Forestry Research
"The role of research is a lantern to help us see what we are finding. The help which research has yielded to foresters has mainly been to explain and correlate facts which would otherwise have been isolated or not understood, to direct the ideas and formulate useful working hypotheses."
Aldo Leopold (1931)
Forestry research staff work collaboratively across the entire field of forestry to help illuminate and solve problems for partners working on public and private forestlands throughout Wisconsin. Staff lead cutting-edge research and provide technical expertise on a wide range of active and emerging issues in forest ecology, climate change, silviculture, socioeconomics, urban forestry and hydrology.
Explore how forestry research is advancing the science of forest management to keep Wisconsin's forests sustainable for current and future generations.
Climate and Forests
Learn more about research into management solutions to help our forests adapt to a changing climate.
Fire
Learn more about how research is advancing our understanding of fire’s role in Wisconsin’s ecosystems.
Forest Genetics
Learn more about research into the genetic variation and adaptability of Wisconsin’s forests.
Forest Health
Learn more about research helping us to better understand the pests, invasive plants and diseases impacting Wisconsin’s forests.
Forest Products
Learn more about research into Wisconsin’s forest products industry.
Forest Regeneration
Learn more about research helping us to sustainably regenerate trees and forests.
Silviculture
Learn more about silviculture research exploring innovative and sustainable forest management methods.
