Forestcast
As a daily weather forecast evaluates current atmospheric conditions and predicts if it’s likely to rain in the near future, Forestcast shows you what’s happening in the forests of the Northeast and Midwest, and where those forest ecosystems might be headed. From the forefront of forest research, the Northern Research Station invites you inside the largest forest research organization in the world — the USDA's Forest Service. In each episode, you’ll hear stories, interviews, and special in-depth anthologies of the science that's studying, questioning, and solving some of today's most compelling forest issues.
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Flying the Nuthatch Home
06/27/2023
Flying the Nuthatch Home
Once spanning nearly 6 million acres in Missouri's Ozarks, the shortleaf pine and oak woodland ecosystem has dwindled to 100,000 acres today. Along with the loss of this habitat, a bird—the brown-headed nuthatch—disappeared as well. However, after decades of woodland restoration, the brown-headed nuthatch has returned to Missouri—by plane. Over two summers in 2020 and 2021, a team of scientists successfully captured and flew 102 birds from Arkansas to Missouri, marking the bird’s return to the state after being locally extinct since 1907. Weighing in at a mere one-third of an ounce, approximately the combined weight of a nickel and a quarter, the return of the brown-headed nuthatch is nevertheless a weighty event. Related Research: (2019) (2015) (2014) Scientists: , Research Wildlife Biologist, Northern Research Station, Columbia, Missouri Jody Eberly, Wildlife Biologist/Fire Mgmt. Officer (Retired), Mark Twain National Forest, Rolla, Missouri Angelina Trombley, Wildlife Biologist, Mark Twain National Forest, Doniphan, Missouri We used the following recordings from the at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: ML180391131 (Milton Hobbs, Georgia, USA), ML225986 (Bob McGuire, Florida, USA) & ML unknown (Andrew Spencer, Florida, USA) Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: Our Sustainable Future with Cindi West
04/13/2023
Women of Research: Our Sustainable Future with Cindi West
has over 30 years of experience working across private industry, academia, and federal government in a variety of jobs to ensure sustainability of natural resources. In February 2021 she assumed the position of Director of the and the . She has served in various leadership roles in the Forest Service, including as the Director of the Office of Sustainability & Climate Change, Associate Deputy Chief for R&D, Director for Resource Use Sciences, and Deputy Station Director for Pacific Northwest Research Station. Cindi holds a BS degree in Forestry Management, an MBA in Marketing and Management, and a PhD in Wood Science and Forest Products from Virginia Tech. As a research scientist, she published more than 60 papers and presented at more than 80 conferences on forest sector trade and industry development. Scientist: , Station Director, Northern Research Station, Madison, Wisconsin If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: Scientific & Ethical Integrity with Maggie Hardy
04/10/2023
Women of Research: Scientific & Ethical Integrity with Maggie Hardy
is the program manager of the Rocky Mountain Research Station , a group of scientists that develops and delivers scientific knowledge and management tools for sustaining and restoring the health, biodiversity, productivity, and ecosystem processes of forest and woodland landscapes. Before joining the Rocky Mountain Research Station, Maggie served as Chief Regulatory Scientist and as an Executive Director with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. In these roles, Maggie managed areas of policy; regulation and budget; provided strategic stakeholder engagement; and led integrated learning and development initiatives. In previous federal government roles, including with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Ga., Maggie held broad responsibilities for program implementation and regulatory assurance, as well as emergency response and preparedness. Her career has focused on incorporating research in drug discovery, bioterrorism agents, vector-borne diseases, and foodborne, waterborne, and environmental diseases. Related Research: (2017) (2017) (2014) (2013) Scientist: , Forest & Woodland Ecosystems Program Manager, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, Arizona If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: Changing the World Through Soil with Deb Page-Dumroese
04/06/2023
Women of Research: Changing the World Through Soil with Deb Page-Dumroese
Research soil scientist research interests center around maintaining soil productivity during and after land management activities. As site principal investigator for several plots, Deb is well-versed in the pre- and post-treatment sampling necessary to determine changes in above- and below-ground nutrient properties associated with harvesting, organic matter removal, and biochar additions. In partnership with the Missoula Technology Development Center (Keith Windell) and Dr. Nate Anderson (RMRS) she developed a to easily distribute biochar on forest sites. Related Research: (2022) (2022) (2016) (2009) (2006) Scientist: , Research Soil Scientist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, Idaho If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: A Life of Healthy Forests with Jenny Juzwik
04/03/2023
Women of Research: A Life of Healthy Forests with Jenny Juzwik
Research plant pathologist, , conducts studies on diseases of trees that impact forest health and productivity. Her career-long interest and passion has been the study of interactions among microorganisms and insects associated with disease occurrence and development. One particular focus has been on the insects responsible for transmission of the oak wilt fungus, Bretziella fagacearum. In 2014 she completed research that involved elucidation of the major biotic determinants of hickory decline and investigation of the role(s) putative pathogens play in the complex. In 2010, she initiated 13 years of investigations of bark and ambrosia beetles associated with eastern black walnut in the Midwestern states and their potential as carriers of the Thousand Cankers Disease fungus, Geosmithia morbida, as well as other pathogenic fungi that may cause symptoms similar to those of thousand cankers disease. Related Research: (2022) (2020) (2016) Scientist: , Research Plant Pathologist, Northern Research Station, St, Paul, Minnesota If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: The Nature of Stewardship with Lindsay Campbell
03/30/2023
Women of Research: The Nature of Stewardship with Lindsay Campbell
Research social scientist, Lindsay Campbell, explores the dynamics of civic stewardship, environmental governance, and sustainability policymaking--with a particular emphasis on issues of social and environmental justice—all from New York City. She is a founding member of the New York City , which was jointly created by the Northern Research Station and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The Urban Field Station develops and applies adaptive management and science to improve human well-being and the environment in urban metropolitan areas. She creates transdisciplinary spaces of collaboration between land managers, scientists, artists, and other practitioners. Related Research: (2022) (2021) (2021) (2016) Scientist: , Research Social Scientist, Northern Research Station, New York, New York If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: Plots to Blocks with Sjana Schanning
03/27/2023
Women of Research: Plots to Blocks with Sjana Schanning
Ecologist Sjana Schanning’s fieldwork has taken her from the Rincon Mountains of Arizona, to the the winter woods of Wisconsin, to the summer shores of Michigan’s Isle Royale. But, she’s recently shifted away from the field towards data analysis, our cities’ trees and the Urban FIA Program. Sjana collects field data and performs data analysis and reporting for the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program. FIA data provides critical status and trend information to resource managers, policy makers, investors, and the public through a system of annual resource inventory that covers both public and private forest lands across the United States. Related Research: (2022) (2015) Scientist: , Ecologist, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Northern Research Station, Hayward, Wisconsin If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: Juggling Motherhood & Ornithology with Susannah Lerman
03/23/2023
Women of Research: Juggling Motherhood & Ornithology with Susannah Lerman
Ecologist Susannah Lerman walks us through her career and life, from falling in love with birds in Israel, to making something more of mowing, to hosting a motherhood workshop, to the mentors that enabled her to create a career out of science. Susannah’s research goal is to improve the sustainability of urban and human-dominated landscapes for birds, bees and other wildlife, and advancing human well-being through strengthening connections between people and nearby nature. Related Research: (2021) (2018) Scientist: , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Amherst, Massachusetts If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: Watershed Moments & Moms with Chelcy Miniat
03/20/2023
Women of Research: Watershed Moments & Moms with Chelcy Miniat
Ecologist Chelcy Miniat shares watershed moments of her career and life, from a spark of science in sixth grade, to her time at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, to her decisions about if and when to have children. Chelcy is the program manager of the Rocky Mountain Research Station Maintaining Resilient Dryland Ecosystems (MRDE) program, a group of scientists that investigates the biology, use, management, and restoration of grasslands, shrublands, and deserts. Her own research is centered on developing a mechanistic understanding of watershed ecosystem function by studying how abiotic and biotic factors (species, environmental variables, disturbances) regulate carbon, nutrient, and water cycling processes. Related Research: (2021) Scientist: , Maintaining Resilient Dryland Ecosystems Program Manager, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Albuquerque, New Mexico If you're interested in hearing from more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: An Ode to Mentors by Sara Brown
03/16/2023
Women of Research: An Ode to Mentors by Sara Brown
Ecologist Sara Brown takes us through eight chapters of her career and the 10 mentors that made her, from wildland firefighting, to smokejumping, to teaching in New Mexico, to directing the Missoula Fire Science Lab. Sara is a classically trained ecologist, with a focus on fire ecology. Before her return to the Forest Service in 2015, she was an Assistant Professor of Forestry at New Mexico Highlands University. She taught wildfire science and ecology courses, and enjoyed working on research problems in the field with students. Her applied research program provided graduate and undergraduate students with opportunities to work on questions relating to fire effects, fire intensity, fuel treatment effects and understanding fire history as it applies to reintroducing appropriate fire return intervals to a variety of ecosystems. Today, she is the Fire, Fuel & Smoke Program Manager at the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Missoula, Montana. Related Research: (2020) (2018) (2017) Scientist: , Fire, Fuel & Smoke Program Manager, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, Montana If you're interested in hearing more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any ideas or questions? Connect with us on !
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Women of Research: Twenty-Five Years of Mentorship with Laura Kenefic & Susan Stout
03/13/2023
Women of Research: Twenty-Five Years of Mentorship with Laura Kenefic & Susan Stout
To celebrate the immeasurable impact of women in our nation’s history, and to honor the scientists who have inspired others to dream, work, study, serve and succeed, Forecast is kicking off a special 10-episode series highlighting women’s perspectives in research over the past 50 years. Eleven scientists from the Northern Research Station and Rocky Mountain Research Station will share their experiences from before, during and after careers with the USDA Forest Service. Stories of mentors and mentorship, motherhood, rural and urban stewardship, passions for science, leadership, and beyond. To kick things off, a conversation between a mentor and mentee about how they met, the evolution and value of their relationship, their shared diversity research, and where to go from here. Related Research: (2022) (2017) (2015) Scientists: , Research Forester, Northern Research Station, Bradley, Maine , Emeritus Research Forester, Northern Research Station, Irvine, Pennsylvania If you're interested in hearing more women in the Forest Service, visit the and their . Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Backcross BONUS: How A Bird Influences Beech Resistance Patterns
02/07/2023
Backcross BONUS: How A Bird Influences Beech Resistance Patterns
Beech bark disease has been killing American beech trees in eastern North America since the late 1890s. In northern New England, New York, and the Maritimes where the disease is most severe, groups of disease resistant trees occasionally occur. Genetic studies reveal that trees in groups are families, and distribution patterns suggest that they were “planted” by blue jays. Related Research: (1983) (1983) (1985) (2005) (2010) (2020) (2020) Scientists: , Research Biologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , Research Forester, Northern Research Station, Bradley, Maine Dave Houston, Principal Plant Pathologist (Retired), Northern Research Station, Hamden, Connecticut In this episode, we used the following recording from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: (Kendrick DeBoer, Alberta, Canada) Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Backcross: Will Ash be the Blueprint for Tree Restoration?
03/29/2022
Backcross: Will Ash be the Blueprint for Tree Restoration?
The number one way you can stop an insect invasion or pathogen from spreading is by stopping it from ever starting. Who says geneticists and ecologists can’t act in the same way—taking action before a tree is ever in danger? With ash, proactive and collaborative breeding is already taking place, and it could be a roadmap for the future of combating tree species restorations. Related Research: g (NRS) (NRS) (2017) (2020) (2020) (2022) [Oregon Dept. of Forestry] Scientists: , Research Biologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , Center Geneticist, Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, Oregon Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Backcross: A Return to Elm Street
03/22/2022
Backcross: A Return to Elm Street
Dutch elm disease (DED) is one of the most commonly known and destructive tree diseases in the world. The disease was first observed in Ohio in 1930, and by 1976, only 34 million of the estimated 77 million elms present in U.S. urban locations remained. Research on American elm from the 1970s to the present has focused in large part on the identification of American elm individuals that can withstand the DED pathogen. To increase American elm’s long-term recovery as a canopy tree, it is crucial to increase the genetic variation of tolerant elms available for planting in urban and rural settings. Related Research: (NRS) (1996) (2005) (2016) (2017) Scientists: , Research Biologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , Research Geneticist (Retired), USDA ARS, U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. , Farmer, Lesser Farms and Orchard, Dexter, Michigan Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Backcross: The Past, Present and Future of American Chestnut
03/15/2022
Backcross: The Past, Present and Future of American Chestnut
A hundred years ago, the American chestnut was the redwood of the East. It was big, and it was everywhere, especially in the southern Appalachians. But, today, it’s just a shrub and is, functionally, extinct. With chestnuts having gone through such a dramatic decline, restoration has been a priority, and it’s been a restoration effort unlike many others. It’s been one of the most passionate efforts an American tree has ever seen. Related Research: (2009) (NRS) (2014) (2014) (2017) (2020) Scientists: , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , American Chestnut Oral History Project, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga , American Chestnut Oral History Project, Letcher County, Kentucky , American Chestnut Oral History Project, Letcher County, Kentucky , American Chestnut Oral History Project, Dickenson County, Virginia Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Backcross: How Do You Breed Better Trees?
03/08/2022
Backcross: How Do You Breed Better Trees?
Tree species restoration—especially with species that are threatened with extinction—isn't even on the table unless you have resistant planting stock. But, trees live on another timescale than humans—a much longer one. And, to be a geneticist, to breed, your job is to infiltrate that timeline, and to understand it. By understanding that timeline, you can begin to fiddle with it, fiddle with time, and with the future. The future of that plant, but also the future of our planet. Genetics allow us to make better trees, make a better world, and do it all by fooling our forests. Related Research: (2015) (2017) (2017) (2020) (2021) (2021) Scientists: , Research Biologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Backcross: Tree Species Restoration & Resistance Breeding
03/01/2022
Backcross: Tree Species Restoration & Resistance Breeding
In season one of Forestcast, entomologists showed us the ways we slow insects from attacking and killing trees. This season, we’ll meet another set of scientists, scientists who have been attacking the issue of non-native invasive insects and pathogens from a different angle. 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. What is it? Well, it’s simple. At least, a simple idea: use trees. Related Research: (2020) (NRS) Scientists: , Research Biologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Delaware, Ohio Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Searching for Cicadas in the Chattahoochee (Field Notes)
07/15/2021
Searching for Cicadas in the Chattahoochee (Field Notes)
Mac Callaham, a research ecologist, goes searching alone in Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest for one of Brood X’s most-southern cicada emergences. Scientist: , Research Ecologist, Southern Research Station, Athens, Georgia Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? More at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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The Two-Sided Story of Periodical Cicadas
05/05/2021
The Two-Sided Story of Periodical Cicadas
Any day now, periodical cicadas will emerge across 15 states stretching from Illinois to New York and northern Georgia. Two scientists, one who’s tracked the aboveground movements of these cicadas, and another who’s unearthed the belowground impact of these insects, take you inside the many mysteries and forgotten elements of these evolutionary enigmas. Related Research: (2021) (2019) (2018) (2013) (2005) (2001) (2001) (2016) (1907) Scientists: , Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia , Research Ecologist, Southern Research Station, Athens, Georgia Hey listeners! We're looking for cicada recordings! To be a part of an upcoming episode of Forestcast, record cicadas chorusing around you. In the recording, tell us where you are and who you are. Just record the cicadas on your phone and send the recording to Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? More at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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A Window of Resurgence for Red Spruce
05/14/2020
A Window of Resurgence for Red Spruce
In the 1970s, red spruce was the forest equivalent of a canary in the coal mine, signaling that acid rain was damaging forests and that some species – especially red spruce – were particularly sensitive to this human induced damage. In the course of studying the lingering effects of acid rain, scientists came up with a surprising result – decades later, the canary is feeling much better. Related Research: “” (2018) “” (2013) “” (2011) “” (2010) “” (1999) "" (1992) Scientists: , Research Soil Scientist, Morgantown, West Virginia , Research Plant Physiologist, Burlington, Vermont Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? More at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Balance & Barrier: The Future of Forest Threats
04/02/2020
Balance & Barrier: The Future of Forest Threats
In addition to studying and monitoring the non-native insects already here, scientists are monitoring pests that have potential to become problems if they ever do arrive, whether from overseas or from other parts of North America. Related Research: “” (2015) “” (2018) “” (2019) Scientists: , Research Biologist, Northern Research Station, St. Paul, Minnesota , Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Hamden, Connecticut Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Balance & Barrier: The Hornless Asian Longhorned Beetle
03/26/2020
Balance & Barrier: The Hornless Asian Longhorned Beetle
The Asian longhorned beetle has the makings of a disaster pest poster — a wide possible geographic and climatic range, a number of host trees, and few control options. Lucky for us, it just doesn’t seem to spread far on its own. There are biocontrol and predator options, but nothing is ideal, or especially effective. At this time, there isn’t much we can do other than chop down and chip infested trees. Related Research: “” (1997) “” (2017) (2018) Scientists: , Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Hamden, Connecticut , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Hamden, Connecticut Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Balance & Barrier: When A Single Clone Caused An Invasion
03/19/2020
Balance & Barrier: When A Single Clone Caused An Invasion
With no parasitic wasps — like we have for emerald ash borer — and no miracle fungal pathogen — as with gypsy moth — our control options for the nonnative insect threatening Eastern hemlock forests, the hemlock woolly adelgid, have been tricky. Hemlock forests, and the hemlocks in your yard, are paying the price. Related Research: “” (2018) “” (2006) “” (2012) “” (2009) “” (2019) Scientists: , Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Hamden, Connecticut , Research Ecologist, Northern Research Station, Hamden, Connecticut Produced by the USDA Forest Service Want more information? Visit us at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Balance & Barrier: Slowing the Spongy Moth's Spread
03/12/2020
Balance & Barrier: Slowing the Spongy Moth's Spread
Insect biological control comes in all shapes and sizes — parasitoids, predators, or pathogens. So, what happens when neither a parasitoid nor a predator are feasible? Well, sometimes we have to turn away from using insects to attack insect pests, and turn to using an even smaller organism, something microscopic: a pathogen — in this case a fungus. Related Research: “” (1995) “” (1990) Scientists: , Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia , Professor, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, East Lansing, Michigan Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Balance & Barrier: Wasps vs. Emerald Ash Borer Beetle
03/05/2020
Balance & Barrier: Wasps vs. Emerald Ash Borer Beetle
With global trade and travel, organisms are moved around easily and abruptly, causing biological invasions. What’s our best hope to combat these rapidly spreading pests? Sometimes, it’s to do the exact same thing, to start moving around organisms — on purpose — to attack unwanted pests. This is called ‘biological control.’ It is one of the most cost-efficient and environmentally acceptable long-term approaches for managing invasive species. And, it’s been a crucial component to managing the damage caused by the most destructive forest insect in U.S. history — the emerald ash borer beetle. Related Research: (2017) (2018) (2015) (2017) (2017) Scientists: Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Lansing, Michigan (retired) , Entomologist / Conservation Biologist, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts (retired) , Research Entomologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Newark, Delaware Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Balance & Barrier: A Slow Explosion of Damaging Forest Insects
02/24/2020
Balance & Barrier: A Slow Explosion of Damaging Forest Insects
A biological invasion is an enormous increase in population of some kind of living organism. It happens when an organism — like an insect — arrives somewhere beyond its previous range, when it breaks out past its natural barrier, unbalancing the biological order. More than 450 non-native insects have invaded our forests and urban trees since European settlement. In this series, we'll explore four of these insects, and the scientists studying and combating these pests. In 1957, a British ecologist, Charles S. Elton, gave three radio presentations entitled “Balance and Barrier.” Within a year, he had expanded these ideas into what was to become a bible for practitioners of a burgeoning new science: invasion biology. In a tribute to those broadcasts, this six-part series will explore biological invasions — and their repercussions — in the Midwest and the Northeast. Related Research: “” (2017) “” (2013) “” (2011) “” (2011) “” (1958) Scientists: , Project Leader/Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Lansing, Michigan , Research Entomologist, Northern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia , Research Forester, Northern Research Station, St. Paul, Minnesota Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? Visit us at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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Welcome to “Forestcast”
02/24/2020
Welcome to “Forestcast”
The Northern Research Station invites you inside the largest forest research organization in the world — the USDA's Forest Service — for conversations with scientists at the forefront of forest research. Forestcast brings you stories, interviews, and special in-depth anthologies of the science that's examining and explaining how forests affect our lives, and how we affect our forests. To kick things off, a special six-part series on one of the most significant environmental threat to our forests, and the scientists studying and combating these threats. Coming soon! Produced by the USDA Forest Service . Want more information? More at: Any questions? Connect with us on !
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