Dr. Rosemary Sherriff, (GESA Department Chair) and Dr. Lucy Kerhoulas (Dept. of Forestry & Wildland Resources) received an NSF Award for ~$400,000 for three years to assess differential response of conifers to drought across geographic gradients. The project uses the recent, severe California drought as a test case to yield important insights on the effects of multi-year drought stress, competition and habitat factors. This information is needed to model tree responses to climate change and as input for forest management in the face of future wildfire. The project involves field sampling and analysis of tree-ring growth and carbon isotope ratios. The team will involve undergraduate and graduate students and multiple collaborators. (permalink to humboldtnow not working)