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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) – – – – – – 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/