Emily Fort
Emily Fort is the Communications, Data and Information Technology Coordinator of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC). Emily serves as the national coordinator for communications, data management, and information technology activities across NCASC and the regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers.
Biography
Emily Fort is the Communications, Data and Information Technology Coordinator of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC), headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Emily serves as the national coordinator for communications, data management, and information technology activities for the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center network. Before coming to the USGS, Emily was the Program Manager for federal collaboration initiatives in the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Budget System Branch. Prior to OMB, Emily served as a program analyst for the National Science Foundation (NSF) where she conducted data management and analyses for NSF. Emily began her career with Project Performance Corporation (PPC), an environmental and IT consulting firm. While at PPC, Emily supported the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management and their strategic planning and budgeting efforts. Emily received a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and a Master’s Degree in Health Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Physics from Guilford College.
Science and Products
Webinar: Bringing Order to Chaos: ScienceBase and Other Project Lifecycle Tools
View this webinar to learn more about the tools and policies that help the CASCs manage the entire lifecycle of our projects and share information with stakeholders and the public - bringing order to what can often be a chaotic process.
Characterization of water-resource threats and needs for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges in the Legacy Mountain-Prairie Region, 2020
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), began a study in 2019 to complete the compilation and quality assurance of water-resource threats and needs data for the 117 National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) in the FWS Legacy Mountain-Prairie Region (LMPR) and to characterize the water-resource threats and...
Bauch, Nancy J.; Kohn, Michael S.; Caruso, Brian S.
Balancing the need for seed against invasive species risks in prairie habitat restorations
Adequate diversity and abundance of native seed for large-scale grassland restorations often require commercially produced seed from distant sources. However, as sourcing distance increases, the likelihood of inadvertent introduction of multiple novel, non-native weed species as seed contaminants also increases. We created a model to determine an...
Larson, Jennifer L; Larson, Diane L.; Venette, Robert Effects of midazolam on corticosterone and blood gases in spectacled eiders prior to transmitter implantation
Stress and physical exertion may affect the physiology and behavior of wildlife during and after capture, and consequently, survival following release. Such effects may reduce the quality and quantity of the data obtained from captured wildlife. We captured spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri), a species listed as threatened under the United...
Spriggs, Maria; Rizzolo, Daniel; Martin, Kate; Myers, Gwen E.; Sexson, Matthew G.
Executive summary and annotated bibliography of selected references from “Microbial and viral indicators of pathogens and human health risks from recreational exposure to waters impaired by fecal contamination” with related project ideas for Gwinnett County, Georgia
This document was prepared in cooperation with Gwinnett County, Georgia, to supplement the journal article “Microbial and Viral Indicators of Pathogens and Human Health Risks from Recreational Exposure to Waters Impaired by Fecal Contamination” (published in Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment). The document includes an executive...
McKee, Anna M.; Cruz, Marcella A. Earthquakes indicated magma viscosity during Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption
Magma viscosity strongly controls the style (for example, explosive versus effusive) of a volcanic eruption and thus its hazard potential, but can only be measured during or after an eruption. The identification of precursors indicative of magma viscosity would enable forecasting of the eruption style and the scale of associated hazards1. The...
Roman, Diana; Soldati, Arianna; Dingwell, Donald Bruce; Houghton, Bruce F.; Shiro, Brian A new addition to the embalmed fauna of ancient Egypt: Güldenstaedt’s White-toothed Shrew, Crocidura gueldenstaedtii (Pallas, 1811) (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae)
The Falcon Necropolis at Quesna in the Nile Delta of Egypt is considered to have been founded by the priest Djedhor, the Saviour, of Athribis (Tell Atrib in modern Benha) at the beginning of the Ptolemaic Period. Recent excavations here have revealed abundant avian remains from mummies dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Horus Khenty-Khety....
Woodman, Neal; Ikram, Salima; Rowland, Joanne Using enclosed Y-mazes to assess chemosensory behavior in reptiles
Reptiles utilize a variety of environmental cues to inform and drive animal behavior such as chemical scent trails produced by food or conspecifics. Decrypting the scent-trailing behavior of vertebrates, particularly invasive species, enables the discovery of cues that induce exploratory behavior and can aid in the development of valuable basic...
Parker, M. Rockwell; Currylow, Andrea Faye; Tillman, Eric A.; Robinson, Charlotte J.; Josimovich, Jillian Maureen; Bukovich, Isabella M.G.; Nazarian, Lauren A.; Nafus, Melia G.; Kluever, Bryan M.; Yackel Adams, Amy A. Weather affects post‐fire recovery of sagebrush‐steppe communities and model transferability among sites
Altered climate, including weather extremes, can cause major shifts in vegetative recovery after disturbances. Predictive models that can identify the separate and combined temporal effects of disturbance and weather on plant communities and that are transferable among sites are needed to guide vulnerability assessments and management...
Applestein, Cara; Caughlin, Trevor; Germino, Matthew Identifying resting locations of a small elusive forest carnivore using a two-stage model accounting for GPS measurement error and hidden behavioral states
Studies of animal movement using location data are often faced with two challenges. First, time series of animal locations are likely to arise from multiple behavioral states (e.g., directed movement, resting) that cannot be observed directly. Second, location data can be affected by measurement error, including failed location fixes....
Hance, Dalton; Moriarty, Katie M.; Hollen, Bruce A.; Perry, Russell
Water resources of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Information concerning the availability, use, and quality of water in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, is critical for proper water-supply management. The purpose of this fact sheet is to present information that can be used by water managers, parish residents, and others for stewardship of this vital resource. In 2014, about 46.99 million gallons...
Lindaman, Maxwell A.; White, Vincent E.
Water resources of Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Information concerning the availability, use, and quality of water in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, is critical for proper water-supply management. The purpose of this fact sheet is to present information that can be used by water managers, parish residents, and others for stewardship of this vital resource. In 2014, about 589.87 million...
Lindaman, Maxwell A.; White, Vincent E.
3D Elevation Program—Federal best practices
The goal of the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is to complete nationwide data acquisition in 8 years, by 2023, to provide the first-ever national baseline of consistent high-resolution three-dimensional data—including bare earth elevations and three-dimensional point clouds—collected in a timeframe of less than a decade. Successful implementation of...
Lukas, Vicki; Baez, Vanessa