Nicole DeCrappeo is the Director of the Northwest and North Central Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs), two of the nine regional centers that form the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center Network.
Nicole DeCrappeo is the Director of the Northwest and North Central Climate Adaptation Science Centers. Prior to this position, she served as Deputy Director for the Alaska CASC, Deputy Director for the NW CASC, and Research Coordinator of the NW CASC. Her research experience includes 10 years with the U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, where she studied the links between native and exotic invasive plants, soil biological communities, and nutrient cycling in arid lands of the western U.S. She has also worked on topics ranging from biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in tallgrass prairies to climate change effects on soil communities in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Nicole has a Ph.D. in Soil Science from Oregon State University, an M.S. in Ecology from Colorado State University, and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from American University.
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Contributions to the development of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sagebrush Conservation Strategy
USGS scientists are contributing to the development of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sagebrush Conservation Strategy, a strategy intended to provide guidance so that efforts to conserve the iconic greater sage-grouse can be expanded to the entire sagebrush biome to benefit the people and wildlife that depend on it.