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MSU Researcher Receives $454,000 Grant to Evaluate Forest Resilience, Recovery from Wildfires

from Michigan State University, July 6, 2020

MSU Researcher Receives $454,000 Grant to Evaluate Forest Resilience, Recovery from Wildfires Michigan State University, July 6, 2020 Jessica Miesel, an assistant professor in the Michigan State University Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, is leading a team that received a $454,000 grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to explore the ability of forests to be resilient and recover from forest fires. Miesel, who also holds an appointment in the MSU Department of Forestry, is a fire ecologist specializing in forest management practices that promote resilience and recovery. She is particularly interested in conifer forests that rely on fire, and the effects burn severity has on nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen. READ MORE

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