Position reflects agency’s commitment to science leadership and partnerships as it addresses climate change climate change
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Longtime wildlife biologist and science leader Carol Schuler has been named Assistant Regional Director for Climate Change and Science Application for the Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Director Robyn Thorson announced today. Schuler’s appointment will begin in early December.
Schuler, currently director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Corvallis, Oregon, will lead the regional implementation of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s effort to respond to unprecedented threats to natural resources posed by climate change. She will oversee the development of a collaborative, landscape-level approach to conservation, consistent with the Department of the Interior’s commitment to building a coordinated strategy to respond to the impacts of climate change on the nation’s natural resources.
“Hiring Carol for this important new science position reflects our commitment to strong partnerships with universities, federal science centers and agencies, tribes, states, conservation groups and private partners,” Regional Director Thorson said. “She has the experience, the vision and the familiarity with both researchers and natural resource managers essential for collaborative science-based efforts to address climate change.”
The Service recently released a draft Climate Change Strategic Plan for public comment that complements the http://www.fws.gov/pacific/Climatechange/
