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Cary Institute to host Climate Week NYC event on addressing the wildfire crisis
… A forest ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Winslow Hansen studies how climate change … managers and policymakers to implement more effective fire management and community adaptation strategies. During … fail to regenerate, causing forests to permanently shift to shrublands and grasslands. Hansen uses field experiments, …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… remote sensing, and simulation models to target forest management that reduces risk of catastrophic wildfires. … are a fire away from becoming shrubland. We are seeing an ecosystem shift happen in a compressed timescale, and it … biodiversity, carbon storage, and even water availability. Shrublands store less carbon, creating a feedback loop that …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… The study, led by researchers at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and The New School’s Urban Systems Lab … Use Education and Research. Stormwater management features at the Henrietta Lacks Educational Park … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… GIequity.org Researchers from Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and the New School’s Urban Systems Lab … vary widely and are often narrowly focused on stormwater management. (There is also an associated press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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Adapting to the New Age of Wildfire
… intelligence (AI) and computing can inform stewardship and management that reduce wildfire risk. Hansen is a forest … area and emissions from California's forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands … piece is really understanding the role of biodiversity and ecosystem function and not—my background's in wildlife, …
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Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents
… Barbara Han , a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , in an international team of scientists … predictions about viral emergence at scales where management can actually mitigate disease emergence,” said …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… Solomon , who studies lake ecology at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. However, he cautions that more research … what actually is a safe level of salt in a freshwater ecosystem. The US applies an estimated 24.5 million tons … in salt use. This can be done safely by adopting best management practices and new technologies . As a test of …
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… forest ecologist Evan Gora from Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is co-leading a new project that will … change with global warming has big implications for forest management and reforestation efforts, said Gora. The …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… at Grand Teton National Park to evaluate whether different management strategies might reduce wildfire risk to people … and quantitative ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Her research is focused on how climate … a forest and landscape ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. She studies how disturbances like fire …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Lisa Borre
… Institute, Lisa worked for the conservation and sustainable management of lakes for more than 20 years. She coordinated … to document and share lessons learned in lake basin management. She has also worked as a freelance writer and … with the SAFER Project: Sensing the Americas' Freshwater Ecosystem Risk from Climate Change (2015-2018). She wrote …
ltumblety - 12/11/2023 - 08:42