California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Incorporating Climate Change into Department Activities Panel Presentation North Pacific LCC Steering Committee Meeting July 10, 2014 Whitney Albright Climate Science Program California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Outline Overview of CDFW and the Climate Science Program Sampling of climate activities – CDFW Climate College – State Wildlife Action Plan revision Challenges and barriers to adaptation Opportunities for LCC coordination

CDFW Organization: Branches and Regions Administration Enforcement Resource Management & Policy (Policy Branches) – Wildlife – Water – Habitat Conservation – Fisheries – Data – Climate Science & Renewable Energy Regional Operations (Implementation)

Climate Project: CDFW Climate College

CDFW Climate College: Basics Goal of CourseCourse Components Provide a basic foundation of climate change knowledge for ALL staff so that they may better incorporate climate considerations into work responsibilities as appropriate Monthly lectures Recommended readings Participation in online forum Final project Opportunities for certification Awards ceremony

Climate College Courses Climate 101 Class #1: Climate 101; understanding the basics of climate science and what we can do about it Class #2: What's happening? Projected climate change impacts to California Class #3: The National Response: What are other state and federal partners doing? Class #4: Go Big or Go Home: Collaborative Partnerships in a Changing Climate Marine Course Class #2: Temperature, Atmospheric and Hydrologic Cycles Class #3: Winds/Upwelling/Currents Class #4: Subject: Hypoxia and Ocean Acidification Class #5: Extreme Wind and Storm Events, SLR Inconsistencies along the CA coast

CDFW Climate College Projects

Climate Project: State Wildlife Action Plan Revision

Completed in 2005, 10 year update Objectives: – Create a collective vision – Conservation actions consistent with other agencies – Update species at risk, vulnerable spp, & SGCN – Incorporate cc impacts & adaptation strategies State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP): Background *Update 2015* For more information:

SWAP Revision Process: Open Standards

SWAP Revision: The Climate Piece of the Puzzle How is climate change being incorporated into the SWAP revision process? 1.Directly into Open Standards

SWAP Revision: Climate in Open Standards Climate change as a potential threat

Climate Information Projection information – Projections from state’s climate assessments – PRBO repot: Ecoregional CC effects in California – CalAdapt online tool Vulnerability studies – Fish, rare plants, reptiles and amphibians, bird SOSC Partners/experts

SWAP Revision: The Climate Piece of the Puzzle How is climate change being incorporated into the SWAP revision process? 1.Directly into Open Standards 2. Statewide Conservation Issues chapter: Climate Change Section For more information:

Challenges and Barriers to Adaptation Information Needs – Additional climate vulnerability information – Interpretation of climate projections at local scale General – Staff capacity

LCC Connections

Thank you! Whitney Albright: CDFW Climate Program website: rgy/Climate_Change/ rgy/Climate_Change/