{"id":13255,"date":"2017-07-25T11:02:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/?page_id=13255"},"modified":"2025-04-06T22:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:15:03","slug":"forest-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\/research\/forest-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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Advancing Interdisciplinary Forest Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Forest management, a core discipline of our department for over 85 years<\/strong>, has become increasingly relevant to all sectors of society in a world of rapid environmental and social change. Globally, forests provide the traditional commodities of fuel, fiber and food to both developing and industrialized nations, and the essential ecosystem services of biodiversity, clean water and air, soil enrichment, and environment stabilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within our department, we are well-positioned in interdisciplinary forest sciences, with broad expertise in forest management<\/strong> encompassing forest genetics and tree improvement, biotechnology, physiology and ecology, economics and policy, fisheries and wildlife, remote sensing\/GIS and silviculture, among others. As core functions of forests are threatened by intentional and unintentional pressures placed upon forests by the rapidly growing human population and associated intensification of economic activity, land use change and unsustainable energy consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the land grant institution of North Carolina, these challenges provide both a mandate and an opportunity for the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources to enhance its leadership position as the go-to place for sustainability solutions<\/strong> in natural resources. To realize this mandate, our department is strengthening advanced research that informs forest conservation, ensures productive management and fosters the development of new silvicultural systems specific to the challenges of a changing world.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Forestry and Environmental Resources Research Features<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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\n December 05, 2025<\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n

Sage Boettcher: From Forest Streams to Biofilters<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

When I first set foot in the NC State Environmental Technology Management SURE Program, I envisioned a summer immersed in Schenck Forest\u2019s tranquil streams, studying how urbanization impacts water quality.…<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n \n

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Akshita Govindaraj – Resilience and Roots: A Summer in Gates County<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Cloudy skies, sound of light drizzle, swaying pine forests, and the quiet stillness of Merchants Millpond. These are just some of the images that come to mind when I think…<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n \n

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Crowdsourcing New Range Data for North American Mammals<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

To track how animals respond to global change, scientists need accurate and timely estimates of species distributions. At NC State University, researchers are exploring the shifting ranges of North American mammals using crowd-sourced biodiversity databases \u2014 sharing platforms that harness human curiosity and the desire to better understand our planet\u2019s myriad plant and animal species.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Meet Our Experts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the College of Natural Resources, our faculty are at the forefront of education and research in the field of forest management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n