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CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SPRUCE RESTORATION INITIATIVE

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Research

Research on the red spruce ecosystem.

News Red Spruce Restoration 

Red Spruce Release Training Video

February 3, 2020 Hannah Wroton

Our partners at The Nature Conservancy MD and WV created a fantastic training video on how to release red spruce

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Climate Change Research 

Disentangling the effects of acidic air pollution, atmospheric CO2, and climate change on recent growth of red spruce trees in the Central Appalachian Mountains

March 11, 2019April 10, 2019 Hannah Wroton

New research from Justin Mathias and Richard Thomas at West Virginia University look at the influence of recent environmental changes

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Research Restoration 

Release of Suppressed Red Spruce Using Canopy Gap Creation

January 25, 2016April 10, 2019 Dave Saville

This study reports the results of an understory red spruce release experiment in hardwood-dominated stands that have a small component

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Climate Change Research 

Increase in red spruce growth tied to the Clean Air Act

September 7, 2015April 10, 2019 Dave Saville

The Clean Air Act has had significant positive effects on both human health and our nation’s waterways. New research from

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Mapping & Modeling Research 

Ghosts of the forest: Mapping pedomemory to guide forest restoration

April 14, 2015April 10, 2019 Dave Saville

Soil morphology can provide insight into how ecosystems change following periods of extensive disturbance.  Soils properties can often be linked

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Mapping & Modeling Research 

Ecological Modeling: Red Spruce

January 6, 2015April 10, 2019 Dave Saville

The Journal, Ecological Modeling recently published two articles about red spruce. Title: Climate change effects on red spruce decline mitigated

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Red spruce ecosystem Research Why Red Spruce is Important 

Spruce and Soil Organic Carbon

June 11, 2014September 25, 2019 Dave Saville

Through a partnership between the Monongahela National Forest and West Virginia University called the West Virginia Restoration Venture, two white

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Mapping & Modeling Research 

Scenario Modeling Informs Spruce Restoration in West Virginia

February 11, 2014April 10, 2019 Dave Saville

Topics covered include goals for restoration of red spruce forests, desire to protect and improve habitat, comparing and contrasting active

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Mapping & Modeling Research 

Using Maximum Entropy Modeling to Identify and Prioritize Red Spruce Forest Habitat in West Virginia

January 7, 2014April 10, 2019 Dave Saville

Red spruce forests in West Virginia are found in island-like distributions at high elevations and provide essential habitat for the

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Mapping & Modeling Research 

Spruce Mapping Project Complete!

July 3, 2013April 10, 2019 Dave Saville

After almost 3 years and a lot of work, CASRI partners have finally completed a current map of red spruce

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WHO WE ARE

This website has been established and is being managed by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy to support the work of the Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative (CASRI).

CASRI is a partnership of diverse interests with a common goal of restoring historic red spruce-northern hardwood ecosystems across the high elevation landscapes of Central Appalachia.

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