Research Interests
Broadly, I'm interested in understanding and forecasting forest carbon dynamics in response to natural and anthropogenic drivers. My work addresses the question of whether forests will continue to be a carbon sink or become a carbon source, which becomes increasingly salient as countries plan to rely on forests to meet emissions reductions targets to limit warming. In my thesis work, I used the information in tree rings to create a climate-sensitive version of the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS), a widely used management tool and carbon calculator. Through my work, I aim to set more realistic expectations of forests' role under changing climate and provide tools for forester managers to make decisions to enhance the ecosystem services of forests, including carbon storage and sequestration.
Current Projects
As a member of the US Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program's Carbon Science Group, I contribute to estimating greenhouse gas emissions and removals for the forest land category in the United States. Currently, I am consulting for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on decision support for evaluating remote sensing technologies, data products, and methods for conformance with CARB's cap-and-trade regulation and forest protocol.
About me
I'm based out of Reno, NV, and spend my free time camping, hiking, backpacking, bikepacking, soaking in hot springs. I can also be found at my local farmer's market or coffee shop.
Education
MSc, University of Arizona, 2021, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
BS, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2017, Biology
Favorite tree: Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
More information:
Personal website: https://clgiebink.github.io/
FIA Carbon Science Group website: https://www.fia.fs.fed.us/forestcarbon/
