. Goods, Services, and Values Program

3. Land and Watershed Management Program

4. Resource Monitoring and Assessment (RMA)

5. Threat Characterization and Management Program

University of California Forest Research and Outreach

University of California Forest Research and Outreach is a cooperative extension that uses resources of the University of California system to collaborate on publications and share information among students, faculty, and researchers. Publications can be found here. They also offer K-12 education training, stewardship workshops, and webinars!

California Forest Health Research Grant

The California Forest Health Research Grant is readily available to promote research in California forests. It is important to highlight funding opporunities for forestry research to gain more knowledge of this ecosystem. More information can be found here.

University of California, Berkeley: Berkeley Forests

Berkeley Forests is a collection of living laboratories that provide education to visitors, expand research knowledge, and serve as facilitators for students and faculty. In addition to publications, Berkeley Forests maintains 5 forests! This allows researchers to investigate biodiversity with ease. Publications can be found here.

University of California Natural Reserve System

The University of California Natural Reserve System is a collection of ecosystems throughout Calfornia. Ecosystems included are coastal tidepools, inland deserts, forests, and chapparal communities. UCNRS offers a place where students, faculty, and researchers can learn from the environment. The home page can be found here. An important research forest is the Hans Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve that is part of UCNRS.