USGS Global Change Science National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center Council for Data Integration Meeting Sept 16, 2009 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey

National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center Mission Provide natural resource managers with the tools and information they need to develop and execute management strategies that address the impacts of climate change on fish, wildlife, and their habitats Operating Principles – Close partnerships with natural resource managers to address their highest priority science needs – Strong partnerships with the scientific community to develop needed information and tools – Delivery of robust tools and information at applicable scales directly to resource managers

National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center Established by Congress – $1.8M in FY08 – $10M in FY09 – $15M in FY10 Meetings and workshops – National meeting in December 2008 – Regional workshops May - June 2009 – National partner workshop July 16, 2009

Regional Climate Science Hubs Northcentral Southeast Southcentral Southwest Northwest Northeast Alaska Pacific Islands “Fuzzy Boundaries”

Application Partnerships Created and led by partners – FWS Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, others Multiple partnerships per Hub: landscape/geography-based Primary activities: – Develop and articulate management priorities, goals, and outcomes for landscapes – Apply Regional Climate Science Hub outputs and other information to develop management strategies – Foster landscape-scale partnerships for resource outcomes – Develop and execute management actions with monitoring and feedback Focus on climate change adaption – " adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic change effects, to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities "

Climate Adaptation Strategy General Circulation Models NOAA, DOE, NASA, DOD, NSF Adaptive Change Strategies Science/Management/Decision-making/Policy Monitoring & Feedback Down-scaled Information Climate Change NASA, NOAA, NSF, DOE, USGS Forecasting Agriculture NRCS, FSA, ARS, FS Economic Response USDA, DOT Human/Security Infrastructure DOT, FAA, DHS Energy & Industry DOE, DOI Natural Resources Response Habitat, Water, Landuse, DOI, USDA, EPA NCCWSC APs

USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center National Office External Advisory Board Stakeholder Advisory Councils Regional Climate Science Hubs USGS Science Staff Cooperators: Science and Resource Management Science Partnerships - USGS Centers and Programs -Federal, State, University, other Resource Partnerships -Landscape Conservation Cooperatives - others NCCWSC Structure

Information Management and Data Integration Challenges Expectations are high Expectations vary Diversity – Types of research and science efforts – Types of science products and tools – Users Distributed organization Numerous partners – Conducting the science – Providing products – Accessing the information