Dig deep. Climb high. Understand, manage, sustain, protect, and restore natural resources systems. The College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University brings ...

Second, it must be geared at reducing the severity of unnatural forest fires and reintroducing fire as a natural component of the ecosystem. Third, forests should be put on a trajectory toward ...

Students in the Forest Ecosystem Science program are drawn to natural and managed forest environments with a blend of curiosity and sense of responsibility. They seek both to understand forest ...

Fire is a natural, vital component of most western forest ecosystems. In dry forest types like ponderosa pine, fire was historically present as a frequent, low-intensity disturbance. Fire is necessary ...

Europe’s forest bioeconomy is about more than truffles and trekking. Studies show that expanding forest culture and utility may reduce deforestation. Should EU forest policy branch out?

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or "sequester," more carbon. A new study based at the University of Michigan Biological Station untangled carbon ...

Forests encompass around 40.6 million km2 of the Earth's surface, making them a vital component of our ecosystem. Not only do they contribute to reducing ...

The Forest Ecosystem Science degree is based on a vision that combines professional competency in forest management skills with an enhanced understanding of ecological sciences. Students interested in ...

Directly and indirectly, managing forests means manipulating structure (above and below ground), composition (plants and microbes) and relationships between ecosystem components, including their ...