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2013 SN Portfolio (Full Report)
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In February 2013, almost 50 experts from a wide range of technical background in both natural and social sciences, as well as geographic expertise across the entire region, volunteered to participate in the annual review of the Appalachian LCC Science Needs Portfolio. 2013 marked the first revision of the Portfolio.
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Forest Lands
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2013 SN Portfolio: Mission is to identify and prioritize regional forest habitats and natural communities to foster resiliency in the face of current and future threats while supporting a larger multijurisdictional framework for planning and management.
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The Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series
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Planning for Climate Change Adaptation: Considerations for Forests, Wildlife, and Land Use
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USFS Landscape Science Webinar
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Mapping tropical forest type, age, disturbance type and vertical structure, and estimating young forest productivity, with Landsat imagery; Eileen Helmer, Research Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service.
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Butler, Patricia
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Coordinator, Climate Change Response Framework
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Dettmers, Randy
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I work on conservation planning (biological foundation and landscape design) for birds of conservation concern, with a focus on landbirds, as well as designing and implementing monitoring programs to track population status of such species and evaluate the success of conservation actions for these species.
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Forest Service Awards $44.2M to Conserve At-Risk Forests
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Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced the award of $44.2 million in grants to permanently protect 16 working forests in 15 states, including a project that will protect 8,000 acres of working forestland in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and another project to protect 1,100-acres located in Franklin County, PA and containing a stretch of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
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Protecting Southern Appalachian Wildlife in an Era of Climate Change
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The Open Space Institute is pleased to announce the second round of funding through the Southern Cumberland Land Protection Fund, which will award grants and loans to conservation projects protecting habitat that facilitates wildlife adaptation to changes in climate and other environmental factors.
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A Crowning Achievement
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The Nature Conservancy plants 34,000 native red spruce trees to help bring back West Virginia’s mountaintop forests
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Impact of Urbanization on Priority Bird Populations
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25 bird species models were developed to determine the sensitivity of priority bird species populations to urbanization.
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