1. californialcc.org Climate Smart Conservation and Tools for Adaptive Management 1 Debra Schlafmann, Coordinator May 16, 2013

2. 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

3. Vision California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 3 California supports diverse and thriving ecosystems through lasting cooperative conservation partnerships.

4. 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.

5. Steering Committee California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 5

6. Organization California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 6 Steering Committee Staff Science-Management Team Communication Team Ecoregional Teams

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Climate Commons California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 11

12. Climate Commons California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 12

13. Climate Commons California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 13

14. Science Delivery California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 14 California Invasive Plant Council

15. CalWeedMapper California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 15 Regional Strategies: Translate information from CalWeedMapper to regionwide opportunities for surveillance & eradication

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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.

22. Website California Landscape Conservation Cooperative CaliforniaLCC.org

23. We must do more to combat climate change… to prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change -- State of the Union 2013

24. Climate Smart Adaptive Management

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27. 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

28. 28 Objectives: 2. Enhance climate - smart conservation ( nature - based adaption and mitigation ) on a landscape scale.

29. 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

30. 30 Climate Smart Principles: Collaborate and communicate across sectors for timely long term solutions Follow Ellies TEN % rule : Test, and Experiment Now

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 34 Objectives: 3. Ensure CA LCC provides effective and lasting outcomes that support California ’ s diverse and thriving ecosystems

35. 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

36. Join Us California Landscape Conservation Cooperative 36 CA LCC List serve: Sign up on front page of website CaliforniaLCC.org