Longleaf pine progeny test on the Highland Rim Forest
Forest Resources AgResearch Center Projects
The dogwood improvement program has one the nation’s largest collections of flowering and kousa dogwood cultivars and is maintained at the Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center. (Learn about the improvement of flowering and Kousa dogwoods)
Several ongoing studies directly valuable for pest monitoring and management across Tennessee landscapes, nurseries, and forests. (Explore the projects with Integrated Pest Management Research)
Simulating field conditions to evaluate urban pest ant management strategies. (Discover the research on Urban Ant Pest Management)
Weather-related damage rehabilitation, revegetation, and tree growth study. (Read about the Forest Management project)
Todd Freeberg, professor in the UT Department of Psychology, studies bird vocal signals. (Explore the project on comparative communication)
The Hornyhead Branch Restoration and Habitat Enhancement Project was a cooperative effort between the Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center and many local, state, and federal agencies. Goals included improving and stabilizing the banks of the Hornyhead Branch as well as providing a stream restoration educational resource. (Explore the project for the Horneyhead Branch restoration)
This research is being conducted at three sites in Morgan County, by Jennifer Franklin of the UT Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, and Jan Frouz of the Institute of Soil Biology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The study assessed belowground and aboveground recovery of these sites that were mined for coal forty to fifty years ago. (Discover this project of restoring the soil function of coal mine sites)
