McIntire-Stennis Program
About
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The McIntire-Stennis program, a unique federal-state partnership, cultivates and delivers forestry and natural resource innovations for a better future. By advancing research and education that increases the understanding of emerging challenges and fosters the development of relevant solutions, the McIntire-Stennis program has ensured healthy resilient forests and communities and an exceptional natural resources workforce since 1962. It is funded by the McIntire-Stennis Capacity Grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The College of Natural Resources hosts an annual internal competition for McIntire-Stennis funds, resulting in a new group of multi-year projects each year. The college has awarded funds to more than a dozen projects since 2020.
Current Projects
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Assessing Urban Greenway Ecosystem Services
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![McIntire Stennis - Carbon Dynamics Following An Experimental Regeneration Harvest in a Southern Appalachian Mixed Oak Forest - College of Natural Resources at NC State](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/02/McIntire-Stennis_0002_Forrester_Spatial-and-seasonal-carbon-dynamics.jpg)
Analyzing Carbon Storage After An Experimental Harvest
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![McIntire Stennis - Climate Adaptive Management for Forest Ecosystem Services: An Assessment of Future Forests - College of Natural Resources at NC State](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/02/McIntire-Stennis_0001_Robert-Scheller_Climate-Adaptive-Management-for-Forest-Ecosystem-Services_.jpg)
Adapting Forest Management to Combat Climate Change
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Building Flood Resilience With Nature-Based Solutions
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Designing the Next Generation of Sustainable Packaging
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![McIntire Stennis - Sustainable Building Materials - College of Natural Resources at NC State](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/02/clt_primary.jpg)
Characterizing and Developing Wood-based Materials
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Evaluating Forest Management Incentive Programs
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![McIntire Stennis - GRO FORTH: Genomic Resource Optimization for Forest Health - College of Natural Resources at NC State](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/02/McIntire-Stennis_0000_GRO-FORTH-_Whitehill.jpg)
Enhancing Forest Trees With Genome Editing
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![McIntire Stennis - Identifying Healthy Ash Trees with Aerial Surveys to Propagate Resistance to the Emerald Ash Borer - College of Natural Resouces at NC State](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/02/Emerald-ash-borer-MAIN-IMAGE-CROP.jpg)
Utilizing Aerial Surveys to Combat Forest Pests
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![Working in the Woods - Modeling Growth Response of Loblolly Pine and Economic Returns From Nutrient Additions Based on a Gradient of Soil Characteristics Across the Southeastern US - College of Natural Resources NC State University](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/02/McIntire-Stennis_0006_Modeling-Growth-Response-of-Loblolly-Pine-and-Economic-Returns-_Cook.jpg)
Modeling the Efficiency of Loblolly Pine Fertilization
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![McIntire Stennis - Optimizing Landscape Planning for Co-Benefits among Wildlife Populations and Agricultural Communities - College of Natural Resources at NC State](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/02/McIntire-Stennis_0007_Peterson_GreenRiver_GameLand-copy.jpg)
Optimizing Landscape Planning for Wildlife and Agriculture
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Applying Thermal Modification to Steam Bent Wood
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![McIntire Stennis - Valorization of Ligno-Nanocellulose in Packaging (VaLiNa Pack) - College of Natural Resources at NC State](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/02/McIntire-Stennis_0004_Pal_Valorization.jpg)
Reducing Toxic Substances in Food Packaging
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$1.1 million in funding
is allocated from the McIntire-Stennis program to the College of Natural Resources each year.