C ENTRAL V ALLEY L ANDSCAPE C ONSERVATION P ROJECT Implementation Planning February 26-27 1
Goal: to identify climate-smart conservation actions that will maximize the adaptive capacity of priority species, habitats, and ecosystems to support an ecologically connected Central Valley landscape. 2
Align existing conservation efforts of: • National Wildlife Refuges • Central Valley Joint Venture • State Wildlife Action Plan • Dept. of Water Resources • Fish Habitat Partnerships • Ag agencies and communities • Growing number of conservation programs 180+ 33+ individuals organizations 3
4. Implement 1. Define Goals Adaptation and Identify Options Priorities 5. Monitor, Review, Revise 3. Identify 2. Assess Adaptation Vulnerability Strategies and to Climate Actions Change Collaborative Conservation Climate-Smart Conservation 4
The Central Valley Landscape Conservation Project: Accomplishments Shared goal, objectives and Priority 1. Define Goals 4. Implement and Identify Natural Resources Adaptation Priorities Options Future scenarios for the Central Valley 5. Monitor, Review, Revise Vulnerability assessments for 3. Identify 2. Assess priority natural resources Adaptation Vulnerability Strategies and to Climate A menu of potential adaptation Actions Change strategies and actions A set of high priority actions climate.calcommons.org/cvlcp 5
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Identify Adaptation Strategies & Actions ~ 45 300+ criteria 7
The Central Valley Landscape Conservation Project: Accomplishments 1. Define Goals 4. Implement and Identify Adaptation Priorities Options 5. Monitor, Review, Revise 3. Identify 2. Assess Adaptation Vulnerability Strategies and to Climate Actions Change 8
Goals & Objectives Priority Conservation Actions Managing for Change Connected Lands & Water Objective 2: Objective 1: Reduce Promote landscape- the impacts of scale connectivity climate change and and ecological and other stressors to physical processes Central Valley that function within ecosystems. current and future ranges of variability. 9
Working Group A: Managing for Change Purpose: To facilitate implementation of climate adaptation projects This working group will identify climate smart conservation projects that can be implemented in the near term by partners of the CVLCP. 10
Working Group B: Connected Lands & Waters Purpose: To spatially prioritize places where collaborative conservation and climate-smart actions will be most effective and efficient in enhancing ecosystem functions in the Central Valley This working group will identify priority areas for conservation that enhance ecosystem processes and the adaptive capacity of the 35 priority natural resources. 11
Anticipated Work-Flow: Year 1 Activity: Work- Regular Joint Regular Work- shop meetings Meeting meetings shop Managing for Change WG Status Connected Lands & Water WG Joint Joint Update Leadership Team 12
February Meeting Objectives • To discuss the next phase of the Central Valley Landscape Conservation Project • Review and finalize the purpose and tasks for working groups that address each objective • Identify working group members and develop initial work plans for each working group 13
Define Goals and Identify Priorities Goal: to identify climate-smart conservation actions in partnership with scientists and natural resource managers that will maximize the adaptive capacity of priority species, habitats, and ecosystems to support an ecologically connected Central Valley landscape. Objective 2: Objective 3: Objective 1: Reduce Promote landscape- Conserve resilient the impacts of scale connectivity and adaptable climate change and and ecological and ecosystems that other stressors to physical processes sustain future Central Valley that function within Central Valley ecosystems. current and future biodiversity. ranges of variability. 14
Define Goals and Identify Priorities Priority Natural Resources 15
Assess Vulnerability to Climate Change http://climate.calcommons.org/cvlcp/vulnerability-assessments 16
Goals & Objectives Priority Conservation Actions Managing for Change Connected Lands & Waters Goals & Objectives 18
The End 20
4. Implement 1. Define Goals Adaptation and Identify Options Priorities 5. Monitor, Review, Revise 3. Identify 2. Assess Adaptation Vulnerability Strategies and to Climate Actions Change 21
Phase II Use and expand on the information developed by the other working groups in order to advance Objective 3 “Conserve resilient and adaptable ecosystems that sustain future Central Valley biodiversity”. 22
Webinar Outline • Background on the Central Valley Landscape Conservation Project • What we have accomplished so far • February Workshop • Feedback from you! 23
Why? Riparian Restoration River Partners 24 1997 Flood: DWR
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