Progress 01/22/14 to 09/30/18
Outputs
Target Audience:This research is targeted to various audiences including land and forest managers that work on federal, state, and private lands, students (in particular undergraduate and graduate college students), natural resource conservationists, wildlife biologists and habitat managers, scientists in related fields and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Our principle investigators, staff forest scientists, and administrator have trained undergraduate and graduate students, student workers and volunteers, and technicians to conduct the approved research projects. Graduate students have earned M.S. and Ph.D. graduate degrees while working on projects. Researchers and other support staff, and the administration have been trained in the new systems of REEport and EzFedGrants for applying for, managing, and reporting on research projects. Training and professional development includes: planning, conducting, and maintaining field and greenhouse projects; collecting, processing and analyzing research data; publishing and disseminating results through oral and paper presentations at professional meetings. Graduate students were trained to write theses and scientific publications which have been published in various peer-reviewed forestry and natural resource journals. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Communities of interest include scientists, natural resource managers, practitioners in the industry as well as undergraduate, graduate, and even grade-school and high-school students, and the public. The results have been presented at: professional conferences, public meetings and seminars; in print such as journals, book chapters, theses, and in popular press articles; in forums at educational institutions, college and pre-college classrooms, and in other venues. Please consult individual project reports for venues of specific meetings and listed publications. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In FY 18, this McIntire-Stennis administrative project helped maintain the active forestry research projects at SIU in actions such as: providing contracts and salary and wage payments for personnel (including research faculty, staff, and students (graduate and undergraduate); planning and administrative approval for travel for research and presentations of research results of the separate research projects; purchasing supplies and commodities; data collection, processing, and analyses; publication costs; and other required purchases and support needs. Individual project reports as well as financial reports were produced to meet reporting requirements of NIFA. The ATR participated in online training and communicated with NIFA and McIntire-Stennis administrators to learn new federal program processes and procedures in order to support SIU's forestry research projects. The ATR also participated in training and was granted access to new electronic systems for communication and reporting in REEport and EzFedGrants. Actions were supported such as maintaining the research infrastructure (experimental plantings and study plots, research laboratories, greenhouses, and other facilities) and the general activities that support the forestry research projects at Southern Illinois University were overseen by the ATR, staff and faculty with McIntire-Stennis approved projects.
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Progress 10/01/17 to 09/30/18
Outputs
Target Audience:This research is targeted to various audiences including land and forest managers that work on federal, state, and private lands, students (in particular undergraduate and graduate college students), natural resource conservationists, wildlife biologists and habitat managers, scientists in related fields and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Our principle investigators, staff forest scientists, and administrator have trained undergraduate and graduate students, student workers and volunteers, and technicians to conduct the approved research projects. Graduate students have earned M.S. and Ph.D. graduate degrees while working on projects. Researchers and other support staff, and the administration have been trained in the new systems of REEport and EzFedGrants for applying for, managing, and reporting on research projects. Training and professional development includes: planning, conducting, and maintaining field and greenhouse projects; collecting, processing and analyzing research data; publishing and disseminating results through oral and paper presentations at professional meetings. Graduate students were trained to write theses and scientific publications which have been published in various peer-reviewed forestry and natural resource journals. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Communities of interest include scientists, natural resource managers, practitioners in the industry as well as undergraduate, graduate, and even grade-school and high-school students, and the public. The results have been presented at: professional conferences, public meetings and seminars; in print such as journals, book chapters, theses, and in popular press articles; in forums at educational institutions, college and pre-college classrooms, and in other venues. Please consult individual project reports for venues of specific meetings and listed publications. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?This administrative project has ended. Another administrative project has been approved and will carry on the work.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In FY 18, this McIntire-Stennis administrative project helped maintain the active forestry research projects at SIU in actions such as: providing contracts and salary and wage payments for personnel (including research faculty, staff, and students (graduate and undergraduate); planning and administrative approval for travel for research and presentations of research results of the separate research projects; purchasing supplies and commodities; data collection, processing, and analyses; publication costs; and other required purchases and support needs. Individual project reports as well as financial reports were produced to meet reporting requirements of NIFA. The ATR participated in online training and communicated with NIFA and McIntire-Stennis administrators to learn new federal program processes and procedures in order to support SIU's forestry research projects. The ATR also participated in training and was granted access to new electronic systems for communication and reporting in REEport and EzFedGrants. Actions were supported such as maintaining the research infrastructure (experimental plantings and study plots, research laboratories, greenhouses, and other facilities) and the general activities that support the forestry research projects at Southern Illinois University were overseen by the ATR, staff and faculty with McIntire-Stennis approved projects.
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Progress 10/01/16 to 09/30/17
Outputs
Target Audience:This administrative project targets support for the carrying-out of the forestry research by the faculty research scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, technicians, and staff. The dissemination of the results is targeted to diverse audiences including federal, state, and private forest resource managers and scientists, students, natural resource conservationists, and the general public Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Our administrator and forest scientists have trained undergraduate and graduate students, technicians, and staff scientists to carry out the approved research projects. Researchers, staff, other support personnel, and administration have been trained in the new systems of REEport and EzFedGrants for applying for, managing, and reporting on research projects. Training and professional development includes planning, conducting, maintaining, collecting, processing and analyzing research data, publishing and disseminating results through oral and paper presentations at professional meetings. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Research findings were presented to forestry professionals including scientists, natural resource managers, practitioners in the industry as well as undergraduate, graduate, and even grade-school students, and the public at professional and public meetings and seminars; in journals, books, and theses; in forums at educational institutions, in popular press articles and in other venues. Specific meetings and publications can be found listed in the individual research project reports. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Oversee current active research projects to enable successful conducting and completion of the forestry research. Provide support for our program's research scientists and staff to develop new research projects that solve emerging forestry research related issues. Disseminate research findings at local, regional and national meetings, through written materials, and in other venues.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In FY 17, this administrative project supported the active forestry McIntire-Stennis research projects to carryout activities such as: contracts and salary and wage payments for personnel (including faculty, staff, and students (graduate and undergraduate), planning and administrative approval for travel for research and presentations of research results of the individual projects, supply purchases and maintenance, data collection, processing, and analyses, publication costs and other needed items. Administration oversaw activities such as maintaining the research infrastructure (experimental plantings and study plots, research laboratories, greenhouses, and other facilities) and the general activities that support the forestry research projects at Southern Illinois University. Individual project reports as well as financial reports were overseen and produced to meet reporting requirements of the program. The ATR attended and participated in online training and communicated with NIFA and McIntire-Stennis administrators to learn new federal program processes and procedures in order to support forestry research projects and help with planning for future changes in the research program. The ATR also participated in training and requested access for authentication as a LRA level 2 upgrade in the federal system and was granted access to new electronic systems for communication and reporting in REEport and EzFedGrants.
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Progress 10/01/15 to 09/30/16
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Target Audience:Target audience that are the direct focus of this administrative project includes faculty research scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, technicians, and staff. The indirect audience includes a wide variety of groups and individuals including federal state and private forest resource managers and scientists, conservationists, students, and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Our forest scientists have trained undergraduate and graduate students, technicians, and staff scientists to plan, carry-out, manage, analyze, publish, disseminate knowledge and complete a variety of forestry and related research projects. Additionally, research scientists, staff, other support personnel and the ATR have received training in the still developing REEport in the NIFA portal to understand the system to apply for new projects, complete annual research reports, financial reports, and other data as required. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Support and encourage presentations and published abstracts and proceedings at professional conferences and workshops, and informational sessions. Research findings will be presented to scientists, natural resource managers, the industry, students, and the public at professional and public meetings; in journals, books, and theses; in seminars at educational institutions, and in other venues. Specific meetings and publications can be found listed in the individual research project reports. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Administer current active research projects so personnel are able to complete the forestry research. Continue the promotion of disseminating findings at local, regional and national meetings and through other media. Support scientists to develop new research projects targeting emerging important forestry research related issues.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In FY 16, this administrative project supported the approved individual active forestry McIntire-Stennis research projects to carryout activities such as: contracts and salary and wage payments for faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students, travel for research and presentations of research results, supply and equipment purchase and maintenance, data collection and processing, and publication costs. Support was utilized to administer and maintain the research infrastructure such as experimental plantings and study plots, research laboratories, greenhouses, and other facilities that support the forestry research projects at Southern Illinois University. Annual financial reports and individual project reports were produced to meet requirements of the program. The ATR attended and participated in online and face-to-face meetings with NIFA and McIntire-Stennis administrators to learn new federal program processes and procedures and apply them to the supported forestry research projects here at SIU and help with planning for future changes in the research program.
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Progress 10/01/14 to 09/30/15
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Target Audience:Target audience for the forestry research includes forest resource managers, students, wildlife habitat managers and biologists, forest industry, hydrologists, forest recreation managers, legislators and policymakers, forest scientists, and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Our forest scientists have enhanced and upgraded their knowledge, technical skills and abilities. They have developed new procedures and techniques to address and solve forestry and natural resources research problems. Our scientists have trained undergraduate and graduate students, technicians, and staff scientists to plan, carry-out, manage, analyze, publish, disseminate knowledge and complete a variety of forestry and related research projects. The support has also facilitated existing scientists to disseminate these skills to other professionals and the public at a variety of professional meetings and public forums. Additionally, research scientists, staff, other support personnel and the ATR have received training in the relatively new and evolving REEport system to navigate the system and provide new project applications, annual technical research reports, financial reports, and other inputs as required in the program. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Research results and management recommendations have been presented to other forest scientists, land managers, industry, students, and the general citizenry at professional and public meetings; in journals, books, and theses; in seminars at educational institutions, and in other venues. These include presentations and published proceedings and abstracts at the, the Natural Areas Association Conference Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR., Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting. Chattanooga, TN. UCOWR/NIWR/CUAHSI Annual Conference. Henderson, Nevada. North American Forest Ecology Workshop. Veracruz, Mexico., 75th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Indianapolis, IN., the SIU Natural Sciences Student Research Symposium Annual Meeting. Carbondale, IL. and the Society of American Foresters National Convention in Baton Rouge, LA. Some journals in which articles were published or accepted for publication include: Forests, Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Journal of Mammalogy, and the Proceedings of the 19th Central Hardwoods Forest Conference. Additionally, M.S. Graduate theses and a Ph.D. dissertation were produced. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to support and facilitate current research projects to enable scientists and students to complete the forestry research. Continue the production and dissemination of the results and findings at local, regional and national meetings and through printed or visual media. Encourage forest scientists and staff to develop and write new research projects targeting current and important forestry research related issues.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In FY 15 this administrative project supported the active individual forestry research projects to ensure activities such as: salary payments for faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students, equipment purchase and maintenance, travel for research and presentations of research results, data collection and processing, and publication costs. Support is also used to administer and maintain the research infrastructure and facilities such as experimental plantings, study plots, research laboratories, greenhouses, and other facilities that support the research projects. Annual financial reports and individual project reports were produced to meet requirements of the program. The ATR participated in national meetings with NIFA and McIntire-Stennis administrators to gain and update knowledge of the federal program processes and procedures and apply them to the supported forestry research projects here at SIU.
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Progress 01/22/14 to 09/30/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Target audience includes forest resource managers, students, wildlife habitat managers and biologists, forest industry, hydrologists, forest recreation managers, legislators and policymakers, scientists, and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? During the course of this project, as has been in the case over the years, McIntire-Stennis funds have served to train undergraduate and graduate students, technicians, and young scientists in forestry and related research. The support has also allow existing scientists to update and upgrade their knowledge and technical skills in learning and developing new procedures and techniques, applying these skills to help solve research problems and disseminating these skills to students and other professionals. This support has been instrumental in providing the opportunity to learn research protocols, perform experimental activities, collect and analyze data, publish research reports and disseminate/present the results to other forest scientists, managers, industry, and the general citizenry at professional and public meetings, in journals, and other venues. The ATR, research scientists and support personnel have received training in the REEport system in order to provide annual technical research reports and financial report generation as required in the program. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The research findings have been presented to other forest scientists, managers, industry, and the general citizenry at professional and publicmeetings, in journals, books, and theses and in other venues. These include presentations and published proceedings at the 19th Central Hardwoods Forest Conference held here at Southern Illinois University in the spring of 2014, the Midwest Biochar Conference in Champaign, Illinois, the 49th Annual American Water Resources Conference in Portland, Florida, and the Society of American Foresters National Convention, Spokane, Washington. Journals in which articles were published include: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Natural Area Journal, and Agroforestry Systems. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue to support the current research projects and facilitate the production and dissemination of the results and findings at local, regional and national meetings and through printed or visual media. Encourage sceientists to develop new research projects that address current and future forestry research related issues.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Administering, planning and supporting various active individual projects to ensure the facilitation of payments for salaries, equipment, student wages, travel, data collection and processing, and publication costs that help carryout those projects. Additionally, support is used to help administer and maintain the research infrastucture and facilities such as experimental plantings, study plots, research laboratories and greenhouses that support the research projects. Reports such as the annual financial reports and individual project reports were produced to meet requirements of the program. ATR participated in national meetings with NIFA and McIntire-Stennis administration to understand and follow directions, initiatives and policies of the program.
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