Southern California Climate Change Adaptation Planning Workshop
May 20-21, 2015 • San Bernardino, CA
Overview
This 2-day workshop will include: (1) a review of projected climate changes for the Southern California region,
including what these changes mean for key habitats; (2) a review of the habitat vulnerability assessment; (3) evaluation and revision of current management goals and actions given vulnerabilities; (4) generation of new climate-smart management actions designed to reduce vulnerabilities or increase resilience of habitats; and
(5) an initial prioritization of climate-smart management actions including where and how to implement.
The goal of this workshop is to develop climate-smart adaptation strategies and actions to conserve priority Southern California habitats, with a specific focus on four National Forests (Angeles,
San Bernardino, Cleveland, Los Padres). Participants will leave with an understanding of habitat vulnerabilities to climate change and a suite of adaptation actions that could be applied in at least one current project or activity.
Agenda & Speakers
Presentations
Jessi Kershner: Southern California Climate Adaptation Project Overview and Introduction to Workshop Activities
Whitney Reynier: Preliminary Habitat Vulnerability Assessment Results
Rachel Gregg: Introduction to Climate Change Adaptation
Jessi Kershner: Workshop Wrap-Up and Next Steps
Workshop Location
Danny Rhynes Training Center
602 S. Tippecanoe Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Information about lodging options and directions to the Danny Rhynes Training Center can be found at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/
Reading & Resources
Recommended Resources
- Stein, B.A., P. Glick, N. Edelson, and A. Staudt (eds). 2014. Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.