Southern Urban and Interface Forests - What's New

Take a journey to three southern interface communities and explore their challenges and successes as they respond to issues that arise in rapidly changing landscapes. This video, When Nature is at Your Doorstep, was produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with InterfaceSouth, the University of Florida, and the Southern Group of State Foresters and is part of the Changing Roles Professional Development Program.

Researchers at the U.S. Forest Service, University of Florida, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a shrub flammability study of 34 southern shrub species using three different flammability categories to indicate how easily and intensely each shrub will burn: high, moderate, and low. The 34 shrubs shown here were selected for testing based on responses to a survey from fire professionals across the southern United States. View videos of this research in our new video section.

Researchers from the US Forest Service - Southern Research Station (SRS-4952), the University of Florida and the National Institute of Standards and Technology conducted a flammability study of four mulches commonly used around homes: pine straw, shredded cypress, small pine bark and large pine bark. View videos of this research here.