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The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) coordinates all Climate Change Response Framework projects in conjunction with our many partners. Learn more about NIACS
Please contact the appropriate project coordinator for your region with any questions about the website or the Framework Project.
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Chris Swanston is a research ecologist at the Forest Service Northern Research Station, and is director of the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science. Chris has been the Project Lead for the Climate Change Response Framework projects since the pilot began in 2009. Visit Chris' profile. -
Leslie Brandt is the coordinator for the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework, serving the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. Leslie has been working on climate change adaptation and outreach with NIACS since 2009. Visit Leslie's profile. -
Patricia Butler is the coordinator of the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response Framework in Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. Patricia has been working to develop climate change tools and resources with NIACS since 2009. Visit Patricia's profile. -
Stephen Handler is a co-coordinator for the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework, focusing on the states of Minnesota and Michigan. Before joining NIACS in 2011, Stephen worked for 3 years in the areas of forest carbon assessment and climate change mitigation. Visit Stephen's profile. -
Maria Janowiak is a co-coordinator of the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework, with an emphasis on northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula. Maria has been working with land managers on issues related to climate change and adaptation since 2007. Visit Maria's profile. -
Danielle Shannon is a climate change outreach specialist supporting Climate Change Response Framework projects in the Northwoods, Central Hardwoods and Central Appalachians regions. Danielle has been working on climate change vulnerability assessments since 2011. Visit Danielle's profile.