Tahoe Environmental Research Center Forest and Conservation Biology Fund

Forests and forest health issues are the central focus of TERC’s forest and conservation biology lab. The lab is focused on gaining a better understanding of the role of disturbances such as drought, disease, insects, fire, and climate change on ecological and evolutionary processes. The lab works closely with Federal and State agency scientists, foresters, and resource managers to identify knowledge gaps in forest health issues with the goal of devising timely forest management and conservation strategies.