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Appalachian LCC as a Climate Refugia and Continental-scale Connectivity Corridor by Jean Brennan, last updated: Aug 27, 2013 09:52 AM

NFWP Climate Adaptation Strategy - Highlights by NFWP, last updated: Aug 27, 2013 09:51 AM: Highlights to the full report.

State Agencies and Climate Change Planning by Jean Brennan, last updated: Aug 27, 2013 09:29 AM: State Wildlife Action Plans prepared by natural resource agencies describe monitoring species and their habitats, monitoring the effectiveness of the conservation actions proposed, and adapting these conservation actions to respond appropriately to new information or changing conditions, including climate change. Other agencies at the state and federal level have also identified a need to plan strategically for climate change. The following states had published climate change plans or reports at the time of publication of the Appalachian Development and Operations Plan.

Rising to the Urgent Challenge Strategic Plan for Responding to Accelerating Climate Change by Web Editor, last updated: Aug 27, 2013 09:29 AM: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service climate change strategy, titled “Rising to the Urgent Challenge: Strategic Plan for Responding to Accelerating Climate Change,” establishes a basic framework within which the Service will work as part of the larger conservation community to help ensure the sustainability of fish, wildlife, plants and habitats in the face of accelerating climate change. The plan is implemented through a dynamic action plan that details specific steps the Service will take during the next five years to implement the Strategic Plan.

Federal Conservation Agencies & Climate Change by Jean Brennan, last updated: Aug 27, 2013 09:28 AM

Annual Funding Opportunity USGS Climate Science Centers by USGS, last updated: Aug 26, 2013 10:12 AM: Fiscal Year 2013 and 2014

Responding to Climate Change on National Forests: A Guidebook for Developing Adaptation Options by Web Editor, last updated: Aug 26, 2013 10:12 AM: From the USDA Forest Service, comes a recently published guidebook for climate change adaptation in national forests. It provides a state-of-science summary of principles of adaptation, methods for vulnerability assessment, and tools and processes to facilitate the development of adaptation strategies and tactics. Distributed to all 176 national forest units, the guidebook is being used throughout the Forest Service and by other agencies to integrate climate change in sustainable resource management.

A System for Assessing Vulnerability of Species (SAVS) to Climate Change pdf by Web Editor, last updated: Aug 26, 2013 10:11 AM: Sustained conservation of species requires integration of future climate change effects, but few tools exist to assist managers. The System for Assessing Vulnerability of Species (SAVS) identifies the relative vulnerability or resilience of vertebrate species to climate change.

Native Plants Boost Conservation Benefits, Strengthen Wildlife Populations by NRCS, last updated: Aug 26, 2013 09:40 AM: Native plants in many parts of the U.S. are struggling because of changes in land use and climate, posing problems for the wildlife species that depend on them for sustenance and sanctuary.

ISC Meeting & Workshop, July 11-13, 2012 by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 23, 2013 11:50 AM: The Interim Steering Committee met in Blacksburg, VA to develop the Cooperative’s key goals, formulate guiding principles, and define next steps for incorporation into the LCC's first Work Plan.

78th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 23, 2013 11:44 AM: Join other industry leaders dedicated to the conservation, enhancement and management of North America's wildlife and other natural resources.

Introduction to the Appalachian Region by Jean Brennan, last updated: Aug 23, 2013 11:43 AM

EBTJV Summer Newsletter 2013 by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 23, 2013 11:06 AM: Newsletter for Summer 2013

EBTJV Newsletter Image by Matthew Cimitile, last updated: Aug 23, 2013 11:01 AM: Image for the EBTJV Newsletter

CASRI Action Plan by Evan Burks, last updated: Aug 22, 2013 02:34 PM: The CASRI Action Plan is a strategic plan with a 10 year timeline that aims to collaboratively address red spruce restoration goals and objectives in the Central Appalachians. This plan was enacted in 2010.

Collision Course? Researchers Tag Golden Eagles with Satellite Telemetry Devices, Track Migration To Assess Risks of Wind Energy Development in Pennsylvania by Web Editor, last updated: Aug 22, 2013 10:54 AM: Twice yearly, above the Appalachian Mountains in central and western Pennsylvania, a rarely witnessed winged migration takes place. Hundreds of eastern golden eagles – majestic raptors with wingspans that can exceed seven feet -- traverse the state to their winter and summer territories, passing above the mountain ridges through what preliminary research shows to be an unchanging 30-60 mile wide corridor of air space. The eagles’ flight path overlaps with land areas that hold significant potential for wind power development in Pennsylvania, setting these majestic birds on a potential collision course with fast-moving turbine blades. In the hope of avoiding such a scenario, a team of researchers at the National Aviary and Powdermill Avian Research Center, the biological research station of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, has come together to track and map the birds’ movements.

103 Report (review of over 100 planning documents from conservation & resource management agencies) by Bridgett Costanzo & Paul Leonard, last updated: Aug 22, 2013 10:51 AM: A summary review of over 100 key planning documents of the many conservation & resource management agencies/organizations across the Appalachian Region.

Regional Programs and Initiatives by Jean Brennan, last updated: Aug 22, 2013 10:51 AM: Folder contains materials to assist the AppLCC Steering Committee Work Group in evaluating opportunities for strategic Programmatic Alignment.

Energy Opportunities and Challenges by Jean Brennan, last updated: Aug 22, 2013 10:47 AM

RFA 3 - Forecast future spatial footprint of energy production across the Appalachian LCC region - Word Doc by Web Editor, last updated: Aug 22, 2013 10:47 AM: Without a predictive visualization of energy development, the Appalachian LCC cannot make informed decisions on landscape conservation priorities. This project will provide an overview of principal stressors created by energy development, by sector and cumulatively across the Appalachian LCC. The products to be developed will include forecasting model(s), and Geographic Information System (GIS) products to provide a projection of the energy development footprint across the Appalachians LCC by individual sector and cumulative footprint. Deliverables will inform resource management decisions by providing a foundational reference for predicting potential future development as a spatial footprint that can be overlaid with Appalachian LCC targets and priorities.