Publications about Northern Great Plains

IAN is committed to producing practical, user-centered communications that foster a better understanding of science and enable readers to pursue new opportunities in research, education, and environmental problem-solving. Our publications synthesize scientific findings using effective science communication techniques.

Ecological Drought in the North Central United States (Page 1)

Ecological Drought in the North Central United States

Brianne Walsh, Simon Costanzo, Bill Dennison ·
18 April 2016

The Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers (CSCs) and their managing organization, the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center at the U.S. Geological Survey, have chosen the emerging climate science field of Ecological Drought as a research focus area. This newsletter highlights the outcomes of a two-day workshop held in Fort Collins, Colorado, as part of a series of meetings at each of the nation’s eight CSCs.

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Northern Great Plains Network: Using conceptual diagrams to aid communication (Page 1)

Northern Great Plains Network: Using conceptual diagrams to aid communication

Jane Hawkey, Ben Longstaff, Bill Dennison ·
27 January 2009

Conceptual diagrams are effective tools in identifying resource condition trends and for communicating inventory and monitoring data back to national park management and the general public. This newsletter presents the project results from an IAN collaboration with four National Park Service (NPS) Northern Great Plains Network (NGPN) park units and the NGPN Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) Program.

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