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Wetlands in the remote mountains of the western US have undergone two massive ecological “experiments” spanning the 20th century. Beginning in the late 1800s and expanding after World War II, fish and wildlife managers intentionally introduced millions of predatory trout (primarily Oncorhynchus spp) into fishless mountain ponds and lakes across the western states. These new top predators, which now occupy 95% of large mountain lakes, have limited the habitat distributions of native frogs, salamanders, and wetland invertebrates to smaller, more ephemeral ponds where trout do not survive. Now a second “experiment” – anthropogenic climate change – threatens to eliminate many of these ephemeral habitats and shorten...
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For hundreds of years, Pacific lamprey and Pacific eulachon have been important traditional foods for Native American tribes of the Columbia River Basin and coastal areas of Oregon and Washington. These fish have large ranges – spending part of their lives in the ocean and part in freshwater streams – and they require specific environmental conditions to survive, migrate, and reproduce. For these reasons, Pacific lamprey and Pacific eulachon are likely threatened by a variety of climate change impacts to both their ocean and freshwater habitats. However, to date, little research has explored these impacts, despite the importance of these species to tribal communities.This project will evaluate the effects of future...
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For hundreds of years, Pacific lamprey and Pacific eulachon have been important traditional foods for Native American tribes of the Columbia River Basin and coastal areas of Oregon and Washington. These fish have large ranges – spending part of their lives in the ocean and part in freshwater streams – and they require specific environmental conditions to survive, migrate, and reproduce. For these reasons, Pacific lamprey and Pacific eulachon are likely threatened by a variety of climate change impacts to both their ocean and freshwater habitats. However, to date, little research has explored these impacts, despite the importance of these species to tribal communities.This project will evaluate the effects of future...
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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.
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Executive Summary: Our project combined field surveys of fish communities and habitat characteristics with estimates of population genetic structure to identify and evaluate critical factors influencing fish communities in the Gila River basin of New Mexico. Fish communities were structured along a strong habitat gradient associated with stream size, with distinct differences in the distribution of native and nonnative fishes. Nonnative warm-water species generally occurred in mainstem habitats, whereas coldwater nonnative salmonids occurred in high elevation tributaries. Habitat affinities of native species varied, with some occurring in mainstem habitats and others in tributaries. Several native species, such...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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New Indiana University Grand Challenge initiative to tackle major environmental threats to Hoosier health, economy: $55 million research initiative to launch collaborative Environmental Resilience Institute and create a Hoosier Resiliency Index. “Prepared for Environmental Change: Resilient Ecosystems, Livable Communities, and Healthy Hoosiers” will develop research for pilot applications, specifically developing tools for strategic management of wildlife, water quality and agricultural productivity in the Lower Wabash River Floodplains / Patoka River NWR Landscape Conservation Design.
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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
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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.
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In order to make the framework as useful as possible for monarch conservation planning efforts, the Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative sponsored a practitioners workshop and bringing together local urban conservation leaders and communities engaged in urban monarch conservation efforts to help guide the final products for this project. Participants are expected to be technical expertise in community engagement and/or geospatial modeling/mapping. The objectives of the meeting are to:1. Obtain feedback and evaluation of the Urban Monarch LCD geospatial models for Chicago, Minneapolis-St.Paul, Austin, and Kansas City and check for replicability in other cities2. Share information...
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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.
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The second iteration of the Simple Viewer displayed the South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint 2.0 at the subwatershed and marine lease block scale. In this interface you could also find information about other landscape scale conservation plans, land cover, and protection status.
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The Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent seeks to enhance culture, community and conservation in the 18-million acre region surrounding Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks. For the last seven years, we have sponsored an annual conference celebrating the landscape and people of the region. For the last three years, we have hosted meetings for the Crown’s Tribes and First Nations.This year, our conference is in Choteau, Montana on September 25-27, 2017. On Monday, September 25th, we will host a Tribal Managers Meeting, which will give natural resource managers from the Tribes and First Nations around the Crown an opportunity to share information, perspectives and initiatives relating to aquatic invasive...


map background search result map search result map Product: Pacific Northwest Forest Soils, Creating a Soil Vulnerability Index to Identify Drought Sensitive Areas - Spatial Data Coastal Ecosystem Response to Climate Change - Fact sheet Amphibians in the climate vise: loss and restoration of resilience of montane wetland ecosystems in the western US - Journal Article Pedigree analysis to assess and monitor functional connectivity of grizzly bears in the trans-border region of northern Montana, Idaho, Washington, and southern British Columbia Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Lamprey and Pacific Eulachon, GIS Data Sets The cold-water climate shield: delineating refugia for preserving salmonid fishes through the 21st century - Publication Final Report:  Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Lamprey and Pacific Eulachon Connecting People to Sustain and Enhance Culture, Community & Conservation Final Report: Metacommunity Dynamics of Gila River Fishes Final Report Developing a comprehensive interagency stream temperature database and high-resolution NorWeST climate scenarios for the NPLCC Final Report: : Cross-boundary Planning for Resilience and Restoration of Endangered Oak Savannah and Coastal Douglas-fir Forest Ecosystems 2012 Wildlinks Conference Indiana University Grand Challenge Lower Wabash Landscape Conservation Design Project Briefing Blueprint Version 2.0 Simple Viewer Urban Monarch Conservation Workshop Report November 9-10, 2016 Final Report: Climate Change in the Tongass National Forest  Fostering Strategic Collaboration and Informing Sustainable Management of Priority Resources Indiana University Grand Challenge Lower Wabash Landscape Conservation Design Project Briefing Final Report: Metacommunity Dynamics of Gila River Fishes Pedigree analysis to assess and monitor functional connectivity of grizzly bears in the trans-border region of northern Montana, Idaho, Washington, and southern British Columbia Connecting People to Sustain and Enhance Culture, Community & Conservation 2012 Wildlinks Conference Amphibians in the climate vise: loss and restoration of resilience of montane wetland ecosystems in the western US - Journal Article Final Report: : Cross-boundary Planning for Resilience and Restoration of Endangered Oak Savannah and Coastal Douglas-fir Forest Ecosystems Final Report: Climate Change in the Tongass National Forest  Fostering Strategic Collaboration and Informing Sustainable Management of Priority Resources Product: Pacific Northwest Forest Soils, Creating a Soil Vulnerability Index to Identify Drought Sensitive Areas - Spatial Data Blueprint Version 2.0 Simple Viewer Urban Monarch Conservation Workshop Report November 9-10, 2016 Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Lamprey and Pacific Eulachon, GIS Data Sets Final Report:  Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Lamprey and Pacific Eulachon The cold-water climate shield: delineating refugia for preserving salmonid fishes through the 21st century - Publication Final Report Developing a comprehensive interagency stream temperature database and high-resolution NorWeST climate scenarios for the NPLCC