The goal of this project was to identify climate-related scientific information needs in the North Central region that will support the management of key species and help avoid species declines. Researchers worked closely with state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, tribes, and other relevant natural resource management and conservation agencies to identify priority information needs and to design and implement studies that will address these needs. Researchers identified stakeholders, including those engaged by the North Central Climate Science Center USGS Liaisons project. Researchers worked with stakeholders to identify priority conservation targets. Selected targets were those that are of high priority [...]
Summary
The goal of this project was to identify climate-related scientific information needs in the North Central region that will support the management of key species and help avoid species declines. Researchers worked closely with state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, tribes, and other relevant natural resource management and conservation agencies to identify priority information needs and to design and implement studies that will address these needs.
Researchers identified stakeholders, including those engaged by the North Central Climate Science Center USGS Liaisons project. Researchers worked with stakeholders to identify priority conservation targets. Selected targets were those that are of high priority to managers, are the subject of a pending or planned decision or action, and for which the decision would benefit from information on climate change exposure, impacts, or adaptation. The outcome was the identification of key climate science needs that can help advance near-term conservation decision-making. As a final component of the project, researchers initiated working groups to spearhead the development of research plans that can address these priority, stakeholder-defined climate science needs in the region. These working groups were comprised of management representatives and researchers affiliated with the North Central Climate Science Center.
By working closely with resource managers to identify information gaps and initiate plans to address these gaps, this project was designed to support the development of usable, relevant, and timely science that directly addresses on-the-ground needs.
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Purpose
The primary objective of this project is to support state and other efforts to avoid species declines by providing climate-related scientific information about high priority species or their habitat. We will achieve this by helping the North Central Climate Science Center consult with state fish and wildlife agencies, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) departments, and other relevant natural resource management agencies to: (1) identify regional priorities for information needed to support decision making, and (2) work with managers to design and implement scientific or other studies needed to inform such decisions.
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The primary objective of this project is to support state and other efforts to avoid species declines by providing climate-related scientific information about high priority species or their habitat. We will achieve this by helping the North Central Climate Science Center (NC-CSC) consult with state fish and wildlife agencies, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) departments, and other relevant natural resource management agencies to: 1) identify regional priorities for information needed to support decision making, and 2) work with managers to design and implement scientific or other studies needed to inform such decisions.
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2017
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65395.0
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G17AC00331
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65395.0
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Yellowstone River Valley, WY - Credit: Neal Herbert, NPS