WOC 2022: (1777) USDA Forest Service, Leading as a Climate-Smart STEM Professional
Learning Objectives: Enhance your understanding of the best available science and the role of STEM professionals in the management of climate-smart forests, communities, and economies with outstanding leaders and scientists from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service.
Drought, hurricanes, flooding, extreme weather, and catastrophic wildfires driven by the growing climate crisis threaten the health and resilience of our communities, lands, waters, and wildlife. Now more than ever, science-based management of natural resources is increasingly important for mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change. Thinking about your personal and professional goals are critical steps in planning your STEM career in these rapidly changing times.
Join USDA Forest Service panel members as they describe their impact as leaders helping our nation make climate-smart management decisions. Their research provides a holistic understanding of carbon and ecological dynamics across our nation’s diverse landscapes to help guide sound, science-informed, decision-making in response to climate change and extreme climate events.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
Speakers:
Grizelle Gonzalez
Director- International Institute of Tropical Forestry
USDA Forest Service
Shaneka Lawson
Research Plant Physiologist / SEPM African-American Programs
USDA Forest Service
Conception Flores
Natural Resource Specialist
USDA Forest Service Office of Sustainability and Climate
Consuelo Brandeis
Research Forester
USDA Forest Service
Cassandra Johnson Gaither
Research Social Scientist
USDA Forest Service
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