natural resource policy

Land development and climate change will continue to threaten natural ecosystems and their ability to provide goods and services, according to a new report by the U.S. Forest Service.

The 10th Biennial Conference for Research on the Colorado Plateau invites all resource managers, scientists, citizens, Society for Conservation Biology chapters, and students of North American conservation. This conference will focus on solutions to some of the most pressing conservation issues facing not only the Southwest and West, but also virtually every other region in North America.

Scientists predict that climate change will exact a heavy toll upon the southwestern United States regardless of what is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, the southwestern United States is a test case for climate scientists, economists, lawyers, policymakers and national, state, tribal and community leaders across the nation.

Posted by Michelli Murphy | on October 15, 2008
Researchers are using tree-rings to reconstruct past Colorado River streamflow to see how common, and extreme, southwestern drought can be—information that is vital to water managers.

Posted by Stephen Miller | on September 23, 2008
Changes in the timing of spring snowmelt could have profound implications for aquatic species habitat in Arizona.

Posted by Chelsey Killebrew | on August 22, 2008
Populations of drought-sensitive species are decreasing in response to climate change, even in conservation areas and especially at high-elevations, according to a report prepared by two New Mexico ecologists.