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U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives
National Tribal ForumJune 16, 2011
Stephen ZylstraUSFWS – Pacific Region
• Weather patterns (wetter/drier)• Snow pack decrease• Water cycles (early spring, temp increase) • Wildfires more frequent and intense• Range shifts in ecosystems/habitats• Invasive species outbreaks• Sea level rise (habitat loss, flooding)• Ocean acidification
• Temperature +0.5°F per decade in 21st Century; twice the rate in the 20th Century• +2°F by 2020
• +3.2°F by 2040• +5.3°F by 2080
Climate Change and Fire
1987-2003 seven times more forested land burned four times more large fires
By 2050swildfires could increase 50%greatest increases in PNW (75-175%)
Sea level increase of 27 inches by 2100 (IPCC), the following will be lost:
• • 65% estuarine beaches• • 44% tidal flats• • 25% tidal fresh marshes• • 11% inland swamps• • 52% brackish marsh
Source: 2007 NWF report
Climate Change -Tribal NeedsClimate Change -Tribal Needs
• Increased access to expertise and scientific research/data
• Increased monitoring of climate change indicators on Reservations
• Participation in the development of initiatives regarding climate change
• Directs DOI Bureaus: • work together to address climate impacts• analyze climate change impacts in major decisions
• Department of Interior approach:• Climate Response Council • Regional Climate Science Centers (8)• Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (22)
• Science-based approach
• Convene partners
• Jointly address large-scale natural resource management needs
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Landscape Conservation Cooperatives
• Science partnerships • Federal/State/Provincial agencies, Tribes, NGOs, Universities
• Existing partnerships
• Steering Committee (with working sub-committees)
• LCC Staff
• Shared science capacity • Science, technology, data management
• Leverage funding and expertise
• Link science with managers’ needs
Science Capacity
Resource Managers
Steering Committee
scientists/researchers from CSC, agencies, universities, NGOs
Field/regional level scientists and planners from agencies, tribes, NGOs
Executive level representatives
Framework for CollaborationFramework for Collaboration
• Capitalize on existing partnerships, strategies/plans:• British Columbia Action Plan• FWS Climate Change Strategic Plan• USFS Regional Climate Change Strategic Framework• BLM EcoRegional Assessments• NOAA Spatial Planning Initiative• State Wildlife Action Plans/others• Joint Venture Implementation Plans• NGO Conservation Plans (e.g., TNC)
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What will LCCs Do? What will LCCs Do?
• Identify and address information needs• Facilitate better understanding of ecosystem responses
to changes• Inform partner’s landscape-scale conservation and
management decisions • Forum for sharing resources • Enhance communication, effectiveness and efficiency
• Down-scaling of climate change models to local area
• Potential for range shifts of native and invasive species
• Vulnerability assessments for species and habitats
• Convergence of climate and non-non-climate stressors
• Inventory and monitoring strategies
• Data and information sharing!
Potential LCC OutcomesPotential LCC OutcomesPotential LCC OutcomesPotential LCC Outcomes
LCC Geographic FrameworkLCC Geographic Framework
• 22 LCCs• 17 initiated
• 22 LCCs• 17 initiated
Pacific Region LCCsPacific Region LCCs
• Great Northern• North Pacific• Great Basin• Pacific Islands
Yvette Converse([email protected])
GNLCC Steering CommitteeGNLCC Steering Committee
• Members • USFWS, NPS, BLM, USGS, USFS, NRCS• MT, WY, ID, WA, OR• Umatilla, Salish-Kootenai, Yakama, Nez Perce• Alberta Sustainable Resource Development• British Columbia Ministry of Environment• IWJV, IGBC, CBFC, HRI
GNLCC AccomplishmentsGNLCC Accomplishments
• Nearly $2 million toward projects in 2010 and 2011
• Hired staff: • LCC Coordinator • 2 Science Coordinators• Spatial Analyst/Data Manager• Communications Specialist
North Pacific LCCNorth Pacific LCC
• Several ecosystems and habitats • Coastal areas - seabirds and shorebirds• Near-shore marine areas - marine
mammals, Pacific salmon, lamprey and shellfish
• Forested areas - rich biodiversity, including ancient trees and rare species
North Pacific LCCNorth Pacific LCC
• Extends over 2,200 miles from north to south
• Approx. 204,000 sq. miles
• Steering Committee includes:
• USFWS, BIA, USGS, BLM, USFS, NOAA, NRCS, EPA
• AK, WA, OR, CA and BC govt.
• 15 tribes invited (Tulalip, Yurok, Samish)
NPLCC AccomplishmentsNPLCC Accomplishments
• Hired LCC Coordinator and Science Manager
• First Steering Committee meeting (May 2011)
• Funded 8 projects for $630K
Great Basin LCCGreat Basin LCC
• High altitude deserts, sage steppe, juniper-pine and riparian systems
• Pronghorn, elk, sage grouse, migratory birds, native cutthroat trout, sculpin
• BLM coordinating start up
• Steering Committee assembled
GBLCC ActionsGBLCC Actions
• Great Basin workshop (2011)
• Hiring LCC Coordinator
• Developing science priorities
• Obtain project funding
• Greatest conservation challenge in history
• Requires collaboration across landscapes and among all organizations
• Engagement is critical !
SummarySummary
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/Climatechange/lcc.html
• Stephen Zylstra
• Assistant Regional Director – Science Applications
503-231-2069 or [email protected]
• Pat Gonzales-Rogers
USFWS Tribal Liaison
503-231-6123
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