USDA Forest Service Helping to take Sting out of Bugs
How do you turn biting, stinging, pantry raiding, picnic ruining pests into pollinating, irrigating, aerating, fertilizing, ecosystem balancing helpers? … By educating as many people as possible about...
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Finding and Controlling Invasive-Plants? There’s an App for That
The Forest Service has added an iPhone/iPad application called Invasive Plants in Southern Forests: Identification and Management to its strategy of reducing nonnative invasive plants in the South. The...
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The Slippery Slope of Ramps
During April and May ramps are often served in restaurants in the eastern U.S. This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and...
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Finding ‘Gold’ in Bug Bellies
Almost three years ago, two biology professors at Delta State University in Mississippi brainstormed how to give science undergraduates research experience in microbiology and entomology. They hit upon...
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Woodpecker Condos Bring Endangered Bird Back from the Brink in South Carolina
A Red-cockaded woodpecker flies from its natural nest cavity on the Francis Marion National Forest in September, 2009. (Photo credit: Martjan Lammertink) Many stories emerging from the Francis Marion...
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Restoration Efforts May Mean More ‘Chestnuts Roasting….’
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, a popular line from a holiday song, are a tradition that at one time seemed imperiled by the decreasing population of chestnut trees. (USDA photo) “Chestnuts...
View ArticleWhat Will Become of Your Forest Land When You are Gone?
Family forest owners may use consulting foresters or state extension foresters for advice on the technical details of land management, but many owners shy away from thinking about how best to pass...
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Leaf Litter Keeps Ground-Roosting Bats Warm
Roosting under leaf litter has shown to keep eastern red bats warm during the winter. (Creative Commons/Anita Gould) When winter weather arrives, most bats hibernate in caves, but a few species migrate...
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Trashy Life: Crayfish Turn Rubbish into a Home
Crayfish, like this Procambarus hayi are freshwater crustaceans, and live in rivers and streams. (U.S. Forest Service/Chris Lukhaup) This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA...
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International Student Visitor Arrives for Forest Service Internship
Wellington Cardoso, an undergraduate student from Brazil, is visiting the Forest Operations research unit in Auburn, AL. (Photo Credit Dana Mitchell.) Wellington Cardoso, an undergraduate student from...
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Why is Cogongrass So Successful at Invading the South?
Widely used in landscaping, the cold-tolerant cogongrass Red Baron variety does not produce viable seed, but its pollen could present problems in the future. (Auburn University/David Teem,...
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Sunlight to the Seagrasses: U.S. Forest Service Research Shines Light on...
Healthy seagrass meadows prevent erosion on coasts, store carbon, and provide marine animals with food and habitat. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) Just off Florida’s 8,000 miles of coastline...
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Forest Farming Ramps
Ramps for sale at a local market. All parts of the plant are edible. Photo credit: Jim Chamberlain. Ramps, these tasty spring ephemerals with the scientific name Allium tricoccum, are generally called...
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