Examples of SERDP and ESTCP projects contributing to the knowledge base needed to implement ecological forestry across DoD are provided below. Additional information on projects can be found under the Resource Conservation and Climate Change program area.
 

Developing Tools for Ecological Forestry and Carbon Management in Longleaf Pine
Lead Organization: Auburn University
Project Status: FY11 New Start
 

Statistically Rigorous Carbon Stock Predictions of Forest Restoration in the Southern United States
Lead Organization: Oklahoma State University
Project Status: FY11 New Start
 

Developing Novel Ecosystems that Optimize Carbon Storage, Native Biodiversity, and Human Mobility in Lowland Hawaiian Forests
Lead Organization: University of Hawaii at Hilo
Project Status: FY11 New Start
 

Modeling the Carbon Implications of Ecologically Based Forest Management
Lead Organization: Northern Arizona University
Project Status: FY11 New Start
 

Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Pine Mortality in the Southeastern United States
Lead Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Project Status: Active
 

Managing Declining Pine Stands for the Restoration of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat
Lead Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Project Status: Active
 

Regenerating Longleaf Pine on Hydric Soils: Short- and Long-Term Effects on Native Ground-Layer Vegetation
Lead Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Project Status: Completed 2009