About the Northern Research Station

The Northern Research Station’s science is complex, but the need for the research is simple. Land managers, city planners, and policymakers need sound science on all aspects of the natural world and its complex connections with people to make decisions resulting in a healthy and sustainable future for present and future generations of Americans.

In a region extending from Maine to Minnesota and from Missouri to Maryland, the station's science aims to understand all of the elements of forests and related landscapes.

Northern Research Station scientists reach these audiences in a variety of ways, including:

• Publishing in peer-reviewed journals and Station General Technical Reports; over 15,000 publications authored or co-authored by Northern Research Station scientists.
• The station develops web-based tools that deliver sound, peer-reviewed science in a format that is convenient for land managers and others.

The station manages 22 of the 80 experimental forests that are part of the Forest Service Experimental Forest Network; most of these long-term research sites lie within National Forests. The Forest Service’s ability to conduct scientific research in-house, apply research findings on National Forest System lands, and transfer these findings to others for use on all of the nation’s forest land distinguishes it as a leading natural resource agency.