Forest Fertilization May be Beneficial Professors and
researchers are studying how fertilization of forests can
increase productivity and carbon sequestration as part of the
Pine Integrated Network Education, Mitigation and Adaptation
Project (PineMap). Fertilizing yards and crops are a common
practice, and make one wonder what would happen to forests if
they were fertilized. Researchers working on the Pine Integrated
Network Education, Mitigation and Adaptation Project (PineMap)
intend to find out the answer. Assistant Professor of forest
ecosystem science at Texas A&M University, Dr. Jason Vogel, and
several other professors and researchers are studying forests to
see how fertilization may increase productivity and overall
health of those forests. The entire project is trying to prepare
southern pine forest owners for potential climate change, Vogel
said. The region in the study is from North Carolina to Oklahoma
and Texas, plus everything south. The climate is expected to be
warmer, which could induce drou