Great Northern

1. Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative Intro from speakerIntro from speaker

3. Great Northern � FWS & NPS co-hostLandscape Conservation Cooperative What is it? A Conservation Alliance Conservation organizations working collaboratively towards common landscape goals Additional Capacity and Focused Science A focus on developing, providing and sharing science Funding and resources to leverage (science/scientists) www.fws.gov/home/climatechange

4. Collaboratively identify and prioritize information needs for resources, fish, wildlife landscape scale Serve as network for shared science capacity to support resource managers Provide science information and tools to be used in planning and conservation delivery Support adaptive management and monitoring strategies Interface specialized scientific expertise

5. Adaptive Management Adaptive, iterative approach to landscape conservation: Biological planning Conservation design Conservation delivery Monitoring and research

6. Regional/Landscape Assessments TNC and other NGO assessments BLM Ecoregional Assessments USFS Landscape Conservation Assess. State/Tribal Wildlife and Forestry Actions Plans NWR Comprehensive Cons Plans Provincial and Canadian Planning Partnership plans

7. Science Capacity COMMUNITY OF SCIENTISTS Universities USGS Co-op Units Govt Research Centers Heritage Programs/NatureServ CESUs USGS Climate Science Centers

8. Landscape Partnerships Intermountain West Joint Venture Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee Columbia Basin Federal Caucus Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee Crown Managers Partnership Washington Habitat Connectivity Working Group Western Governors Association Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative Arid Lands Initiative Blackfoot Challenge Sage Grouse, Bull Trout, Cutthroat trout, etc

9. Inventory and Monitoring NPS, NSFS, NWR and others NEON NOAA Heritage Programs and State Tribal

11. Here are the LCCs across the U.S. Note that the hatch marks indicate the LCCs for this fiscal year (2010). These LCCs were identified as priority landscapes representing important conservation challenges and opportunities, especially in relation to climate change. Additional LCCs will be developed in outyears.Here are the LCCs across the U.S. Note that the hatch marks indicate the LCCs for this fiscal year (2010). These LCCs were identified as priority landscapes representing important conservation challenges and opportunities, especially in relation to climate change. Additional LCCs will be developed in outyears.

12. Geographic Area Montana Wyoming Idaho Washington Oregon British Columbia Alberta Small parts of Colorado & Utah The Great Northern LCC: � Includes montane, aquatic, shrub-steppe and other ecotypes (providing important habitats) in parts of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon as well as parts of interior British Columbia and Alberta. The GNLCC will provide a vehicle to coordinate agency and cooperator efforts to better understand the impacts of climate change in the Great Northern Geographic Area and to deliver coordinated conservation efforts aimed at increasing the resilience of native intact ecosystems in this area. The Great Northern LCC: � Includes montane, aquatic, shrub-steppe and other ecotypes (providing important habitats) in parts of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon as well as parts of interior British Columbia and Alberta. The GNLCC will provide a vehicle to coordinate agency and cooperator efforts to better understand the impacts of climate change in the Great Northern Geographic Area and to deliver coordinated conservation efforts aimed at increasing the resilience of native intact ecosystems in this area.

13. GNLCC Preliminary Science Needs Assessment Ongoing Workshops Conservation plans Conservation Partnerships Impromptu meetings Webinar/Survey

14. Highest Priorities

15. Assessment Results Land Cover Data (e.g., Landfire, NLCD) Decision Support Tools to apply downscaled climate data Fine-scale linkage analysis for population connectivity National Wetlands Inventory Water resource vulnerability assessments Biological monitoring protocols Data mgmt/interfacing capabilities and tools

16. Initial Staffing and Support Positions LCC Coordinator LCC Science/Technology Coordinators Spatial Analyst/Data management specialist Additional capacity TBD by Steering Committee

17. Future Expertise (existing or new that could be supported) Biological and ecological expertise Population and landscape modeling Climate modeling Conservation genetics Statistical analysis Outreach and Communications Social Sciences Economics Other �edge� disciplines LCCs are not field stations; their needs are as diverse as the terrain they represent. No one LCC will be identical to another. Each LCC and the partners who support them will shape the direction for landscape conservation in a specific geographic area. Accordingly, some LCCs will focus on specific scientific activities related to the most pressing conservation needs as identified by the LCC partners. LCCs are not field stations; their needs are as diverse as the terrain they represent. No one LCC will be identical to another. Each LCC and the partners who support them will shape the direction for landscape conservation in a specific geographic area. Accordingly, some LCCs will focus on specific scientific activities related to the most pressing conservation needs as identified by the LCC partners.

18. GNLCC Multi-dimensional Synthesis 2010 Purpose � common understanding and index of information for GNLCC Organizational: who is doing what? Climate information: what does info say? Ecological response: what is expected effect? Inventory and Monitoring: how we monitor Voluntary participation FWS, USGS, NPS, USFS, BLM, BIA, States

19. Data Management and Repository Purpose GNLCC Data management and availability SSP funded in 2009 Geographic scope Data platform structure Key foundational data and sources QA/QC Long-term hosting capability Interfacing, applications and DSS

20. Coordinated, down-scaled climate & ecological info Potential range shifts of priority species Vulnerability assessments for species and habitats Corridor analyses assessing present and future habitat Convergence of climate and non-climate stressors Inventory and monitoring strategies Data sharing and interfacing Leveraging of resources Decision-support systems (where, what, who, how, when, etc.) and tools to inform enhance conservation in a changing landscape Interpret complex climate change science down to a usable format Converting science into management Tools and applications to understand the complex future of climate change Conduct geospatial modeling to identify priority areas for conservation actions, Synthesize published research into summary documents, Conduct decision analysis on difficult problems for conservation decision makers, and Develop adaptive management plans and monitoring strategies for iterative decisions. -mention the $1M USGS, UI, CIG effort to consider 12 GCMs and downsize to Wash/Idaho level to model habitat and species changes in future from 3 primary emission scenarios, due in 2011 Decision-support systems (where, what, who, how, when, etc.) and tools to inform enhance conservation in a changing landscape Interpret complex climate change science down to a usable format Converting science into management Tools and applications to understand the complex future of climate change Conduct geospatial modeling to identify priority areas for conservation actions, Synthesize published research into summary documents, Conduct decision analysis on difficult problems for conservation decision makers, and Develop adaptive management plans and monitoring strategies for iterative decisions. -mention the $1M USGS, UI, CIG effort to consider 12 GCMs and downsize to Wash/Idaho level to model habitat and species changes in future from 3 primary emission scenarios, due in 2011

21. How LCC products may affect you: Habitat restoration opportunities Land acquisition priorities Coordinated species/land conservation Management of invasive species Designing wildlife corridors Species restoration Biological design and monitoring LCCs are not field stations; their needs are as diverse as the terrain they represent. No one LCC will be identical to another. Each LCC and the partners who support them will shape the direction for landscape conservation in a specific geographic area. Accordingly, some LCCs will focus on specific scientific activities related to the most pressing conservation needs as identified by the LCC partners. Holly Michaels (ODFW) indicated that wl action plans would be a good use of this support LCCs are not field stations; their needs are as diverse as the terrain they represent. No one LCC will be identical to another. Each LCC and the partners who support them will shape the direction for landscape conservation in a specific geographic area. Accordingly, some LCCs will focus on specific scientific activities related to the most pressing conservation needs as identified by the LCC partners. Holly Michaels (ODFW) indicated that wl action plans would be a good use of this support

22. Next Steps - Decisions GNLCC Steering Committee April 21 Bozeman Stakeholder network & subcommittees what form? Goal Setting Operational strategy FY10 priorities Development of the Great Northern LCC - Next Steps � The FWS is asking for participation in development and implementation of the LCC in the Great Northern Geographic Area. On-going tasks include: � An assessment of existing programs, coalitions and science-management alliances within the Great Northern landscape. � Meeting with partners to explore opportunities to collaborate and integrate, where feasible, agency and organization resources, capabilities and expertise to address landscape conservation. � Identification of information and capacity gaps limiting collective abilities to provide landscape planning, species and habitat conservation, climate-related science and decision-support tools. � In February 2010, establish an LCC Steering Committee with partners to begin the process of developing priorities for future actions to address climate change impacts on a landscape level. Development of the Great Northern LCC - Next Steps � The FWS is asking for participation in development and implementation of the LCC in the Great Northern Geographic Area. On-going tasks include: � An assessment of existing programs, coalitions and science-management alliances within the Great Northern landscape. � Meeting with partners to explore opportunities to collaborate and integrate, where feasible, agency and organization resources, capabilities and expertise to address landscape conservation. � Identification of information and capacity gaps limiting collective abilities to provide landscape planning, species and habitat conservation, climate-related science and decision-support tools. � In February 2010, establish an LCC Steering Committee with partners to begin the process of developing priorities for future actions to address climate change impacts on a landscape level.

23. Challenges? Large ecotype differences State and Tribal communication International � Alberta British Columbia Large geographic area w/ many partners Questions? Send feedback or inquiry to: Yvette_Converse@fws.gov