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6(Holman—continued from page 5)1985, the Fund has helped community, government and business leaders protect more than seven million acres of highpriorityconservation lands nationwide, including wildlife habitat, working farms and forests, community green space andhistoric sites.Many of The Conservation Fund’s national programs are based in Chapel Hill, including the Natural Capital InvestmentFund, Resourceful Communities, Shade Fund, and Strategic Conservation. The NC office is the Fund’s largestoffice outside of its Arlington, VA headquarters.McNulty Named “Most Distinguished” in Forest SciencePosted by zhoyle on February 4, 2013Dr. Steven McNulty, research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service Southern ResearchStation (SRS), recently received the agency’s national Research and Development“Distinguished Science Award.” He is recognized for sustained research productivity,proactive science technology, innovative leadership, applied forest science, andlongtime federal service. McNulty accepted his award during the February 12, 2013,ceremony in Arlington, VA.“I’m deeply honored to receive the Forest Service distinguished science award,”says McNulty, a 21-year career scientist based in Raleigh, NC, who has written morethan 150 scientific papers and given hundreds of scientific presentations.“Forest science positively impacts some of society’s most significant environmentalissues that impact citizens right here in Raleigh, including climate change, water supply,and timber production. I value collaborating with a team of public, private, anduniversity partners who are on the cutting-edge of science exploration and discovery.”McNulty’s individual research focuses on continental-scale forest water, productivity, and health modeling, withemphasis given to interactions and response of forests to global climate change, acid rain, and other environmentalstresses. A North Carolina State University USDA Professor of Natural Resources, McNulty also serves as an adjunctprofessor at the University of Toledo (Ohio) and Beijing Forestry University (China).McNulty received forest and natural resources degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a PhD innatural resources from the University of New Hampshire, under the direction of renowned scientist Dr. JohnAber. He leads a dynamic research team within the SRS Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center,located on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus. An internationally recognized expert on climatechange issues, McNulty spearheads development of research and tools designed to help land managers better understandand cope with climate change impacts on forest management. –Perdita SpriggsFor additional information: Dr. Steven McNulty at (919) 515-9489 or smcnulty@fs.fed.us