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Mapping & ModelingResearch
Dave Saville January 6, 2015April 10, 2019

Ecological Modeling: Red Spruce

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

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Events
Dave Saville October 10, 2014December 28, 2018

Wreath Making Workshop

November 30, 2014 12th Annual Wreath Making Workshop:White Grass Ski Touring Center and Cafe in Canaan Valley and the West

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Red spruce ecosystemResearchWhy Red Spruce is Important
Dave Saville June 11, 2014September 25, 2019

Spruce and Soil Organic Carbon

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

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Events
Dave Saville June 2, 2014December 28, 2018

Fall Tree Planting – Sept. 13, 2014

Sept. 13, 2014 — Red Spruce Ecosystem Restoration, Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Join us as we continue our efforts

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News
Dave Saville April 7, 2014December 28, 2018

Flying High!

Scientists work to protect a flying squirrel and its red spruce home. The new April/May issue of Nature Conservancy magazine

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Mapping & ModelingResearch
Dave Saville February 11, 2014April 10, 2019

Scenario Modeling Informs Spruce Restoration in West Virginia

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

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News
Dave Saville February 10, 2014December 28, 2018

Monongahela National Forest receives $3 million to improve stream quality and restore red spruce forests

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will receive nearly $3 million for improving stream quality, wildlife habitat and forest resiliency under

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History
Dave Saville February 7, 2014December 28, 2018

A History of Tree Planting in West Virginia

Clearly, West Virginia has had a rich and varied past with regard to harvest, tree species planted, development of Christmas

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Mapping & ModelingResearch
Dave Saville January 7, 2014April 10, 2019

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

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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News
Dave Saville January 4, 2014December 28, 2018

Ancient trees saved by a mistake

DURBIN, W.Va. — The Gaudineer Scenic Area is what West Virginia’s mountain highlands originally looked like. The 140-acre tract is

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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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