The Nature’s Stage Climate Mapper allows users to explore the geoclimatic stability of HUC5 watersheds within the Pacific Northwest.
Geoclimatic Stability, as defined here, is a measure of a natural system’s capacity to remain stable as the climate changes over time. This is based on two factors: * Climate Departure: a measure of how different the future climate is projected to be from the historical climate. * Climate Resilience: a measure of how resilient an area is expected to be to changes in climate (based on topoclimate diversity and landscape permeability).
A watershed with lower levels of climate departure and higher levels of climate resilience is more likely to sustain current levels of native biodiversity into the future (high geoclimatic stability).
This information is intended to help land managers prioritize conservation efforts and help guide future conservation investments.
The Nature’s Stage Climate Mapper was developed by the Conservation Biology Institute in collaboration with Oregon State University, The Nature Conservancy, and the Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative, with additional funding and support provided by the Bureau of Land Management.
