Forests & Woodlands Topics from the Southeast Hub Region
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Forest Owner Carbon and Climate Education (FOCCE) program
The Forest Owner Carbon and Climate Education (FOCCE) program is a collaboration between thirteen university extension divisions and three USDA Climate Hubs which seeks to educate forest owners and…
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Vulnerability Assessments of U.S. Agriculture and Forests (2018)
Two special issues in the journal Climatic Change feature vulnerability assessments of agriculture and forestry across the Nation.
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Emerging Forest Threats - State Fact Sheets
The forestlands of the Southeast United States are some of them most productive in the world. However, there are several major threats that reduce productivity and economic return each year. …
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Silvopasture
Silvopastures can be viewed as an intensive form of on-farm management for timber production, fruits and seeds, forage products, livestock production and husbandry, and wildlife habitat.
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Saltwater Intrusion and Salinization on Coastal Forests and Farms
Coastal forests and farmlands in parts of the Southeast are being negatively affected by saltwater intrusion and salinization. Elevated salinity levels cause crop yield declines, coastal forest loss…
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Forecasting Short- and Long-Term Southern Pine Beetle Risk in the Southeastern US
The most recent Southern Pine Beetle Outbreak Model (SPBOM1) was released by the USDA Southeast Climate Hub in April 2020. SPBOM1 was designed to forecast the distribution and severity of SPBs, and…
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Focus on Forestlands in the Southeast
Forest landowners and managers are facing increasing and emerging threats from many sources, including climate variability.