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Forest Service Honored for Leadership in Promoting Climate Change Adaptation by U.S. Forest Service, last updated: Jun 16, 2016 02:31 PM: For their outstanding work in raising awareness and addressing the impacts of climate change on the nation’s natural resources, the Forest Service was honored today as the first-ever recipients of the Climate Adaption Leadership Award for Natural Resources.

NOAA, USGS and partners: Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to vary from average to slightly smaller by U.S. Geological Survey, last updated: Jun 16, 2016 02:29 PM: Scientists expect that this year’s mid-summer Chesapeake Bay hypoxic low-oxygen zone or “dead zone” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and aquatic life – will be approximately 1.58 cubic miles, about the volume of 2.3 million Olympic-size swimming pools. This is close to the long-term average as measured since 1950.

Competitive State Wildlife Grant Awarded for Eastern Hellbender Research by Wildlife Management Institute, last updated: Jun 16, 2016 02:26 PM: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently awarded a Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) to conduct research on the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis).

Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program: Realizing the Legacy by Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program, last updated: Jun 13, 2016 09:00 AM: The Chesapeake Bay Field Office Coastal Program has published a document entitled “Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program Realizing the Legacy” that highlights past accomplishments of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program (HAP).

2016 Spotlight on National Park Resources in the National Capital Region by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 10, 2016 10:04 AM: To celebrate the National Park Service Centennial through talks and posters that highlight accomplishments in resources management and stewardship.

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Interactive Conservation Planning and Design by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 09, 2016 10:48 PM

Appalachian LCC Conservation Design by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 09, 2016 09:58 PM: A phased, multi-year effort by Clemson researchers and technical teams is analyzing terrestrial and aquatic resources within the Appalachian LCC geography to help identify places where conservation efforts will be most strategic and effective in achieving conservation goals.

Western Appalachian Consultations by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 09, 2016 09:26 PM: Consultations with technical experts in the western region of the Appalachians on the Landscape Conservation Design.

Southern Appalachian Consultations by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 09, 2016 09:24 PM: Consultations with technical experts in the southern region of the Appalachians on the Landscape Conservation Design.

Northern Appalachian Consultations by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 09, 2016 09:22 PM: Consultations with technical experts in the northern region of the Appalachians on the Landscape Conservation Design.

Initial Consultations by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 09, 2016 09:16 PM: In 2015, a team of technical experts with knowledge of the species, ecosystems, and physiographic regions of the Appalachian LCC geography were assembled to advise in the development of the first iteration of the Landscape Conservation Design. This advisory team identified essential natural resources to represent in the landscape modeling work, capturing a mix of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem types.

Phase 1 Report: Conservation Planning and Design for Appalachian LCC by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 09, 2016 09:12 PM: Conservation planning is concerned with spatially identifying and prioritizing lands and waters important for functioning ecosystems and biodiversity. It is a science utilizing geographic information systems and large datasets to generate scenario-based maps of conservation potential. These scenarios can balance social, economic, and regulatory constraints with processes that occur over time and space. The planning process itself, as well as final products, helps practitioners prioritize where and when to take conservation action.

Phase 1 Research by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Jun 09, 2016 08:52 PM: Well-connected landscapes are necessary to sustain many of the natural and cultural resources important to the Appalachian region today and into the future. If these landscapes are to endure and be resilient to impending environmental changes, it will require a collaborative effort involving many organizations and reaching across jurisdictional and political boundaries. Conservation planning - a process of spatially identifying and prioritizing lands and waters important for functioning ecosystems and biodiversity - is well suited to address the many large-scale biodiversity challenges facing the region and lead to conservation outcomes that link pristine and natural lands into an interconnected landscape for plants, animals, and humans.

A Floral Survey of Cliff Habitats Along Bull Run at Manassas National Battlefield Park by Joseph Badash, last updated: Jun 08, 2016 08:36 PM: Courtney James- Biological Science Technician, NPS, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Esther D. Stroh, Matthew A. Struckhoff, and Keith W. Grabner, U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Creating a Mobile Experience for the Explore Natural Communities Website by Joseph Badash, last updated: Jun 08, 2016 08:33 PM: Judy Teague - Senior Ecologist, Allen Ansellmo - Software Engineer, Erin Jones - Vegetation Ecologist, Dave Hauver - Software Engineer Natureserve, Diane Pavek - Research Coordinator, Ann Gallagher - Science Education Coordinator, Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance, NPS National Capital Region

Accuracy Assessment Results for NCR vegetation maps by Joseph Badash, last updated: Jun 08, 2016 08:33 PM: Judy Teague - Senior Ecologist, Natureserve Diane Pavek - Research Coordinator, Botanist NPS, National Capital Region

Natural Resource Education and Outreach in a Cultural Resource Park: Expanding the Audience by Joseph Badash, last updated: Jun 08, 2016 08:32 PM: Giessell Aguilar, Alison Sloop - Biological Science Technician(s) NPS, Manassas National Battlefield Park