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Proximity to Power: How the Preservation of Lafayette Square Paved the Way for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966: Kathryn Smith- National Historic Landmarks & National Register Coordinator, NPS National Capital Region

Presence of Ranavirus and Chytrid Pathogens among Amphibians: Christine Densmore- Veterinary Medical Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center

Predictions of Coastal Vegetation Change Associated with Sea Level Rise: Andrew Elmore- Associate Professor University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science- Appalachian Laboratory

New Sampling Design Reveals Hotspots for Brook Trout Recruitment in Catoctin Mountain Park: Nathaniel Hitt- Aquatic Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center

Joint Influence of Deer Management and an Invasive Grass on Tree Seedling Establishment at Catoctin Mountain Park: John Paul Schmit- Quantitative Ecologist, NPS, National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Program

Gone but not Forgotten: Storer College: Elaine Eff- Former Director, Cultural Conservation Program, Maryland Historical Trust

Determining the Appropriate Unit of Management Among Brook Trout Populations Exhibiting Prodigious Neutral Genetic Differentiation and Cryptic Metapopulations in the Chesapeake Bay Drainages with Emphasis on Catoctin Mountain Park: Tim King- Fishery Biologist (Genomics), U.S. Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center

Movement and Gathering Across Time: A Preliminary Report on the Potomac River Gorge Environmental History and Historic Resource Study Project: Kirsten Crase- Research Associate & Project Director, University of Maryland School of Architecture Planning and Preservation

National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Archeology Contributions: Successes (and Shortcomings) in Unexpected Situations at Two Historic Sites of the George Washington Memorial Parkway: Matthew Virta- Cultural Resources Program Manager, George Washington Memorial Parkway

Integrating Cultural Resource Preservation Priorities at a Landscape Scale: Introduction to the collaborative research program being sponsored jointly by the NPS and Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative: Jean Brennan- Science Coordinator, Appalachian Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC)

Closing Remarks from the Spotlight on National Park Resources in the National Capital Region: Perry Wheelock- Associate Regional Director, Resource Stewardship and Science, NPS, National Capital Region

Goals for Stakeholder Engagement in Focal Landscape: The Appalachian LCC is engaging in an integrated, multi-scale conservation planning and design initiative throughout its geography. Phase I of this research identified five different conservation design elements. The largest element is made up of regionally connected cores. These cores are broad areas of regional significance (i.e., irreplaceability) that have high internal landscape connectivity. The LCC has strategically decided to target two of these core areas as part of its ongoing effort in Phase II of this process to reach out and collaborate with local partners working in these cores. These two areas include the Tennessee River Basin and western Pennsylvania.

Scientists: Strong evidence that human-caused climate change intensified 2015 heat waves: Human-caused climate change very likely increased the severity of heat waves that plagued India, Pakistan, Europe, East Africa, East Asia, and Australia in 2015 and helped make it the warmest year on record, according to new research published today in a special edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.