Prominent Conservationist to Lead Northeast RegionÕs Landscape Conservation and Climate Change Efforts
Regional Director Marvin Moriarty announced today that Dr. Kenneth Elowe, Director of Resource Management of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, has been named Assistant Regional Director for Science Applications for the Northeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Elowe’s appointment will begin later this summer. For more than 20 years, Dr. Elowe has been a national leader in landscape habitat conservation. His work has advanced the knowledge within the wildlife conservation profession about how to accomplish landscape conservation. In his new position, Elowe will lead regional implementation of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s response to unprecedented threats to natural resources posed by climate change climate change
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.
Learn more about climate change . He will oversee development of a collaborative, landscape-level approach to conservation, as part of the Department of the Interior’s commitment to building a coordinated strategy in response to the impacts of climate change on the nation’s fish, wildlife and plant resources. “We are fortunate to bring Ken to the Fish and Wildlife Service for this important new science position,” said Regional Director Marvin Moriarty. “Ken’s vision and experience will ensure that we work closely with our partners to implement collaborative, science-based efforts to address climate change.” Currently the Service is working with universities, tribes, states, federal agencies and other partners and stakeholders to create regional climate science partnerships called landscape conservation cooperatives (LCCs). These LCCs will provide scientific and technical support to land managers and partnerships to develop and apply landscape-scale conservation strategies in a changing climate. Elowe will provide leadership to four LCCs: the North Atlantic LCC, the South Atlantic LCC, the Appalachian LCC and the Great Lakes LCC. One of Elowe’s most recent accomplishments in landscape conservation has been his work with the Coalition of Northeast Governors to adopt a policy statement that will facilitate the availability of better range-wide and regional fish, wildlife and habitat information. This will give Northeast Governors better information on science and the impacts of climate change, resulting in more informed decisions affecting the future of fish, wildlife and their habitats. Dr. Elowe is a leader with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies on national fish and wildlife policy issues, including the Endangered Species Act and migratory bird management. Dr. Elowe has been the Director of Resource Management for MDIF&W since 1998. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Bowdoin College in 1978. He holds a master of science and a doctorate from University of Massachusetts – Amherst in wildlife biology. More information on the Service’s climate change and landscape conservation activities in the Northeast, visit http://www.fws.gov/northeast/Climatechange/.
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.
Learn more about climate change . He will oversee development of a collaborative, landscape-level approach to conservation, as part of the Department of the Interior’s commitment to building a coordinated strategy in response to the impacts of climate change on the nation’s fish, wildlife and plant resources. “We are fortunate to bring Ken to the Fish and Wildlife Service for this important new science position,” said Regional Director Marvin Moriarty. “Ken’s vision and experience will ensure that we work closely with our partners to implement collaborative, science-based efforts to address climate change.” Currently the Service is working with universities, tribes, states, federal agencies and other partners and stakeholders to create regional climate science partnerships called landscape conservation cooperatives (LCCs). These LCCs will provide scientific and technical support to land managers and partnerships to develop and apply landscape-scale conservation strategies in a changing climate. Elowe will provide leadership to four LCCs: the North Atlantic LCC, the South Atlantic LCC, the Appalachian LCC and the Great Lakes LCC. One of Elowe’s most recent accomplishments in landscape conservation has been his work with the Coalition of Northeast Governors to adopt a policy statement that will facilitate the availability of better range-wide and regional fish, wildlife and habitat information. This will give Northeast Governors better information on science and the impacts of climate change, resulting in more informed decisions affecting the future of fish, wildlife and their habitats. Dr. Elowe is a leader with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies on national fish and wildlife policy issues, including the Endangered Species Act and migratory bird management. Dr. Elowe has been the Director of Resource Management for MDIF&W since 1998. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Bowdoin College in 1978. He holds a master of science and a doctorate from University of Massachusetts – Amherst in wildlife biology. More information on the Service’s climate change and landscape conservation activities in the Northeast, visit http://www.fws.gov/northeast/Climatechange/.
