UConn Forest

09/14/2021

Fahey will lead efforts to advance the stewardship of the UConn Forest and other forests around the state

01/22/2019

UConn is home to diverse facilities and resources including its own 2,100-acre forest. This significant land area, called the UConn Forest, serves as a teaching tool for students and professionals, a place for environmental and land-use research and a peaceful recreation area for outdoor enthusi ...

11/19/2018

Hands up who loves to hike! To celebrate National Take A Hike Day, we invite you to visit the UConn Forest with amazing views of nature.

02/25/2017

UConn CAHNR master's student Julia Rogers at the 5th Annual Jack & Jill Timbersports Home Meet. Nice!

02/07/2017

Bobcats have been all over the news lately. It's kind of amazing to think that 30 years ago wildlife biologists estimated there were only 150 bobcats in New Hampshire. That's not the case anymore - their numbers are now estimated to be around 1400!

02/02/2017

Land degradation results in declining biodiversity and the disruption of ecosystem functioning worldwide, particularly in the tropics. Vegetation restoration is a common tool used to mitigate these impacts and increasingly aims to restore ecosystem functions rather than species diversity. However, e...

01/13/2017

Cary Chadwick from UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research films a Pileated woodpecker searching for emerald ash borer larvae: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2riXFSpN94Y. "Blonding" refers to the woodpecker scratching off the upper bark exposing the light-colored bark below.

"Blonding" of an ash tree infested with emerald ash borer (EAB) larvae and pupa. Pileated woodpecker, Haddam, CT. January 2017. Footage - Cary Chadwick.

12/19/2016

Best of luck UConn CAHNR graduates Taylor Quigley and Taylor Hastings. The UConn Forest crew will miss you.

11/02/2016

Researchers are studying clashes between coyotes and humans while keeping in mind that humans have provided the settings for the predators to live comfortably. This film by filmmaker Priya Shelly sheds light on North America's coyote dilemma and how human activities and attitudes created and define…

10/27/2016

A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, has invented a new soap molecule made from renewable sources that could dramatically reduce the number of chemicals in cleaning products and their impact on the environment.

10/26/2016

Congratulations UConn Stormwise for receiving the Outstanding Urban Forestry Project Award at the Connecticut Forest Forum today. Hooray!

10/24/2016

Lindsay Keener-Eck is a master’s student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE). After an education in wildlife ecology, she i...