RREA Program
This program is funded through a federal grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA. The Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) was established in 1978 to designate federal funds for extension programs designed to assist forest and range landowners and managers in making resource management decisions based on research findings. Forest and rangeland resources include vegetation, water, fisheries and wildlife, soil, and recreation.
This website is intended to provide research and information of use to landowners, forestry professionals and the public. These may or may not have been funded through the RREA program in Alaska.
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March 23, 2023
By Glen Holt CES Outreach Forester This is the season many Alaskans cut firewood. No bugs, no leaves and it’s easy sledding to haul your wood. In the Bush and roaded rural areas, firewood is cut this time of year when the weather is cool despite longer days, and frigid nights keep the wood trails … Continue reading A woodcutter’s checklist
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News
- USFS Special Issue: Science to Support the Wildfire Crisis Strategy
- United States of Wildfire (NPR)
- Alaska Forest Health Highlights 2020
- The RREA program in Alaska launches forestry blog
- The McKinley Fire: Rebuilding and Lessons Learned (AlaskaEPSCoR)
- Researchers evaluate wildfire impacts using unmanned aircraft
- Farm Bill 2018: Programs of Interest to Forest Landowners (NC State Extension)
- An Introduction to Forest Carbon Offset Markets (NC State Extension Eastern Forestry Notes)
- The Renewable Resources Extension Act Remains Critical in 2018 (2018 Impact Sheet)
Resources:
- Preparing for Wildfire: A Guide for Homeowners
- Firewise Alaska from AWFCG
- State of Alaska DEC Burnwise Program
- Split, Stack and Save
- Spruce Beetle in Alaska's Forests
- Wood Innovations - USFS
- Alaska Wood Energy Development Task Force
Other State sites:
- Division of Forestry
- National Association of State Foresters
- Council of Western State Foresters
- Alaska Society of American Foresters
- Western Forestry Leadership Coalition
Federal sites:
- USDA Forest Service
- USDA Forest Service Research & Dev News
- Bureau of Land Management - BLM
- USDA Forest Products Laboratory
- USDA Northwest Climate Hub
Statewide Conferences:
Newsletters (Sign up to receive via email)
- Boreal Forest Winter 2023
- Boreal Forest Fall 2022
- Boreal Forest Summer 2022
- Boreal Forest Spring 2022
- Boreal Forest Winter 2022
- Boreal Forest Summer 2021
- Boreal Forest Spring 2021
- Boreal Forest Fall 2020
- Boreal Forest Summer 2020
Older editions are available on our archives page
Related University sites:
- CES Wood Energy
- Forest Growth and Yield Program
- Alaska Climate Science Center
- Bonanza Creek LTER
- Alaska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
- Alaska Fire Science Consortium
- Cooperative Institute for Alaska Research
- Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy
- Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning
Alaska Native Corporations:
- Ahtna - Lands
- Calista Corporation – Lands & Resources
- Chugach Alaska Corporation – Conservation
- Bristol Bay Native Corporation – Land
- Cook Inlet Region Inc. – Our Lands
- Koniag, Inc. – Lands
This site was partially funded by the Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension.