Lower Coquille Watershed Climate Change Vulnerability Project Kick-off Workshop


April 18, 2012 • 1204 11th St. SW Bandon, OR 97411 • Bandon Public Library
Overview
This project aims to better prepare resource managers by assessing the vulnerabilities of the Coquille Estuary Ecosystem to climate change. A vulnerability assessment will help identify which species or systems are likely to be most strongly affected by projected change, and will help understand why these resources are likely to be vulnerable. Determining which resources are most vulnerable enables managers to better set priorities for conservation action, while understanding why they are vulnerable supports developing appropriate management and conservation responses.
Below are links to the workshop agenda and background readings. Please take the time to read through the Project Overview, Agenda and Workshop Background Information. Thank you for your interest.
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Agenda & Speakers
Presentations
- Climate Change and the Lower Coquille Watershed-Darrin Sharp and David Rupp, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
- Coquille River Watershed Stream Flow Projections-Daniel Uthman, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 Ecological Services
- Data collaboration, collection, and visualization- Daniel Uthman, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 Ecological Services
- Lower Coquille Watershed Potential Impacts to Estuary Processes Functions- Dick Vander Schaaf, The Nature Conservancy
- Decision Support Tools to Support Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments- Tom Miewald, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Refuges
- Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation, an Introduction - Eric Mielbrecht, EcoAdapt
Reading & Resources
Workshop Background Information: Climate
Change in the Region & Assessing Vulnerability
- Glick, P., B.A. Stein, N.A. Edelson, editors. 2011. Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.
General Climate Change, Vulnerability and Adaptation Resources
- Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) Your online adaptation destination. EcoAdapt, in partnership with Island Press, developed CAKE, an online, georeferenced adaptation resource.
- Glick, P., J. Hoffman, M. Koslow, A. Kane, and D. Inkley. 2011. Restoring the Great Lakes’ Coastal Future: Technical Guidance for the Design and Implementation of Climate-Smart Coastal Restoration Projects in the Great Lakes Region.National Wildlife Federation, Ann Arbor, MI.
- Gregg, R.M., L.J. Hansen, K.M. Feifel, J.L. Hitt, J.M. Kershner, A. Score, and J.R. Hoffman. 2011. The State of Marine and Coastal Adaptation in North America: A Synthesis of Emerging Ideas. EcoAdapt, Bainbridge Island, WA.
- EcoAdapt’s Adaptation Library EcoAdapt maintains a library of our latest projects and documents that might help your work.