Since our last post in December 2020, the Huff Lab has been busy with projects, publications, and new people. You can find a full list of publications on our Research page and a full list of lab members on our People page. We wrapped our Forest Fuels collaboration with Northern Michigan University with a Wood Energy Workshop in Marquette, Michigan on August 18th. Those who joined us participated in lively conversation surrounding the topic of the future of wood-based energy in Michigan and had the opportunity to tour the wood boiler at the Ripley Heating Plant on the NMU campus. We will continue to post updates and resources on the Wood Energy Extension page as we pursue some initiatives that came from this workshop, find here: www.canr.msu.edu/wood_energy/. Our Firewood Safety and Outreach project produced a few articles and a video that can be enjoyed here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/firewood-education-and-outreach/index. A publication on our research is to come! We continue to support the Michigan DNR Firewood Working Group and remind all visitors and Michigan residents to either buy your wood locally or buy heat-treated/kiln-dried wood to avoid spreading invasive pests that damage our beautiful forests.
The Big Tree/Forest Legacy project with ReLeaf Michigan (read more about them and enter their Big Tree Contest for the 2023-2024 year here: https://www.releafmichigan.org/big-tree-hunt.html) has concluded, with a guide and video for those who might wish to use these state-wide contests as a tool for engaging the public with trees/forests and as a fun intergenerational activity for families. Check out our Past Projects here: https://hufflab.weebly.com/research.html to watch this video. The Family Forest Owner Theory project: A study to understand to what extent are studies of Family Forest Owner behavior invoking social science theory. We will present this research at the national Society of American Foresters conference in Sacramento, CA October 26th 2023. We also continue to support the Great Lakes Biochar Network (find them here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/biochar/) and on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. We continue to work on: Kluane Lake planning project: a study to look at co-production of research needs in the Yukon Territories. Partners: Northern Arizona University, University of Waterloo, Arctic Institute of North America, Champagne and Aishik First Nations, Kluane First Nations, The Resilience Institute Landowner Wellbeing project: a project that seeks to understand if forest ownership is associated with greater levels of subjective well-being. We hope to better understand that by asking Michigan and Wisconsin forest landowners to self-report their satisfaction by survey for a few weeks. Partners: U.S. Forest Service Mongolia Survey project: a study to conduct basic socio-economic research on the herders of “Khurkh and Khuiten River Valley Nature Reserve” located in Bayan-Adraga, Batshireet, Umnudelger and Binder soums of Khentii aimag to identify environmental issues and possible measures to be taken in the future. Partners: Wildlife Science and Conservation Center of Mongolia and U.S. Forest Service We are excited to announce that this past summer, the Huff Lab, along with researchers from Ohio and Wisconsin, were awarded additional funding for our Agroforestry project titled, Farms Branching Out. We are excited to connect with farms in all three of these states to support the implementation of agroforestry. If you are a farmer in one of these states and you are interested in agroforestry, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Read the MSU press release here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/farms-branching-out-expanding-opportunities-for-agroforestry-markets-connections-and-conservation. Partners: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ohio State University, Central State University, USFS National Agroforestry Center, and USFS Northern and Southern Research Stations. This does not include the dozens of partners who are serving on our Agroforestry Advancement Board! We welcomed Amanda Curton as our lab manager in Fall of 2022. We are also excited to welcome two graduate students in the Fall of 2023, Parker Hopkins and Hailey Becker. Read more about them and their interests here: https://hufflab.weebly.com/people.html.
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