[MPWG] PRESENTATION: Nontimber forest products in the United States in a changing climate, Nov. 2, 1pm ET

[Emanuela Appetiti]

	Dear Patricia and MPWG list members,

	I am happy to know about this event and the report, but I would
like to know more about the alarming news that has been circulating
for the past days on the massive 
REQUEST FOR RECORDS DISPOSITION AUTHORITY, by the Department of the
Interior. The 
Interior’s request involves documents about oil and gas leases,
mining, dams, wells, timber sales, marine conservation, fishing,
endangered species, non-endangered species, critical habitats, land
acquisition, and lots more.

	The request covers these categories of documents from every agency
within the Interior Department, including the Bureau of Land
Management, National Park Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US
Geological Survey, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and others. They are practically asking to
delete history: instead of being the repository of all this important
biological assessments, they are asking to erase any trace...This is
scary. And criminal!

	See the following link for more details:

	https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/ [1]

	All this has prompted the following call:

	https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/2914373/ann-records-destruction-request-us-department-interior
[2]

	I am sure that searching online you will find much more. Are Federal
agencies and departments taking any step to fight this request? 

	Many thanks and best wishes,

Emanuela Appetiti, President & CEO
_INSTITUTE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MEDICAL TRADITIONS [3]_
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK! [4]

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 "De Angelis Patricia" <patricia_deangelis at fws.gov>

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[MPWG] PRESENTATION: Nontimber forest products in the United States in
a changing climate, Nov. 2, 1pm ET

	NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE

November 2, 2018
1 pm Eastern/12 pm Central/ 11 am Mountain/ 10 am Pacific

USFS has published a new report: Nontimber forest products in the
United States under changing conditions that presents the first-ever
synthesis on forest plants and mushrooms used for food, medicine, and
other purposes by businesses and individuals. With contributions from
60 experts drawn from universities, private industry, nonprofit
organizations and federal science agencies, this report brings
together the most recent science on the ecology, economics, social,
and cultural significance of nontimber forest products and
implications of increasingly fluctuating environmental conditions for
them. This presentation will provide key findings from the report,
with examples of key nontimber forest product species such as American
ginseng and wild rice.

Speakers: 

	* James L. Chamberlain, Research Forest Products Technologist with
the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station in Blacksburg, VA.
His research focuses on the utilization of non-timber forest products
(NTFPs) and the sustainable management of forest resources to ensure
the availability of NTFPs.

	* Marla R. Emery, Research Geographer with the USDA Forest Service,
Northern Research Station in Burlington, VT. Her work focuses on the
role of forests in providing food and sustaining cultures in the
United States and beyond.

*This is part of the First Friday All Climate Change Talks (FFACCTs)
Webinars and the presentation will follow an update on USDA Forest
Service and Climate Hub activities.**
To join the webinar:
Step 1: For audio, dial: 1-888-844-9904 and use access code: 3847359
Step 2: Web Login: https://usfs.adobeconnect.com/sfmr-500/ [5]

NOTE: P

resentation uses AdobeConnect. No registration necessary.

Questions: 
Please contact Anne Marsh, National Program Lead for Climate Change
Research, annemarsh at fs.fed.us [6]

See archived 2017 presentations at:
 https://forestthreats.org/news/ffaccts [7]

Hosted by: Hosted by the USDA Forest Service, Research & Development,
in cooperation with the USDA Climate Hubs

 

 

Links:
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[1] https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/
[2]
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/2914373/ann-records-destruction-request-us-department-interior
[3] http://medicaltraditions.org/
[4]
http://webmail.medicaltraditions.org/HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/INSTITUTE-FOR-THE-PRESERVATION-OF-MEDICAL-TRADITIONS/294523497287143
[5] https://usfs.adobeconnect.com/sfmr-500/
[6] mailto:annemarsh at fs.fed.us
[7] https://forestthreats.org/news/ffaccts

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