Sarah J. Hines
Science Delivery Specialist
Urban Forests, Human Health, and Environmental Quality
Baltimore Field Station, 5523 Research Park Drive
Baltimore, MD 21228
United States
Baltimore, MD 21228
United States
Phone
443-543-5390
Education
- University of Michigan, M.S., Environmental Science, 2007
- University of Michigan, M.B.A., Sustainable Business Enterprise, 2007
- Harvard University, B.A., Biological Anthropology, 2002
Professional Experience
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Science Delivery Specialist,
Rocky Mountain Research Station,
2011 -
Current
I work with both RMRS research scientists and land managers throughout the Interior West to develop and deliver science relevant to Forest Planning, assessing climate change vulnerability, planning for climate change adaptation, and more. I am the editor of “The Science You Can Use Bulletin” (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/science-application-integration/publications/), a bi-monthly RMRS publication with a distribution to thousands of land and resource managers in the Interior West. I currently serve as co-chair of the Climate Change Resource Center (www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc) and have been a member of the Production Team since 2010.
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Resource Specialist,
Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry and Northern Research Station,
2007 -
2011
I served as a Presidential Management Fellow and resource specialist with the Northeastern Area S&PF and the Northern Research Station. In this position, I helped to deliver carbon and climate change-related research and information to land managers and develop projects to facilitate mitigation and adaptation to climate change on state and private forests.
Featured Publications
- Hines, Sarah J.; Heath, Linda S.; Birdsey, Richard A. 2010. An annotated bibliography of scientific literature on managing forests for carbon benefits
- Gillette, Nancy E.; Wood, David L.; Hines, Sarah J.; Runyon, Justin B.; Negron, Jose F. 2014. The once and future forest: Consequences of mountain pine beetle treatment decisions
- Hines, Sarah; Matonis, Megan. 2014. Overview of the Future Forest Webinar Series [Chapter 1]
- Hines, Sarah; Brenkert-Smith, Hannah; Champ, Patty; Joyce, Linda; Robichaud, Pete; Ryan-Burkett, Sandra. 2014. Science You Can Use (SYCU) - Our relationship with a dynamic landscape: Understanding the 2013 Northern Colorado Flood
- Hines, Sarah; Klopfenstein, Ned; Richardson, Bryce; Warwell, Marcus; Kim, Mee-Sook. 2013. Science You Can Use (SYCU) - Return of the king: Western white pine conservation and restoration in a changing climate
- Hines, Sarah; Isaak, Dan; Luce, Charles; Young, Michael K. 2014. Science You Can Use (SYCU) - Climate change, crowd-sourcing, and conserving aquatic biotas in the Rocky Mountains this century
- Swanston, Chris; Furniss, Michael J.; Schmitt, Kristen; Guntle, Jeffrey; Janowiak, Maria; Hines, Sarah, eds.. 2012. Forest and grassland carbon in North America: A short course for land managers
- Birdsey, Richard; Pan, Yude; Janowiak, Maria; Stewart, Susan; Hines, Sarah; Parker, Linda; Gower, Stith; Lichstein, Jeremy; McCullough, Kevin; Zhang, Fangmin; Chen, Jing; Mladenoff, David; Wayson, Craig; Swanston, Chris. 2014. Past and prospective carbon stocks in forests of northern Wisconsin: a report from the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Climate Change Response Framework
- Millar, Constance I.; Skog, Kenneth E.; McKinley, Duncan C.; Birdsey, Richard A.; Swanston, Christopher W.; Hines, Sarah J.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Reinhardt, Elizabeth D.; Peterson, David L.; Vose, James M. 2012. Adaptation and mitigation
- Skog, Kenneth E.; McKinley, Duncan C.; Birdsey, Richard A.; Hines, Sarah J.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Reinhardt, Elizabeth D.; Vose, James M. 2014. Chapter 7: Managing Carbon
Other Publications
- Grove, Morgan ; Lehnen, Joe ; Repka, Marisa ; Carroll, Jeff ; Divine, Kari ; Paul, Scott ; Fernholz, Katie ; Freeman, Steve ; Fisher, Cherie ; Hines, Sarah ; Rodbell, Phil. 2021. Urban wood roundtable
- Campbell, Lindsay K.; Svendsen, Erika ; Sonti, Nancy Falxa; Hines, Sarah J.; Maddox, David , eds.. 2019. Green Readiness, Response, and Recovery: A Collaborative Synthesis
- Hines, Sarah J.; Campbell, Lindsay K.; Sonti, Nancy Falxa; Svendsen, Erika ; Maddox, David. 2019. Background
- Hines, Sarah J.; Campbell, Lindsay K.; Sonti, Nancy Falxa; Svendsen, Erika ; Maddox, David. 2019. Epilogue: Tracing the lines between storytelling, science, and recovery outcomes
- Grove, Morgan; Childers, Daniel L.; Galvin, Michael; Hines, Sarah J.; Munoz-Erickson, Tischa; Svendsen, Erika S. 2016. Linking science and decision making to promote an ecology <em>for</em> the city: practices and opportunities
Research Highlights

Catalyzing an urban wood and restoration economy in Baltimore
Year: 2017
The Weeks Act of 1911 enabled the newly established U.S. Forest Service to restore land and watersheds. One hundred and six years later, agency work continues in both familiar and new landscapes. In urban areas, where land reclamation and restoration enables holistic change, Forest Service scientist...

IITF and NRS each established a Charter for Urban Field Stations and Networks
Year: 2016
IITF and NRS officially established charters for Urban Research Stations in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia to develop and deliver knowledge that contributes to the understanding of urban social-ecological systems and the adaptation of practices that lea...