Maria Janowiak

Maria Janowiak headshot

Acting Director

USDA FOREST SERVICE

As the Deputy Director of NIACS since 2016, Maria manages many of the day-to-day operations of the productive and busy NIACS team. She also works with a variety of natural resource professionals and land management organizations to integrate climate change considerations into their management and coordinates Climate Change Response Framework activities in New England and northern New York. In 2020, Maria spent much of her time at home establishing a new vegetable garden, fruit orchard, and tree nursery.

maria.janowiak@usda.gov