The Southern Research Station (SRS) is one component of seven units that provide the framework for the US Forest Service (USFS) Research and Development organization.[3] Forest Service R&D is described as "...the most extensive natural resources research organization in the world".[4]
...to engage in high-quality research leading to the scientific and technological advances needed to sustain and enhance forest ecosystems and the full range of benefits they provide.[5]
History
The R&D organization has been part of the USFS mission since the agency was created in 1905.[6] As one of seven units in the USFS R&D organization, the Southern Research Station had its beginnings as two separate entities – the Southern Forest Experiment Station and the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station.[7] During their formative years, major areas of research in these two experiment stations included:[8]
The SEFES began as the Appalachian Station in 1921,[4] with its research scope being generally limited to mountain hardwood types.[8] States within the Appalachian Station included North Carolina, South Carolina, northern Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee.[10] After World War II, the Appalachian Station was redesignated as the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, and research was expanded to include both pine and hardwood types from Florida through Virginia.[1] Headquarters for the Appalachian Station and SEFES were in Asheville, NC.[11]
Southern Research Station (SRS)
In 1995, the Southern and Southeastern Forest Experiment Stations merged to form the Southern Research Station with headquarters in Asheville, NC.[7] Research was expanded into new fields to address "...how climate change, human population growth, invasive plants, pathogens, and fire affect the provision of timber, wildlife, clean air and water, and recreation, as well as other ecosystem services."[7]
Thirteen US states are located within the boundary of the Southern Research Station.[12]
Southeastern US States within the Southern Research Station
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
SRS Science Centers and Research Work Units
As of 2022, SRS research activities were being conducted within 15 Research Work Units located throughout the southeastern US and were categorized under four scientific objectives or science centers.[13]
SRS Research Work Units within four Science Centers
Science Center
Research Work Unit and contact location
Forest Assessment and Synthesis
•Center for Forest Watershed Research (Otto, NC) •Forest Economics and Policy (Research Triangle Park, NC) •Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (Asheville, NC and Research Triangle Park, NC) •Center for Integrated Forest Science (Raleigh, NC) •Integrating Human and Natural Systems (Athens, GA and Gainesville, FL)
Forest Health and Disturbance
•Center for Forest Disturbance Science (Athens, GA and Clemson, SC) •Forest Genetics and Ecosystems Biology (Saucier, MS) •Insects, Diseases and Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Athens, GA)
•Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research (Stoneville, MS) •Upland Hardwood Ecology and Management (Asheville, NC) •Restoring and Managing Longleaf Pine Ecosystems (Monticello, AR) •Southern Pine Ecology and Management (Monticello, AR) •Forest Operations (Auburn, AL) •Utilization of Southern Forest Resources (Auburn, AL)
SRS Experimental Forests
Within the SRS, there are 20 Experimental forests and/or Rangelands located in nine southeastern states.[14] These experimental forests and rangelands provide a network for conducting long-term research studies and are a treasure trove of accumulated historical sampling data that span a time period of up to 100 years. Experimental forests also serve as education and demonstration sites where researchers interact with students, forest landowners, and forest managers.[15]
In 2022, there were 33 established Research Natural Areas (RNA) located within 12 southeastern US states, excluding Tennessee.[16] At least two Research Natural Areas are located within the boundaries of the Southern Research Station's Experimental Forests:
The Harrison Research Natural Area is located within the Harrison Experimental Forest.[17] This portion of the experimental forest contains 180 acres (73 ha) that were designated as a RNA in 1989.[17] When assessed in 1991, the overstory component within this RNA was 90% longleaf pines (Pinus palustris) that established naturally from seeds after the virgin pine forests were clearcut in the 1920s.[17]
The R. R. Reynolds Research Natural Area is located within the Crossett Experimental Forest.[18][19] Other than fire protection, the R.R. Reynolds RNA was set aside from active forest management in 1943 to provide a contrast to managed stands.[18][19] Based on a 1993 tree inventory, the RRRRNA was described as "... a closed–canopy, mature loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)–hardwood forest", with oaks (Quercus spp.) being the predominant overstory hardwood component.[18][19] This 80-acre (32 ha) forest area was designated as a RNA in 2005.[20]
^ abJosephson, H.R. 1989. A History of Forestry Research in the Southern United States. USDA Forest Service, Miscellaneous Publication No. 1462
^"Patel-Weynand Named Director of Southern Research Station | News and Events | SRS". srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ ab"The Southern Research Station | Strategic Framework | About Us | SRS". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^"Strategic Framework | About Us | SRS". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^"Home". US Forest Service Research and Development. January 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ abc"The Southern Research Station | Strategic Framework | About Us | SRS". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ abcWakeley, Philip C. (1964). "A Biassed [sic] History of the Southern Forest Experiment Station Through Fiscal Year 1933" (PDF). srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"WorldCat Identities|Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.)". worldcat.org. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^"US Forest Service Photographs". toto.lib.unca.edu. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"WorldCat Identities|Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.)". worldcat.org. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^"Locations | Southern Research Station". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^"Research Centers and Work Units | Locations | SRS". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^"Experimental Forests and Ranges (EFR) Network | Locations | SRS". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^Farmer, Sarah; Communications, SRS Science. "New story map for the Experimental Forest Network". CompassLive. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^"Research Natural Areas | SRS". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ abcDevall, Margaret (2016). "Research Natural Areas | SRS| Harrison RNA". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ abcLong, Mary Mallinson (2016). "Research Natural Areas | SRS| R.R. Reynolds RNA". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ abc"R.R. Reynolds Research Natural Area". fs.usda.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^"Established Research Natural Areas | Research Natural Areas in the Southern Region | SRS". www.srs.fs.usda.gov. 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
External links
Publications of the Southern Forest Experiment Station: 1921 – 1954
Publications of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station: 1921–1958
USDA Forest Service TREESEARCH
June 17, 2023
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The Southern Research Station SRS is one component of seven units that provide the framework for the US Forest Service USFS Research and Development organization 3 Forest Service R amp D is described as the most extensive natural resources research organization in the world 4 Southern Research StationLogo of the US Forest Service Agency overviewFormed1921 1 JurisdictionFederal Government of the United StatesHeadquarters200 W T Weaver Blvd Asheville NC 28804 3454Agency executiveDr Toral Patel Weynand 2022 Director 2 Parent agencyUS Department of Agriculture United States Forest ServiceWebsitesrs fs usda gov Contents 1 Mission 2 History 2 1 Southern Forest Experiment Station SFES 2 2 Southeastern Forest Experiment Station SEFES 3 Southern Research Station SRS 3 1 SRS Science Centers and Research Work Units 3 2 SRS Experimental Forests 3 3 Research Natural Areas 4 Gallery 4 1 SRS Crossett Experimental Forest headquarters timeline 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksMission EditThe mission of the Southern Research Station is to engage in high quality research leading to the scientific and technological advances needed to sustain and enhance forest ecosystems and the full range of benefits they provide 5 History EditThe R amp D organization has been part of the USFS mission since the agency was created in 1905 6 As one of seven units in the USFS R amp D organization the Southern Research Station had its beginnings as two separate entities the Southern Forest Experiment Station and the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station 7 During their formative years major areas of research in these two experiment stations included 8 Mensuration Growth amp yield Harvest and reproduction cutting methods Gum naval stores production Thinning research in even aged second growth loblolly and shortleaf pine stands Forest fire researchSouthern Forest Experiment Station SFES Edit Initiated in 1921 the SFES was responsible for research in southern pine types within the states of South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana East Texas and southern Arkansas 8 The SFES was headquartered in New Orleans LA 9 Southeastern Forest Experiment Station SEFES Edit The SEFES began as the Appalachian Station in 1921 4 with its research scope being generally limited to mountain hardwood types 8 States within the Appalachian Station included North Carolina South Carolina northern Georgia Virginia West Virginia eastern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee 10 After World War II the Appalachian Station was redesignated as the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station and research was expanded to include both pine and hardwood types from Florida through Virginia 1 Headquarters for the Appalachian Station and SEFES were in Asheville NC 11 Southern Research Station SRS EditIn 1995 the Southern and Southeastern Forest Experiment Stations merged to form the Southern Research Station with headquarters in Asheville NC 7 Research was expanded into new fields to address how climate change human population growth invasive plants pathogens and fire affect the provision of timber wildlife clean air and water and recreation as well as other ecosystem services 7 Thirteen US states are located within the boundary of the Southern Research Station 12 Southeastern US States within the Southern Research Station Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia SRS Science Centers and Research Work Units Edit As of 2022 SRS research activities were being conducted within 15 Research Work Units located throughout the southeastern US and were categorized under four scientific objectives or science centers 13 SRS Research Work Units within four Science Centers Science Center Research Work Unit and contact locationForest Assessment and Synthesis Center for Forest Watershed Research Otto NC Forest Economics and Policy Research Triangle Park NC Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center Asheville NC and Research Triangle Park NC Center for Integrated Forest Science Raleigh NC Integrating Human and Natural Systems Athens GA and Gainesville FL Forest Health and Disturbance Center for Forest Disturbance Science Athens GA and Clemson SC Forest Genetics and Ecosystems Biology Saucier MS Insects Diseases and Invasive Plants of Southern Forests Athens GA Forest Inventory and Analysis Forest Inventory and Analysis Knoxville TN Forest Restoration and Management Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research Stoneville MS Upland Hardwood Ecology and Management Asheville NC Restoring and Managing Longleaf Pine Ecosystems Monticello AR Southern Pine Ecology and Management Monticello AR Forest Operations Auburn AL Utilization of Southern Forest Resources Auburn AL SRS Experimental Forests Edit Within the SRS there are 20 Experimental forests and or Rangelands located in nine southeastern states 14 These experimental forests and rangelands provide a network for conducting long term research studies and are a treasure trove of accumulated historical sampling data that span a time period of up to 100 years Experimental forests also serve as education and demonstration sites where researchers interact with students forest landowners and forest managers 15 Experimentalforest Size acres LocationUS State YearestablishedEscambia 2 990 Alabama 1947Alum Creek 4 281 Arkansas 1959Crossett 1 675 Arkansas 1934Henry R Koen 720 Arkansas 1951Sylamore 4 290 Arkansas 1934Chipola 2 760 Florida 1934Olustee 3 135 Florida 1934Hitchiti 4 602 Georgia 1938Scull Shoals 4 487 Georgia 1961Palustris 7 515 Louisiana 1935 Experimentalforest Size acres LocationUS State YearestablishedDelta 2 580 Mississippi 1961Harrison 4 111 Mississippi 1934Tallahatchie 4 569 Mississippi 1950Bent Creek 5 242 North Carolina 1925Blue Valley 1 400 North Carolina 1964Coweeta 5 482 North Carolina 1934John C Calhoun 5 082 South Carolina 1947Hill Demo Forest 2 690 North Carolina 1947Santee 6 000 South Carolina 1937Stephen F Austin 2 560 Texas 1945 Research Natural Areas Edit In 2022 there were 33 established Research Natural Areas RNA located within 12 southeastern US states excluding Tennessee 16 At least two Research Natural Areas are located within the boundaries of the Southern Research Station s Experimental Forests The Harrison Research Natural Area is located within the Harrison Experimental Forest 17 This portion of the experimental forest contains 180 acres 73 ha that were designated as a RNA in 1989 17 When assessed in 1991 the overstory component within this RNA was 90 longleaf pines Pinus palustris that established naturally from seeds after the virgin pine forests were clearcut in the 1920s 17 The R R Reynolds Research Natural Area is located within the Crossett Experimental Forest 18 19 Other than fire protection the R R Reynolds RNA was set aside from active forest management in 1943 to provide a contrast to managed stands 18 19 Based on a 1993 tree inventory the RRRRNA was described as a closed canopy mature loblolly pine Pinus taeda hardwood forest with oaks Quercus spp being the predominant overstory hardwood component 18 19 This 80 acre 32 ha forest area was designated as a RNA in 2005 20 Gallery EditSRS Crossett Experimental Forest headquarters timeline Edit This 60 year pictorial timeline is indicative of the USFS commitment to maintaining the infrastructure needed to support long term forest research November 1936 April 1959 February 1979 February 2000See also EditBent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station William Willard Ashe Henry E Hardtner Peter Koch wood scientist John C Moser Carl A SchenckReferences Edit a b Josephson H R 1989 A History of Forestry Research in the Southern United States USDA Forest Service Miscellaneous Publication No 1462 Patel Weynand Named Director of Southern Research Station News and Events SRS srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 3 2022 USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 3 2022 a b The Southern Research Station Strategic Framework About Us SRS www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 16 2022 Strategic Framework About Us SRS www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 16 2022 Home US Forest Service Research and Development January 3 2022 Retrieved July 3 2022 a b c The Southern Research Station Strategic Framework About Us SRS www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 4 2022 a b c Wakeley Philip C 1964 A Biassed sic History of the Southern Forest Experiment Station Through Fiscal Year 1933 PDF srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 3 2022 WorldCat Identities Southern Forest Experiment Station New Orleans La worldcat org Retrieved July 4 2022 US Forest Service Photographs toto lib unca edu Retrieved July 3 2022 WorldCat Identities Southeastern Forest Experiment Station Asheville N C worldcat org Retrieved July 4 2022 Locations Southern Research Station www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 26 2022 Research Centers and Work Units Locations SRS www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 8 2022 Experimental Forests and Ranges EFR Network Locations SRS www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 7 2022 Farmer Sarah Communications SRS Science New story map for the Experimental Forest Network CompassLive Retrieved July 9 2022 Research Natural Areas SRS www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 25 2022 a b c Devall Margaret 2016 Research Natural Areas SRS Harrison RNA www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 25 2022 a b c Long Mary Mallinson 2016 Research Natural Areas SRS R R Reynolds RNA www srs fs usda gov Retrieved July 25 2022 a b c R R Reynolds Research Natural Area fs usda gov Retrieved June 8 2023 Established Research Natural Areas Research Natural Areas in the Southern Region SRS www srs fs usda gov 2016 Retrieved July 25 2022 External links EditPublications of the Southern Forest Experiment Station 1921 1954 Publications of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station 1921 1958 USDA Forest Service TREESEARCH Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern Research 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