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NZSCBI Media Team covers final stem measurement of SCBI’s 4th census

ForestGEO plot SCBI in Virginia, USA, recently completed its fourth census! The media team from the National Zoo joined us on-site to document the measurement of the final stem. We asked members of the field crew a few questions to learn more about the census process and the forest. Read on to hear what they had to share.

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February 7, 2024
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J&J Ruinen Fellowship in Tropical Forestry: Announcing the 2023 Awardees

Over the course of the past 20 years, ForestGEO’s research grants program has awarded more than $1.3 million to scientists dedicated to expanding the understanding of forests around the globe. This year, ForestGEO has selected six awardees whose projects employ ForestGEO plots or data to help build the knowledge base of tropical forests. Read on to meet the 2023 J&J Ruinen Fellows and learn all about their projects.

 

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January 5, 2024
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Spotlight Series: ForestGEO welcomes new Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Krishna Anujan

ForestGEO welcomed a new Postdoctoral Research Fellow in September, Krishna Anujan. Her research will combine ForestGEO’s long-term forest dynamics datasets with individual-based modelling to understand climate sensitivities of tree growth across diverse tropical species.  Read on to learn more about Krishna and her background.

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November 27, 2023
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ForestGEO welcomes its 77th Forest Dynamics plot: Ichauway

ForestGEO recently welcomed its 77th Forest Dynamics plot – Ichauway – in the southeastern United States. We asked Principal Investigator Dr. Jeffery Cannon about the plot and how he got involved with ForestGEO.

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October 30, 2023
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Plot Spotlight: “Under the Blue Sky, Gathering at Donglingshan, Sharing the benefits of Biodiversity"

Plot PI Yan Zhu shares a recap of an educational event held this summer at the Donglingshan forest dynamics plot. Read on to learn more.

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October 18, 2023
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ForestGEO’s second plot, the Pasoh Forest Reserve in Malaysia, gets its 8th census.

The 8th census at the Pasoh Forest Dynamics Plot in Malaysia is underway! We asked plot technician Musalmah Nasardin a few questions about the census progress and the other ongoing fieldwork at the Pasoh Forest Reserve.

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September 20, 2023
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ForestGEO hosts 2023 annual analytical workshop in Panama

After a three-year hiatus due to Covid-19, ForestGEO hosted an Annual Analytical Workshop this July in Gamboa, Panama. Participants from all over the globe came together to share their expertise and develop their research. Read on for a look inside 2023’s workshop.

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August 23, 2023
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ForestGEO Granted $12M from the Bezos Earth Fund for GEO-TREES Initiative

The Bezos Earth Fund has granted ForestGEO $12M for the GEO-TREES Initiative, an international consortium to create the first worldwide system to independently ensure the accuracy of satellite monitoring of forest biomass in all forest types and conditions. 

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July 6, 2023
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Spotlight Series: Jess Shue becomes a new PI at SERC

Jess Shue, a ForestGEO Technician, recently joined Sean McMahon and Jess Parker as a Principal Investigator at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) plot in Edgewater, Maryland. We sat down with her to discuss her experience at SERC and her new role.

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July 5, 2023
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Meet the 2022 Awardees of the J&J Ruinen Fellowship in Tropical Forestry and ForestGEO Research Grants Program

Each year, ForestGEO awards research funds to students and early career scientists who aim to provide a better understanding of forests through their work. We proudly introduce the 2022 grant recipients below!

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June 26, 2023
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ForestGEO’s Dr. S Joseph Wright Receives the 2022 Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar in the Sciences Award

STRI Senior Scientist Dr. Joseph Wright was awarded the 2022 Distinguished Scholar in the Sciences Award on June 6 in a ceremony in Washington, DC.

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June 22, 2023
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'Barro Colorado Island: 100 Years of Discoveries and Wonder' at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC showcases an exhibit on STRI’s Barro Colorado Island, ForestGEO’s first plot, in honor of its 100th year.

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June 7, 2023
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Spotlight Series: Pulchérie Bissiengou & the challenges of taxonomy

Dr. Pulchérie Bissiengou is the Head Assistant of National Herbarium of Gabon. She is also a co-PI of ForestGEO’s Rabi, Gabon plot, where she got her start with the ForestGEO network in 2016.

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January 4, 2023
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Spotlight Series: Anna Wassel & the Pawpaw Patrol at Tyson Research Center, USA FDP

Anna Wassel (she/they) is a Ph.D. candidate at Washington University in St. Louis, and got her start with ForestGEO on the field team at the Tyson Research Center, USA FDP in 2019.

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November 3, 2022
Fangliang He and colleagues in a tropical forest.

Spotlight Series: Fangliang He & the Many Magic Moments

Fangliang is a PI of 3 ForestGEO plots in China: Hainan, Heishiding, & Baishanzu.

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September 6, 2022
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ForestGEO Hosts Multi-Network Tree Mortality Workshop

The Alliance for Tropical Forest Science (ATFS) convened a workshop July 15-20 in Cartagena, Colombia.

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August 1, 2022
Eduardo Navarro with a fungus-infected grasshopper.

Spotlight Series: Eduardo A. Navarro-Valencia & the Arthropods of Barro Colorado Island

Eduardo Navarro-Valencia is a research intern in the ForestGEO Arthropod Lab through the STRI-SENACYT collaboration.

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July 14, 2022
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Spotlight Series: Eleanor Jackson & the Plant Enemies of Two Forests

Eleanor Jackson is a PhD student at the University of Reading currently working with data from Barro Colorado Island & and Wytham Woods FDPs.

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May 12, 2022

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