This project will apply the results of an on-going climate change vulnerability assessment to the management of two complex landscapes. The vulnerability assessment project team will work with mangers, land-owners, and conservation practitioners to explore 1) how downscaled climate datasets, modeled vegetation changes, and information on estimated species sensitivities can be used to develop climate change adaptation strategies, and 2) how model results and datasets can be made more useful for informing the management of species and landscapes. To accomplish these two goals, we will prepare datasets and model outputs for two landscapespotentially, the Pioneer Mountains-Craters of the Moon region in Idaho and the Columbia Plateau region in Washingtonand hold workshops with stakeholders in both regions. This is a multiple-year project.
FY2011Objectives:
Work with stakeholders to determine:1. How downscaled climate datasets, modeled vegetation changes, and information on estimated species sensitivities can be used to develop climate-change adaptation strategies; and2. How model results and datasets can be made more useful for informing management of species and landscapes in a changing climate.
