Additional Resources

The Western Mountain Initiative - (From the WMI website): "The Western Mountain initiative is a team of USGS and USDA Forest Service scientists working together to better understand and predict the responses of Western mountain ecosystems to climatic variability and change, emphasizing sensitivities, thresholds, resistance, and resilience."  Go to the Western Mountain Initiative website.


The Fire and Mountain Ecology (FAME) Laboratory of the University of Washington College of Forest Resources, in collaboration with U.S. Geological Survey and the UW Climate Impacts Group, conducts a variety of research projects and other scientific activities on climatic change, fire, and forest ecology in mountain ecosystems of western North America, reporting on the effects of climatic variability and change on forest resources, as well as broad synthesis efforts on climatic change.


Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) - The mission of the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) is to provide technology, methods, and information to--and to facilitate communication among--decision-makers, resource managers, and the general public to help support effective science-based management of harmful non-native species in Hawaiiand the Pacific.

Haleakala Climate Network-  HaleNet consists of two transects of climate stations along the leeward and windward slopes of Haleakala volcano, Maui Island, Hawai`i. All but two stations in the network are within Haleakala National Park. For many years this network has supported a variety of research and operational activities within the park, including the numerous species invasion issues of concern to BRD scientists and park resource managers.


Loch Vale Watershed Research Project - This project was established to "share results and information on real and potential threats to natural alpine and subalpine resources with the public, scientific community, and air, water, and land managers."  Learn More >