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• Give your time and energy to a national wildlife refuge, national fish hatchery or in your own community (see http://www.serve.gov/) • Project BudBurst http://www.budburst.ucar.edu/ and the National Phenology Network, http://www.usanpn.org/ are just two places where you can become part of a nationwide network gathering data on climate change effects on plants and wildlife • Teach the next generation about the importance of natural resources by taking them outside. Visit a National Wildlife Refuge or other protected land • Talk to your neighbors, civic associations, local service groups to engage them in discussions and action • Online and local libraries are filled with information. There are great books for young audiences on the subject of climate change Additional Resources U.S. Global Change Research Program http://www.globalchange.gov/ National Park Service Regional Impacts Web Page http://www.nps.gov/climatechange/atlanticcoast.cfm Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/index.html Seasons End http://www.seasonsend.org/ For more information on how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve the nature of America in a changing climate, visit http://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/ Conservation in a Changing Climate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov January 2011 Photo:University Corporation for Atmospheric Research© Photo:USFWS/Steve Hillebrand

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Page 1: Additional Resources U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ...€¦ · Climate change impacts can be reduced U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s strategic plan is partnership-driven and science-based

• Giveyourtimeandenergytoanationalwildliferefuge,nationalfishhatcheryorinyourowncommunity(seehttp://www.serve.gov/)

• ProjectBudBursthttp://www.budburst.ucar.edu/andtheNationalPhenologyNetwork,http://www.usanpn.org/arejusttwoplaceswhereyoucanbecomepartofanationwidenetworkgatheringdataonclimatechangeeffectsonplantsandwildlife

• Teachthenextgenerationabouttheimportanceofnaturalresourcesbytakingthemoutside.VisitaNationalWildlifeRefugeorotherprotectedland

• Talktoyourneighbors,civicassociations,localservicegroupstoengagethemindiscussionsandaction

• Onlineandlocallibrariesarefilledwithinformation.Therearegreatbooksforyoungaudiencesonthesubjectofclimatechange

Additional ResourcesU.S.GlobalChangeResearchProgram http://www.globalchange.gov/

NationalParkServiceRegionalImpactsWebPagehttp://www.nps.gov/climatechange/atlanticcoast.cfm

EnvironmentalProtectionAgency http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/index.html

SeasonsEnd http://www.seasonsend.org/

FormoreinformationonhowtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServiceisworkingwithotherstoconservethenatureofAmericainachangingclimate,visithttp://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/

Conservation in a Changing Climate

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

http://www.fws.gov

January 2011

Photo:UniversityCorporationforAtmosphericResearch©

Photo:USFWS/SteveHillebrand

Page 2: Additional Resources U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ...€¦ · Climate change impacts can be reduced U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s strategic plan is partnership-driven and science-based

Climate change is realTheunmistakablesignsofarapidlychangingclimateareeverywhere:

• Globalaverageairtemperaturehasincreasedandexcessiveheatwavesareontherise

• Averagesealevelhasrisen

• Flowersarebloomingearlier,lakesfreezinglater,migratorybirdsdelayingtheirflightssouth

• Thetimingandinterconnectednessofthewildfoodchainisbeingdisrupted

Climate change is disrupting natural systems Naturalsystems—suchaslakes,rivers,oceans,coralreefs,forests,grasslands—produceouroxygen,ourwater,ourfood,andprovidejobssuchascommercialfishingandtimberharvesting.Theyalsosupportoutdooractivities,generatingjobsandmillionsofdollarsinrevenue.Forests,wetlandsandothernaturallandscapeshelpsoakupgreenhousegasesthattrapheatandhavebeenscientificallylinkedtoglobalwarming.

Climate change is harming wildlife and wild placesClimatechangeisthetransformationalconservationchallengeofourtime,notonlybecauseofitsdirecteffectsonspeciesandhabitatsbutbecauseofitsinfluenceonotherstressors.Theseincludehabitatlossandfragmentation,invasivespecies,andwaterscarcity:

Thesecombinedforceshaveenormousimplicationsformanagementoffishandwildlifeandtheirhabitatsaroundtheworld:

• PolarbearpopulationdeclineshavebeennotedinCanada,aswellasextirpationsofBaycheckerspotbutterflypopulationsintheSanFranciscoBayarea

• AcrossthecontinentalU.S.,climatechangeisaffectingthemigrationcyclesandbodyconditionofmigratorysongbirds,causingdecouplingofthearrivaldatesofbirdsontheirbreedinggroundsandtheavailabilityofthefoodtheyneedforreproduction

• Evidenceisgrowingthathigherwatertemperaturesresultingfromclimatechangeareaffectingcold-andcool-waterfishpopulationsacrossthecountry

• Alongcoasts,risingsealevelshavebeguntoaffectfishandwildlifehabitats,includingthoseusedbyshorebirdsandseaturtlesthatnestoncoastalNationalWildlifeRefuges

• Intheoceans,subtropicalandtropicalcoralsinshallowwatershavealreadysufferedmajorbleachingeventsdrivenbyincreasesinseasurfacetemperatures

Climate change impacts can be reducedTheU.S.FishandWildlifeService’sstrategicplanispartnership-drivenandscience-based.We’veincorporatedinputfromemployees,partnersandthepublictobuildafive-yearplanofaction:

• Adaptation–Plannedmanagementactionstohelpreducetheimpactsofclimatechangeonfish,wildlife,andtheirhabitats.Thisincludeseffortstoworkwithotheragencies,organizations,landowners,andstakeholderstoprotectandconnectlargeintacthabitatsthatsupportmanyspecies

• Mitigation–Reducingourcarbonfootprintbyusinglessenergy,consumingfewermaterials,andappropriatelyalteringlandmanagementpractices.Thisincludescarbonsequestrationbygrowingplants,suchastreesandgrasses

• Engagement–Reachingouttothepublicandpartnerstocollectivelybuildknowledge,shareinformation,andseekcollaborativesolutionstothechallengesposedbyclimatechange

HundredsofindividualinnovationsaretakingplaceonServicelandsacrossthecountry.Theagencyisusinggreenbuildingdesignforallvisitorcentersonnationalwildliferefuges.Itisdeployinghybridvehiclesacrossthecountry.TheServiceisalsoworkingwithenergypartnersandnonprofitlandtruststosponsorcarbonsequestrationprojectsinscoresofcommunities.

You can take action now SmallchangesinoureverydaylivescanmakeabigdifferenceforcurrentandfuturegenerationsofAmericans.Hereareafewwaysyoucanhelpmitigatetheeffectsofclimatechangeandsupportwildlifeconservationwhereyoulive:

• Plantnativetreesandshrubsthatabsorbcarbondioxideandslowthespreadofinvasivespecies

• Recyclepaper,plastics,glass

• Userecycledproductsthatuselessenergytomanufacture

• Changetoenergyefficientlightbulbsandappliances

• Reducegasolineconsumption;Walkorbikewheneveryoucan

• ProgramyourthermostatPhoto:USFWS/RyanHagerty

Photo:USFWS/SusanneMiller

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