Identifying Climate Vulnerabilities and Prioritizing Adaptation Strategies for Eulachon populations in the Chilkoot and Chilkat Rivers and the application of local monitoring systems

This project will complete a tribally-based climate change vulnerability assessment t and adaptation plan for Eulachon that spawn in the Chilkoot and Chilkat rivers near Haines, Alaska. Local monitoring will collect data on spawning populations in the Chilkoot River, and a tribal stakeholder group will be convened to analyze climate change projections, apply traditional knowledge, rank climate vulnerabilities, and prioritized adaptation strategies.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, Adaptation planning, Adaptation planning, All tags... Adaptation planning, Adaptation planning, Adaptation planning, Adaptation planning, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska, Chilkat River, Chilkat River, Chilkat River, Chilkat River, Chilkat River, Chilkat River, Chilkoot River, Chilkoot River, Chilkoot River, Chilkoot River, Chilkoot River, Chilkoot River, Climate Change, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Eulachon, Eulachon, Federal resource managers, Hydrologic regime shift, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Project, Report, Report, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Traditional Ecological knowledge, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Tribes, Vulnerabiligy assessment, Vulnerabiligy assessment, Vulnerabiligy assessment, Vulnerabiligy assessment, Vulnerabiligy assessment, Vulnerabiligy assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, completed, onGoing, Fewer tags

The cold-water climate shield: delineating refugia for preserving salmonid fishes through the 21st century - Publication

Existing stream temperature data will be compiled from numerous federal, state, tribal, and private sources to develop an integrated regional database. Spatial statistical models for river networks will be applied to these data to develop an accurate model that predicts stream temperature for all fish-bearing streams in the US portion of the NPLCC. Differences between model outputs for historic and future climate scenarios will be used to assess spatial variation in the vulnerability of sensitive fish species across the NPLCC.

Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, California, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Data Management and Integration, All tags... Decision Support, Federal resource managers, Hydrologic regime shift, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, NorWest, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Oregon, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Publication, State agencies, Stream temperature, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-4, WA-5, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, Washington, climate change, completed, product, stream network models, temperature model, Fewer tags

Sea level rise adaption tools for San Juan archipelago & Salish Sea

A sea level rise vulnerability assessment has been completed for the shorelines of San Juan County Washington. This tool was developed to enhance understanding among land managers, provide a scientific foundation for shoreline management decisions and improve conservation of shoreline processes critical to ecosystem health. This project will create a comprehensive communication strategy that includes improving the model’s credibility, researching adaptation strategies, creating decision support tools, and hosting focus meetings.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, Applications and Tools, Applications and Tools, Changes in sea level and coastal storms, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Decision Support, Decision Support, Decision support, Decision support, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Priority C. Effects of changes in sea levels, Private land owners, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, Report, Salish Sea, Salish Sea, Salish Sea, Salish Sea, Salish Sea, Salish Sea, Salish Sea, San Juan County, San Juan County, San Juan County, San Juan County, San Juan County, San Juan County, San Juan County, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands, San Juans, San Juans, San Juans, San Juans, San Juans, San Juans, San Juans, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-2, WA-2, Washington, Washington, Washington, Washington, Washington, Washington, Washington, adaptation planning, adaptation planning, adaptation planning, adaptation planning, adaptation planning, adaptation planning, adaptation planning, climate change, climate change, climate change, climate change, climate change, climate change, climate change, completed, landscape planning, landscape planning, landscape planning, landscape planning, landscape planning, landscape planning, landscape planning, onGoing, planning tools, planning tools, planning tools, planning tools, planning tools, planning tools, planning tools, Fewer tags

Create a Climate-Informed Habitat Conservation Plan

The Services goal with this project is to bridge the gap between guidance documents and field staff who develop Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs). Results from this project are expected to serve as a model for national-level guidance and practice for incorporating climate change information into HCPs.FY2014Cofunded with the Great Basin LCC PR 0040166614

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Federal resource managers, Great Basin, All tags... Habitat Conservation Plan, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, Multiple priority topics, Project, Region 8 USFWS, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, onGoing, Fewer tags

Developing a comprehensive interagency stream temperature database and high-resolution NorWeST climate scenarios for the NPLCC

Existing stream temperature data will be compiled from numerous federal, state, tribal, and private sources to develop an integrated regional database. Spatial statistical models for river networks will be applied to these data to develop an accurate model that predicts stream temperature for all fish-bearing streams in the US portion of the NPLCC. Differences between model outputs for historic and future climate scenarios will be used to assess spatial variation in the vulnerability of sensitive fish species across the NPLCC.

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, California, Conservation Planning, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, All tags... Decision Support, LCC, Map, NPLCC, NorWest, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Oregon, Report, Stream temperature, Washington, climate change, stream network models, temperature model, Fewer tags

Product: Pacific Northwest Forest Soils, Creating a Soil Vulnerability Index to Identify Drought Sensitive Areas - Spatial Data

This project developed a soil vulnerability index and map indicating where forest cover will be most affected by climate change. Using this map, researchers developed a greater understanding of potential changes in soil moisture and temperature regimes under future climate conditions. They then evaluated how this information could be used to improve vegetation models across the landscape. They compared the results of different modeling approaches to the soil vulnerability map, synthesized the state of knowledge and uncertainty, and introduced management implications for action.The following data sets are included:Soil accumulations for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative- northern California, USASoil...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., CA, All tags... CA-2, Conservation Planning, Data, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, OR-1, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Priority B. Changes in air temperature and precipitation on forests, Regional & county planners, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WA-7, WA-9, WA. OR, climate change, completed, product, soils, vegetation model, Fewer tags

2012 Wildlinks Conference

WildLinks 2012 brought together transboundary scientists and managers to build on transboundary discussions started during Wildlinks 2010 and 2011 related to climate adaptation for species and habitats on both sides of the border.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Adaptation planning, B.C. North Cascades, Conservation Design, Conservation Planning, All tags... Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Multiple priority topics, NPLCC, Regional & county planners, WA, WA-2, WA-6, climate change, completed, corridors, habitat connectivity, product, Fewer tags

Spatial Datasets: Riparian Climate Corridors:Identifying Priority Areas for Conservation in a Changing Climate

This includes the following data sets:Pacific Northwest Riparian Climate Corridors: scores attributed to stream lines Pacific Northwest Riparian Climate Corridors: HUC6 Scores by Omernik Ecoregions Pacific Northwest Riparian Climate Corridors: scores attributed to HUC-6 watersheds Potential Riparian Areas in the Pacific Northwest Riparian Mapping Project - Index averaged to HUC 6Protecting and restoring ecological connectivity is a leading climate adaptation strategy forbiodiversity conservation (Heller & Zavaleta 2009, Lawler 2009), because species are expectedto have difficulty tracking shifting climates across fragmented landscapes (Thomas et al. 2004).Connectivity conservation is thus a primary focus of numerous...

Categories: Data; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Data Acquisition and Development, Data.gov North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, All tags... Federal resource managers, Hydrologic regime shift, LCC Network Science Catalog, Oregon, Priority A. Effects of hydrologic regime shifts, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, WA-2, WA-6, Washington, accepted, adaptation strategies, climate change, completed, final, product, riparian areas, species sensitivities, vegetation changes, Fewer tags

Coastal Ecosystem Response to Climate Change - Fact sheet

Coastal resource managers are faced with many challenges and uncertainties in planning adaptive strategies for conserving estuarine habitats with climate change. To plan and manage for future scenarios, managers need access to data, models, and training on the best-available science. To address this need, the USGS Western Ecological Research Center has worked with federal, Tribal, state, and local partners to establish a network of study sites in 17 estuaries along the Pacific Coast, examining the climate change effects on tidal wetlands with high-quality local data, downscaled models, and projected storm effects. Study sites include ten USFWS National Wildlife Refuges and four NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserves.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: California, Climate change, Downscaling, Estuaries, Humboldt Bay, All tags... Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Sea level rise, completed, product, Fewer tags

Yellow-cedar decline and recovery: Climate modeling and data assimilation

Background: Yellow-cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis) is an economically and culturally important tree of the North Pacific coastal rainforest, ranging from northern California through Southeast Alaska. The species has been in decline for many decades, particularly in the northern portion of its range (Southeast Alaska and coastal British Columbia), and is currently under consideration for listing as Threatened or Endangered. Previous work has delineated locations of yellow-cedar stands across the species range, and modeled geophysical features associated with presence of the tree.Purpose: The purpose of this project is to support refinement of a range-wide analysis of bioclimatic factors that support healthy vs....

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, Alaska, BIOSPHERICINDICATORS, British Columbia, All tags... CA-1, CA-2, CA-3, Callitropsis nootkatensis, DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS, Decision Support, EVERGREEN VEGETATION, FORESTS, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Pacific Northwest, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, RANGE CHANGES, SPECIES MIGRATION, TEMPERATE CONIFEROUS FOREST, TEMPERATE RAINFOREST, Tribes, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, WA-2, WA-3, WA-4, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, biota, climate change, environment, onGoing, yellow-cedar, Fewer tags

Nooksack River Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, Restoration Planning, and Adaptation Plan

This project will look at how climate change has altered hydrologic systems, Pacific salmon habitat, and survival of salmon in the Nooksack River watershed. It will develop an adaptation plan that can be adopted and integrated into management plans. Project Objectives for NPLCC funding: 1. Assess climate change impacts on fish and fish biology and inform salmon habitat restoration actions aimed at perpetuating all nine salmonid species in the Nooksack River basin in the face of climate change (partially funded by proposed NPLCC funding). 2. Conduct a vulnerability assessment that will ultimately reduce sensitivity, reduce exposure, and increase adaptive capacity of salmon to climate change impacts (partially funded...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Decision Support, Nooksack River, All tags... Priority A. Effects of hydrologic regime shifts, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Regional & county planners, Report, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Tribes, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, project, salmonids, vulnerability assessment, Fewer tags

Final Report: Climate Change in the Tongass National Forest Fostering Strategic Collaboration and Informing Sustainable Management of Priority Resources

The Tongass National Forest has identified resources that are important to stakeholders and vulnerable to climate-related stressors. Cooperators will review an action plan and convene a workshop to be held in Southeast Alaska in 2016. The workshop will foster collaboration between scientists, managers, and stakeholders. Workshop goals include: sharing information about climate-related stressors and effects on NPLCC Priority Resources in the Tongass National Forest; developing strategic priorities for improving understanding, reducing risks, and increasing adaptive capacity and resilience; coordinating support for increasing knowledge and informing resource managers

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK-0, Alaska, Anadromous fish, Applications and Tools, Change in air temperature and precipitation, All tags... Climate Change, Conservation Design, Conservation Planning, Federal resource managers, Hydrologic regime shift, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, NPLCC, Priority A. Effects of hydrologic regime shifts, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Report, State agencies, Tongass Forest, Tongass National Forest, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Tribes, aquatic resources, climate change, final, hydrologic regime shifts, product, Fewer tags

Climate Science Research and Tools Synthesis

A searchable database of climate change researchers, research and tools was developed. This effort was done in cooperation with a similar funded effort by the University of Alaska, SE to cover the North Pacific LCC geographic range.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK-0, Academics & scientific researchers, Alaska, B.C., CA, All tags... CA, CA, CA-2, Conservation NGOs, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, Multiple priority topics, NPLCC, OR, OR, OR, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Project, Report, State agencies, WA, WA, WA, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, adaptation strategies, adaptation strategies, adaptation strategies, climate change, climate change, climate change, completed, reserachers, Fewer tags

Final Report Developing a comprehensive interagency stream temperature database and high-resolution NorWeST climate scenarios for the NPLCC

Existing stream temperature data will be compiled from numerous federal, state, tribal, and private sources to develop an integrated regional database. Spatial statistical models for river networks will be applied to these data to develop an accurate model that predicts stream temperature for all fish-bearing streams in the US portion of the NPLCC. Differences between model outputs for historic and future climate scenarios will be used to assess spatial variation in the vulnerability of sensitive fish species across the NPLCC.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, California, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Data Management and Integration, All tags... Decision Support, Federal resource managers, Hydrologic regime shift, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, NorWest, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Oregon, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Report, State agencies, Stream temperature, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-4, WA-5, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, Washington, climate change, completed, product, stream network models, temperature model, Fewer tags

2011 WildLinks Conference

WildLinks 2011 Conference brought together transboundary scientists and managers to share information on the latest science , policies, and efforts to address climate adaptation for species and habitats on both sides of the border.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Adaptation planning, B.C. North Cascades, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Planning, LCC Network Science Catalog, Multiple priority topics, NPLCC, Project, Regional & county planners, Training/Outreach/Workshop, WA, WA-2, WA-6, climate change, completed, corridors, habitat connectivity, Fewer tags

The Available Science Assessment Project: Evaluating Adaptation Actions for Sea Level Rise and Coastal Change

Practitioners struggle with how to identify, prioritize, and implement climate adaptation actions that can effectively reduce vulnerability; these decisions may be more easily made and successfully implemented if they are informed by scientific evidence. EcoAdapt, the Institute for Natural Resources, and the Northwest Climate Science Center have partnered on the Available Science Assessment Project (ASAP) to synthesize and evaluate scientific knowledge on specific adaptation actions to determine the implementation conditions under which these actions may be most effective; we are examining the science behind sea level rise adaptation actions in the Northwest. We will convene managers and scientists at in-person...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CA-1, CA-2, Climate Change, Conservation NGOs, Decision Support, All tags... Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Project, State agencies, Vulnerability, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, WA-2, WA-3, WA-4, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, Washington, onGoing, Fewer tags

Developing Landscape-Level Planning Tools Information for the NPLCC - powerpoint presentation

Power point presentation from a NPLCC webinar on June 5, 2014 by Nature Serve on landscape level planning tools.

Categories: Data; Tags: LCC Network Science Catalog, completed, product

Final Report: : Cross-boundary Planning for Resilience and Restoration of Endangered Oak Savannah and Coastal Douglas-fir Forest Ecosystems

The Georgia Basin supports a globally unique mix of dry forest and savannah habitats that evolved under historic climates and First Nations land management. These extraordinary areas still provide ecosystem services essential to human health and well-being and are widely recognized for their outstanding beauty, recreational and economic values. However, most of this habitat has been converted to human use and what remains will be lost without further investment in conservation and restoration activities. We use leading-edge methods to prioritize stewardship actions, identify conservation networks likely to facilitate species persistence under climate change, and maximize return on conservation investments.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, completed, All tags... product, Fewer tags

Final Report: How to Adapt to Climate Change: A Practical Workshop for Protected Area Managers

The workshop “How to Adapt to Climate Change” was held on May 10, 2015 at the University of Victoria by B.C. Parks and Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC). The goal of this workshop was to introduce protected area managers to the concept of rapid assessment and conceptual modelling for adaptation to climate change. It was led by Tory Stevens (B.C. Parks) and Trevor Murdoch (PCIC).The workshop was attended by several participants that are protected area mangers and other interested parties from B.C. Parks, the Capital Regional District, Parks Canada, Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks and Ekos Communications.

Categories: Data; Tags: British Columbia, Climate Change, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, Protected Areas, All tags... Report, completed, product, Fewer tags