ALT Just one of the potential lunch spots during field work!

ALT A fenced-in area covered in fresh snow, out of which the tops of dormant birch seedlings and a few oaks and spruces are emerging. In the background is more snow and a distant wooded area.

ALT The very tip of a tiny red spruce seedling peeks out of a snowdrift.

ALT Recent study of drought and flood impacts on cedar and fir regeneration

ALT Recent work on how drought timing impacts growth and physiology of six tree species

ALT Northern white cedar sapling in the forest

ALT First step of a climate change experiment set up at the Newell Tree Farm in Unity, Maine.

ALT A shot of a greenhouse under a blue sky, in which red oak, red spruce, and paper birch saplings in pots are covered by large plastic chambers. Four of the chambers are fully sealed, while the other four are only covered by a top sheet of plastic.

ALT A student wearing a head net and sunglasses kneels in front of a tablet resting on top of leaf litter in the forest. In the background are the stems of conifer trees.

ALT A grad student is seen at the far end of a row of small spruce, birch, and conifer seedlings planted in a greenhouse under a gray sky.

ALT Two grad students maneuver among several rows of potted spruce, oak, and birch seedlings sitting on wooden boards in a greenhouse. In the foreground is a tarp covered in potting media and plastic potting containers.

ALT a graduate student in a purple coat stands in the sunshine in front of a spruce tree, installing a small green point dendrometer using a wrench.

ALT three researchers hike through the open understory of a spruce-fir forest, carrying backpacks and field supplies.

ALT a graduate student in a black coat holds a tablet and an adapter to check the status of a small green point dendrometer installed on a tree.