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NAU forest geneticist collaborates on first full-genome sequence analysis of aspen trees

Posted by Heather Tate on March 5, 2019

 

Aspen trees changing colors in the fall

Although the North American quaking aspen tree is a time-honored local icon here in Flagstaff, it has the broadest distribution of any tree on the continent, growing from coast to coast across the U.S. and Canada. It’s also a close relative of the Eurasian trembling aspen, which can be found in Europe, Asia and parts… Read more

Filed Under: School of Forestry Tagged With: Amanda De La Torre, aspen, aspen genome, forestry, genome, populus, trees

NAU ecologists receive $935K USDA grant for major land restoration study

Posted by Heather Tate on June 2, 2018

Kevin Grady, Clare Aslan, Karen Haubensak in NAU greenhouseNot long ago, Kevin Grady, assistant research professor of forestry at Northern Arizona University, was involved in the emergency response to a 30,000-acre wildfire. Land managers he worked with wanted to jump-start restoration immediately. Grady figured covering that many acres with plants would require 90 semi-trailer trucks full of seeds—seeds that weren’t easy to find. He… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Landscape Conservation Initiative, School of Forestry Tagged With: droughts, plants, pollinators, restoration, seeds, wildfires

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