Laboratory Information:
FS - Southern Research Station
PO Box 2680
Asheville, NC 28804
Website: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/working/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Agriculture
Region: Southeast
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Ms. Livia Marques
Phone: 828-259-0516
Fax: 828-857-4313
Email: lmarques@fs.fed.us
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Southern Research Station is part of
the Nation's largest forestry research organization - USDA Forest Service
Research and Development -- the leading organization for research on natural resource management and
sustainability in the United States. Headquartered in Asheville, N.C., the Southern Research Station
serves 13
Southern States and beyond. Its staff of 130 scientists is organized into Research Work Units, with
science
technicians and other support personnel who work at various locations throughout the region: Federal
laboratories, universities, and experimental forests. Since the beginning of the 20th Century, the Southern
Research Station's researchers have excelled in studies on temperate and tropical forests, forest resources,
and
forest products. These studies provide a wealth of long-term datasets and conclusions on the dynamics
of tree
plantations and natural stands, watersheds, and wildlife habitats.
Mission of the Laboratory:
We serve the South and the Nation by collaborating
with the forestry community on ways to ensure the stewardship
of natural resources through improved understanding, protection, conservation, and use. Our mission
is to create
the science and technology needed to sustain and enhance southern forest ecosystems and the benefits
they
provide. Our work contributes to the health, productivity, and diversity of forest ecosystems, to economic
growth,
and to human enjoyment of southern forests.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Memorandum of Understanding
- Challenge Cost-Share Agreements (CCS)
- Collection Agreements (CC)
- Intra-Agency Agreements (IA)
- Participating Agreements (PA)
- Research Cost-Reimbursable Agreements (RCRA)
- Research Joint Venture Agreement (RJVA)
- Cooperative Agreement (CA)
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Grants
- Interagency Agreements
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Southern Pine
- Sustainability
- Biogeochemistry
- Urban Forestry / Wildlife Interface
- Wood utilization
- Entomology
- Forest Demographics
- Forest economics
- Forest engineering
- Forest Inventory
- Forest management
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- Genetics
- Hydrology
- Mountains
- Mountains
- Plant pathology
- Predicting ecological response
- Recreation
- Silviculture
