02/04/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"climate change is already altering our nation's forests in significant ways and those alterations are likely to accelerate in the future."
"According to Forest Service's assessments, more than half our nation's fresh water comes from forest ecosystems."
"Congress is terrible about spending money to make sure we're ready for these crises before they occur."
"We're falling behind in our preparation for known threats, and we're not laying the intellectual and the scientific groundwork to prepare for the next round of threats."