In the News
2012
Space News Highlights ForWarn Tool and NASA Collaboration
Space News, a publication for commercial space, military space, and satellite communication businesses, featured the ForWarn monitoring and assessment tool and NASA's role in its development. Read the article, "NASA Satellites Help Forewarn U.S. Forest Service of Trouble."
ForWarn Featured on Capital Ideas--Live! News Conference
EFETAC ecologist Bill Hargrove discussed the ForWarn monitoring and assessment tool during the March 2012 edition of the Capital Ideas--Live! news conference. A recording of the news conference, sponsored by the Alabama Forest Owners' Association, Inc., is available.
News Release - USDA Forest Service and NASA Release Web-Based Tool That Helps Natural Resource Managers Respond to Forest Disturbances
EFETAC and its sister Center, the Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center, recently unveiled a product that helps natural resource managers rapidly detect, identify, and respond to unexpected changes in the nation’s forests by using web-based tools. ForWarn, a satellite-based monitoring and assessment tool, recognizes and tracks potential forest disturbances caused by insects, diseases, wildfires, extreme weather, or other natural or human-caused events. The tool complements and focuses efforts of existing forest monitoring programs and potentially results in time and cost savings. Read more...
News Release - Human population the primary factor in exotic plant invasions in the United States
Extensive ongoing research on biotic invasions around the world constantly increases data availability and improves data quality. New research in the United States shows how using improved data from previous studies on the establishment of exotic plant species changes the understanding of patterns of species naturalization, biological invasions, and their underlying mechanisms. The study was published in the open access journal NeoBiota. Read more...
CompassLive Science Log Features EFETAC Research
The Southern Research Station's new online science log, CompassLive, provides posts about a variety of research taking place in the southern United States and beyond. Recent posts featuring EFETAC research include "UCS Uses EFETAC Tool to Analyze Power Plant Impacts on Water," "People and Plants On the Move," and "A ForWarning." Visit the CompassLive website to read more.
2011
Forest Fragmentation Research Highlighted in Conservation Magazine
Conservation Magazine features highlights of a recently published forest fragmentation study led by EFETAC research ecologist Kurt Riitters. The research, which quantified forest fragmentation in the eastern United States, is described in Conservation Magazine's online article, "Picking Up the Pieces."
The Wildlife Professional Features Forest Service Climate Change Adaptation Efforts
The Fall 2011 issue of The Wildlife Professional, a publication of the Wildlife Society, features several Forest Service projects that are helping forests, grasslands, and wildlife adapt to climate change. The Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options (TACCIMO) and Climate Change Resource Center (CCRC) are included in an article that begins on page 42.
Baton Rouge's The Advocate Discusses Online Climate Change Tools
The Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options (TACCIMO) and Climate Change Resource Center (CCRC) are featured in The Advocate in an article about the climate change "wild card" challenging forest managment and planning. Click here to read the article.
EFETAC Research and Tools Highlighted in Compass Magazine
The 18th issue of the Southern Research Station's Compass magazine–themed "Managing Forests in Climate Change Times"–contains several articles and briefs covering ongoing EFETAC research and developing tools, including:
- Answering the Call: Making Science Accessible for Forest Planners
Download the issue here.
EFETAC Climate Research Featured in News & Observer
EFETAC ecologist Steve McNulty discusses interacting threats to forest health in "Behaviors of birds, bees, ants, fish hint at climate change," an article that appeared in the North Carolina Triangle area's News & Observer on May 1, 2011. Click here to read the article.
The Blue Banner Reports on Collaborative Efforts
The University of North Carolina Asheville's (UNCA) newspaper, The Blue Banner, covered the ongoing partnership between EFETAC and UNCA's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center. The Early Warning System, a key project, is highlighted. Click here to read the article.
Natural Inquirer Features EFETAC Hydrology Research
Natural Inquirer, a middle school science education journal, features EFETAC hydrology research in a climate change-themed edition. EFETAC scientists Johnny Boggs, Ge Sun, Steve McNulty, and Emrys Treasure are also profiled. Click here to access the journal and the article, "Did They Make the Gradient? Climate and Stream Temperatures Now and Into the Future."
New Features Enhance Web-based Climate Change Tool
EFETAC has announced recent upgrades to the Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options (TACCIMO), an interactive, Web-based tool that provides users opportunity to integrate current climate change science into land management planning decisions. Read more...
2010
Forest Service team honored for climate change tool
A team of researchers from EFETAC and natural resource managers and planners from the USDA Forest Service's Southern Region received the 2010 Regional Forester Honor Award for Technology Transfer (Southern Region). Read more...
Asheville Citizen-Times Reports Joint Venture
A joint venture agreement that extends the ongoing collaborative efforts between EFETAC and the University of North Carolina Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC) has been announced. An article about the EFETAC-NEMAC collaboration appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Times on December 30, 2010.
EFETAC Invasive Insect Research Appears in Online LiveScience Article
Recently published invasive insect research by EFETAC cooperating scientist Frank Koch (North Carolina State University) and co-author Bill Smith, EFETAC biometrician, is highlighted in a LiveScience Web article. Click here to read "Insect Scourge: Two New Species Invade U.S. Every Year."
EFETAC Cooperating Scientist Discusses Invasive Insects in Radio Interview
EFETAC cooperating scientist Frank Koch (North Carolina State University) discusses the ecological and economic impacts of invasive insect invasions during an interview aired on KRLD News Radio 1080 in Dallas, TX. Click here to listen.
News Release - Forest Service Web-Based Tool Integrates Climate Change Science and Land Management
EFETAC and the USDA Forest Service's Southern Region have launched the Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options (TACCIMO), an interactive, web-based tool that allows users to integrate climate change science into land management planning decisions. EFETAC researchers and regional forest planners and managers have partnered to ensure an effective, focused tool useful to public and private land managers. Read more...
North Carolina State University (NCSU) Highlights EFETAC Intern
The NCSU College of Natural Resources published an article about Katlin Mooneyham's summer internship experience with EFETAC. Visit the College's News Central website to read the article.
News Release - Forest Service Co-hosts Annual Air Pollution Workshop
EFETAC co-hosted the 42nd Air Pollution Workshop held in Asheville, NC, April 12-14, 2010. The annual workshop provides an informal setting for discussion of issues surrounding air pollution and climate change effects on agricultural crops, forests, and natural ecosystems in North America. Read more...
News Release - Scientists Recognized for Innovative Forest Health Research
An EFETAC scientist and collaborators were awarded top honors for two posters at the annual Forest Service Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) Work Group meeting held earlier this year in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The posters highlighted research focused on forest genetics and climate change as well as a national forest threat early warning system. Read more...
News Release - Researchers Receive Top Honors For Risk Analysis Paper
A collaborative effort among USDA Forest Service, North Carolina State University, and Canadian Forest Service scientists recently received top honors from the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). Read more...
