“Implications of Climate Change for Conservation, Restoration and
Management of National Forest Lands”
I am very pleased to pass along notice of a noteworthy new summary
study on the current state of research on climate change and national
forests in the US. An excerpt from the executive summary is below.
Web page:
http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/habitat_conservation/habitat_conservation_basics/forestlands/clim
ate_change_and_national_forests.php
Report download:
http://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/programs_and_policy/biodiversity_partners/implications_of_climat
e_change_for_conservation,_restoration_and_management_of_national_forest_lands.pdf
The principal author is Rick Brown, and the report is published by
Defenders of Wildlife and the National Forest Restoration Collaborative.
“Before joining Defenders of Wildlife, Rick worked on national forest
management issues for the National Wildlife Federation. Prior to
that, he was a biologist on the Mount Hood National Forest in
Oregon, and started his conservation career with the Oregon Rare
and Endangered Plant Project.”
http://www.defenders.org/about_us/staff/rick_brown.php
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