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Welcome from Dr. Linda R. Donoghue, Station Director
I believe North Central can and should help these decision-makers by informing their choices. To do this successfully, our research must be policy-relevant by design. A few years ago, we decided it wasn’t enough to take research we were already doing and reformulate it to meet today’s issues. Instead, we started over. We conducted a comprehensive review of issues facing our clients, then launched three new programs---Landscape Change, Forest Productivity, and Riparian Landscapes. For the next 5 years, teams of scientists from various field locations will collaborate to study these issues through a transdisciplinary lens. To complement these cross-cutting studies, we’ll continue to conduct policy-relevant research at individual work units. Our final strategy is in the realm of research delivery. We’re working hard to develop tools that will support you in your work---interactive, customizable maps, software, and management guides--that allow you to turn science into substance. Our goal is a single web portal that will allow you to search our databases, run our software, download our documents, and chat with our scientists. If these plans for the future resonate with you, please consider joining us as advisory clients and working cooperators. Evolving in close relationship with you coevolving will be an even more effective path to innovation and true service. At North Central, we’re committed to conducting world-class science that enhances our neighbors’ lives. We look forward to working with you, and for you.
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