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Information, photos and reports for the project monitoring on the Fremont/Winema National Forest. Gathering such a diverse amount of data requires many different types of survey methods and techniques. Among those used on this project are the selection of locations, vegetation surveys, canopy surveys, soil surveys. 

Climate change is already affecting the American people in far-reaching ways. Certain types of extreme weather events with links to climate change have become more frequent and/or intense, including prolonged periods of heat, heavy downpours, and, in some regions, floods and droughts. In addition, warming is causing sea level to rise and glaciers and Arctic sea ice to melt, and oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorb carbon dioxide.  These and other aspects of climate change are disrupting people’s lives and damaging some sectors of our economy.

The idea of the Innovation & Learning Center (ILC) began when LCRI Executive Director Jim Walls happened to run into Superintendent of School District #7 at the time Sean Gallagher. Jim shared that he was searching for a local venue to host renewable energy workshops, bringing in outside communities to learn from Lake County’s efforts in using renewable energy as an economic development tool. 

Renewable Energy as an Economic Development Strategy. With new drilling techniques and fracturing more oil and natural gas will be produced in this country. LCRI hopes that just because of these advances we do not as a Nation go back to the 70's where following the oil embargo we did not pursue changes in our energy policy. We cannot waste another 40 years and let some future generation deal with energy shortages that we could have overcome today. 

Renewable Energy as an Economic Development Strategy. With new drilling techniques and fracturing more oil and natural gas will be produced in this country. LCRI hopes that just because of these advances we do not as a Nation go back to the 70's where following the oil embargo we did not pursue changes in our energy policy. We cannot waste another 40 years and let some future generation deal with energy shortages that we could have overcome today.