Highlands+Weekend+Retreat

We had a great weekend in Highlands! Below are some resources from the weekend's activities as well as other, related resources that may be of interest.

Climate Change and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park (video) Landsat 7 Image of Great Smoky Mountain National Park NASA's Precipitation Measurement Mission (PMM), Great Smoky Mountains National Park Lesson:
 * Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resources**

====Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center====

(PPT presentation) (PPT presentation)

(instructions for making and directions for use) (two page fact sheet)
 * Phenology Resources**

Dying giants: The loss of hemlocks in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Biological Controls (video) Study Finds Hemlock Trees Dying Rapidly, Affecting Forest Carbon Cycle Broad-scale mapping of Eastern hemlock decline in the Southern Appalachians using vegetative phenology (pdf presentation) The Tiny Terrors Project
 * Hemlock Resources**

Forest Canopy Heights Across the United States (image ) Predicting climate change extirpation risk for central and Southern Appalachian forest tree species (article)
 * Southern Appalachian Forests**

Climate Change and the Red-Cheeked Salamander (video) Projected Loss of a Salamander Diversity Hotspot as a Consequence of Projected Global Climate Change Tracking Climate Change, Mapping Wildlife Habitat, Open Spaces Institute
 * Salamander Resources**