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John O’Leary Assistant Director - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

CLIMATE-SMART LAND MANAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. John O’Leary Assistant Director - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Jonathan Brooks Wildlife Population Ecologist - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife May 20, 2014. HISTORY LESSON.

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John O’Leary Assistant Director - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

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  1. CLIMATE-SMART LAND MANAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL John O’Leary Assistant Director - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Jonathan Brooks Wildlife Population Ecologist - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife May 20, 2014

  2. HISTORY LESSON • Beginning in 2007 MA DFW began taking lead in evaluating implications of CC for conservation agencies:Mass Habitat Vulnerability Assessment Report • Habitat vulnerabilities • Species Vulnerabilities • Management options

  3. SO, WHERE ARE WE AT? • We have built tools that should be of great value to land managers in planning under CC • So what is the problem? • We need to deliver these tools to managers that need them in form that they can use. • Need to Downscale.

  4. DELIVERY • Web-based data viewer with GIS capabilities • Create map product • Convert to web service • Testing and rollout • Must be easy to use • Ability to modify and enhance with local knowledge if desired

  5. Terrestrial Habitat Vulnerability

  6. Northeast Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Classification System (NETWHCS) Impervious Surface

  7. Terrestrial Resilience (TNC)

  8. Terrestrial Resilience (TNC)

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