The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Wildlife Federation have developed a series of web conferences to increase communication and transfer of technical information between conservation professionals regarding the increasing challenges from climate change. This program is being facilitated by the USFWS's National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) Applied Landscape Conservation Team.

New forest inventories show that the nation's forests absorb nearly half of our greenhouse gas pollutants if left undisturbed. Forests are a critical part of the global atmospheric carbon cycle that contribute to climate stabilization by absorbing (sequestering) and storing vast amounts of carbon dioxide in trees (live and dead), soils and understory foliage. As a forest ages, it continues to accumulate and store carbon, functioning as a net carbon “sink” for centuries. The implications for natural resource managers will be discussed.

Presenters include: Thomas Lovejoy Professor, George Mason University, Dominick DellaSala President, Chief Scientist, Geos Institute, Mark Harmon Richardson Chair & Professor, Oregon State University, Beverly Law Professor, Oregon State University. To register, go to: http://bit.ly/1gbBaUh