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Seasonal Shifts Impacts from the Northeast Hub Region

  • Sugar Maple Regeneration: Citizen Science

    A citizen science volunteer group sets out on sugar maple regeneration project. Photo by Emily Lord.

    Sugar maple trees may be struggling to regenerate in a changing climate. Research at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest shows sugar maple seedlings failing to thrive. Warming temperatures appear to be…

  • New Opportunities for Summer Cover Crops

    Teff seeded between rows of pumpkins at URI’s agronomy farm. Photo by Dr. Rebecca Brown.

    Summer cover crops traditionally have not been used in Rhode Island because of the short summer fallow period. However, a changing climate is creating new opportunities for summer cover crops as…

  • Blueberries, Pollinators, and Pests with WVU

    Hill top view of McConnell Berry Farm

    Crops and their pollinators are being affected by increasing temperatures. Researchers at West Virginia University are studying the effects and are looking for ways to reduce the impacts of climate…

  • Yale-Myers Forest Orchard

    scene from yale-myers forest orchard virtual tour

    A small-scale agroforestry system addresses pests, weeds, drought, and erosion in a diverse orchard.

  • Woodman Horticultural Research Farm at UNH

    Iago Hale stands next to his kiwiberry vines

    Check out the research taking place at this New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station farm. Experiments range from establishing beneficial plant habitats and wildflower meadows to running cold…