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Restoration of Ailing Wetlands: It is widely held that humankind’s destructive tendencies when exploiting natural resources leads to irreparable harm to the environment. Yet, this thinking runs counter to evidence that many ecological systems damaged by severe natural environmental disturbances (e.g., hurricanes) can restore themselves via processes of natural recovery. The emerging field of restoration ecology is capitalizing on the natural restorative tendencies of ecological systems to build a science of repairing the harm inflicted by humans on natural environment. Evidence for this, for example, comes from a new metaanalysis of 124 studies that synthesizes recovery of impacted wetlands worldwide. While it may take up to two human generations to see full recovery, there is promise, given human will, to restore many damaged wetlands worldwide

Structural and Functional Loss in Restored Wetland Ecosystems: Wetlands, which include tropical mangroves and boreal peatlands, are among the most valuable ecosystems in the world because they provide critical ecosystem goods and services, such as carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, fish production, water purification, and erosion control. As global change accelerates the loss of wetlands, attempts are increasing to restore this fragile habitat and its associated functioning. There has been no global evaluation, however, of how effective such restoration efforts have been. Here, we present a meta-analysis of the biological structure (driven mostly by plant communities) and biogeochemical functioning (driven primarily by the storage of carbon in wetland soils) of 621 wetland sites.

US Fish and Wildlife Service - Science Seminar Series - Effects of sea-level rise and altered storminess on Piping Plover breeding habitat along the U.S. Atlantic Coast- January, 2012 - National LCC Event: January 2012 seminar of the five monthly seminar series presented on LCC projects. The January series features Sarah Karpanty's presentation: Effects of sea-level rise and altered storminess on Piping Plover breeding habitat along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.

US Fish and Wildlife Service - Science Seminar Series - Evaluating the Vulnerabilities of Ecological Resources to Climate Change in the Northeast- December, 2011 - National LCC Event: December 2011 seminar of the five monthly seminar series presented on LCC projects. The December series features Dr. Hector Galbraith and Lesley Sneddon's presentation: Evaluating the Vulnerabilities of Ecological Resources to Climate Change in the Northeast.

RFA Conference Call Q & A - March 19, 2011: There were approximately 12 participants on this second informational call. Many had participated in our first call, but new entities included: Downstream Strategies, Ecological Modeling, U. of VA., Penn. State, and Environmental Services.

ISC Notes September 2, 2011: Notes from the ISC meeting conference call September 2, 2011

Draft Mission and Vision by LCC - ISC Meeting: Draft Mission and Vision by LCC - ISC Meeting

Ken Elowe - ISC Meeting - May 4, 2011: Ken Elowe - Conservation Challenges, Opportunities, and Building the Partnership - ISC Meeting - May 4, 2011

Draft Mission and Vision by Organization - ISC Meeting: Draft Mission and Vision by Organization - ISC Meeting May 4, 2011

Draft Illustrative List of Conservation Research Needs - ISC Meeting: Draft Illustrative List of Conservation Research Needs - ISC Meeting May 4, 2011

Draft Appalachian LCC Communications Strategy 2011 - ISC Meeting: Draft Appalachian LCC Communications Strategy 2011 - ISC Meeting May 4, 2011

Megan Nagel Power Point - ISC Meeting May 4, 2011: Megan Nagel Power Point - ISC Meeting May 4, 2011

LCC Operations Meeting Notes - ISC Meeting December 8th, 2011: LCC Operations Meeting Notes - ISC Meeting December 8th, 2011

LCC Administration Meeting Notes - ISC Meeting December 8th, 2011: LCC Administration Meeting Notes - ISC Meeting December 8th, 2011

Executive Summary - ISC Meeting Dec 8, 2011: The meeting at the Inn at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA was well attended by 41 ISC members, representatives, and staff. There were four major topics covered at this gathering regarding operations and administration of the LCC.

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