{"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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Cate Hawting: A Summer of (Crystal) Growth<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Looking around the lobby of Engineering Hall that rainy Thursday morning, something took me back to elementary school. Maybe it was the plunge into an unfamiliar place, or maybe just…<\/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

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FER Explores the Future of Cities at NC State Symposium<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Written by: Nicole Mihnovets On Wednesday, January 28th, several members of the Forestry and Environmental Resources Department gathered at the Hunt Library on NC State\u2019s Centennial Campus for the thought-provoking…<\/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

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Emy Tran: Navigating Eco-Emotions in a Rapidly Changing World<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Coming into college four years ago, I never would have expected that studying natural resources would mean learning just as much about emotions as it does about ecosystems. However, all…<\/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