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California Department of Fish and
Wildlife: Incorporating Climate
Change into Department Activities
Panel Presentation
North Pacific LCC Steering Committee Meeting
July 10, 2014
Whitney Albright
Climate Science Program
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Outline
• Overview of CDFW and the Climate Science
Program
• Sampling of climate activities
– CDFW Climate College
– State Wildlife Action Plan revision
• Challenges and barriers to adaptation
• Opportunities for LCC coordination
CDFW Organization: Branches and Regions
• Administration
• Enforcement
• Resource Management & Policy
(Policy Branches)
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Wildlife
Water
Habitat Conservation
Fisheries
Data
Climate Science &
Renewable Energy
• Regional Operations
(Implementation)
Climate Project: CDFW Climate College
www.dfg.ca.gov/Climate_and_Energy/Climate_Change/Climate_College/
CDFW Climate College: Basics
Goal of Course
Course Components
• Monthly lectures
Provide a basic foundation
• Recommended readings
of climate change
knowledge for ALL staff so • Participation in online
forum
that they may better
• Final project
incorporate climate
considerations into work • Opportunities for
certification
responsibilities as
• Awards ceremony
appropriate
www.dfg.ca.gov/Climate_and_Energy/Climate_Change/Climate_College/
Climate College Courses
Climate 101
Class #1: Climate 101; understanding
the basics of climate science and
what we can do about it
Marine Course
Class #2: Temperature,
Atmospheric and Hydrologic
Cycles
Class #2: What's happening?
Projected climate change impacts to
California
Class #3:
Winds/Upwelling/Currents
Class #3: The National Response:
What are other state and federal
partners doing?
Class #4: Subject: Hypoxia and
Ocean Acidification
Class #4: Go Big or Go Home:
Collaborative Partnerships in a
Changing Climate
Class #5: Extreme Wind and
Storm Events, SLR Inconsistencies
along the CA coast
CDFW Climate College Projects
Climate Project: State Wildlife Action
Plan Revision
State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP):
Background
• Completed in 2005, 10 year
update
• Objectives:
– Create a collective vision
– Conservation actions consistent with
other agencies
– Update species at risk, vulnerable
spp, & SGCN
– Incorporate cc impacts & adaptation
strategies
For more information: www.dfg.ca.gov/swap/
SWAP Revision Process: Open Standards
http://www.conservationmeasures.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CMP_Open_Standards_Version_2.0.pdf
SWAP Revision: The Climate Piece of
the Puzzle
• How is climate change being incorporated into
the SWAP revision process?
1. Directly into Open Standards
SWAP Revision: Climate in Open
Standards
Climate change as a
potential threat
http://www.conservationmeasures.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CMP_Open_Standards_Version_2.0.pdf
Climate Information
• Projection information
– Projections from state’s climate
assessments
– PRBO repot: Ecoregional CC
effects in California
– CalAdapt online tool
• Vulnerability studies
– Fish, rare plants, reptiles and
amphibians, bird SOSC
• Partners/experts
SWAP Revision: The Climate Piece of
the Puzzle
• How is climate change
being incorporated into the
SWAP revision process?
1. Directly into Open
Standards
2. Statewide Conservation
Issues chapter:
Climate Change Section
For more information: www.dfg.ca.gov/swap/
Challenges and Barriers to Adaptation
• General
– Staff capacity
• Information Needs
– Additional climate
vulnerability information
– Interpretation of climate
projections at local scale
LCC Connections
Thank you!
Whitney Albright:
[email protected]
CDFW Climate Program website:
www.dfg.ca.gov/Climate_and_Ene
rgy/Climate_Change/