Jessica Halofsky

Jessica Halofsky’s research is focused on assessing potential effects of climate change on forest vegetation and disturbance regimes, using both modeling and field-based approaches. Jessica also facilitates development of climate change vulnerability assessments and adaptation plans for national forests and other partners across the western United States.

She currently serves as the Director of the Northwest Climate Hub as well as the Western Wildland Environmental Threats Assessment Center. Jessica is an ecologist with over a decade of experience in climate change science and applications. She pioneered one of the first climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation projects with Olympic National Forest and Park, Pacific Northwest Research Station - Olympia Forestry Sciences Laboratory.