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Fire Science Exchange Network: Connect to Local Experts

FireScience.gov is a one-stop source to access fire science information, resources and funding announcements for scientists, fire practitioners and decision makers.

On this site, you...

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11/17/17
Water Resources Research

Water Resources Research is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on hydrology and water resources. It publishes original research in the natural and social...

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11/17/17
Climate Change and Water Tools

The “Being Prepared for Climate Change” workbook is a step by step guide for place-based organizations to develop risk-based climate change adaptation plans. This interactive...

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11/15/17
Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast

More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities. This demographic shift creates a host of new opportunities, but also some new risks, especially given the challenges posed by climatic extremes. This timely...

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11/15/17
Sustainable Energy for All

There is a sustainable energy movement underway - one that is helping to secure a cleaner, just and prosperous world for all. Visit this site for a variety of educational resources to learn more about the latest...

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11/7/17
Future of Supply Chains 2025

Deepening our understanding of both sets of drivers and their potential implications for supply chains creates a powerful lens through which to reimagine the ways that all parties to global supply chains create value and contribute to a more just...

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11/7/17
SITN

Science in the News is a Graduate Student Group at the Harvard Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences that work to bridge the communication gap between scientists and non-scientists. They...

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11/6/17
EPA's National Stormwater Calculator

EPA’s National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a software application that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site....

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11/6/17
The Future of Museums-2040

For the November/December 2017 issue of Museum magazine, Elizabeth Merritt, director of the Alliance’s Center for the Future of Museums, invited contributors to explore one specific future that might result from existing limits and challenges playing...

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11/3/17
Science and Technology for SDGs: Decarbonizing the Energy System

Check out this presentation for trends in the energy sector and economically viable energy efficeincy measures we need need to take to achieve the SDGs set in 2015. 

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10/24/17
Production Pointers
Each month, Dr. Christopher J. Currey, assistant professor at Iowa State University, guides growers through an assortment of greenhouse scenarios in his Production Pointers column. Are you applying PGRs to poinsettias? With Currey’s help, you can...
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10/16/17
Developing a Climate Action Plan for Your Community: Lessons from the Florida Keys

A collaboration between the Climate Learning Network and the ANREP Climate Science Initiative, this webinar will...

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10/4/17
Earth to Sky Recorded Webinars

Learn about a variety of conservation-related topics from experts in their field through Earth to Sky Archived Videos & Webinars and ...

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9/29/17
Natural Areas Association Webinar Series

The Natural Areas Association Webinar Series covers a wide variety of conservation related topics that are useful to public gardens that manage natural areas and want to learn more about tools,...

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9/20/17
An Innovative Green-Roof as a Social Empowerment Tool

CICEANA’s Botanical Garden, located on the rooftop of its headquarters in Mexico City, has acted as a catalyst throughout Mexico for a series of green roof and green spaces projects. One example is in Monterrey, where we have designed and built a 4,500...

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7/9/17
Running a Production Nursery with a Conservation Focus in the Public Eye

To be tenable in the modern age, botanical gardens are obligated to be more than just display gardens but are called to be active parts of their community, both locally and globally. An open-propagation...

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9/24/16
Hurricane Sandy Benefits: Collaborative Research & the Consortium of Coastal Parks

Climate change is affecting public landscapes now. Research into managing existing landscapes and designing new ones is critical if our parks and gardens are to adapt. After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a...

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9/24/16
Climate is Changing Collections Management

As climate change places continued pressure upon wild-plant populations, botanical gardens and arboreta become increasingly indispensable conservation agents. Not only are collection managers faced with harder...

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9/24/16
An Ecologist in the Garden: Public Garden Management Lessons from Natural Areas Ecology

As public gardens continue to place increased emphasis on sustainable landscape and operational strategies, learning to look to the sciences of ecology and natural areas management becomes of greater practical...

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9/24/16
Energy-Saving Trees

Public gardens have the capacity to have a positive influence on their community though interactions with their guests. The Energy-Saving Trees Program offers a platform for gardens to provide service to their...

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9/22/16

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