Patrick Gonzalez, Ph.D., is a climate change scientist and forest ecologist at the University of California, Berkeley. He advances science-based action on human-caused climate change to protect nature and people, through research on climate change, ecosystems, and carbon solutions and assistance to resource managers and policymakers. He has conducted field research in Africa, Latin America, and the U.S., published with colleagues in Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and other journals, and assisted local people and field managers in 26 countries and 269 U.S. national parks.
His research revealed previously unreported tree mortality and biome shifts across the African Sahel due to climate change, carbon losses from California forests due to wildfire, and heating due to climate change in U.S. national parks at twice the national rate. These scientific insights prompted new actions of natural regeneration of native trees in West Africa, forest carbon protection in California, and climate change-focused conservation in U.S. national parks.
Dr. Gonzalez previously served as Principal Climate Change Scientist of the U.S. National Park Service and Assistant Director for Climate and Biodiversity of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He has stood publicly for scientific integrity and broadened public understanding of climate change in the New York Times, public radio, and other media. Dr. Gonzalez has served as a lead author for four reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the science panel awarded a share of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Desertification and Climate Change Advisor, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, DC, 2000-2003
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science, Engineering, and Diplomacy Fellow, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, 1998-2000
Post Doctoral Fellow in Natural Resource Management, Woods Hole Research Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1998
Fulbright Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Louga, Sénégal, 1993-1994
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Energy and Resources, University of California, Berkeley, 1997
Master of Science (M.S.), Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 1987
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Natural Resources, Cornell University, 1986
Awards
George Hartzog Award, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, 2023
Stephen T. Mather Award, National Parks Conservation Association, 2019
Research Scientist of the Year, Pacific West Region, U.S. National Park Service, 2017
Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 2011
Certificate of Contribution to the Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007
Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Department of State, 1993-1994
Regents Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1988
Cornell National Scholar, Cornell University, 1983
St. Francis de Sales High School, Toledo, Ohio, Valedictorian, 1983
Refereed Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Lykke, A.M., N. Rømer, P. Gonzalez, R.G. Kakaï, H. Rabiou, K.B. Amegnaglo, S. Ganaba, B. Sambou, F. Niang, B. Herault, R.T. Guuroh, P. Ouoba, J.T. Yaméogo, L. Traoré, B. Sinsin, O.I. Amahowe, S.S. Bay, T. D. Houehanou, L.G. Houessou, G.N. Gouwakinnou, M.H. Yetein, B. Tankoano, A. Ouédraogo, I. Ouédraogo, P. Taita, B.H.K. Amani, B. Coulibaly, A.M. Kouyaté, P. van Damme, W. Vanhove, A. Mahamane, C. Bonache, S. Sambou, I. Soumana, A. Amani, I.M. Maârouhi, A.S. Barfod. 2025. Tree populations show low regeneration of valued species in West Africa. Biological Conservation 301: 110891. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110891. PDF FileSupplementary data
Halpern, B.S., C. Boettiger, M.C. Dietze, J.A. Gephart, P. Gonzalez, N.B. Grimm, P.M. Groffman, J. Gurevitch, S.E. Hobbie, K.J. Komatsu, K.J. Kroeker, H.J. Lahr, D.M. Lodge, C.J. Lortie, J.S.S. Lowndes, F. Micheli, H.P. Possingham, M.H. Ruckelshaus, C. Scarborough, C.L. Wood, G.C. Wu, and 96 co-authors. 2023. Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science. Ecosphere 14: e4342. doi:10.1002/ecs2.4342. PDF File
Batllori, E., F. Lloret, T. Aakala, W.R.L. Anderegg, E. Aynekulu, D.P. Bendixsen, A. Bentouati, C. Bigler, C.J. Burk, J.J. Camarero, M. Colangelo, J.D. Coop, R. Fensham, M.L. Floyd, L. Galiano, J. L. Ganey, P. Gonzalez, A.L. Jacobsen, J.M. Kane, T. Kitzberger, J.C. Linares, S.B. Marchetti, G. Matusick, M. Michaelian, R.M. Navarro-Cerrillo, R.B. Pratt, M.D. Redmond, A. Rigling, F. Ripullone, G. Sangüesa-Barreda, Y. Sasal, S. Saura-Mas, M.L. Suarez, T.T. Veblen, A. Vilà-Cabrera, C. Vincke, and B. Zeeman. 2020. Forest and woodland replacement patterns following drought-related mortality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 117: 29 720-29 729. PDF FileLinks to Supplementary Information
Gonzalez, P., F. Wang, M. Notaro, D.J. Vimont, and J.W. Williams. 2018. Disproportionate magnitude of climate change in United States national parks. Environmental Research Letters 13: 104001. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aade09.PDF FilePDF Supplementary InformationData distribution page
Barnosky, A.D., E.A. Hadly, P. Gonzalez, J. Head, P.D. Polly, A.M. Lawing, J.T. Eronen, D.D. Ackerly, K. Alex, E. Biber, J. Blois, J. Brashares, G. Ceballos, E. Davis, G.P. Dietl, R. Dirzo, H. Doremus, M. Fortelius, H. Greene, J. Hellmann, T. Hickler, S.T. Jackson, M. Kemp, P.L. Koch, C. Kremen, E.L. Lindsey, C. Looy, C.R. Marshall, C. Mendenhall, A. Mulch, A.M. Mychajliw, C. Nowak, U. Ramakrishnan, J. Schnitzler, K.D. Shrestha, K. Solari, L. Stegner, M.A. Stegner, N.C. Stenseth, M.H. Wake, and Z. Zhang. 2017. Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems. Science 355: 594. doi:10.1126/science.aah4787.PDF File
Early, R., B.A. Bradley, J.S. Dukes, J.J. Lawler, J.D. Olden, D.M. Blumenthal, P. Gonzalez, E.D. Grosholz, I. Ibañez, L.P. Miller, C.J.B. Sorte, and A.J. Tatem. 2016. Global threats from invasive alien species in the twenty-first century and national response capacities. Nature Communications 7: 12485. doi:10.1038/ncomms12485. PDF FilePDF Supporting InformationPDF North America and U.S. National Park System map
Gonzalez, P., J.J. Battles, B.M. Collins, T. Robards, and D.S. Saah. 2015. Aboveground live carbon stock changes of California wildland ecosystems, 2001-2010. Forest Ecology and Management 348: 68-77.PDF FilePDF Supplementary Material
Betts, R.A., N. Golding, P. Gonzalez, J. Gornall, R. Kahana, G. Kay, L. Mitchell, and A. Wiltshire. 2015. Climate and land use change impacts on global terrestrial ecosystems and river flows in the HadGEM2-ES Earth system model using the representative concentration pathways. Biogeosciences 12: 1317-1338.PDF File
Lydersen, J.M., B.M. Collins, C.M. Ewell, A.L. Reiner, J.A. Fites, C.B. Dow, P. Gonzalez, D.S. Saah, and J.J. Battles. 2014. Using field data to assess model predictions of surface and ground fuel consumption by wildfire in coniferous forests of California. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 119: 223–235.PDF File
Gonzalez, P., B. Kroll, and C.R. Vargas. 2014. Tropical rainforest biodiversity and aboveground carbon changes and uncertainties in the Selva Central, Peru. Forest Ecology and Management 312: 78-91.PDF FilePDF Supplementary Material
Grimm, N.B., F.S. Chapin, B. Bierwagen, P. Gonzalez, P.M. Groffman, Y. Luo, F. Melton, K. Nadelhoffer, A. Pairis, P.A. Raymond, J. Schimel, and C.E. Williamson. 2013. The impacts of climate change on ecosystem structure and function. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 11: 474-482.PDF FilePDF Supporting Material
Schwartz, M.W., J.J. Hellmann, J.M. McLachlan, D.F. Sax, J.O. Borevitz, J. Brennan, A.E. Camacho, G. Ceballos, J.R. Clark, H. Doremus, R. Early, J.R. Etterson, D. Fielder, J.L. Gill, P. Gonzalez, N. Green, L. Hannah, D.W. Jamieson, D. Javeline, B.A. Minteer, J. Odenbaugh, S. Polasky, D.M. Richardson, T.L. Root, H.D. Safford, O. Sala, S.H. Schneider, A.R. Thompson, J.W. Williams, M. Vellend, P. Vitt, and S. Zellmer. 2012. Managed relocation: Integrating the scientific, regulatory, and ethical challenges. BioScience 62: 732-743.PDF File
Haugo, R.D., S.A. Hall, E.M. Gray, P. Gonzalez, and J.D. Bakker. 2010. Influences of climate, fire, grazing, and logging on woody species composition along an elevation gradient in the eastern Cascades, Washington. Forest Ecology and Management 260: 2204-2213.PDF FileWord Supplementary Data
Gonzalez, P., G.P. Asner, J.J. Battles, M.A. Lefsky, K.M. Waring, and M. Palace. 2010. Forest carbon densities and uncertainties from Lidar, QuickBird, and field measurements in California. Remote Sensing of Environment 114: 1561-1575.PDF FilePDF Supplementary Data
Baker, D.J., G. Richards, A. Grainger, P. Gonzalez, S. Brown, R. DeFries, A. Held, J. Kellndorfer, P. Ndunda, D. Ojima, P.E. Skrovseth, C. Souza, and F. Stolle. 2010. Achieving forest carbon information with higher certainty: A five-part plan. Environmental Science and Policy 13: 249-260.PDF File
Allen, C.D., A.K. Macalady, H. Chenchouni, D. Bachelet, N. McDowell, M. Vennetier, T. Kitzberger, A. Rigling, D.D. Breshears, E.H. Hogg, P. Gonzalez, R. Fensham, Z. Zhang, J. Castro, N. Demidova, J.H. Lim, G. Allard, S.W. Running, A. Semerci, and N. Cobb. 2010. A global overview of drought and heat-induced forest mortality reveals emerging climate change risks.Forest Ecology and Management 259: 660-684.PDF File
Lawler, J.J., T.H. Tear, C. Pyke, M.R. Shaw, P. Gonzalez, P. Kareiva, L. Hansen, L. Hannah, K. Klausmeyer, A. Aldous, C. Bienz, and S. Pearsall. 2010. Resource management in a changing and uncertain climate. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8: 35-43.PDF File
Griffith, B., J.M. Scott, R. Adamcik, D. Ashe, B. Czech, R. Fischman, P. Gonzalez, J. Lawler, A.D. McGuire, and A. Pidgorna. 2009. Climate change adaptation for the US National Wildlife Refuge System.Environmental Management 44: 1043-1052.PDF File
Richardson, D.M., J.J. Hellmann, J.S. McLachlan, D.F. Sax, M.W. Schwartz, P. Gonzalez, E.J. Brennan, A. Camacho, T.L. Root, O.E. Sala, S.H. Schneider, D.M. Ashe, J.R. Clark, R. Early, J.R. Etterson, E.D. Fielder, J.L. Gill, B.A. Minteer, S. Polasky, H.D. Safford, A.R. Thompson, and M. Vellend. 2009. Multidimensional evaluation of managed relocation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 106: 9721-9724.PDF FilePDF Supporting Information
Gonzalez, P. 2020. Human-caused climate change in United States national parks and solutions for the future. Parks Stewardship Forum 36: 188-210. Link to PDF file
Gonzalez, P. 2011. Climate change impacts and carbon in U.S. national parks. Park Science 28(2): 10-15.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2011. Science for natural resource management under climate change. Issues in Science and Technology 27(4): 65-74.PDF FileHTML Version
Gonzalez, P., B. Kroll, and C.R. Vargas. 2007. Análisis de la restauración forestal del carbono en el bosque húmedo tropical de selva central del Perú. Revista Forestal del Perú 30: 103-153.PDF File
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reports
Parmesan, C., M. Morecroft, Y. Trisurat, R. Adrian, G.Z. Anshari, A. Arneth, Q. Gao, P. Gonzalez, R. Harris, J. Price, N. Stevens, and G.H. Talukdar. 2022. Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services. In Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. PDF File
Mirzabaev, A., L. Stringer, T.A. Benjaminsen, P. Gonzalez, R. Harris, M. Jafari, N. Stevens, M. Tirado, S. Zakieldeen, and T. Zatari. 2022. Deserts, semi-arid areas, and desertification. In Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. PDF File
Pipatti, R., P. Munishi, P. Gonzalez, and P.M. Wade. 2013. Cross-cutting issues and reporting. In Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands. [Hiraishi, T., T. Krug, K. Tanabe, N. Srivastava, B. Jamsranjav, M. Fukuda, and T. Troxler (eds.)] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva, Switzerland.PDF File
Aalde, H., P. Gonzalez, M. Gytarsky, T. Krug, W.A. Kurz, S. Ogle, J. Raison, D. Schoene, N.H. Ravindranath, N.G. Elhassan, L.S. Heath, N. Higuchi, S. Kainja, M. Matsumoto, M.J.S. Sánchez, and Z. Somogyi. 2006. Forest Land. In Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [Eggleston H.S., L. Buendia, K. Miwa, T. Ngara, and K. Tanabe (eds).] National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Guidelines. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Hayama, Japan.PDF File
Aalde, H., P. Gonzalez, M. Gytarsky, T. Krug, W.A. Kurz, R. Lasco, D.L. Martino, B.G. McConkey, S.M. Ogle, K. Paustian, J. Raison, N.H. Ravindranath, D. Schoene, P. Smith, Z. Somogyi, A. van Amstel, and L. Verchot. 2006. Generic methods applicable to multiple land use categories. In Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [Eggleston H.S., L. Buendia, K. Miwa, T. Ngara, and K. Tanabe (eds).] National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Guidelines. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Hayama, Japan.PDF File
Desanker, P., C. Magadza, A. Allali, C. Basalirwa, M. Boko, G. Dieudonne, T.E. Downing, P.O. Dube, A. Githeko, M. Githendu, P. Gonzalez, D. Gwary, B. Jallow, J. Nwafor, and R. Scholes. 2001. Africa. In Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. [McCarthy, J.J., O.F. Canziani, N.A. Leary, D.J. Dokken, and K.S. White (eds.)] Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.PDF File
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2001. Summary for Policymakers. [Ahmad, Q.K., O. Anisimov, N. Arnell, S. Brown, I. Burton, M. Campos, O. Canziani, T. Carter, S.J. Cohen, P. Desanker, W. Easterling, B.B. Fitzharris, D. Forbes, H. Gitay, A. Githeko, P. Gonzalez, D. Gubler, S. Gupta, A. Haines, H. Harasawa, J.I. Holten, B.P. Jallow, R. Jones, Z. Kundzewicz, M.Lal, E.L. La Rovere, N. Leary, R. Leemans, C. Liu, C. Magadza, M. Manning, L.J. Mata, J. McCarthy, R.McLean, A. McMichael, K. Miller, E. Mills, M.M.Q. Mirza, D. Murdiyarso, L. Nurse, C. Parmesan, M. Parry, J. Patz, M. Petit, O. Pilifosova, B. Pittock, J. Price, T. Root, C. Rosenzweig, J. Sarukhan, J. Schellnhuber, S. Schneider, R. Scholes, M. Scott, G. Sem, B. Smit, J. Smith, B.Sohngen, A. Tsyban, J.P. van Ypersele, P. Vellinga, R. Warrick, T. Wilbanks, A. Woodward, and D. Wratt (authors)]. In Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. [McCarthy, J.J., O.F. Canziani, N.A. Leary, D.J. Dokken, and K.S. White (editors)] Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. PDF File
U.S. National Climate Assessment Reports
Gonzalez, P., G.M. Garfin, D.D. Breshears, K.M. Brooks, H.E. Brown, E.H. Elias, A. Gunasekara, N. Huntly, J.K. Maldonado, N.J. Mantua, H.G. Margolis, S. McAfee, B.R. Middleton, and B.H. Udall. 2018. Southwest. In U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II. [Reidmiller, D.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, K.L.M. Lewis, T.K. Maycock, and B.C. Stewart (eds.)] USGCRP, Washington, DC. PDF FileHTML Version
Garfin, G., G. Franco, H. Blanco, A. Comrie, P. Gonzalez, T. Piechota, R. Smyth, and R. Waskom. 2014. Southwest. In U.S. Global Change Research Program (Melillo, J.M., T.C. Richmond, and G.W. Yohe (Eds.)) Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment. [Melillo, J.M., T.C. Richmond, and G.W. Yohe (eds.)] U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC.PDF File
Book Chapters
Gonzalez, P. 2017. Climate change trends, impacts, and vulnerabilities in US national parks. In Beissinger, S.R., D.D. Ackerly, H. Doremus, and G.E. Machlis (eds.) Science, Conservation, and National Parks. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.PDF FileUniversity of Chicago Press web page
Gonzalez, P. 2013. Energy use, Human. In S.A. Levin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Second Edition). Academic Press, Waltham, MA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2010. Impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and adaptation measures for natural resource management. In J. Dodson (Ed.) Changing Climates, Earth Systems and Society. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.PDF File
Scott, J.M., B. Griffith, R.S. Adamcik, D.M. Ashe, B. Czech, R.L. Fischman, P. Gonzalez, J.J. Lawler, A.D. McGuire, and A. Pidgorna. 2008. National Wildlife Refuges. In U.S. Climate Change Science Program. Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2007. Energy use, human. In S. Levin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Updated Edition). Elsevier Press, Oxford, UK.PDF File
Sampson, R.N., N. Bystriakova, S. Brown, P. Gonzalez, L.C. Irland, P. Kauppi, R. Sedjo, and I.D. Thompson. 2006. Timber, Fuel, and Fiber. In Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Current State and Trends. Island Press, Washington, DC.PDF File
Shvidenko, A., C.V. Barber, R. Persson, P. Gonzalez, R. Hassan, P. Lakyda, I. McCallum, S. Nilsson, J. Pulhin, B. van Rosenburg, and B. Scholes. 2006. Forest and Woodland Systems. In Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Current State and Trends. Island Press, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2001. Energy use, human. In S. Levin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.PDF File
Doctoral Dissertation
Gonzalez, P. 1997. Dynamics of Biodiversity and Human Carrying Capacity in the Senegal Sahel. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, CA. Dissertation Chair John P. Holdren.
Congressional Briefing and Testimony
Gonzalez, P. 2019. Human-Caused Climate Change in U.S. National Parks. Briefing to the United States Congress, House of Representatives, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, Washington, DC, June 20, 2019. Summary (HTML)
Gonzalez, P. 2019. Human-Caused Climate Change in United States National Parks. Testimony to the United States Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, Washington, DC, February 13, 2019. Video Stream (HD)Video (moderate resolution)Hearing report (PDF)
Technical Reports
Gonzalez, P. 2024. Climate Change and Forest Carbon in the Proposed Parcul Național Făgăraș, România. University of California, Berkeley, USA. PDF File
Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC). 2023. National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Addendum Update. WFLC, Washington, DC. [P. Gonzalez author on climate change and wildfire] PDF File
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). 2022. Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets in the United States. OSTP, Washington, DC. [P. Gonzalez one of six authors] PDF File
Kueppers, L., J.K. Gilless, P. Gonzalez, T.M. Hill, E. Margulies, and T.B. Pathak. 2021. Expanding Climate Action Through Nature-Based Solutions. California Natural Resources Agency, Sacramento, CA.PDF FilePDF en Español
Gonzalez, P. 2020. Preventing Catastrophic Wildfire Under Climate Change. Day One Project, Federation of American Scientists, Washington, DC. PDF FileHTML summary
Gonzalez, P. 2020. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Channel Islands National Park, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2019. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Cabrillo National Monument, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA. PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2019. Anthropogenic Climate Change in Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA.PDF File
Ackerly, D., J. Battles, V. Butsic, P. Gonzalez, M. Kelly, W. Silver, D. Saah, S. Di Tommaso, A. Mayer, D. Moanga, I. Schroeter, and B. Riordan. 2018. Land Acquisition and Ecosystem Carbon in Coastal California. California Fourth Climate Change Assessment report CCCA4-EXT-2018-003. Climate Readiness Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2017. Climate Change in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. and W.B. Reiner. 2017. Climate Change in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2016. Climate Change in the National Parks of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2016. Climate Change Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Hydrology in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2016. Climate Change Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Carbon in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. National Park Service, Berkeley, CA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2015. Climate Change Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Ecosystem Carbon in Channel Islands National Park, California. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2014. Climate Change Trends and Vulnerabilities in Acadia National Park, Maine. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. and J.J. Battles. 2013. California Vegetation Carbon Changes and Uncertainties 2001-2008. Report to the California Air Resources Board. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2013. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Lead Authors Meeting in Brazil. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2013. Climate Change and Impacts for the National Parks of Washington, DC, USA. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2012. Climate Change and Ecological Impacts at Yellowstone National Park, USA. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2012. Historical and Projected Climate Change and Ecological Change at Isle Royale National Park. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2012. Climate Change Trends and Vulnerability to Biome Shifts in the Southern Sierra Nevada. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2012. Climate Change Trends for Resource Planning at Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2012. Climate Change Trends and Impacts at Pinnacles National Monument, California. National Park Service, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. and A. Marques. 2008. Forest Carbon Sequestration from Avoided Deforestation and Reforestation in Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest), Sul da Bahia, Brazil. Report to the U.S. Department of Energy. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. PDF File
Gonzalez, P., R.P. Neilson, K.S. McKelvey, J.M. Lenihan, and R.J. Drapek. 2007. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Habitat and Conservation Priority Areas for Lynx canadensis (Canada Lynx). Report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. PDF File
Gonzalez, P., C.J. Tucker, and H. Sy. 2006. A Climate Change Threshold for Forest Dieback in the African Sahel. Case Study for “Understanding Ecological Thresholds in Global Change: Connecting Science to Decisions and Response,” meeting organized by the H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P., B. Kroll, and C.R. Vargas. 2006. Forest Restoration Carbon Analysis of Baseline Carbon Emissions and Removal in Tropical Rainforest at La Selva Central, Peru. Report to the U.S. Department of Energy. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P., A. Lara, J. Gayoso, E. Neira, P. Romero, and L. Sotomayor. 2005. Comparison of Three Methods to Project Future Baseline Carbon Emissions in Temperate Rainforest, Curiñanco, Chile. Report to the U.S. Department of Energy. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2002. Proposed Plan for a Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) Program in Haiti. Report to the U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2002. Program to monitor impacts of desertification and climate change in Africa. Report to the U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 1999. Contribution To USAID/Senegal Life-of-Strategic Objective Assessment of the Impact of Natural Resource Management Activities. U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 1992. New Directions and Old Lessons of Internationally-Financed Natural Resource Projects in Senegal. Report to the U.S. Agency for International Development. Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Gonzalez, P. 1991. Inventaire des Réalisations Forestières au Département de Mbacké et Analyse des Taux de Survie, 1982-1990. Projet de Boisements Villageois Intégrés à Louga, Bakel, et Mbacké, Ministère du Développement Rural et de l’Hydraulique, Mbacké, Sénégal.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 1991. Ecology of the Réserve Sylvo-Pastorale de Mbégué and Cutting Rates in its Recently Cleared Western Half. Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 1988. Inventaire des Réalisations Forestières du PROBOVIL, 1983-1988. Projet de Boisements Villageois de Louga, Ministère de la Protection de la Nature, Louga, Sénégal.PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 1987. Sources of Toxic Organic Compounds to the Districts’ Water Reclamation and Water Treatment Plants. County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, Whittier, CA.PDF File
Conference Proceedings and Abstracts
Gonzalez, P.2021. Ecological integrity and solutions under anthropogenic climate change. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Scientific Plenary, August 3, 2021.Abstract (HTML)Video (stream)
Gonzalez, P. 2019. Speaking to the U.S. Congress on human-caused climate change in national parks. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Union Session U32C. HTML version
Gonzalez, P.2018. New insights from the United States National Climate Assessment on anthropogenic climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation in ecosystems. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Union Session, Abstract U24A-03. Abstract (HTML)Video (stream)Video (MP4)
Gonzalez, P., F. Eigenbrod, R. Early, F. Wang, M. Notaro, and J.W. Williams. 2016. Vulnerabilities of ecosystems across U.S. national parks to biome shifts, wildfire changes, and invasive species due to climate change. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract GC13I-08.HTML Version
Gonzalez, P. 2016. Climate change trends, impacts, and ecosystem carbon across U.S. national parks. American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, February 12, 2016.HTML Version
Gonzalez, P., R.P. Neilson, J.M. Lenihan, and R.J. Drapek. 2010. Extensive global vulnerability to vegetation shifts caused by climate change. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts 95: COS 2-4.HTML Version
Gonzalez, P., J.J. Battles, and K.M. Waring. 2009. Climate change and the detection of possible elevation shifts of forest species in the Sierra Nevada, California. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts 94: OOS 30-8.HTML Version
Gonzalez, P., K.S. McKelvey, R.P. Neilson, J.M. Lenihan, and R.J. Drapek. 2008. Snow thresholds and projected boreal forest shifts show vulnerability of Lynx canadensis (Canada Lynx) to climate change. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts 93: COS 4-5.HTML Version
McKelvey, K.S., J.P. Copeland, M.K. Schwartz, S.A. Cushman, P. Gonzalez, and K.B. Aubry. 2008. The impacts of climate change on snow dependent mammals. Northwestern Naturalist 89: 132.Link to PDF File
McKelvey, K.S., J.P. Copeland, M.K. Schwartz, and P. Gonzalez. 2008. The effect of climate change on wolverines. Northwestern Naturalist 89: 132.Link to PDF File
Gonzalez, P., C.J. Tucker, and H. Sy. 2007. A climate change threshold for forest dieback in the African Sahel. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 88(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B53E-03.HTML Version
Gonzalez, P., C.J. Tucker, and H. Sy. 2007. Climate-induced dieback of forest species and a shift of vegetation zones across West Africa. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts 92: OOS 42-8.HTML Version
Scott, J.M., R.S. Adamcik, D.M. Ashe, B. Czech, R.L. Fischman, P. Gonzalez, B. Griffith, J.J. Lawler, A.D. McGuire, and A. Pidgorna. 2007. Managing avian diversity in the face of global climate change: The case of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Cooper Ornithological Society, 77th Annual Meeting, Abstracts, p. 58.
Griffith, B., J.M. Scott, P. Gonzalez, and R.P. Neilson. 2007. Climate induced biome shifts and their implications for management of trust species of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Cooper Ornithological Society, 77th Annual Meeting, Abstracts, p. 41.
Shlisky, A., J. Waugh, P. Gonzalez, M. Gonzalez, M. Manta, H. Santoso, E. Alvarado, A.A. Nuruddin, D.A. Rodríguez-Trejo, R. Swaty, D. Schmidt, M. Kaufmann, R. Myers, A. Alencar, F. Kearns, D. Johnson, J. Smith, and D. Zollner. 2007. Fire, ecosystems and people: Threats and strategies for global biodiversity conservation. Proceedings of the Fourth International Wildland Fire Conference, TS3.
Sherrill, K., M. Lefsky, J. Battles, K. Waring, and P. Gonzalez. 2006. An error propagation analysis of estimates of aboveground biomass estimates from Lidar remote sensing. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 87, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B43D-07.HTML Version
Gonzalez, P. and A. Marques. 2006. Partial recovery of Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest) in Sul da Bahia, Brazil. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts 91: 138.HTML Version
Tucker, C.J., A. Anyamba, and P. Gonzalez. 2005. Monitoring of land degradation and desertification dynamics using coarse-scale satellite data. In A. Röder and J. Hill. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Processing in the Assessment and Monitoring of Land Degradation and Desertification. Universität Trier, Germany.
Gonzalez, P., R.P. Neilson, and R.J. Drapek. 2005. Climate change vegetation shifts across global ecoregions. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts 90: 228.HTML Version
Gonzalez, P., B. Kroll, and C.R. Vargas. 2004. Forest restoration carbon analysis in moist tropical forest at La Selva Central, Peru. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts 89: 182.HTML Version
Gonzalez, P., H. Sy, and C.J. Tucker. 2004. Local knowledge and remote sensing of forest biodiversity and forest carbon across the African Sahel. In A.M. Lykke, M.K. Due, M. Kristensen, and I. Nielsen (eds.) Proceedings from the 16th Danish Sahel Workshop. Sahel-Sudan Environmental Research Initiative, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gonzalez, P. 2003. Advances in desertification monitoring and drought early warning. In United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Early Warning Systems. UNCCD, Bonn, Germany.PDF file of entire proceedings
Magazine Articles
Gonzalez, P. 2024. Tree mortality, biome shifts, and living sustainably to halt human-caused climate change. Parks Stewardship Forum 40: 493-505. Link to PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2024. Preventing loss of animal species under human-caused climate change. Parks Stewardship Forum 40: 340-350. Link to PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2024. Keeping snow and ice frozen with renewable energy solutions to halt climate change. Parks Stewardship Forum 40: 13-24. Link to PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2023. Wildfire, climate change, forest resilience, and carbon solutions. Parks Stewardship Forum 39: 374-385. Link to PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2023. Natural carbon solutions contribute to halting climate change. Parks Stewardship Forum 39: 164-173. Link to PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2023. Climate change challenges and science-based optimism. Parks Stewardship Forum 39: 11-17. Link to PDF file
Gonzalez, P. 2018. Human-caused climate change severely exposes the US national parks. The Conversation, September 24, 2018. [Republished by 21 newspapers and media sites, including the Chicago Tribune, Salon, and SF Gate] HTML Version
Gonzalez, P. 2016. Melting glaciers, shifting biomes, and dying trees in our national parks – Yet we can take action on climate change. The Conversation, September 1, 2016. HTML Version
Gonzalez, P. 2008. A world vulnerable to climate change. WorldView 21 (2): 5-7. PDF File
Gonzalez, P. 2006. End of trees. WorldView 19 (2): 13-15. PDF File
Scientific Integrity
“Employees at federal science agencies try to shield themselves from political influence,” interview by Alan Yu, Here & Now, WBUR Public Radio, Boston, MA, January 1, 2025. (One of several people featured). Link to Audio
“How politics are changing health and science,” interview by Alan Yu, The Pulse, WHYY Public Radio, Philadelphia, PA, October 25, 2024. (One of several people featured). Link to Audio, starts at 44:32
“How Trump waged war on his own government,” article by Lisa Rein, Tom Hamburger, Juliet Eilperin, and Andrew Freedman, Washington Post, October 29, 2020 (digital), October 30, 2020 (print). (One of several people featured) PDF FileHTML Version
“National Park Service Sent ‘Cease and Desist’ Letter to Climate Scientist,” entry in the Silencing Science Tracker, Columbia University, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, October 26, 2020. Description (HTML)
“NPS Scientist Asked to Remove References to Climate Change from Paper,” entry in the Silencing Science Tracker, Columbia University, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, October 26, 2020. Description (HTML)
Stephen T. Mather Award, National Parks Conservation Association to Patrick Gonzalez, September 29, 2020. Article (HTML)Award Purpose (HTML)
“A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington’s Rank and File,” article by Lisa Friedman, New York Times, June 15, 2020. (One of several people featured)PDF FileHTML Version
“Stick to science,” editorial by H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief, Science, January 10, 2020. (One of several issues featured) PDF FileHTML Version
“Science Under Attack: How Trump is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work,” article by Brad Plumer and Coral Davenport, New York Times, December 28, 2019 (digital), December 29, 2019 (print). (One of several people featured)PDF FileHTML Version
“Speaking to the U.S. Congress on Human-Caused Climate Change in National Parks,” invited presentation by Patrick Gonzalez, Centennial Session, Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 11, 2019. Abstract (html)
“Information on Violations of Scientific Integrity at the U.S. National Park Service,” report by Patrick Gonzalez to the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior, December 2, 2019. PDF File
Keynotes and Other Featured Presentations
U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites Symposium, keynote “Human-Caused Climate and Solutions for U.S. World Heritage Sites” November 21, 2024 Conference Web Site
Earth Day, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, first plenary “Human-Caused Climate Change, Global Biodiversity, and Solutions” April 18, 2023 Video Stream
Rutgers Climate Institute Symposium, Rutgers University, New Jersey, keynote "Human-Caused Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity and Solutions for the Future" November 9, 2022 Conference Web Site
National Association of State Park Directors Conference, Sunriver, Oregon, keynote, day 1 "Human-Caused Climate Change in U.S. National and State Parks" September 7, 2022 Conference Summary
International Association of Wildland Fire, Fire and Climate Conference, Pasadena, California, first keynote "Human-Caused Climate Change, Wildfire, and Solutions" May 23, 2022 Conference Page
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Scientific Plenary "Ecological integrity and solutions under anthropogenic climate change" August 3, 2021 Video StreamAbstract
National Park Service, Mojave Desert Network Science Symposium, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada, keynote "Anthropogenic Climate Change in Mojave Desert National Parks" November 6, 2019
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, Featured presentation of the ecosystems results of the U.S. National Climate Assessment, December 11, 2018 Abstract (HTML)Video (stream)Video (MP4)
Bay Area Open Space Conference, Richmond, California, closing plenary "Taking Action on Climate Change" May 10, 2018
National Park Service, Mediterranean Coast Network Annual Science Meeting, Thousand Oaks, California, keynote "Climate Change across Southern California and U.S. National Parks" January 17, 2018
San Francisco Bay Area National Parks Science and Natural Resources Symposium, San Francisco, California, keynote "Climate Change across U.S. and San Francisco Bay Area National Parks" May 11, 2017
Yosemite National Park, California, Yosemite Forum "Climate Change in Yosemite and across U.S. National Parks" June 14, 2016
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Science Conference, Gary, Indiana, keynote "Impacts and Vulnerabilities of Climate Change in U.S. National Parks" November 28, 2012
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Voices in Science "Confronting Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems" May 23, 2007
All Invited Presentations
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bay Area Open Space Council, British Ecological Society, California Air Resources Board, California Energy Commission, California Natural Resources Agency, California Newsroom, Canadian International Development Agency, Center for Western Priorities, Conservation Biology Institute, Counterpart International, Ecological Society of America, Energy and Environmental Studies Institute, Environmental Defense, George Wright Society, Georgetown University, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Heinz Center, Instituto de Estudos Sócio-Ambientais do Sul da Bahia (Brazil), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, International Association of Wildland Fire, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Islas de las Californias, Colaboración Botánica - Islands of the Californias Botanical Collaborative, Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation, Kavli Frontiers of Science, Middlebury College, Namibia Department of Environmental Affairs, National Academy of Sciences of the USA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Association of State Parks Directors, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, National Council for Science and the Environment, National Parks Conservation Association, Nature Conservancy, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Peace Corps, ProNaturaleza (Peru), Rock Creek Conservancy, Rutgers University, Science editorial staff, Science to Action Day (Affiliate Event of the Global Climate Action Summit 2018), Societé du Développement du Lac Tchad (Chad), Society of Environmental Journalists, Stanford University, U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Global Change Research Program, U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, U.S. National Park Service, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, University of Arizona, University of California, Berkeley, University of Massachusetts, Boston, University of Notre Dame, University of Washington, Western States Land Commissioners Association, Woods Hole Research Center, World Wildlife Fund, Yuba Watershed Institute
Public Media on Gonzalez Research
“Employees at federal science agencies try to shield themselves from political influence,” interview by Alan Yu, Here & Now, WBUR Public Radio, Boston, MA, January 1, 2025. (One of several people featured). Link to Audio
“How politics are changing health and science,” interview by Alan Yu, The Pulse, WHYY Public Radio, Philadelphia, PA, October 25, 2024. (One of several people featured) Link to Audio, starts at 44:32
“Returned volunteer profile Patrick G.” Peace Corps web site, July 30, 2024. HTML Page
“Hawaii youth climate activists reach settlement, reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” radio interview by Nikki Medoro, KCBS Radio, San Francisco, CA, June 21, 2024. Link to Audio
“The scientists watching their life’s work disappear,” interviews by Catrin Einhorn, photographs by Thea Traff, New York Times, October 26, 2023 (digital), October 29, 2023 (print). [one of several people featured]. HTML Page
“Patrick Gonzalez on climate change and wildfires,” television interview, Washington Journal, C-SPAN, June 12, 2023. Link to Video
“Climate change and wildfires in Canada,” television interview, The Debrief, Scripps News, June 7, 2023.
“Science-based optimism,” article by Chelsea Rademacher, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, April 25, 2023. (One of several people featured). HTML Page
“The Science of Happiness podcast illuminates hope for progress on climate change,” article by Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, University of California, Berkeley, April 22, 2023. HTML Page
“The case for hope,” Science of Happiness podcast, Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley, April 22, 2023. (Second of two people interviewed). HTML Page
“Earth Day 2023 climate change, biodiversity, and carbon solutions,” article by Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, University of California, Berkeley, April 22, 2023. HTML Page
“One scientist offers a sunny outlook about climate change,” article by Jessica Wolfrom, San Francisco Examiner, March 27, 2023 (digital), March 29, 2023 (print). PDF FileHTML Page
“Climate fix: What does climate change mean for California’s extreme weather?” Forum, KQED Public Radio, San Francisco, California, January 18, 2023. (one of several people featured). Link to Audio
“Patrick Gonzalez to lead Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity,” College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, November 28, 2022. HTML Page
“Climate change and wildfire,” American Association for the Advancement of Science, SciLine, July 22, 2022. Transcript and Video
“Glass half full,” article by Kate Siber, National Parks magazine, June 15, 2022. HTML Page
“Spotlight: Berkeley's best in the fight against climate change,” article by Krissy Waite, California magazine, June 6, 2022.HTML Page
“Latest IPCC report on climate impacts,” interview by Ethan Elkind and Joseph Pace, KALW public radio, San Francisco, California, March 7, 2022. Link to audio stream
“The impacts of climate change are irreversible, new study finds,” interview by Larry Mantle, KPCC Southern California Public Radio, Los Angeles, California, March 1, 2022. Link to audio stream
“U.N. climate report underscores urgency of cutting carbon emissions,” interview by Kara Manke, University of California, Berkeley, February 28, 2022. HTML Page
“Thought Leaders Forum on climate change features 3 RPCVs making an impact,” article by Peace Corps, February 2, 2022. (one of three people featured). HTML Page
“Patrick Gonzalez takes on responsibilities tackling climate and biodiversity with the White House,” article by Steven Boyd Saum, WorldView, December 17, 2021. HTML Version
“Advising the White House,” article by Susan Karlin, California magazine, December 1, 2021. PDF Scan
“White House continues to grow historic climate and environment team,” press release from the White House, Washington, DC, October 29, 2021. (one of several people featured) HTML Page
“Working for the White House,” article by University of California, Berkeley, Breakthroughs, September 30, 2021. PDF File
“UC Berkeley scientist Patrick Gonzalez to advise White House on climate change and biodiversity,” article by Jacob Shea, University of California, Berkeley, August 30, 2021. HTML Page
“Climate resiliency in California,” podcast interview by Sunrise Bay Radio, July 6, 2021. Audio Stream
“Forests ablaze, glaciers melting: Climate change threatens US parks,” article by Ayla Burnett, WhoWhatWhy, April 12, 2021. (One of several people featured)HTML Page
“Billions of dollars spent on fighting California wildfires, but little on prevention,” article by Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2020. (One of several people featured) HTML Page
“The Biden administration can’t stop wildfires. But it can make them less destructive,” article by Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, December 22, 2020. (One of several people featured) HTML Page
“Climate Change Communication Series: Dr. Patrick Gonzalez, Principal Climate Change Scientist,” article by Lara Volski, U.S. National Park Service, December 8, 2020. HTML Page
“How Trump waged war on his own government,” article by Lisa Rein, Tom Hamburger, Juliet Eilperin, and Andrew Freedman, Washington Post, October 29, 2020 (digital), October 30, 2020 (print). (One of several people featured) PDF FileHTML Version
“Human-caused climate change intensifies the heat that drives wildfires,” video by Clare Major and Roxanne Makasdjian, University of California, Berkeley, October 22, 2020. HTML PageVideo Stream
“With the cameras off, Trump softened his climate denial,” article by Lisa Friedman, New York Times, October 22, 2020. (One of several people featured) HTML Page
“This is what fuels the West’s infernos,” article by Sarah Kaplan, John Muyskens, Chris Alcantara, Andrew Freedman, Washington Post, October 21, 2020. (One of several people featured)HTML Page
“How national parks are experiencing the impacts of climate change and serving as the heart of landscape conservation,” article by Lauren Bogard, Center for Western Priorities, October 16, 2020. (One of several people featured) HTML Page
“Road to 30 virtual event on national parks as conservation hubs featured Senator Tom Udall and Principal Climate Change Scientist Patrick Gonzalez,” press release by Tyler McIntosh, Center for Western Priorities, October 14, 2020. (One of several people featured) HTML Page
“Senator Tom Udall and National Park Service Climate Scientist Patrick Gonzalez join Road to 30 virtual event,” press release by Hannah Rider, Center for Western Priorities, October 9, 2020. (One of several people featured)HTML Page
“National Park Climate Change Scientist honored with Stephen T. Mather Award,” press release by the National Parks Conservation Association, September 29, 2020. HTML Page
“Preventing catastrophic wildfires under climate change,” article by the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, September 23, 2020. HTML Page
“Conflict over wildfire causes isn’t about politics, but science vs. science denial,” article by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, September 15, 2020. (One of several people featured) HTML Page
“A war against climate science, waged by Washington’s rank and file,” article by Lisa Friedman, New York Times, June 15, 2020. (One of several people featured) PDF FileHTML Version
“Swift action on climate change could help protect national parks,” radio interview by Anthony Leiserowitz, Yale Climate Connections, June 12, 2020. Link to Audio and HTML Version
“Yosemite ‘firefall’ slows to a trickle amid drought,” television segment by Christopher Booker, Michael D. Regan, and Mori Rothman, PBS NewsHour, March 1, 2020. Video StreamHTML Version
“This past January was one of the hottest,” by Melissa Culross, KCBS Radio, San Francisco, CA, February 15, 2020.
“Stick to science,” editorial by H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief, Science, January 10, 2020. (One of several issues featured) PDF FileHTML Version
“Science under attack: How Trump is sidelining researchers and their work,” article by Brad Plumer and Coral Davenport, New York Times, December 28, 2019 (digital), December 29, 2019 (print). (One of several people featured) PDF FileHTML Version
“Fire in Paradise,” film documentary by Jane McMullen, Frontline, PBS, October 29, 2019. (One of several people featured) Video Stream
“ESPM scientist speaks to congress on human-caused climate change,” article by Nanticha Lutt, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, June 24, 2019.HTML Page
“How your summer vacation may give you an up-close view of the climate crisis,” article by Liz Weber, Washington Post, May 30, 2019. HTML Version
“National parks more affected by rising temperatures than rest of country, Zion most impacted in Southwest,” article by Mikayla Shoup, St. George News (St. George, UT), May 28, 2019. HTML Version
“National parks are hot spots,” article by Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, PLoS Ecology Community, March 8, 2019. HTML Page
“Ecologist goes to Capitol Hill and testifies about climate change in national parks,” article by Ecological Society of America, March 4, 2019. HTML Page
“CNR experts testify before Congress,” article by the College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, February 14, 2019. HTML Page
“At hearing today, Natural Resources Committee assesses climate change risks to public lands and treasured sites,” press release by U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources, Washington, DC, February 13, 2019. HTML Version
“Climate change is fueling wildfires nationwide, new report warns,” article by Kendra Pierre-Louis and Nadja Popovich, New York Times, November 27, 2018 (digital), Novemner 28, 2018 (print). HTML VersionPDF File
“UC Berkeley scientist leads climate change assessment for US Southwest,” article by the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, November 27, 2018. HTML Page
“How climate change could destroy our national parks,” article by Melanie Haiken, Sierra Magazine, November 27, 2018. HTML Version
“Climate change is hitting national parks harder than anywhere else in the country,” article by Jennifer Lu, Audubon, October 17, 2018. HTML Version
“US national parks most vulnerable to human-caused climate change,” article by Ellie Colbert, Badger Herald, University of Wisconsin, Madison, October 16, 2018.HTML Page
“Study: National parks, including Washington’s, heating at alarming rate,” radio interview of Patrick Gonzalez and article by Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service, October 1, 2018.HTML Version and link to audio
“Glacier, other national parks feel greater climate change effects,” radio interview of Patrick Gonzalez and article by Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service, October 1, 2018.HTML Version and link to audio
“US national parks warming twice as fast as rest of country,” article by James Tyrrell, Physics World, October 1, 2018.HTML Version
“The hot, the dry, and the ugly,” article by Elena Leander, California Magazine, September 28, 2018.HTML Version
“Climate destruction will hit U.S. national parks the hardest,” radio interview of Patrick Gonzalez by Paul Huttner, Climate Cast, Minnesota Public Radio, September 28, 2018.Link to audio
“Climate has national parks heating up, drying out faster than the rest of U.S.” article by Ron Meador, MinnPost, September 28, 2018.HTML Page
“Climate change is destroying our national parks,” article by Kaelyn Lynch, Outside, September 26, 2018.HTML Version
“America’s national parks are warming and drying up faster than the rest of the country, says a new study,” article by Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, CNN, September 28, 2018. [Republished by 14 television stations]HTML Version
“Climate destruction will hit U.S. national parks the hardest,” article by Cody Nelson and Paul Huttner, Minnesota Public Radio, September 26, 2018.HTML Version
“Are national parks bearing brunt of climate change?” radio interview of Patrick Gonzalez by Mark Brodie, KJZZ public radio, Phoenix, Arizona, September 26, 2018.HTML Version and link to audio
“Why climate change is hitting America's national parks harder than the rest of the U.S.” article by Lucas Laursen, Fortune, September 26, 2018.HTML Version
“Severe effect from climate change predicted in national parks,” article by Amel Ahmed, KQED public broadcasting, San Francisco, California, September 25, 2018.HTML Version
“Study: Climate change hits national parks hard. North Cascades is no exception,” radio interview of Patrick Gonzalez and article by Courtney Flatt, Northwest Public Broadcasting, September 25, 2018.HTML Version and link to audio
“Climate change is coming for America’s national parks,” article by Jessica Leigh Hester, Atlas Obscura, September 25, 2018.HTML Version
“Climate change is destroying our national parks at an alarming rate, study finds,” article by Alex Horton, Washington Post, September 25, 2018.HTML Version
“Study: National parks bearing the brunt of climate change impacts,” article by Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler, September 25, 2018.HTML Page
“National parks are warming twice as fast as rest of US,” article by Lauren Tousignant, New York Post, September 25, 2018.HTML Version
“Will national parks disappear due to climate change?” article by Lina Zeldovich, JSTOR Daily, September 25, 2018.HTML Page
“Why climate change hits national parks harder,” article by Noel Kirkpatrick, Mother Nature Network, September 25, 2018.HTML Page
“Climate change is hitting national parks twice as hard as the rest of the US,” article by Brian Kahn, Earther, September 25, 2018.HTML Page
“National parks warming twice as fast as rest of country, study says,” article by Pam Wright, Weather Channel, September 25, 2018.HTML Version
“Climate change in the national parks,” radio interview of Patrick Gonzalez by A Martinez, Take Two, KPCC public radio, Los Angeles, California, September 25, 2018.HTML Version and link to audio
“Vanishing Joshua trees: Climate change will ravage US national parks, study says,” article by Emily Holden, Guardian, September 25, 2018.HTML Version
“Global warming harms national parks more than rest of U.S., study finds,” article by James Rainey, NBC, September 24, 2018.HTML Version
“Study: National parks bear the brunt of climate change,” television interview of Patrick Gonzalez by Alex Savidge, KTVU Channel 2, Oakland, California, September 24, 2018.Video Stream
“Fears for America’s national parks as scientists discover they’re being hit harder by climate change than other parts of the country,” article by Cheyenne MacDonald, Daily Mail, September 24, 2018.HTML Version
“New maps show how badly US national parks are ravaged by climate change,” article by Sarah Sloat, Inverse, September 24, 2018.HTML Page
“National parks hit harder by climate change than rest of the U.S.” article, Yale Environment 360, September 24, 2018.HTML Page
“Study: National parks across Colorado and US are heating up faster than other areas,” article and radio segment by Grace Hood, Colorado Public Radio, September 24, 2018.HTML Version
“Climate change having an outsize impact on national parks,” article by Brooks Hays, United Press International, September 24, 2018.HTML Version
“National parks are getting hotter twice as quickly as the rest of the US,” article by Jane C. Hu, Quartz, September 24, 2018.HTML Page
“Climate change will strike U.S. national parks hardest and fastest, says study,” article by Patrick Sisson, Curbed, September 24, 2018.HTML Page
“National parks are heating up, drying out due to climate change: study,” article by Justin Wise, The Hill, September 24, 2018. HTML Version
“National parks disproportionately affected by climate change,” article and radio segment by Barbara Moran, WBUR public radio, Boston, Massachusetts, September 24, 2018. HTML Version
“National parks are warming faster than the rest of the country, per new study,” article by Kyla Mandel, ThinkProgress, September 24, 2018.HTML Page
“Protected lands are warming faster than rest of U.S.” article by Chelsea Harvey, E&E News Climatewire, September 24, 2018. HTML Version
“National parks are warming twice as fast as the U.S. overall,” article by Emily Benson, High Country News, September 24, 2018. HTML VersionOctober 15, 2018 Print Version
“Study: National parks are getting hotter, drier. What’s the outlook for 2100?” article by Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy News, September 24, 2018. [Republished by 28 newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Kansas City Star, and Miami Herald]HTML Version
“A warming climate means profound changes for U.S. National Parks,” press announcement by Kelly April Tyrrell, University of Wisconsin, Madison, September 24, 2018.HTML Page
“National parks bear the brunt of climate change,” press release by Kara Manke, University of California, Berkeley, September 24, 2018. HTML Version
“Berkeley ecologist selected as a lead author for IPCC report,” press announcement by Brett Israel, University of California, Berkeley, April 12, 2018.HTML Version
“Rock Creek Park could get more floods, poison ivy — study,” article by Brittany Patterson, E&E News Climatewire, November 3, 2017. PDF FileHTML Version
“Conservation and climate change,” interview of Patrick Gonzalez by Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Nature, Tumblr, April 21, 2017.HTML Version
“What Washington’s famous cherry blossoms can teach us about climate change,” article by Lauren Katz, Vox, March 10, 2017.HTML Page
“EcoFeature - Part 2 of Norm Holy’s interview with Patrick Gonzalez, Principle Climate Change Scientist of the National Park Service,” radio interview by Norm Holy, WFHB public radio, Bloomington, Indiana, September 22, 2016.Audio File
“EcoFeature - Patrick Gonzalez, Principal Climate Change Scientist for the National Park Service; Pt. 1,” radio interview by Norm Holy, WFHB public radio, Bloomington, Indiana, September 15, 2016.Audio File
“Climate change is slowly killing our iconic national parks – Can we salvage what’s left?” article by Adele Peters, Fast Company, September 6, 2016.HTML Version
“Report says coastal parks vulnerable to climate changes,” article by Anna Guth, Point Reyes Light, August 25, 2016.HTML Version
“Climate Change Scientist Walks the Walk,” profile by Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News, August 22, 2016. PDF FileHTML Version
“Delaware Water Gap showing effects of climate change,” article by Bruce A. Scruton, New Jersey Herald, May 17, 2016. [One of several people featured]HTML Version
“Scientist says rising temperatures will negatively affect local birds, hemlocks and brook trout,” article by David Pierce, Pocono Record, May 16, 2016.HTML Version
“Adapting for the future: National parks and climate change resilience,” short film by Benjamin Steger, February 12, 2016. [One of several people featured]Video stream
“Climate Special: California forests have become net climate polluters, Alaska’s could be worse, and the oceans may swallow our cities soon . . . but there’s still hope,” interview of Patrick Gonzalez by Brian Edwards-Tiekert, UpFront, KPFA public radio, Berkeley, CA, July 22, 2015.HTML Version and link to audio
“How massive wildfires can actually warm the planet,” article by Chris Mooney, Washington Post, May 14, 2015.HTML Version
“California has the country’s most ambitious climate goals. Will they go up in smoke?” article by Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones, May 5, 2015.HTML Version
“California’s forests have become climate polluters,” article by John Upton, Climate Central, April 29, 2015. HTML Version
“Carbon Emissions Higher in California Ecosystems Than Previously Thought, Study Finds,” article by Robert Patrick Van Tooke, Daily Californian, April 20, 2015. HTML Version
“Nine-Year Study Finds Wildfires Significant Greenhouse Gas Emission Culprit,” interview by Leslie Brinkley, KGO Radio, San Francisco, California, April 16, 2015. HTML Version and link to audio
“Wildfires Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Assumed in State Climate Targets,” press release by Sarah Yang, University of California, Berkeley, April 15, 2015.HTML Version
“Science for Parks, Parks for Science: The Next Century,” video by Steven M. Bumgardner, University of California, Berkeley, February 9, 2015. [One of several people featured]Video stream
“Envisioning the Future: Global Reflections on Climate Change in Protected Areas,” video by Regan Alsup, World Parks Congress, Sydney, Australia, November 18, 2014. [One of several people featured]Video stream
“Climate Change and Cherry Blossoms in Washington, D.C.,” video by Ron Bend, U.S. National Park Service, August 11, 2014. [One of several people featured]Video stream
“Scientists Pinpoint Areas Most Vulnerable to Climate Change and Habitat Loss,” article by Elspeth Dehnert, E&E News Climatewire, July 29, 2014. PDF FileHTML Version
“National Park Service Sees Vegetation Shift,” interview by Andrew Bernier, KJZZ public radio, Phoenix, Arizona, July 28, 2014.HTML Version and link to audio
“Vegetation Shifting Up Slope and North as Climate Changes,” press release, U.S. National Park Service, Washington, DC, July, 28, 2014.HTML Version
“Federal report: Climate change already impacting CO,” radio interview by Laura Palmisano, KVNF public radio, Paonia, Colorado, May 6, 2014. MP3 AudioHTML Text
“Panel Says Climate Change Makes Long-Term Outlook for Wildfires Grim,” article by Colton Gavin, Cronkite News, April 2, 2014.HTML Version
“Climate Change Expert Warns of Impact at National Lakeshore,” article by Lauri Harvey Keagle, Northwest Indiana Times, November 28, 2012.HTML Version
“Possible Effects of Climate Change on National Lakeshore Studied,” article by Christin Nance Lazerus, Post-Tribune (Gary, Indiana), November 28, 2012.HTML Version
“Spotlight: Patrick Gonzalez,” profile by Ann Brody Guy, photos by Al Golub, Breakthroughs, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2012.HTML Version
“Climate Change Blamed for Dying African Trees,” interview by Joe DeCapua, Voice of America Radio, December 14, 2011.HTML Version and link to audio
“Dead Trees in the Sahel,” article by Andy Soos, Environmental News Network, December 12, 2011.HTML Version
“African Trees Victims of Climate Change,” United Press International, December 12, 2011.HTML Version
“Climate Challenge - North Cascades National Park,” television show by the National Park Foundation, Public Broadcasting Service, October 13, 2010. [One of many people filmed]Video stream
“Moving with the Times,” article by Gail Vines, Kew Magazine, Autumn, 2010.PDF File
“Trees Shift Upslope as Climate Warms Up,” article by David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle, June 12, 2010.PDF File
“Scientists: Vegetation Zones Are Shifting,” article by Aaida Samad, Daily Californian, June 10, 2010.
“Study: Climate Change Altering Tahoe Forest,” article by Kyle Magin, The Union (Grass Valley, California), June 8, 2010.HTML Version
“Shift in Earth’s Vegetation,” interview by Melissa Culross, KCBS Radio, San Francisco, California, June 6, 2010.
“Climate Change Leading to Major Vegetation Shifts Around the World,” press release by Sarah Yang, University of California, Berkeley, June 4, 2010.HTML Version
“Forest Ecologist Patrick Gonzalez,” profile by Brenda Wilson, Cool Careers in Environmental Sciences, Sally Ride Science, San Diego, California, 2010.
“Climate Change and Species Distributions: How changing temperatures push living things to the edge,” press release by the Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC, August 4, 2008.HTML Version
“Global Warming,” radio interview by Ed Baxter, KGO radio, San Francisco, California, May 30, 2008.
“Turning Up the Heat on Climate Change,” article by Laura Brown, The Union (Grass Valley, California), December 4, 2007.HTML Version
“Up Close with Patrick Gonzalez,” profile by Courtney Leatherman, Nature Conservancy 52 (2): 18-19, Summer 2007.
“The Dimb's Demise Tells of African Climate Change,” article by Heidi Vogt, Associated Press, April 1, 2007.HTML Version
“Climate Change Studied,” article by Dave Moller, The Union (Grass Valley, California), September 14, 2005.HTML Version
“Desertification: A Walk Through West Africa,” radio interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth, Public Radio International, September 18, 1998.HTML Transcript
Individual quotes: Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, Atlantic, Barrie Today (Ontario, Canada), Bloomberg Environment, Boston Globe, Capital Public Radio (Sacramento, California), Carbon Brief, Colorado Sun, Cronkite News, CNN, Courthouse News, Daily Californian, Discover, E&E News, Eos (American Geophysical Union), Esquire Magazine, Fast Company, Guardian (UK), Harper’s Magazine, High Country News, The Hill, Independent (UK), KQED public broadcasting (San Francisco, California), KVNF public radio (Paonia, Colorado), Los Angeles Times, Le Monde, Monterey County Weekly, National Geographic News, National Public Radio, Nature, Nature Reports Climate Change, Nautilus, NBC, New Jersey Herald, New Scientist, New York Times, Outside, Roll Call, San Francisco Weekly, Scientific American, Sierra Sun (Truckee, California), Smithsonian Magazine, Tucson Sentinel, USA Today, Washington Post, Winnipeg Free Press, Wired, Yale Environment 360
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Service
Lead Author – Third Assessment Report 2001, National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Guidelines 2006, Supplement to the Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands 2013, Sixth Assessment Report 2022
Participant – Regional Expert Meeting for Africa, 1999; Expert Meeting on IPCC Guidance on Estimating Emissions and Removals from Land Uses such as Agriculture and Forestry, 2008
Recipient – Certificate of Contribution to the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC
National Academy of Sciences of the USA Service
Lead Author – article in Issues in Science and Technology (Gonzalez 2011)
Co-Author – articles in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (Richardson et al. 2009, Batllori et al. 2020)
Frontiers of Science Fellow – Indonesian-American Kavli Frontiers of Science, Bogor, Indonesia, 2011;Indo-American Frontiers of Science, Agra, India, 2013
Committee Member – Committee to Review Draft Chapters of the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment, 2024
Speaker – Forum on Alerting America: Effective Risk Communication, 2002
Participant – Workshop on Future Priorities for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, 2007; Summit on America’s Climate Choices, 2009; NASA Earth System Science at 20 Symposium, 2009; Workshop on Describing Socio-Economic Futures for Climate Change Research and Assessment, 2010; The Presidents’ Circle, Annual Meeting, 2012, 2014
Teaching
Instructor - Climate Change, Ecosystems, and Solutions; University of California, Berkeley; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 176A; Spring 2025 PDF Syllabus May 28, 2024
Instructor - Anthropogenic Climate Change and Natural Resource Management; University of California, Berkeley; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 150; Fall 2020; Spring 2023 PDF summaryHTML summary
Co-Instructor - Shaping the Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity; University of California, Berkeley; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 290; Spring 2018
Mentor of graduate student group - Advanced Topics in Conservation Biology; University of California, Berkeley; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 277; Fall 2017, 2018
Guest lectures (35) - Georgetown University; Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar; University of California, Berkeley
International Development Projects
Proyecto de Acción Climática de la Selva Central, Nature Conservancy, Peru, forest monitoring network and forest carbon project to reduce tropical deforestation, 2003-2006
Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET), U.S. Agency for International Development, Africa, desertification and climate change advisor, 1999-2002
Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), U.S. Agency for International Development, Gabon, tropical deforestation field monitoring, 1998-1999
Biodiversity Support Program (BSP), U.S. Agency for International Development, monitoring and evaluation, 1998-1999
Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE), U.S. Agency for International Development, Zimbabwe, project evaluation, 1999
Senegal Reforestation Project, U.S. Agency for International Development, Sénégal, project evaluation, 1998
U.S. Agency for International Development, Sénégal, evaluation of natural resource management projects, 1992
Projet de Boisements Villageois Intégrés à Louga, Bakel, et Mbacké (PROBOVIL), United Nations Development Programme, Sénégal, project technical advisor, 1990-1991
United States Government delegation, scientific advisor: Conference of the Parties (COP) to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (COP-2, Dakar, Sénégal, 1998; COP-3, Recife, Brazil, 1999; COP-4, Bonn, Germany, 2000); International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Parks Congress (Sydney, Australia, 2014)
Scientific presentations to U.S. Embassy staff and partners: Burkina Faso, Haiti, Ireland (2000-2012)
Individual scientific briefings to U.S. Ambassadors on desertification and climate change: Burkina Faso, Chad, Gabon, Mauritania, and Niger (1998-2001)
Scientific input into U.S. Agency for International Development strategic plans for global and country natural resource management programs (1998-2000)
Training presentations for participants in the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program: Australia, France, Iceland, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Romania, others (1999-2015)
Volunteer Service
Casey Trees, Washington, DC, urban tree inventory and planting
Cathedral of Saint Matthew, Washington, DC, lector
Cleveland Park Historical Society, Washington, DC, Board of Directors and urban tree planting
Friends of Albany Hill, Albany, CA, invasive species removal
Melvin Hazen Park volunteers, Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, invasive species removal
Parish of Saint Mary Magdalene, Berkeley, CA, lector Peace Corps, Njóobéen Mbataar, Sénégal, community forestry
