Fact Sheet 2011–3057
SummaryChanges to the Earth’s climate—temperature, precipitation, and other important aspects of climate—pose significant challenges to our Nation’s natural resources now and will continue to do so. Managers of land, water, and living resources need to understand the impacts of climate change—which will exacerbate ongoing stresses such as habitat fragmentation and invasive species—so they can design effective response strategies. In 2008 Congress created the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); this center was formed to address challenges resulting from climate change and to empower natural resource managers with rigorous scientific information and effective tools for decision-making. Located at the USGS National Headquarters in Reston, Virginia, the NCCWSC has invested over $20M in cutting-edge climate change research and is now leading the effort to establish eight regional Department of the Interior (DOI) Climate Science Centers (CSCs). |
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Beard, Douglas, 2011, Delivering Climate Science for the Nation’s Fish, Wildlife, and Ecosystems: The U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011–3057, 2 p.