Wilderness
Learn more about wilderness benefits, wilderness protection and preservation, wilderness recreation, and more with a variety of Natural Inquirer resources. Browse by topic, grade band, and resource type.
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Forests & PlantsConnie Harrington, Silviculturist & Tree Physiologist
- Ph.D., University of Washington (Seattle)
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A silviculturist studies how trees interact with each other and how changing a tree’s neighborhood influences how it grows and the other plants that grow with it. A tree physiologist studies the biological processes that influence tree growth.
- Ph.D., University of Washington (Seattle)
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A silviculturist studies how trees interact with each other and how changing a tree’s neighborhood influences how it grows and the other plants that grow with it. A tree physiologist studies the biological processes that influence tree growth.
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Forests & PlantsBill Hargrove, Landscape Ecologist
- University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape ecologist searches for the links between patterns and ecological processes across large areas.
- University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape ecologist searches for the links between patterns and ecological processes across large areas.
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Forests & PlantsRich Hallett, Forest Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist is concerned with the survival of the forests, how trees and people ‘get along,’ and how we can help each other.
- Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist is concerned with the survival of the forests, how trees and people ‘get along,’ and how we can help each other.
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Forests & PlantsKathleen (Katie) Stearns Friday, Program Manager
- M.F., Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A program manager provides technical and financial assistance programs to state or island governments, to support their work managing state and private forests and agroforests.
- M.F., Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A program manager provides technical and financial assistance programs to state or island governments, to support their work managing state and private forests and agroforests.
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Forests & PlantsCraig Echt, Forest Geneticist
- Ph.D., Indiana University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest geneticist compares the DNA from trees growing in different forests to figure out how they may be different or whether they share a common ancestry.
- Ph.D., Indiana University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest geneticist compares the DNA from trees growing in different forests to figure out how they may be different or whether they share a common ancestry.
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Forests & PlantsSoilGrant Domke, Research Forester
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forester, I study carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems. I develop and improve techniques to estimate forest carbon stocks and changes to the carbon stocks using forest inventory information.
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forester, I study carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems. I develop and improve techniques to estimate forest carbon stocks and changes to the carbon stocks using forest inventory information.
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Forests & PlantsRobert L. DeVelice, Vegetation Ecologist
- Ph.D., New Mexico State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Vegetation ecology is the study of the composition, structure, distribution, and dynamics of plants and their interaction with the environment.
- Ph.D., New Mexico State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Vegetation ecology is the study of the composition, structure, distribution, and dynamics of plants and their interaction with the environment.
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Forests & PlantsSusan Cordell, Plant Ecophysiologist
- Ph.D., University of Hawaii, Manoa
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A plant ecophysiologist studies the ways in which plants interact with the environment.
- Ph.D., University of Hawaii, Manoa
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A plant ecophysiologist studies the ways in which plants interact with the environment.
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Forests & PlantsStacy Clark, Research Forester
- Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forester, I research the best ways we can help certain tree species, like oaks or American chestnut, be the largest and fastest growing trees in the forest.
- Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a forester, I research the best ways we can help certain tree species, like oaks or American chestnut, be the largest and fastest growing trees in the forest.
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FireForests & PlantsInsectsWaterKenneth L. Clark, Research Forester
- Ph.D., University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A research forester studies forest composition, structure, and functioning, such as productivity and nutrient cycling.
- Ph.D., University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A research forester studies forest composition, structure, and functioning, such as productivity and nutrient cycling.