USGS Western Region Geography
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Western Region Geography conducts science projects that provide information and
analyses that help people and policymakers make informed decisions about issues that have roots in the
interactions people have with their environment.
On April 21, 2008, WGSC hosted Dr. Jake Weltzin, executive director of the USGS-sponsored National Phenology Network in a discussion of phenology: an emerging integrative science for assessing impacts of global change, and for increasing citizen awareness and participation in understanding environmental impacts of human activities. The USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) is an emerging and exciting partnership between federal agencies, the academic community, and the general public to monitor and understand the influence of seasonal cycles on the Nation’s biological resources. The goal of the USA-NPN (www.usanpn.org) is to establish a wall-to-wall science and monitoring initiative focused on phenology, the seasonal pulse of the biosphere and thus the gateway to climatic effects on ecosystems and ecosystem services. (link to video of talk)
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