State agency priorities for decisions that may be affected by climate variability or change: Results from interviews with state fish and wildlife managers in the North Central region
Dates
Publication Date
2019
Summary
The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Conservation Science Partners, Inc. (CSP) to systematically identify information gaps that, if addressed, would support management decisions for key species, habitats, or other issues within the North Central region (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas). In particular, we were interested in the intersection between 1) high-priority species or habitats that are 2) the subject of a planned decision, and for which 3) climate information would aid decision-making for state and federal agencies. In Spring of 2018, we interviewed state fish and wildlife managers to learn about high-priority [...]
Summary
The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) partnered with the Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS) and Conservation Science Partners, Inc. (CSP) to systematically identify
information gaps that, if addressed, would support management decisions for key species, habitats, or
other issues within the North Central region (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas). In particular, we were interested in the intersection between 1) high-priority
species or habitats that are 2) the subject of a planned decision, and for which 3) climate information
would aid decision-making for state and federal agencies. In Spring of 2018, we interviewed state fish
and wildlife managers to learn about high-priority species, habitats, and issues within the North Central
region. As described in this report, the interviews generated a wealth of information about state agency
priorities, and topics for which state managers think more climate change information would be useful.
