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Listening for the Rain
Listening for the Rain starts a pluricultural conversation in which some Indigenous people who live in the central United States of America discuss their observations and understandings of, as well as responses to, climate change and variability.
LCC Network Releases 2014 Strategic Plan
The Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) Network has developed a strategic plan that articulates a path for the next five years to achieving the LCC Network’s vision and mission to conserve and maintain landscapes and seascapes capable of sustaining natural and cultural resources for current and future generations.
All the Salamanders #SmokiesCool
Middle school children created three cool songs about salamanders in the Smokies and the threats to them - including pollution!
President Recognizes Role of Private Forests in Climate Action Plan
We are writing to you, as members of the Forest‐Climate Working Group, to thank you for the central role that you have created for U.S. forests and forest products in your Climate Action Plan and the new natural resources policy proposals that you have announced this week.
Virginia Field Office Student Trainee (Biological Science) Position
This is an Indefinite Pathways Student Intern position in the Division of Ecological Services (ES), Virginia Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located in Gloucester, Virginia.
Building community resilience by strengthening America’s natural resources and supporting green infrastructure
President Obama has made it clear that we have a moral obligation to our children and future generations to leave behind a planet that is not polluted and damaged. That is why, as part of his effort to combat climate change, the President launched a Climate Action Plan last year to cut carbon pollution, prepare communities for the impacts of climate change, and lead international efforts to address this global challenge.
Climate Change in America's National Parks
Tracking forest and landscape change from space using the ForWarn system.
Climate Change in America's National Parks
Reaching Common Ground: Communicating with Disbelieving Managers about Climate Change Impacts and Options.
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives: Building a Network to Help Fulfill Public Trust Obligations
The Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) network (Network), comprised of 22 conservation partnerships spanning North America and U.S. Islands, is uniquely positioned to assist government members in fulfilling their public trust obligations to sustain natural and cultural resources for current and future generations by (a) ensuring inclusivity of broad stakeholder participation in conservation decision-making, and (b) building capacity for public trust to work in conservation, thus increasing the chance for successful and lasting conservation outcomes.
Landfire Webinar Series
Assessing Needs - Understanding the recent and potential future threats to ecosystems is vital for prioritizing management activities in the Southeast.
OSU Climate Change Webinar
Exploring Snowfall in the United States.
Association of State Wetland Managers Webinar
History of Wetland Drainage in the U.S.
Northeast CSC Webinar
Developing forest adaptation strategies for northern forests in an uncertain future.
Climate-Aquatics Blog
New report describes data collection protocols for continuous monitoring of temperature & flow in wadeable streams.
Regional Science Efforts Highlighted in National Climate Adaptation Strategy Progress Report
Report includes several projects in the northeast and the Chesapeake Bay among 50 nationwide examples that illustrate a long-term vision for adaptive management in the face of climate change.
Video: Climate Change The Cost of Inaction
The Earth's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate. Climate change is already having impacts on people's lives across the country.
Core Team Meeting
Connectivity modeling update
Cheat Canyon is West Virginia’s Newest Conserved Natural Area
The Conservation Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources – allies in the permanent conservation of West Virginia’s Cheat Canyon – gathered today with funding partners and the community to celebrate this conservation success story and participate in the dedication of the canyon to the people of West Virginia.
