<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/research/centers-and-institutes/uw-research-institute-amk-ranch/events/dynamics-plot.html" dsn="blogs"><title>Grand Teton Forest Dynamics Plot: Monitoring local forest health and contributing to the Smithsonian Forest Global Earth Observatory</title><description>Sara's primary research blends tree-ring science with field studies of forest health to understand how mechanisms of individual tree mortality give rise to forest change, particularly in response to climate and climate-altered disturbances</description><category>Academics</category><featuredImage><img src="/research/_files/centers_and_institutes/amk_ranch/_images/events-whitebark.jpg" alt="Whitebark trees in the Tetons"/></featuredImage><author>Sara Germain and Tucker Furniss</author><pubDate>08/08/2025 11:13:04 AM</pubDate><tags><tag>_DO NOT USE TAGS - They will be deleted!</tag></tags></item>