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May Feature - Nature and Mental Health
When naturalist and essayist John Burroughs (1837-1921) said “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order,” he couched it as a personal experience. Burroughs might be gratified to see the wave of research suggesting that the restorative powers of nature have a more universal quality. In May, Mental Health Awareness Month, our features introduce a scientist whose work sheds light on how nature affects mental and physical health, an urban climate adaptation guide that acknowledges the role of forests in healthy minds, and research aimed at developing silvicultural strategies for restoring forested natural areas in urban areas so that they survive to restore future generations of city dwellers.
2021 Research Highlights
Forestcast
New Podcast Season: Backcross
Chemicals and biological control can buy trees time, but they cannot completely control the non-native insects that are attacking trees that have never experienced these insects before. We need something on top of those controls, and these scientists, they’ve been working towards a solution — a long-term resistance.
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- Voices of Maple Nation - USDA Forest Service Tribal Relations BlogMarch 25, 2020
- Why the Trees Outside Forests Count - USDA BlogMarch 11, 2020
- After a Blight, the Trees that Survived Need Your Help - USDA BlogFebruary 25, 2020
- Seeing the Urban Forest for the Trees - Taylor Quality GuitarsJanuary 13, 2020
- A Walk in the Woods - 17 Years Later - Short Stories About Long Term ResearchNovember 19, 2019
- Trees can do the Dirty Work of Waste Cleanup - USDA BlogAugust 30, 2019
- Podcast: London Plane Trees: More than Just the Hostas of Street Trees? - Urban Wildlife PodcastJune 25, 2019
- Trees and Pavement are Testimony to the Lasting Effects of Housing DiscriminationApril 28, 2022
- National Award Honors Research Leading to Habitat Restoration for People, BirdsJanuary 14, 2022
- History of Insect Invasions Offer Insight into the FutureNovember 3, 2021
- Gardening for Wildlife Enhances Bird Diversity Beyond Your Own Back YardOctober 25, 2021
- Now Streaming: Chicago's Urban Forest MetricsOctober 13, 2021
- Climate adaptation tools designed for health of urban trees and peopleJune 25, 2021
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- Cities are letting plants go wild for ‘No Mow May’ - Popular ScienceMay 10, 2022
- 'No Mow May' – not lazy, just saving the bees - FOX 7 AustinMay 7, 2022
- Wild spaces in urban places - Grist: Fix Solutions LabMay 3, 2022
- Church Street Students Celebrate Arbor Day By Planting Saplings - New Haven IndependentApril 29, 2022
- Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples - Great Lakes NowApril 28, 2022
- Experimental Forests Show the Impact of Climate Change Assessments - CBS MorningsApril 20, 2022
- Climate Connections: As winters get warmer, Wisconsin’s forests are pushed to adapt — with some help from humans - Spectrum News 1 - WisconsinApril 1, 2022
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