Resource Conservation and Climate Change

SERDP and ESTCP’s Resource Conservation and Climate Change program area supports the development of the science, technologies, and methods needed to sustainably manage DoD’s installation infrastructure.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Army Alaska with Decision Support Tools Developed through Field Work and Modeling

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2110
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Douglas, U.S. Army ERDC-CRREL
SERDP Mar 2011

Improved Understanding of Permafrost Controls on Hydrology in Interior Alaska by Integration of Ground-Based Geophysical Permafrost Characterization and Numerical Modeling

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2111
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michelle Walvoord, U.S. Geological Survey
SERDP Mar 2011

Developing Novel Ecosystems that Enhance Carbon Storage, Native Biodiversity, and Human Mobility in Lowland Hawaiian Forests

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2117
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rebecca Ostertag, University of Hawaii at Hilo
SERDP Mar 2011

Statistically Rigorous Carbon Stock Predictions of Forest Restoration in the Southern United States

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2116
Principal Investigator: Dr. Duncan Wilson, Oklahoma State University
SERDP Mar 2011

Developing Tools for Ecological Forestry and Carbon Management in Longleaf Pine

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2115
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lisa Samuelson, Auburn University
SERDP Mar 2011

Development of an Installation Sustainability Measurement Tool: Sustainable Communities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201116
Principal Investigator: Mr. Christopher Kruzel, Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
ESTCP Mar 2011

Modeling the Carbon Implications of Ecologically Based Forest Management

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2118
Principal Investigator: Dr. Matthew Hurteau, School of Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University
SERDP Jan 2011

Measurement and Modeling of Fugitive Dust from Off-Road DoD Activities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1767
Principal Investigator: Dr. Larry Wagner, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
SERDP Jul 2010

Development of a Windbreak Dust Predictive Model and Mitigation Planning Tool

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1730
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric Pardyjak, University of Utah
SERDP Jun 2010

High Resolution Landscape (2-D) Mosaics for Improved Coral Reef Monitoring Capability

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201021
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Wild, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
ESTCP May 2010

Assisted Migration as a Management Tool in Coastal Ecosystems Threatened by Sea Level Rise

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1692
Principal Investigator: Dr. Loretta Battaglia, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SERDP May 2010

Structure and Function of Ephemeral Streams in the Arid and Semiarid Southwest: Implications for Conservation and Management

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1726
Principal Investigator: Dr. Juliet Stromberg, Arizona State University
SERDP May 2010

Characterizing and Quantifying Emissions and Transport of Fugitive Dust Emissions Due to Department of Defense Activities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1729
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Gillies, Desert Research Institute
SERDP Mar 2010

Understanding and Combating the Fire-Enhancing Impact of Non-Native Annuals in Desert Scrub through the Tools of Population and Landscape Ecology

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1721
Principal Investigator: Dr. Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University Newark
SERDP Mar 2010

Predictive Tools to Manage Altered Fire Regimes Caused by Plant Invasions in the Mojave Desert

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1723
Principal Investigator: Dr. Janelle Downs, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
SERDP Mar 2010

An Ecohydrological Approach to Managing Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams on Department of Defense Lands in the Southwestern United States

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1727
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lainie Levick, University of Arizona
SERDP Mar 2010

Watershed to Local Scale Characteristics and Function of Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams on Military Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1725
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Cooper, Colorado State University
SERDP Mar 2010

Hydroecology of Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams: Will Landscape Connectivity Sustain Aquatic Organisms in a Changing Climate?

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1724
Principal Investigator: Dr. Julian Olden, University of Washington
SERDP Mar 2010

Integrated Spatial Models of Non-Native Plant Invasion, Fire Risk, and Wildlife Habitat to Support Conservation on Military Lands in the Arid Southwest

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1722
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brett Dickson, Northern Arizona University
SERDP Oct 2009

Shoreline Evolution and Coastal Resiliency at Three Military Installations: Investigating the Potential for and Impacts of Loss of Protecting Barriers

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1702
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Evans, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
SERDP Sep 2009

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