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Research

At present, twenty-six research projects are being conducted within the boundaries of the University's forests. Research is being executed by PSU faculty, staff and students and researchers from the USFS. Information pertaining to each project will be posted on this page as descriptions and photos become available. Information pertaining to new research opportunities can be obtained by contacting the PSU Forestland Management Office at 814-865-6272 or by e-mail psuforestmgmt@psu.edu.

Attention researchers, faculty and staff click here for a map of locked gates in the Stone Valley Forest.

 

 

Research Links
Testing the Erosion Making Apparatus (Stone Valley)
Wild Turkey Spring Harvest Rates and Annual Survival Rates (Multiple Forests)
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid's Impact on Winter Bird Communities (Stone Valley)
The Real-Time Hydrologic Monitoring Network (RTH_Net) Program (Stone Valley)
Controlling Brush With Non Crop Herbicides (Stone Valley)
American Chestnut Site Evaluation and Planting Method Study (Multiple Forests)
Black Bear Tagging in (Stone Valley)
Chemical Control of Japanese Stilt Grass in Pine Plantations (Stone Valley)

Improved Understanding of the Quality and Performance of Processed Small Diameter Hardwood Logs (Stone Valley)
Directly Transmitted Parasites in Wild Reservoir Hosts (Stone Valley)
Microwave and Radio Frequency Treatments to Eradicate Pests in Wooden Packing Material (Multiple Forests)
Root Proliferation of Fine- and Course- Rooted Hardwood Tree Species (Stone Valley)
Xi Sigma Pi Chestnut Demonstration Orchard (Stone Valley)
The Effects of Constructed Brush Piles on Small Mammals and Salamanders in Wooded Habitats (Stone Valley)
Disease and Immunoecology of Red-Spotted Newts in Stone Valley (Mothersbaugh Swamp)
The Effect of Light Levels on the Development of Oak Seedling Root Systems (Stone Valley)
Shale Hills Watershed Research (Stone Valley)
Halfmoon Creek Riparian Buffer Project (Weaver)
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

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