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U.S.
Dept.
of
Agriculture
Climate
Change
Hubs
Donna
M.
Gibson
Represen=ng
Leadership
of
Northeast
Climate
Change
Hub
United
United
States
States
Department
Department
of Agriculture
of Agriculture
Agricultural
Agricultural
Research
Research
Service
Service
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
Origins
of
USDA
Climate
Hub
Ini=a=ve
• President's
Climate
Ac=on
Plan
June
2013
– Cut
carbon
pollu=on
in
America
– Prepare
the
US
for
impacts
of
climate
change
– Lead
interna=onal
efforts
to
combate
climate
change
and
prepare
for
its
impacts
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
Origins
of
USDA
ini=a=ve
• President's
Climate
Ac=on
Plan
June
2013
– Cut
carbon
pollu=on
in
America
– Prepare
the
US
for
impacts
of
climate
change
– Lead
interna=onal
efforts
to
combate
climate
change
and
prepare
for
its
impacts
àTo
maintain
agricultural
sustainability,
USDA
directed
to
create
7
new
regional
climate
hubs
-‐
together
with
other
federal
partners,
universi=es,
and
other
partners
to
provide
tailored,
science-‐based
knowledge
to
farmers,
ranchers,
and
landowners
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
ARS,
FS,
and
NRCS
named
as
lead
agencies
for
USDA
hubs
July
2013
USDA
Regional
Hubs
for
Risk
Adapta8on
and
Mi8ga8on
to
Climate
Change
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
Proposed
NE
climate
hub-‐
includes
all
of
NY
&
PA,
adds
WVa,
removes
VA
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
Appendix 5. Key USDA Offices and Hub Location for the Northeast
Regional Climate Change Hub
Proposed
NE
Climate
CLIMATE HUB REGIONS
Change
Hub
Durham
USGS
NECS
Ithaca NERCS
State
Map
as
submiLed,
College August
2013
NE Hub locations
ARS/
USFS
NRCS
Partner locations
NERCS USGS & NOAA
or NECS Climate Centers
Greensboro
ARS
United States Department of Agriculture USFS
Agricultural Research Service
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
University
Proposed
USDA-‐NE
Climate
Change
Hub-‐
Leadership
Team
• David
Hollinger1,
Director
dhollinger@fs.fed.us
603-‐868-‐7673
• Lindsey
Rustad1,
Co-‐Leader
lrustad@fs.fed.us
603-‐868-‐7658
• Peter
Kleinman2,
Co-‐Leader
peter.kleinman@ars.usda.gov
814-‐865-‐3184
• Howard
Skinner2,
Co-‐Leader
howard.skinner@ars.usda.gov
814-‐863-‐8758
• Leon
Kochian3,
Co-‐Leader
leon.kochian@ars.usda.gov
607-‐255-‐5480
• Donna
Gibson3,
Co-‐Leader
donna.gibson@ars.usda.gov
607-‐255-‐2359
• Darren
Hickman4,
Co-‐Leader
darren.hickman@gnb.usda.gov
336-‐370-‐3352
1
USDA
Forest
Service,
Northern
Research
Sta=on,
271
Mast
Rd,
Durham,
NH
03824
2
USDA-‐ARS,
Pasture
Systems
and
Watershed
Management
Research
Unit,
University
Park,
PA
16802
3
USDA-‐ARS,
R
W
Holley
Center
for
Agriculture
and
Health,
538
Tower
Road,
Ithaca,
NY
14853
4
USDA
NRCS,
East
Na=onal
Technology
Support
Center,
2901
E.
Lee
St.,
Suite
2100,
Greensboro,
NC
27401
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The President's Climate Action Plan Online Courses
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(June 2013) Greenhouse Gas Inventory: 1990-2008
Learn more about our new course NRCS has developed online courses on air quality, climate change and energy for its
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Changing Climate, Changing Forests:
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Northern Research Station scientists are deeply involved in research to understand the processes and extent of
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global climate change and their probable/possible effects on forest ecosystems. What processes in forest Thomas Huntington, Kathy Fallon Lambert,
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chemical climate changes influence the structure, function, and productivity of forest and related ecosystems, and
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