1. Incorporating Nature’s Services into Climate Adaptation Planning In California Suzanne Langridge Stanford University

2. Nature’s Services for Coastal California

3. How will climate change and adaptation strategies affect nature’s services and the people that rely on them?

4. Incorporating Nature’s Services into Climate Adaptation Planning In California Design and assess strategies Apply, adapt and revise InVEST models Inform decision-making Evaluate Communicate Vegetation Agriculture Urban Sanitation Drainage Elkhorn Slough Santa Cruz Monterey

5. Ecosystem Services into Climate Adaptation Planning at Three Scales State Regional Local

6. Local –Elkhorn Slough Important flatfish nursery 750+ species 50,000 visitors/year Largest saltmarsh Central CA Agricultural economy

7. Local –Elkhorn Slough Synergize economic and ecological issues in agricultural industry TNC Coastal Resilience Project

8. Regional - Integrated Regional Water Management Plans

9. Determine vulnerability of people and infrastructure: water resources infrastructure, coastal communities ecosystem services Highlighting the role of habitat in reducing vulnerability

10. No SLR 0.4 m SLR by 2050 1.4 m SLR by 2100 Relative vulnerability to coastal storms and 3 SLR scenarios Mill Creek Big Creek Willow Creek Monterey Marina Moss Landing Seaside Pt. Sur Coastal Vulnerability Habitats included: Emergent marsh Kelp Dunes (high and low)

11. Coastal Vulnerability HabitatNo Habitat Difference Mill Creek Big Creek Willow Creek Monterey Marina Moss Landing Seaside Pt. Sur Habitats included: Emergent marsh Kelp Dunes (high and low) Nature’s protection from storms and sea level rise (1.4m)

12. State - California Coastal Commission

13. Engage, Inform, and Help Shape Climate Adaptation Planning Design and assess strategies Apply, adapt and revise InVEST models Inform decision-making Evaluate Communicate

14. Questions?

15. State – California Coastal Commission Broad Beach Case Study

16. State - California Coastal Commission

17. Habitats Stressors Ecosystem Risk Habitat Risk Assessment Pt. Sur Dune (backed) Kelp Intermittent Dune (not backed) Perennial Closed Wave Exposure SLR Lagoons Pt. Sur