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Global warming clouds our future. Pollution degrades our air, soil and water. Environmental toxins compromise the health of our children. Misuse threatens the sustainability of our forests, fisheries, wetlands and coasts, and the health of species that live there.

But there is reason for hope.

Through sound science and policy research, we're finding answers to these problems. Airborne lead and acid rain have been dramatically reduced. Industrial water pollution has decreased. Habitats are being preserved.

Faculty members from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University are part of the effort to help find these answers and establish new environmental practices and policies to safeguard our natural resources for generations to come.

To contact our experts or learn more about what we're doing in states across the nation, click on the state you're interested in.

Wisconsin
Forest Management & Ecology
The forest products industry is a vital part of West Virginia’s economy, employing approximately 30,000 West Virginians, with an annual payroll of about $255 million. Managing the state’s 11.9 million acres of forest land requires careful balancing of complex and sometimes conflicting economic and ecological concerns.

 

 

Contact Information

Norm Christensen is an expert on forest ecology and sustainable forest management.
 tel: (919) 613-8052  e: normc@duke.edu