Landscape Partnership Resources Library
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.
Regional Climate Outlook
The contents include a retrospective on the Winter 2012-13 season, as well as a look forward from the NOAA/NWS/Climate Prediction Center for the region.
Appalachian LCC 2012 Annual Report
Landscape conservation is about bringing people, expertise, and resources together across a region to effectively respond to environmental challenges and attempt to create sustainable ecosystems. The Appalachian LCC has built a strong foundation to provide greater support toward landscape conservation that will achieve lasting benefit for the environment, wildlife, natural resources, and the people of the Appalachians.
A Question of Relevance: For whom and of whom do we work and serve?
Presented by Carter P. Smith, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting 2011
Draft LCC Conservation Targets White Paper
Importance and Application of Conservation Targets in an Era of Rapid Environmental Change: A White Paper for the LCC Community
Appalachian LCC Proposed Subzones 3
Map showing 3 subzones of the Appalachian LCC boundary, based on The Nature Conservancy ecoregions derived from the USFS subsection map (1995).
Appalachian LCC Proposed Subzones 2
Map showing 2 subzones of the Appalachian LCC boundary, based on The Nature Conservancy ecoregions derived from the USFS subsection map (1995).
Northeast Habitat Classification
The Northeast Habitat Classification and Mapping Project supporting documet
