Honeysuckle Management Shows Promise for Improving Forest Health Along Waterways

Abstract

Across the United States, rivers and streams connect people with recreation opportunities, drinking water, and complex and critical ecosystems. Riparian forests perform important ecosystem services, including filtering nutrients, preventing soil erosion, filtering sediment from runoff, and offering shade and wildlife habitat. Without these crucial forest buffers, the likelihood of croplands and downstream communities flooding, pollution contaminating rivers and streams, and ecosystems breaking down increases.

Citation

USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 2023. Honeysuckle Management Shows Promise for Improving Forest Health Along Waterways. Rooted in Research Issue 18, September 2023. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 2p.