Not only #trees! Vines can be important to fight #climatechange #climateadaptation too. I am glad to announce that USDA funded our multistate specialty crop project on urban vines with almost $900,000. We look forward to work with industry partners and colleagues from the University of Arizona, University of Washington, Utah State University and the South Coast Research and Extension Center to speed up #urban climate change adaptation with plants. With Loren Oki, Jared Sisneroz, Darren Haver, Soo-Hyung Kim, Ursula Schuch, Youping Sun, Shital Poudyal. 

USDA Press Release: https://www.ams.usda.gov/press-release/usda-announces-998-million-grants-awarded-strengthen-specialty-crop-industry Image: Callaeum macropterum courtesy Jeff McMillian from Plants.gov