Science Flash March 2020: Guidelines for Managing Small Mammals in Restored Ponderosa Pine Forests

This month’s ERI Science Flash is a flash from the past. We are sharing a working paper on restoration and small mammals from 2010, because small mammals are important in forest ecosystems. They recycle [...]

2021-05-21T23:31:22+00:00May 21st, 2021|Science Flash|

Science Flash February 2020: The Results are in for the Chip and Ship Pilot Project

The lack of markets for low-value woody biomass is one of the biggest barriers to accelerating the pace and scale of restoration treatments. A pilot project in Flagstaff tested the possibilities of shipping wood [...]

2021-05-19T17:39:33+00:00May 19th, 2021|Science Flash|

Science Flash January 2020: FACT SHEET: The Pinaleño Ecological Restoration Project and Demonstration Unit

In 2008, the Coronado National Forest in southeastern Arizona invited the Ecological Restoration Institute (ERI) to collaborate on the Pinaleño Ecosystem Restoration Project. Together with the forest’s silviculturist, the ERI initiated a forest restoration [...]

2021-05-19T17:32:57+00:00May 19th, 2021|Science Flash|

Science Flash December 2019: WHITE PAPER: Assessing Metrics of Landscape Restoration Success

Our new ERI white paper, written by researchers Bryce Esch and Amy Waltz, presents findings from an assessment of landscape monitoring plans developed by the 23 individual Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program(CFLRP) projects. The [...]

2021-05-19T16:53:24+00:00May 19th, 2021|Science Flash|

Science Flash November 2019: FACT SHEET: Understanding LiDAR for Forest Applications

The use of remote sensing for assessing current forest conditions, treatment planning and project implementation has a long and extremely productive history in forestry and natural resource management. Over the past 20 years, managers [...]

2021-05-19T17:18:42+00:00May 19th, 2021|Science Flash|

Science Flash October 2019: Planning and Implementing Prescribed Fire in Fire-Dependent Forests

It’s that time of year again where the weather and fuel conditions allow land management agencies to plan for and safely implement prescribed fire projects. However, not many people understand how this complex process [...]

2021-05-19T16:10:06+00:00May 19th, 2021|Science Flash|

Science Flash April 2019: Check Out Our New Website

The Ecological Restoration Institute is happy to announce the launch of its new, redesigned website. The new site displays easy-to-navigate content that features key research information on ponderosa pine, mixed-conifer, and pinyon-juniper ecosystems. Visitors [...]

2021-05-19T14:45:54+00:00May 19th, 2021|Science Flash|
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