South Dakota

This video shows a conversation between Michigan State professor Dr. Schaetzl and District Forester Kama Ross. They discuss how forest soils formed, how soils have wide variability, and Dr. Schaetzl's research that has found snowpack is important in keeping carbon in soils.

This video describes research into the amount of carbon that has been captured by reforestation in the US. These forests were previous destroyed by cultivation from humans or by natural disturbance like forest fires. The research found that 10-20% of all forest carbon in the US is held in the soils of these reforested areas.

This EPA report describes how seasonal events in the US are impacted by climate change, and the implications of the effects on seasonality. The science behind seasonal events and how climate change can impact events are described in the main report, while the technical appendix describes the methods of evaluation and the system used to choose indicators.

Researchers created a model that predicts the probability of land-use change from forest to non-forest and carbon stocks across the US. Over 17 years, 3% of the study area shifted from forest to mixed or non-forest, with a higher probability of change in non-public forests than public forests, as well as areas closer to cities and coastal areas. This could be due to population growth and housing rates growth.