Speakers: Marjorie Matocq, University of Nevada Reno and John Kasbohm, Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Past Events: Webinar
This monthly information sharing forum, hosted by the Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, will feature a presentation from Neil Pederson of Harvard University. While the call is research focused, participants internal and external to the Forest Service are encouraged to join the discussion.
The regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) was once an abundant butterfly species in North American prairie communities but populations have declined~99% for poorly understood reasons. Our research objectives were to assess the effects of management practices and habitat features on the distribution and abundance of regal fritillary and their larval host plants (Viola spp.). We surveyed remnant tracts of prairie in northeastern Kansas for regal fritillary host plants, larvae and adults.
If you are a forester, private landowner, or state/federal agency forest manager, then you will want to see the jaw-dropping results of a project assessing "Changes in Forested Landscapes of the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks under Alternative Climate & Urban Growth Scenarios," sponsored by the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative. Why?
Marine ecosystem changes in the South Atlantic region are driven by multiple factors including climate and ocean variability, fishing, watershed changes, pollution, habitat changes, etc. They are also influenced by coastal and marine resources policies and strategies. Ecosystem modeling has developed rapidly during the 15 years since the initial South Atlantic Bight ecosystem model was constructed. At that time, Dr.
America’s tremendous asset base of protected areas is critical for conservation planning, natural resource management, recreation, public health and more. These include national parks and forests, wildlife sanctuaries, state beaches and parks, county open space, city parks, land trust preserves, conservation easements, marine protected areas and more.
The NatureServe Vista® is an extension to ArcGIS that supports complex assessment and planning in any environment, anywhere that has data sufficient for your planning needs. The tool helps managers and planners assess impacts on a variety of natural, cultural, and development objectives, and create options for sites, and entire landscapes and seascapes.
Interested in seeing how your tribal community can become more climate resilient through hosting an Americorps VISTA Volunteer? This new opportunity is available at little to no cost to tribes. Join this webinar to learn more about how to apply!
Call-in: 1-877-951-3850 Passcode: 11032016
In this joint California LCC and North Pacific LCC webinar, Dr. Karen Thorne will present sea-level rise ecological response models for 16 tidal marshes along the Pacific Coast fro
Many media reports share a story of bleak decline for quaking aspen across the western U.S. The cause for this "aspen decline" (defined differently across newspapers) ranges, and includes: cool wet climates, warm dry climates, fire suppression, livestock, elk, fir encroachment, rampant development, ozone, recreation and radio waves.