Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Clarke Lab
Led by Mysha Clarke · Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
What we study
The Clarke Lab studies how people make decisions about natural resources, focusing on rural and urban forests. They use mixed methods, including surveys and interviews, to understand conservation and management practices.
What working here is like
- Surveys & interviews
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Invasive plant management on private non-industrial family forestlands
Researching how family forest owners manage invasive plants on their land.
Communication of invasive insects in the media
Analyzing how media frames messages about invasive insects like emerald ash borer.
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Urban garden’s connectivity and urban forest change over time
Examining how urban gardens and forests evolve and connect over time.
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Recent papers, explained
- Growing and dormant season tree risk assessments
2026 · Arboricultural Journal
Conducts tree risk assessments in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to identify and mitigate safety risks in urban trees.
- Effectiveness of limited visual risk assessments in predicting urban tree storm failure in Wisconsin, U.S.
2026 · Urban forestry & urban greening
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- Applying protection motivation theory to assess collaboration, urban tree risks and storm management in the U.S.
2026 · Journal of Environmental Management
- Incentive-based policy for tree protection: A United States national review
2026 · Urban forestry & urban greening
- Restoring the Florida Everglades: Insights on Integrating Sea Level Rise into Decision-Support Tools
2025 · Environmental Management
Examines challenges in integrating sea-level rise into decision-support tools for Florida's Everglades restoration.
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