Creation of the Nebraska Conservation Science Partnership to Integrate Climate Change Planning and Habitat Management Strategies
Summary
We propose to use GPLCC capacity funds to help create The Nebraska Conservation Science Partnership (NCSP), a cooperative effort among the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Rainwater Basin Joint Venture (RWBJV), and the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (NCFWRU). This partnership will provide capacity to analyze climate data relative to impacts on fish and wildlife within the Great Plains LCC, integrate existing habitat assessments, model species-habitat relations, and evaluate the potential impacts of land use change management activities, initially focusing primarily on wetland habitats. The funding requested from the GPLCC will be leveraged with funds from the RWBJV and the USGS Climate Effects Network, [...]
Summary
We propose to use GPLCC capacity funds to help create The Nebraska Conservation Science Partnership (NCSP), a cooperative effort among the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Rainwater Basin Joint Venture (RWBJV), and the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (NCFWRU). This partnership will provide capacity to analyze climate data relative to impacts on fish and wildlife within the Great Plains LCC, integrate existing habitat assessments, model species-habitat relations, and evaluate the potential impacts of land use change management activities, initially focusing primarily on wetland habitats. The funding requested from the GPLCC will be leveraged with funds from the RWBJV and the USGS Climate Effects Network, and build upon relationships among the principals. Comprehensive integration of these efforts and data will be manifest as decision support tools that will allow managers to evaluate weather/climate patterns and both short and long term management responses accordingly. Products will be created to serve habitat managers and conservation and agricultural policymakers.
