Climate Change

Issue Statement:  Oklahoma's diverse forest ecosystems and associated benefits will be affected by climate change. 

Issue Documents:
USFS - Strategic-framework Climate Change.pdf
SAF- Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change.pdf
OK Climatological Survey Climate_Statement.pdf
National Wildlife Federation - Climate Change and Wildlife.pdf
SAF - Role of Forests in Climate Change.pdf
SAF - Effects of Climate Change on Wildfire.pdf

Useful Links:

www.forestthreats.org/climate-change

www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/

Working Group Meeting Dates and Location:  Tuesday - May 26, 2009 (9am - 4:30pm) at ODAFF-Forestry Services Conference Room

Working Group Members:

John Burwell Oklahoma Forestry Services  State Forester/Director
Kurt Atkinson Oklahoma Forestry Services Assistant Director 
Kerry Dooley Oklahoma Forestry Services Forest Inventory Manager 
Dr. Rod Will OSU-Natural Resources Ecology and Management Associate Professor

Meeting Facilitator Meeting Logistics Meeting Maps
Erin Johnson, Forest Resource Planner George Geissler, Forest Management David Murray, GIS Specialist 
erin.johnson@oda.state.ok.us george.geissler@oda.state.ok.us david.murray@oda.state.ok.us