Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
November 12-13, 2014 • Grangeville, ID
Overview
This
2-day workshop will include: (1) a review of projected climate changes for the
Nez Perce-Clearwater region, including what these changes mean for important
resources; (2) a review of the vulnerability assessment workshop held in
September 2013, including findings from both the natural resour...
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This
2-day workshop will include: (1) a review of projected climate changes for the
Nez Perce-Clearwater region, including what these changes mean for important
resources; (2) a review of the vulnerability assessment workshop held in
September 2013, including findings from both the natural resources and
ecosystem services assessments; (3) the generation of adaptation strategies and
tactics designed to reduce vulnerabilities or increase resilience of resources;
and (4) an initial prioritization of and discussion about implementation of adaptation tactics.
The
goal of this workshop is to create an opportunity for resource managers,
planners, and others from the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests to review
the results of the vulnerability assessment, discuss their options for managing
resources in the face of climate change, and improve understanding of how
vulnerability and adaptation information can be integrated into management
operations. Participants will leave with an understanding of how to
apply/utilize vulnerability and adaptation information in at least one current
project or activity.
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Agenda & Speakers
Presentations
Jessi Kershner: Nez Perce-Clearwater Adaptation Workshop Intro and Overview
Jessi Kershner: Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Vulnerability Assessment
Rachel Gregg: Introduction to Adaptation Planning
Jessi Kershner: Introduction to Workshop Activities
Rachel Gregg: EIS Example
Reading & Resources
Adaptation Planning Report
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Resources of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
Recommended Readings
Vulnerability Assessment Report
Other Readings
- Millar, C.I., Stephenson, N.L., and S.L. Stephens. Re-Framing Forest and Resource Management Strategies for a Climate Change Context. 2008. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station.
- Heller, N.E. and E.S. Zavaleta. 2009. Biodiversity management in the face of climate change: A review of 22 years of recommendations. Biological Conservation 142: 14-32.
- Vose, James M.; Peterson, David L.; Patel-Weynand, Toral, eds. 2012. Effects of climatic variability and change on forest ecosystems: a comprehensive science synthesis for the U.S. forest sector. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-870. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 265 p.
- Peterson, David L.; Millar, Connie I.; Joyce, Linda A.; Furniss, Michael J.; Halofsky, Jessica E.; Neilson, Ronald P.; Morelli, Toni Lyn. 2011. Responding to climate change in national forests: a guidebook for developing adaptation options. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-855. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 109 p.
- Forest Adaptation Resources: Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers. 2012. S. Swanston and M. Janowiak (eds). Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-87. Newton Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 138 p.
