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Announcing a Rooted in Research webinar series in January 2024.

In this technical report, we describe the outcomes of a survey of civic environmental stewardship groups in the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) region, which includes the watersheds of Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, and adjacent Islands. Data collection occurred from November 2020 to June 2021 and involved the creation of a database of environmental stewardship groups (n = 718) who were contacted to participate, resulting in a final sample of 149 valid survey responses. This document reports on the attributes of responding organizations activities (e.g., primary stewardship act...

Sea level rise (SLR) is one of the greatest future threats mangroves face. Mangroves have kept up with past SLR by maintaining their forest floor elevation relative to SLR through root growth, sedimentation, and inland migration. Currently, these processes are affected by human activities. Identifying mangroves resilient to SLR is vital for more effective conservation of mangroves.

Since its inception in 1928 with the passage of the McSweeney/McNary Act, the Forest Inventory and Analysis program has continuously evolved and adapted to meet the growing needs of citizens and policy makers. After an initial focus on harvestable timberlands, the program eventually evolved to include all forestlands. As scientific knowledge grew, it became increasingly evident that research of the impacts and benefits of urban trees was needed, and the FIA program was poised for further enhancement. The 2014 Farm Bill asked FIA to explore options to expand the inventory grid into urban areas....