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Fish and Wildlife Service, Kentucky Division of Forestry Sign Agreement Protecting Indiana Bats on State Forests by USFWS, last updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:19 AM: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Forestry announce entering into an agreement to promote the survival, conservation, and recovery of the federally endangered Indiana bat on state forests within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Free Apps Feature Wildlife Refuges by USFWS, last updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:19 AM: Introduced a year ago, the free app, “MyRefuge,” helps explore national wildlife refuges, such as Charles M. Russell Refuge in Montana or Canaan Valley Refuge in West Virginia.

Drought persists, causing water resource issues for central U.S.; 2012 virtually certain to become warmest year on record for the nation by NOAA, last updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:19 AM: The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during November was 44.1°F, 2.1°F above the 20th century average, tying 2004 as the 20th warmest November on record. The autumn contiguous U.S. temperature of 54.7°F was the 21st warmest autumn, 1.1°F above average.

2012 was Warmest and Second Most Extreme Year on Record for the Contiguous U.S. by NOAA, last updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:18 AM: 2012 marked the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States with the year consisting of a record warm spring, second warmest summer, fourth warmest winter and a warmer-than-average autumn.

National Park Service Announces Nearly $23 million in Historic Preservation Grants to States by NPS, last updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:18 AM: National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced $22.9 million in historic preservation grants. The grants will enable states and territories to preserve and protect our nation’s historic sites utilizing revenues from federal oil leases on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Emerging Consensus Shows Climate Change Already Having Major Effects on Ecosystems and Species by USGS, last updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:18 AM: Plant and animal species are shifting their geographic ranges and the timing of their life events – such as flowering, laying eggs or migrating – at faster rates than researchers documented just a few years ago, according to a technical report on biodiversity and ecosystems used as scientific input for the 2013 Third National Climate Assessment.

Appalachian LCC Launches New Community Web Portal by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:15 AM: Our new Content Management System (CMS) will provide up-to-date news and information to members, partners, and the general public about the Appalachian LCC’s work, ongoing projects, new products, and publications.

How to Participate in the Portal by Web Editor, last updated: Jan 20, 2013 08:03 PM: Instructions on portal participation.

Cross-walk of how Work Plan aligns with other Conservation Planning Frameworks by Jean Brennan, last updated: Jan 18, 2013 10:11 PM: Cross-walk Presentation of the Appalachian LCC 5-Year Work Plan aligned with other Regional or Nationally Recognized Conservation Planning Frameworks. The Tasks outlined in the Work Plan align with both the USFWS Strategic Habitat Conservation Framework and the Northeast Regional Conservation Framework as presented here.

App LCC FWS Ecoregions by Paul Leonard, last updated: Jan 18, 2013 03:06 PM: This depicts FWS Ecoregions based on Watersheds

Forest Banner by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jan 16, 2013 11:32 AM: Banner for the Forests and Grasslands Systems Work Space

Communities of Practice by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jan 16, 2013 10:33 AM: This area contains private Work Space for the three broad Communities of Practice: Aquatic Systems, Terrestrial Systems, and Human Dimensions, created to support specific work tasks of the Appalachian LCC, such as annual review of the Science Needs Portfolio.

CASRI Annual Report 2012 by CASRI, last updated: Jan 16, 2013 10:07 AM: The Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative Annual Report for 2012

CP Process Model by Rob Baldwin, last updated: Jan 16, 2013 09:16 AM: An image of the Conservation Planning Process model.

Filezilla_Upload_Procedure.jpg by Web Editor, last updated: Jan 15, 2013 11:50 PM: Screenshot of file uploading procedure:

Screenshot of Local site directory: by Web Editor, last updated: Jan 15, 2013 11:50 PM

Filezilla_Remote_File_Directory.jpg by Web Editor, last updated: Jan 15, 2013 11:50 PM: Screenshot showing remote file directory:

Filezilla_Remote_Site.jpg by Web Editor, last updated: Jan 15, 2013 11:50 PM: Screen Shot of Remote site:

Filezilla_Login.jpg by Web Editor, last updated: Jan 15, 2013 11:50 PM: Screenshot of the login fields: