Landscape Partnership Resources Library
Meeting Notes for Steering Committee Call
For 6/26/13
Crosswalk between the Appalachian LCC and the NFWPCAS
A crosswalk between the Appalachian LCC objectives, actions, and funded research as addressed in the 5-Year Work Plan and the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Climate Adaptation Strategy.
A Letter to National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Management Team
Letter from the Chair of the Appalachian LCC that details how the LCC strongly supports the objectives and strategies found within the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation report.
Surrogate Species Framework
This framework provides a way for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and State Fish and Wildlife Agencies to work together in the selection of species to serve as surrogates in landscape conservation design. This framework accomplishes a path forward on several important points: • It establishes a peer-to-peer relationship between the Service and the States • It respects the different authorities and responsibilities of States and the Service • It clarifies the decision-making roles of the States and the Service • It helps define the role of LCCs, not as decision bodies, but rather as forums providing significant additional capacity, information, and tools to assist States and the Service with approaches to landscape-scale conservation in their geographies.
Surrogate Species Framework Letter
A letter introducing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Surrogate Species Framework.
Summaries of all Funded Projects
Summaries prepared to report out on the status of each funded project (5) to date - for which at least one quarterly reporting cycle has passed.
Agenda
For SC Call on 6/26/13.
No Regrets Framework
Guidance Framework for Identifying “No Regrets1” High Value Conservation Areas in the Appalachian LCC Region
NFWP Climate Adaptation Strategy - Highlights
Highlights to the full report.
NFWP Climate Adaptation Strategy - Full Report
Full Report
Communications Work Group
Final iteration of target audiences and communication messages - includes Steering Committee feedback and review from Communications Work Group.
Preliminary Draft List of Indicators for Appalachian LCC
Lists represents early work of the leadership and members of this workgroup to begin more detailed conversations on appropriate and comprehensive indicators for this LCC.
Proposed Boundary Change
Slight boundary change with the SALCC pertaining to the ACF Basin (Upper Chattahoochee watershed)
Governance Charter
Revised governance charter to include AppLCC State Map and removing line numbers.
Data Requirements
Use for FY13 RFP solicitations.
AppLCC Spring Newsletter 2013
The Spring Newsletter details the decisions and collaborative efforts that took place at the Appalachian LCC Steering Committee Meeting & Workshop, the review and revision of the Science Needs Portfolio, the assembling of vital datasets to help conservation planning efforts, and more.
AppLCC Winter Newsletter 2013
Our Winter Newsletter details recently funded projects, launch of our new community web portal, activities in support of regional partnerships, and more.
Agenda for Roundtable Discussion on Future of Federal Collaboration in Landscape-Scale Planning
Here is the full agenda to the meeting that is initializing a conversation about the future of federal agency collaboration in landscape-scale planning.
Climate Change: Future Federal Adaptation Efforts Could Better Support Local Infrastructure Decision Makers
The federal government invests billions of dollars annually in infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, facing increasing risks from climate change. Adaptation—defined as adjustments to natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate change— can help manage these risks by making infrastructure more resilient. GAO was asked to examine issues related to infrastructure decision making and climate change. This report examines (1) the impacts of climate change on roads and bridges, wastewater systems, and NASA centers; (2) the extent to which climate change is incorporated into infrastructure planning; (3) factors that enabled some decision makers to implement adaptive measures; and (4) federal efforts to address local adaptation needs, as well as potential opportunities for improvement. GAO reviewed climate change assessments; analyzed relevant reports; interviewed stakeholders from professional associations and federal agencies; and visited infrastructure projects and interviewed local decision makers at seven sites where adaptive measures have been implemented.
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