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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcHolt Research Forest leadTree regeneration surveys are conducted from 200m2 and 4m2 permanent plots during select years. Previous data was collected and published in 1984, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2009, and 2019. This project enabled us to publish data collected in 2022. To find current regeneration data at Holt Research Forest, check out our Tree Regeneration project available now at FEMC: /femc/data/archive/project/hrftreeregenForest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativePaulinaMurraycontentProviderA red oak-white pine ecosystem on Maine’s coast, Holt Research Forest (HRF), has filled a key niche of long-term ecosystem monitoring since its establishment in 1983. While many landowners in Maine steward oak-pine forests, HRF is a rare research generator on this critical forest type. A recent harvest at HRF in the fall of 2020 provided a timely opportunity to monitor and distribute data on the impact of disturbance on oak-pine ecosystems, particularly in the context of climate change. With funding provided by the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Fund through Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative, we collected, digitized, and distributed pre- and post-harvest data on overstory composition and regeneration at HRF. This effort gave landowners practical data and tools to inform their management while providing researchers with a long-term foundational dataset for future studies. It additionally contributed to an established body of research from HRF, housed by FEMC, tracking ecosystem change on-site as climate change shifts ecological systems across the region. Lastly, the project contributed to workforce development in forestry and forest research by providing students and early-career professionals with practical, applied experience working in the field and with HRF datasets.Tree RegenerationTree regeneration surveys are conducted from 200m2 and 4m2 permanent plots during select years. Previous data was collected and published in 1984, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2009, and 2019. This project enabled us to publish data collected in 2022. To find current regeneration data at Holt Research Forest, check out our Tree Regeneration project available now at FEMC: /femc/data/archive/project/hrftreeregenVMC.1811.4010mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/continued-long-term-ecological-monitoring-in-a-northern-red-oak-white-pine-research-forest-over-five-decades/dataset/tree-regeneration2023-06-01No AttributesNo Definitionno data