California Department of Fish and Wildlife Incorporating Climate

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 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 *U • Objectives: – Create a collective vision – Conservation actions consistent with other agencies – Update species at risk, vulnerable spp, & SGCN – Incorporate cc impacts & adaptation strategies pd ate For more information: www. dfg. ca. gov/swap/ 20 15 *

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 – Cal. Adapt 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: Whitney. Albright@wildlife. ca. gov CDFW Climate Program website: www. dfg. ca. gov/Climate_and_Ene rgy/Climate_Change/