Hannah Chinn

It's not a perfect system. Rob says there's uncertainty in the climate model projections and uncertainty in the climate variables they're using to match space and uncertainty in how far they transfer the seeds. I mean, this hasn't really been done before, so it's not like they have a ton of things to compare it to.

It's not a perfect system. Rob says there's uncertainty in the climate model projections and uncertainty in the climate variables they're using to match space and uncertainty in how far they transfer the seeds. I mean, this hasn't really been done before, so it's not like they have a ton of things to compare it to.

It's not a perfect system. Rob says there's uncertainty in the climate model projections and uncertainty in the climate variables they're using to match space and uncertainty in how far they transfer the seeds. I mean, this hasn't really been done before, so it's not like they have a ton of things to compare it to.

But the idea is that if you live in a place that has Douglas firs and gets really cold winters now but is projected to get milder winters in the future…

But the idea is that if you live in a place that has Douglas firs and gets really cold winters now but is projected to get milder winters in the future…

But the idea is that if you live in a place that has Douglas firs and gets really cold winters now but is projected to get milder winters in the future…

and then I live in a place that also has Douglas firs, but already gets milder winters right now, then hypothetically, I could send you some of the seeds from Douglas fir trees where I live, the ones that already adapted to milder winters, so you could plant them. Does that make sense? Totally.

and then I live in a place that also has Douglas firs, but already gets milder winters right now, then hypothetically, I could send you some of the seeds from Douglas fir trees where I live, the ones that already adapted to milder winters, so you could plant them. Does that make sense? Totally.

and then I live in a place that also has Douglas firs, but already gets milder winters right now, then hypothetically, I could send you some of the seeds from Douglas fir trees where I live, the ones that already adapted to milder winters, so you could plant them. Does that make sense? Totally.

Right. Except if you were robbed, then you'd actually send the seeds to Dorena Genetic Resource Center and then they would sprout the seeds and plant them and grow the baby seedlings first.

Right. Except if you were robbed, then you'd actually send the seeds to Dorena Genetic Resource Center and then they would sprout the seeds and plant them and grow the baby seedlings first.

Right. Except if you were robbed, then you'd actually send the seeds to Dorena Genetic Resource Center and then they would sprout the seeds and plant them and grow the baby seedlings first.

So they're moving the population around, but still staying within the overall species range. That way, they're hoping to avoid the risk of introducing new, potentially invasive species, while still benefiting from the natural, individual adaptations that trees already have.

So they're moving the population around, but still staying within the overall species range. That way, they're hoping to avoid the risk of introducing new, potentially invasive species, while still benefiting from the natural, individual adaptations that trees already have.

So they're moving the population around, but still staying within the overall species range. That way, they're hoping to avoid the risk of introducing new, potentially invasive species, while still benefiting from the natural, individual adaptations that trees already have.

sense of how it's all going? They only started planting sites last year, but right now the plan is to do a first-year measurement after each site is planted and then to check in on each site every five years.

sense of how it's all going? They only started planting sites last year, but right now the plan is to do a first-year measurement after each site is planted and then to check in on each site every five years.

sense of how it's all going? They only started planting sites last year, but right now the plan is to do a first-year measurement after each site is planted and then to check in on each site every five years.

Rob says he's committed to leading it for at least the next 20 years, and he's hopeful it could continue for even longer because the Forest Service has a history of really committing to long-term growth experiments. like the Doug for Heredity study that launched back in 1912.

Rob says he's committed to leading it for at least the next 20 years, and he's hopeful it could continue for even longer because the Forest Service has a history of really committing to long-term growth experiments. like the Doug for Heredity study that launched back in 1912.