Stephen Handler

Scientist--natural

I'm a climate change specialist with the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science. My main role with NIACS is to coordinate the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework, which involves building partnerships, assessing climate change vulnerability, and working with forest managers and landowners to develop real-world projects to adapt and prepare for future change. I moved to Houghton, MI, in 2011 and I love being a Yooper.

Website

Climate Change Response Framework

Adaptation Workbook

Organization(s)

USDA Forest Service

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is a Federal agency that manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service is also the largest forestry research organization in the world, and provides technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies. Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed up the purpose of the Forest Service—"to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run."

Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) has been designed as a collaborative effort among the Forest Service, universities, and forest industry to provide information on managing forests for climate change adaptation, enhanced carbon sequestration, and sustainable production of bioenergy and materials.