Southwestern Mountains Resilience Center (SMCRC)
Project Title: Southwestern Mountains Resilience Center
Project Sponsors: Department of Energy
Principal Investigators: Pete Fule (NAU), Salli Dymond (NAU), Mariah Carbone (NAU), Seafha Ramos (NAU), Ken Williams (DOE; UC Berkely), Dan Feldman (DOE; UC Berkeley)
Project Manager: Jaimie Yazzie
Graduate Students: Connor Garrod (MS)
Project Location: Northern Arizona, USA
Funding Total: $950,000
Project Summary:
The SMCRC´s objectives are to:
Project Sponsors: Department of Energy
Principal Investigators: Pete Fule (NAU), Salli Dymond (NAU), Mariah Carbone (NAU), Seafha Ramos (NAU), Ken Williams (DOE; UC Berkely), Dan Feldman (DOE; UC Berkeley)
Project Manager: Jaimie Yazzie
Graduate Students: Connor Garrod (MS)
Project Location: Northern Arizona, USA
Funding Total: $950,000
Project Summary:
The SMCRC´s objectives are to:
- Integrate research tools in dynamics of forests, disturbances, climate, carbon, and hydrology that provide informative practical examples for climate-resilient management of public and Tribal lands. Described in the Proposed Research and Methods section.
- Develop an outreach program for science translation reaching K-12 and adult populations through online materials and a network of Native-serving teachers. This and subsequent objectives are described in the Community Engagement section.
- Foster training and science translation of multidisciplinary climate scientists by building on links with a community college, Tribal college, the national-scale Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, and the Southwest Fire Science Consortium.
- Partner with DOE scientists on developing and communicating relevant science in two-way interactions with southwestern communities.
