Vermont July 2012

Recent Major Accomplishments QUICK FACTS The Northern Research Station will  Enhanced NED‐2, a decision‐support continue to implement a program that system for managing forests for Number of Employees addresses a comprehensive scientific multiple values, which enables foundation, including the following managers of nonindustrial private 10 forests to evaluate alternative strategic program directions: Sustaining management strategies. forests; Forest disturbance processes; Number of Facilities  .Found that available soil calcium was Urban natural resources stewardship; linked to crown vigor and rebounds in 1 Providing clean air and water; and Natural growth following ice storm injury. resources inventory and monitoring.  Continued annual inventory of Total Budget Within this program direction the Vermont’s forest resources through scientists in Vermont have already the Forest Inventory and Analysis $3,213,526 achieved the following: Program. Acres of Forest

4,588,000 Budget for Vermont Research Work Units Research Work Unit FY 11 FY 12 FY 13  BURLINGTON, VT: NRS‐02 Sustaining Forests in a Changing Burlington, NRS‐02 894,605 894,605 894,605 Environment  NRS‐07 Center for Research on Burlington, NRS‐07 1,193,169 1,104,239 1,005,676 Ecosystem Change Burlington, NRS‐09 413,371 413,371 413,371  NRS‐09 People & Their Environments NRS‐10 Biological & Environmental Burlington, NRS‐10 1,009,211 928,871 879,211 Influences on Forest Health & Burlington, NRS‐12 894,605 ‐‐ ‐‐ Productivity  NRS‐12 Northern Science, Technology STATE TOTAL $3,510,356 $3,341,087 $3,192,863 & Applied Results Program (NorthSTAR)

Partners Grants and Agreements  Canadian Forest Service  City of Burlington, Vermont  Cornell University Research Work Unit Value of Grants and Fiscal Year  Green Mountain National

Forest NRS‐02 215,711 2011

 Lyndon State College NRS‐07 3,182,727 2011  Maryland Department of Natural Resources NRS‐09 1,579,561 2011  National Park Service

 New York City Department of NRS‐10 487,881 2011 Parks & Recreation  Paul Smith’s College NRS‐12 75,332 2011  Pennsylvania State University  University of Vermont  University of Maryland, Baltimore County  Vermont State Forests and Contact: Michael T. Rains, Director  610.557.4017  [email protected]