climate smart conservation and tools for adaptive management

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Climate Smart Conservation and Tools for Adaptive Management

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Debra Schlafmann, CoordinatorMay 16, 2013

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California supports diverse and thriving ecosystems

through lasting cooperative conservation

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Sec Order 3289. Addressing Impacts of Climate Change on Americas Water, Land, and Other Natural and Cultural Resources; LCC, CSC, Energy and Climate Change Council

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California supports diverse and thriving ecosystems

through lasting cooperative conservation

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A growing community of resource managers, scientists,

conservation practitioners, and others that are

successfully collaborating to advance and implement

actions that promote resilient and adaptable ecosystems across the landscape in the

face of environmental change.

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Steering Committee

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Communication Team

Ecoregional Teams

Ecoregional Teams

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Coordinator – Debra Schlafmann

Science Coordinator – Rebecca Fris

Research Ecologist (USGS) – Karen Thorne

Data Management – Deanne DiPietro and Zhahai StewartGraduate Student – Andrea Graffis

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Supports development of science-based tools and adaptation strategies

Provides relevant and applied science to natural resource managers

Facilitate information acquisition, interpretation, translation, exchange and availability

Fosters better decision making on resource management issues

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Funded more than 25 collaborative science projects in last three years

CA LCC funding totaled almost $2.5 million

Partner contributions added an additional $4 million

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Resources for Climate Smart Adaptation

Digital library of climate science – Climate Commons

Invasive species tool

Sea level rise modeling

Climate change impacts to inland fish

Rangeland threats analysis

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California Invasive Plant Council

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Regional Strategies:

Translate information from CalWeedMapper to regionwideopportunities for surveillance & eradication

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Sea level rise modeling at FWS Refuges, USGS

How will climate change and sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems?

Developing site specific sea-level rise models to assess impacts on marsh plant communities and wildlife including T&E species.

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Information recently released for 12 sites in the San Francisco Bay

Example: China Camp Results

Marsh elevation modeling shows that China Camp will not keep pace with local sea level rise through this century

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Effects of climate on inland fishes CA, P. Moyle UCD

Vulnerability Assessments Endemic Fishes Areas and Management Units:

Upper Klamath River Colorado River & Salton SeaLower Klamath River San Francisco BayPit River LahontanClear Lake Owens ValleySouth Coast AmargosaCentral Valley MojaveMonterey Bay Goose LakeKern River Sierra NevadaNorth Coast Eagle Lake

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Effects of climate on inland fishes CA, P. Moyle UCD

• Fishes in So. and E. part of state most threatened by present status and climate change

• Fishes in Monterey Bay least vulnerable

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Effects of climate on inland fishes CA, P. Moyle UCD FINAL REPORT

1. Rank native species and non native by vulnerability

2. Analysis vulnerability by region

3. Recommendations for statewide conservation strategy

4. Posted on CDFW website

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Climate Change and Land Use Change Scenarios for Rangelands, USGS and Defenders of Wildlife

• Scenarios for Central Valley and Chaparral and Oak Woodland eco-regions.

• ID potential threats to high priority conservation areas within CRCC.

• Economic analysis of scenarios to quantify costs and benefits to the CRCC landscape.

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We must do more to combat climate change…to prepare our communities for the

consequences of climate change -- State of the Union 2013

Climate Smart Adaptive Management

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3 Objectives:1. Conduct and

coordinate information exchange between scientists and managers to advance decision-making and conservation at a landscape scale.

*Science Strategy*Communication Strategy

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Objectives:2. Enhance

climate-smart conservation (nature-based adaption and mitigation) on a landscape scale.

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Climate Smart Principles:• Forward looking

goals• ID actions linked

to future conditions

• Design actions in ecosystem/watershed context

• Adaptive and flexible management timely to continual change

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Climate Smart Principles:• Collaborate and

communicate across sectors for timely long term solutions

• Follow Ellies TEN% rule: Test, and Experiment Now

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Objectives:2. Enhance

climate-smart conservation (nature-based adaption and mitigation) on a landscape scale.

Support place-based projects in ecoregions that advance conservation at landscape scale

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Objectives:2. Enhance

climate-smart conservation (nature-based adaption and mitigation) on a landscape scale.

Support place-based projects in ecoregions that advance conservation at landscape scale

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Objectives:2. Enhance climate-

smart conservation (nature-based adaption and mitigation) on a landscape scale.

Support and coordinate cross-sectoral understanding of ecosystem processes and services to advance climate-smart conservation at landscape scale

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Objectives:3. Ensure CA LCC provides effective and lasting outcomes that support California’s diverse and thriving ecosystems

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Participation in Subcommittees

Partnering on projects

Trainings and workshops

Talk to Bob

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