californialcc.org Climate Smart Conservation and Tools for
Adaptive Management 1 Debra Schlafmann, Coordinator May 16,
2013
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LCC Network California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 2
California supports diverse and thriving ecosystems through lasting
cooperative conservation partnerships Sec Order 3289. Addressing
Impacts of Climate Change on Americas Water, Land, and Other
Natural and Cultural Resources; LCC, CSC, Energy and Climate Change
Council
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Vision California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 3
California supports diverse and thriving ecosystems through lasting
cooperative conservation partnerships.
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Five year Goal California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 4
A growing community of resource managers, scientists, conservation
practitioners, and others that are successfully collaborating to
advance and implement actions that promote resilient and adaptable
ecosystems across the landscape in the face of environmental
change.
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Steering Committee California Landscape Conservation
Cooperative 5
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Organization California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 6
Steering Committee Staff Science-Management Team Communication Team
Ecoregional Teams
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Staff California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 7
Coordinator Debra Schlafmann Science Coordinator Rebecca Fris
Research Ecologist (USGS) Karen Thorne Data Management Deanne
DiPietro and Zhahai Stewart Graduate Student Andrea Graffis
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Science Delivery California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
8 Supports development of science-based tools and adaptation
strategies Provides relevant and applied science to natural
resource managers Facilitate information acquisition,
interpretation, translation, exchange and availability Fosters
better decision making on resource management issues
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Science Delivery California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
9 Funded more than 25 collaborative science projects in last three
years CA LCC funding totaled almost $2.5 million Partner
contributions added an additional $4 million
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Tools California Landscape Conservation Cooperative Resources
for Climate Smart Adaptation Digital library of climate science
Climate Commons Invasive species tool Sea level rise modeling
Climate change impacts to inland fish Rangeland threats
analysis
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Climate Commons California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
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Climate Commons California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
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Climate Commons California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
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Science Delivery California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
14 California Invasive Plant Council
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CalWeedMapper California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 15
Regional Strategies: Translate information from CalWeedMapper to
regionwide opportunities for surveillance & eradication
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Science Delivery California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
16 Sea level rise modeling at FWS Refuges, USGS How will climate
change and sea level rise impact coastal ecosystems? Developing
site specific sea-level rise models to assess impacts on marsh
plant communities and wildlife including T&E species. 5.7 5.4
5.3 8.2 5.8 5.9 6.9 7.3 7.6 8.3 8.6 9.0 8.4 8.0 11.8 Tidal Range
5.3-11.8 ft. (1.6-3.6 m), South-to-North Gradient
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Sea Level Rise California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 17
Information recently released for 12 sites in the San Francisco Bay
Example: China Camp Results Marsh elevation modeling shows that
China Camp will not keep pace with local sea level rise through
this century
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Science Delivery California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
18 Effects of climate on inland fishes CA, P. Moyle UCD
Vulnerability Assessments Endemic Fishes Areas and Management
Units: Upper Klamath RiverColorado River & Salton Sea Lower
Klamath RiverSan Francisco Bay Pit RiverLahontan Clear LakeOwens
Valley South CoastAmargosa Central Valley Mojave Monterey BayGoose
Lake Kern RiverSierra Nevada North CoastEagle Lake
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Fish Vulnerability Assessments California Landscape
Conservation Cooperative 19 Effects of climate on inland fishes CA,
P. Moyle UCD Fishes in So. and E. part of state most threatened by
present status and climate change Fishes in Monterey Bay least
vulnerable
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Fish Vulnerability Assessments California Landscape
Conservation Cooperative 20 Effects of climate on inland fishes CA,
P. Moyle UCD FINAL REPORT 1.Rank native species and non native by
vulnerability 2.Analysis vulnerability by region 3.Recommendations
for statewide conservation strategy 4.Posted on CDFW website
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Science Delivery California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
21 Climate Change and Land Use Change Scenarios for Rangelands,
USGS and Defenders of Wildlife Scenarios for Central Valley and
Chaparral and Oak Woodland eco-regions. ID potential threats to
high priority conservation areas within CRCC. Economic analysis of
scenarios to quantify costs and benefits to the CRCC
landscape.
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Website California Landscape Conservation Cooperative
CaliforniaLCC.org
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We must do more to combat climate change to prepare our
communities for the consequences of climate change -- State of the
Union 2013
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Climate Smart Adaptive Management
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27 3 Objectives: 1. Conduct and coordinate information exchange
between scientists and managers to advance decision - making and
conservation at a landscape scale. * Science Strategy *
Communication Strategy
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28 Objectives: 2. Enhance climate - smart conservation ( nature
- based adaption and mitigation ) on a landscape scale.
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29 Climate Smart Principles: Forward looking goals ID actions
linked to future conditions Design actions in ecosystem / watershed
context Adaptive and flexible management timely to continual
change
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30 Climate Smart Principles: Collaborate and communicate across
sectors for timely long term solutions Follow Ellies TEN % rule :
Test, and Experiment Now
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31 Objectives: 2. Enhance climate - smart conservation ( nature
- based adaption and mitigation ) on a landscape scale. Support
place - based projects in ecoregions that advance conservation at
landscape scale
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32 Objectives: 2. Enhance climate - smart conservation ( nature
- based adaption and mitigation ) on a landscape scale. Support
place - based projects in ecoregions that advance conservation at
landscape scale
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33 Objectives: 2. Enhance climate - smart conservation ( nature
- based adaption and mitigation ) on a landscape scale. Support and
coordinate cross - sectoral understanding of ecosystem processes
and services to advance climate - smart conservation at landscape
scale
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34 Objectives: 3. Ensure CA LCC provides effective and lasting
outcomes that support California s diverse and thriving
ecosystems
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How to Engage California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 35
Participation in Subcommittees Partnering on projects Trainings and
workshops Talk to Bob Red fox in the Sierra Nevada
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Join Us California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 36 CA LCC
List serve: Sign up on front page of website CaliforniaLCC.org
