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Northern Research Station
11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610) 557-4017
(610) 557-4132 TTY/TDD

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Research at the Northern Research Station

Research Themes

Forest Disturbance Processes

Protect people and forest landscapes from the threat of undesirable disturbances

Urban Natural Resource Stewardship

Improve the quality of life in urban areas through natural resources stewardship

Sustaining Forests

Maintain and enhance forest productivity and benefits

Providing Clean Water and Air

Increase production of clean water and air for a growing population

Natural Resources Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment

Establish baselines, track change, quantify threats, demonstrate effectiveness, prioritize research efforts, and understand our natural resources, and the policies, practices, and processes that impact them.

Research Work Units

Order by: Unit | Title | Location

Unit	Title	Leader Location
9	People and Their Environments: Social Science Supporting Natural Resource Management and Policy	Evanston, IL
14	Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center	West Lafayette, IN
5	Forest Inventory and Analysis	St. Paul, MN
11	Sustainable Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems and Landscapes	Columbia, MO
7	Center for Research on Ecosystem Change	Durham, NH
8	Urban Forests, Human Health, and Environmental Quality	Syracuse, NY
4	Genetics, Biological Control, and Management of Invasive Species	Delaware, OH
10	Biological and Environmental Influences on Forest Health and Productivity	Delaware, OH
2	Sustaining Forests in a Changing Environment	Irvine, PA
6	Climate, Fire, and Carbon Cycle Sciences	Newtown Square, PA
13	Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies: Theory and Application of Scaling Science in Forestry	Rhinelander, WI
3	Ecology and Management of Invasive Species and Forest Ecosystems	Morgantown, WV
1	Ecological and Economic Sustainability of the Appalachian Forest in an Era of Globalization	Princeton, WV