Greta says to listen to the science. I’m thinking about all of you at #agu2019

A1: Winters at @HubbardBrook, rest of northeastern US, and parts of Canada now 5 degrees F hotter than 100 years ago. Everything cold is warming fastest: winter more than summer, high more than low latitudes, night more than day Boston University #WarmingForestChat

A1: There is a positive feedback that occurs with winter warming. Warmer winters means there is less snow on the ground, more absorption of sunlight, less reflection, thus more warming, and even less snow #WarmingForestChat

A2: Snow acts as blanket. Less snow means less soil insulation of all that lives in the soil below. Even in mild winter, if temperatures are below freezing and soils not covered with snow, soil more likely to freeze #WarmingForestChat

A2: Frozen soils can damage roots, microbes, insects, and reduce forest carbon sequestration up to 40% #WarmingForestChat

A3: In short-term:warmer temperatures can have some benefit with longer growing seasons for farmers and foresters and lower heating bills in winter. But, warmer temperatures harm people through heat waves, drought, storm surges, and other extreme weather events #WarmingForestChat

A4: Anything that causes plants to reduce carbon uptake during photosynthesis or for plants and soils to release more carbon during respiration means forests store less carbon onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… #WarmingForestChat

A5: Winter whiplash are huge swings in weather not seen in past. Examples include 70-degree days followed by snowy blizzards, then hot days with flooding caused by rapidly melting snow #WinterWhiplash #HBIceStorm #ISE #HubbardBrook Nora Casson @AlixContosta #WarmingForestChat

A6: Currently, pests increasing in numbers and range, so more diseases are hitting trees and people. Examples include #HemlockWoolyAdelgid #barkbettles #WestNileVirus, #LymeDisease #Malaria seritafrey Harvard Forest #WarmingForestChat

A7: We need to conserve and protect our forests and urban trees to ensure their health and functioning, and human well-being. Hubbard Brook #treecanopy #climatejustice #community resilience #treeequity #WarmingForestChat

A7: Trees provide many functions that benefit humans, including regulating our climate in general, keeping us cool in winter, filtering our air and water. We need to protect them. #WarmingForestChat

A7: Thank you all for participating. This was really fun and I learned from each and every one of you! I look forward to continuing our conversation. #WarmingForestChat

Looking forward to a great discussion tonight about #urbanforests and #climatechange!

Receiving this award is such an honor! I couldn’t have done it without so many inspiring students, colleagues, and mentors at Boston University, @bu_urban, BU Biogeosciences, Isela Burd, Boston University Sustainability, Hubbard Brook, Harvard Forest, Arnold Arboretum, Cary Institute

I'm incredibly grateful to be part of the wonderful URBAN community!!

It was great to celebrate the end of the semester with all of you. I'm very thankful to have each and every one of you in our lab!

Excited to share this paper we just published that began with a 2016 workshop in Japan as part of the ILTER Nitrogen Initiative. It was wonderful to work with this fantastic group of people rdcu.be/cR03A ILTER US LTER US LTER BU Biology Boston University @bu_urban

Seeking PhD students to join the Templer lab at Boston University in forest ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, and climate leadership. Apply to BU by Dec 5. Pamela Templer BU Biology @BU_URBAN @BUBiogeo  Check out people.bu.edu/ptempler and Contact [email protected] Please RT.

Seeking PhD students to join the Templer lab at Boston University in forest ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, and climate leadership. Apply to BU by Dec 6. Pamela Templer BU Biology @BU_URBAN @BUBiogeo Check out people.bu.edu/ptempler and Contact [email protected] Please RT.