Montana Climate Office
College of Forestry and ConservationThe University of Montana , 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812-5076
Phone: 406-243-5521, Fax: 406-243-4845, Email: state.climatologist@umontana.edu
Lead scientists for the Montana Climate Office
State ClimatologistDr. Kelsey JencsoAssistant Professor, Watershed Hydrologist Department of Forest Management College of Forestry and Conservation The University of Montana 32 Campus Drive Missoula, MT 59812-5076 Phone: 406-243-6793 Email: kelsey.jencso@umontana.edu |
Assistant State ClimatologistDr. Ashley BallantyneAssistant Professor of Bioclimatology Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences College of Forestry and Conservation The University of Montana 32 Campus Drive Missoula, MT 59812-5076 Phone: 406-243-6791 Fax: 406-243-4845 Email: ashley.ballantyne@umontana.edu |
Research and Information Services Staff for the Montana Climate Office
Information ServicesMichael SweetCollege of Forestry and Conservation The University of Montana 32 Campus Drive Missoula, MT 59812-5076 Phone: 406-243-5265 Fax: 406-243-4845 Email: michael.sweet@umontana.edu |
Climate ScienceJared OylerCollege of Forestry and Conservation The University of Montana 32 Campus Drive Missoula, MT 59812-5076 Phone: Fax: Email: jared.oyler@umontana.edu |
Administrative support for the Montana Climate Office
Montana Forest Conservation Experiment Station (MFCES)
The Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station (MFCES) is a state-wide agency and the research unit of the College of Forestry and Conservation. It was founded in 1937 and is responsible for administering a very active research and outreach program across Montana and the World. A wide variety of projects are on-going at any time with Climate Change, Protected Area Management, Wildlife Biology, Water Resources, Landscape Ecology, Applied Forest Management, and Wildland Fire being really significant topics in the first decade of the 21st Century.
Formal Collaborations
Montana Department of Natural Resources and ConservationWater Resources Division
Jesse E. Aber, III, M.Sc., Staff, Governor’s Drought Advisory Committee
1424 9th Ave., Helena, MT 59620-1601
Phone: 406-444-6628, Fax: 406-444-0533, Email: jaber@mt.gov
Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
The Department of Environmental Quality's mission is to protect, sustain, and improve a clean and healthful environment to benefit present and future generations. Govenor Brian Schweitzer in 2005 asked the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to form a Climate Change Advisory Committee to thoroughly study the impact of climate change in Montana. The Montana Climate Change Advisory Committee (MCCAC) had 18 members representing industry, environmental concerns, local and tribal governments, transportation, and agriculture. Visit the DEQ Climate Change in Montana website for further information.
Member of the American Association of State Climatologist
The mission of the National Climate Services Partnership is to effectively provide the nation with high-quality, timely, and relevant climate services. This comes at a time when the demand for climate services is at record levels and is expected to continue growing. The National Climate Services Partnership, comprised of national and regional centers and American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) recognized state climate offices, was created to meet this need.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Partners: State Climatologists
State climate offices provide climate services at the state and local level in partnership with NOAA and other federal agencies, including the Regional Climate Centers (RCC), Regionally Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the National Weather Service (NWS), and the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). State climate offices (SCO) have experienced first-hand the increased demand of climate services, driven by the interest in climate change and society's increased sensitivity to climate and weather events. Learn more about State Climate Offices Role In National Climate Services
The mission of the National Climate Services Partnership is to effectively provide the nation with high-quality, timely, and relevant climate services. This comes at a time when the demand for climate services is at record levels and is expected to continue growing. The National Climate Services Partnership, comprised of national and regional centers and American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) recognized state climate offices, was created to meet this need.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Partners: State Climatologists
State climate offices provide climate services at the state and local level in partnership with NOAA and other federal agencies, including the Regional Climate Centers (RCC), Regionally Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the National Weather Service (NWS), and the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). State climate offices (SCO) have experienced first-hand the increased demand of climate services, driven by the interest in climate change and society's increased sensitivity to climate and weather events. Learn more about State Climate Offices Role In National Climate Services