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US Forest Service Keeping Score on Climate Change

October 14, 2014 Joe Smith, Office of the Climate Change Advisor, U.S. Forest Service

Day after day we’re seeing more impacts from climate change, and many concerned folks want to know what exactly their government is doing about it. In other words, who’s keeping score on what we’re doing as our climate warms? With this in mind, the U.S. Forest Service has developed something it...

Forestry

White House Report says Climate Change Increases Forest Vulnerability, but Adaptive Management can Help

May 12, 2014 Robert Hudson Westover, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

Forests significantly contribute to our quality of life, but climate change is adversely affecting natural resources in rural and urban areas across the U.S. A new report released by the White House, the National Climate Assessment, explores many related issues including how a warming planet affects...

Forestry

Interactive Online Tool Teaches Users About Climate Change

April 22, 2014 Kailey Marcinkowski, Northern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service

As we celebrate Earth Day and think about ways to protect our environment, we cannot ignore the dramatic effects that climate change is having on our planet. To help the U.S. Forest Service respond to a changing climate, the Climate Change Resource Center , an online portal to credible, relevant and...

Forestry

Forest Service Applauds the United Nations' Second Annual International Day of Forests

March 21, 2014 Robert Westover, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

A world without forests would be pretty bleak. Life as we know it couldn’t exist. In fact it would, more than likely, be a dead planet. That’s because everything we take for granted; clean air and water, abundant wildlife and nearly every product we use in our daily lives, from the roof above our...

Forestry

Changing Climate May Substantially Alter Maple Syrup Production

September 11, 2012 Robert H. Westover, U.S. Forest Service

U.S. Forest Service research indicates that climate change will affect habitat suitability for maple trees, threatening the multimillion dollar maple syrup industry. Changes in climate have already had an impact on the iconic sugar maple trees of the Northeastern U.S. Flow of maple sap, which is...

Forestry

Impact of Climate Change on Forest Diseases Assessed in New US Forest Service Report

May 18, 2012 Robert H. Westover, U.S. Forest Service Office of Communication

A report being released by the U.S. Forest Service examines the impact of climate change on eight forest diseases and how these pathogens will ultimately affect Western forests. The report analyzed a range of future conditions from warmer and dryer to warmer and wetter. The first scenario, which is...

Forestry

US Forest Service Reforestation Efforts a Win-Win for Healthy Forests

April 27, 2011 Robert Hudson Westover, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Forest Service

Every year across the country, the U.S. Forest Service plants trees on thousands of acres of land. These efforts help to restore valuable ecosystems and helping to combat the effects of climate change. “Planting trees is a win-win investment,” said Dave Cleaves, Climate Change Advisor for the Forest...

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