Looking Ahead to the Future of Forestry

Cherie LeBlanc Fisher; David N. N. Bengston

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Looking Ahead to the Future of Forestry

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Cherie LeBlanc Fisher, David N. N. Bengston

Year:

2025

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

FS

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Abstract

Long-term planning is crucial in forestry, where decisions often need to be made decades in advance. However, anticipating the future is difficult because changes are happening faster and becoming more complex. In addition, many changes that could affect forestry— for example, social trends, technological advances, and economic disruptions—come from fields outside of forestry.

Keywords

assisted migration, climate change

Citation

Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Bengston, David. 2025. Looking Ahead to the Future of Forestry. Rooted in Research Issue 47, January 2025. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 2 p.