This project aims to better prepare resource managers by assessing the vulnerabilities of the Coquille Estuary Ecosystem to climate change. A vulnerability assessment will help identify which species or systems are likely to be most strongly affected by projected change, and will help understand why... [show full overview]

This project aims to better prepare resource managers by assessing the vulnerabilities of the Coquille Estuary Ecosystem to climate change. A vulnerability assessment will help identify which species or systems are likely to be most strongly affected by projected change, and will help understand why these resources are likely to be vulnerable. Determining which resources are most vulnerable enables managers to better set priorities for conservation action, while understanding why they are vulnerable supports developing appropriate management and conservation responses.

Below are links to the workshop agenda and background readings. Please take the time to read through the Project Overview, Agenda and Workshop Background Information. Thank you for your interest.

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• Oregon Climate Change Assessment Report, OCCRI - Chapter 6: Impacts of Climate Change on Oregon’s Coast and Estuaries
• Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework 2010
• Preparing for Climate Change in the Rogue River Basin of Southwest Oregon, Geos Institute

•  Glick, P., B.A. Stein, N.A. Edelson, editors. 2011. Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.