Adaptation Planning Workshop for the Sierra Nevada
June 4-5, 2013 • Sacramento, CA • California State University
Overview
This is the second of two workshops on climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning for the Sierra Nevada. The goal of this workshop (4-5 June 2013) is to develop and prioritize adaptation strategies for key resources and regions. This 1.5-day...
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This is the second of two workshops on climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning for the Sierra Nevada. The goal of this workshop (4-5 June 2013) is to develop and prioritize adaptation strategies for key resources and regions. This 1.5-day workshop will include: (1) a review of the results of the vulnerability assessment for key resources; (2) presentation of spatial analysis and mapping for the region and resources as well as discussion around how the information can be used to inform regional management decisions; (3) introduction to and exploration of adaptation planning approaches; (4) development of adaptation strategies for the region and resources; and (5) prioritization of adaptation actions including what, where, when, and who will implement. Results from this workshop including synthesis documents, supporting resources, and presentations will be made available through the California Climate Commons and EcoAdapt websites.
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Agenda & Speakers
Speakers
Presentations
Recommended Lodging
555 Howe Avenue
Sacramento, CA
Ph: (916) 646.1212
Reading & Resources
Final Report
Handouts and Resource Packets
Required Readings
- Aplet, G. and J. Gallo. 2012. Applying Climate Adaptation Concepts to the Landscape Scale: Examples from the Sierra and Stanislaus National Forests.
- Gregg, R.M., K.M. Feifel, J.M. Kershner, and J.L. Hitt. 2012. The State of Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Lakes Region. EcoAdapt, Bainbridge Island, WA. >> Although this features examples only from the Great Lakes, it gives a good overview of the types of adaptation strategies that are out there and how different groups are implementing them. Please give a quick scan of pages 20-59.
- 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.
Recommended Readings
- 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.
- Halofsky, Jessica E.; Peterson, David L.; O’Halloran, Kathy A.; Hawkins Hoffman, Catherine, eds. 2011. Adapting to climate change at Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-844. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 130 p.
- 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.
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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.
- Hansen, L., J. Hoffman, C. Drews, and E. Mielbrecht. 2009. Designing climate-smart conservation: guidance and case studies. Conservation Biology 24: 63-69.
- Climate Savvy: Adapting Conservation and Resource Management to a Changing World. Hansen, L.J. and J.R. Hoffman. 2010. Island Press.
