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, Project; 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, 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, hydrologic regime shifts, project, Fewer tags

Current and Future Abundance of North Pacific Birds in the Context of Climate Change - GIS Files

This project acquired, federated and curated approximately one million new observations to the Avian Knowledge Network. These new observations, in addition to millions of existing records, were used to model the distribution and abundance of 26 species of land birds in the southern portion of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC) region including CA, OR and WA. The models were based on climate and modeled vegetation.Using the models, maps were created showing the distribution and abundance of each species for current (late 20th century) conditions and projected the models to future conditions (2070) based on five regional climate models. The bird models were also used to create maps of conservation...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Academics & scientific researchers, Assessenspecies migration, BIOSPHERICINDICATORS, CA-2, All tags... CA-2, California, California, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning and Design, Data.gov North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Decision Support, Decision Support, Decision Support Tools and Data, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Birds, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR-1, OR-1, OR-3, OR-3, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Science Project, State agencies, WA-1, WA-1, WA-10, WA-10, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, Washington, Washington, abundance, abundance, climate models, climate models, completed, dataset, distribution, distribution, geoscientificInformation, land birds, north Pacific birds, product, Fewer tags

Humboldt Bay NWR Sea-level rise modeling

This project applied sea-level rise (SLR) modeling approaches along the Pacific coast tidal gradient at a parcel scale through improved data collection tools and collaboration relevant to land managers. At selected salt marsh parcels in both the North Pacific and California LCCs, data collection techniques were employed to assess detailed baseline habitat elevations; tidal ranges, microclimate, and extreme weather events; sediment supply sources; vegetation community composition; and vertebrate population indices. The design provides resource managers with information on the value of different datasets and methods including their uncertainty, as well as determines their usefulness in climate change adaptation planning...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Academics & scientific researchers, Alaska, British Columbia, CA-2, All tags... CA-2, California, California, California, California, California, Changes in sea level and coastal storms, Coastal shorelines and estuaries, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Datasets/Database, Federal resource managers, Humboldt Bay, Humboldt Bay, Humboldt Bay, Humboldt Bay, Humboldt Bay Owls Clover, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, Map, NPLCC, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Priority C. Effects of changes in sea levels, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, Science Project, Sea level rise, Sea level rise, Steelhead, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Washington, Western Snowy Plover, biota, climate change, climate change, climate change, climate change, completed, environment, marsh habitats, marsh habitats, marsh habitats, marsh habitats, modeling, modeling, modeling, modeling, Fewer tags

An Applied Case Study to Integrate Climate Change into Design and Permitting of Water Crossing Structures

We will translate existing modeled hydroclimatic data into metrics used for water crossing design and replacement. WDFW permits (Hydraulic Code Rules, Chapter 220-110 WAC) and provides technical guidance for construction of hundreds of fish passable culverts, a number which is expected to rise dramatically in response to a 2013 federal court injunction directing the state to repair thousands of culverts that inhibit salmon migration. Current WDFW design guidance does not account for changes in hydrology resulting from climate change. This project will support the development of designs that maintain desired performance (e.g. connectivity benefits to aquatic organisms) throughout water crossings expected life.This...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, Academics & scientific researchers, Anadromous fish, Applications and Tools, Climate Change, All tags... Climate Change, Climate Change, Climate Change, Climate change, Conservation Design, Conservation Planning, Culverts, Decision Support, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Priority A. Effects of hydrologic regime shifts, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, State agencies, Stream-road crossing, Training/Outreach/Workshop, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-4, WA-5, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, Washington, anadromous salmonids, completed, culverts, habitat connectivity, onGoing, stream-road crossing, Fewer tags

Current and Future Distribution and Abundance of North Pacific Birds in the Context of Climate Change

This project acquired, federated and curated approximately one million new observations to the Avian Knowledge Network. These new observations, in addition to millions of existing records, were used to model the distribution and abundance of 26 species of land birds in the southern portion of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC) region including CA, OR and WA. The models were based on climate and modeled vegetation.Using the models, maps were created showing the distribution and abundance of each species for current (late 20th century) conditions and projected the models to future conditions (2070) based on five regional climate models. The bird models were also used to create maps of conservation...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, Assessenspecies migration, BIOSPHERICINDICATORS, All tags... CA-2, CA-2, California, California, California, California, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning and Design, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, Decision Support, Decision Support Tools and Data, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Birds, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Project, Report, Science Project, State agencies, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, Washington, Washington, Washington, Washington, abundance, abundance, abundance, abundance, climate models, climate models, climate models, climate models, completed, distribution, distribution, distribution, distribution, land birds, north Pacific birds, product, Fewer tags

Predicting the vulnerability of nearshore species and habitats to climate change effects

The primary objective of the research is to develop a rule-based decision support system to predict the relative vulnerability of nearshore species to climate change. The approach is designed to be applicable to fishes and invertebrates with limited data by predicting risk from readily avialable data, including species’ biogeographic distributions and natural history attributes. By evaluating multiple species and climate stressors, the approach allows an assessment of climate vulnerability across habitat types and the impact of specific climate alterations as well as their cumulative impact. A website with a rule-based application for rockfish and crabs is availalble at http://cbrat.org/.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, AK-0, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, All tags... BIOSPHERIC INDICATORS, CA-2, CA-2, CA-2, CA-2, Changes in sea level and coastal storms, Climate Change, Coastal shorelines and estuaries, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Federal resource managers, Fjord Lands, Fjord Lands, Fjord Lands, Fjord Lands, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Alaska, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, NPLCC, NPLCC, NPLCC, Nearshore marine species, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Northern California, Northern California, Northern California, Northern California, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Project, Puget Sound, Puget Sound, Puget Sound, Puget Sound, Report, Science Project, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, biota, climate change, climate change, climate change, climate change, completed, environment, nearshore habitats, nearshore habitats, nearshore habitats, nearshore habitats, nearshore species, nearshore species, onGoing, Fewer tags

Incorporating Spatial Heterogeneity in Temperature into Climate Vulnerability Assessments for Coastal Pacific Streams

This project will assess impacts of climate change on stream resources by considering the role of thermal heterogeneity and altered hydrologic regimes. The project will look at streams in Washington, Oregon, and California to develop a case study that stream stewards and conservation planners can use to assess vulnerability for Pacific salmon.Successful adaptation strategies for freshwater biota will consider how spatial patterns in water temperature may respond to climate change. Using remotely sensed spatially continuous maximum water temperature data for~ 30 large rivers throughout the lower portion of the NPLCC, we will map locations of cold water patches, identify potential hydroclimatic and landscape drivers,...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, Academics & scientific researchers, Anadromous fish, Applications and Tools, California, All tags... California, California, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Decision Support, Hydrologic regime shift, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, Map, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Oregon, Priority A. Effects of hydrologic regime shifts, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability assessment, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-4, WA-5, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, Washington, Washington, Washington, climate change, climate change, climate change, completed, hydrologic regimes, hydrologic regimes, hydrologic regimes, onGoing, Fewer tags

Cascadia Partner Forum: Furthering adaptation coordination and planning for species and ecosystems in the transboundary Cascadia landscape

The Cascadia Partner Forum fosters a network of natural resource practitioners working with the Great Northern and North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperatives to build the adaptive capacity of the landscape and species living within it. Funding from the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative will support vital portions of the 2014-2015 work plan of this partnership. Including Wildlinks 2014 conference, two fellows to support Cascadia Partner Forum work, and a transboundary workshop.The funding will allow two fellows (one from British Columbia and one from Washington) to assist the forum over 6 months on the following tasks: 1) Identify and upload data layers into the Conservation Planning Atlas for...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, 2015, Academics & scientific researchers, Academics & scientific researchers, Anadromous fish, All tags... British Columbia, Conservation Design, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Data Management and Integration, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Datasets/Database, Ecological Connectivity, Ecological connectivity, Ecological connectivity, Ecological connectivity, Federal resource managers, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, Multiple priority topics, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Project, Report, Report, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Transboundary, WA-02, WA-06, WA-2, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, Washington, Washington, Washington, onGoing, Fewer tags

Final Report

This project will assess impacts of climate change on stream resources by considering the role of thermal heterogeneity and altered hydrologic regimes. The project will look at streams in Washington, Oregon, and California to develop a case study that stream stewards and conservation planners can use to assess vulnerability for Pacific salmon. Successful adaptation strategies for freshwater biota will consider how spatial patterns in water temperature may respond to climate change. Using remotely sensed spatially continuous maximum water temperature data for~ 30 large rivers throughout the lower portion of the NPLCC, we will map locations of cold water patches, identify potential hydroclimatic and landscape drivers,...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Anadromous fish, California, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, All tags... Decision Support, Hydrologic regime shift, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Oregon, Priority A. Effects of hydrologic regime shifts, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Regional & county planners, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability assessment, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-4, WA-5, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, Washington, climate change, completed, hydrologic regimes, product, 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