Forest & Stream Team

The Forest & Stream Team aims to improve and better understand forest ecosystems, forest restoration, and sustainable markets for ecosystem services. The team this year is considering research that includes using novel technologies such as remote sensing, lidar, and AI approaches to investigate forest restoration and resilience, quantify ecosystem services, and manage watershed restoration and habitat connectivity projects.

Richard Bin Mei
Advisor

Lee Anne Reilly
Advisor

Tong Qiu
Advisor

Irina Roybal
First Year Lead

Goals

  1. Better understand and improve forest ecosystems.
  2. Advance forest restoration efforts.
  3. Support sustainable markets for ecosystem services.

Strategies

  • In-stream monitoring
  • Ecosystem service evaluations
  • High-resolution LiDAR data assessment
  • Hands-on restoration work

Looking to get involved?

We’d love to have you on our team! Please contact the First Year Lead (irina.roybal@duke.edu).