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a e g D B a e C p c a e e c b m i h s i e L e c c o i e m p i t a r i p y p P s n T d p e p a o o n m N r i o o T T t e M T T s t Notes: Improve cross-boundary data availability, integration, 1 15 13 12 15 25 Y - Each column is color coded, with activities receiving the synthesis, and sharing most points for that Priority Topic in Green, those receiving Identify, compile, collate and integrate existing data and the least points in Red information concerning climate impact data and modeling, - Numbers are the total number of points each activity 2 monitoring and monitoring networks, TEK, etc. Make this 12 16 16 11 15 Y received information readily available for decision-makers (as - Last two columns are based on the average rating for each desired by Tribes/First Nations for TEK). activity on the scale provided for "Importance of NPLCC Evaluate existing datasets, models, and TEK (as appropriate) support" 3 for climate relevance: how well do they take into account 3 5 3 1 2 Y Y -- Score greater than 3 (Unlikely to be completed without climate change and climate change impacts NPLCC support or NPLCC uniquely suited) have a "Y" in the Identify existing tools and approaches being used to support columne for "NPLCC support particularly important" decision-making. Evaluate the usefulness of those tools for: -- Score less than 2 (other entitites are better suited or (a) providing decision-relevant insights, and (b) aiding in the activity is inappropriate for NPLCC support) have a "Y" in development of adaptation or mitigation response actions. the column for "May be more appropriate for others" 4 9 12 10 10 10 Y Include consideration and use of TEK where desired by -- Scores between 2 and 3 have a "Y" in both columns and Tribes. Use insights from this review to develop guidance for may represent area where collaboration between the NPLCC future tool/support development; provide training for and one or more partner entities would be particularly resource managers in how to use existing tools beneficial Identify and document tangible examples of climate change adaptation or mitigation response actions; evaluate their successes and failures, and develop "best practices" 5 guidance documents on how to incorporate successful 6 0 2 9 1 Y Y approaches in existing management practices. Include consideration of TEK in developing these examples and in guidance documents Develop case studies to enhance practicality and utility of existing tools / previous studies through direct engagement of decision-makers: illustrate how a particular type of study 6 4 3 5 7 3 Y or model can provide useful information for a specific type of decisions (e.g., use a vulnerability assessment to directly inform on potential adaptation response actions) Assess vulnerability and resilience of the resource(s) to projected climate change: identify critical stressors, valued/necessary resources (including Tribal and First 7 Nations valued resources, corridors and refugia, etc.), 10 17 16 20 18 Y Y anticipated changes, and locations of more vulnerable and less vulnerable resources. Include consideration of the effects of multiple stressors on the resource(s) Develop tools and/or assist partner entities in applying existing tools to identify and inform managers of high 8 7 5 16 14 6 Y priority conservation and/or restoration targets (species, locations, etc.). Conduct, support, or facilitate landscape conservation 9 9 10 12 8 10 Y planning exercise(s) in a particular geography or region Identify focal indicators, processes or thresholds that can serve as indicators of change, can be used to track climate 10 change impacts, and can be used to assess the effectiveness 11 12 11 13 14 Y Y of management actions to indicate where changes in management actions may be necessary. Conduct or support adaptation planning exercises to assist management decisions related to specific sub-topics, considering uncertainties in future climate / climate 11 impacts. Identify how restoratation activities and strategy 9 16 7 4 5 Y Y developiment can/should be modified to account for climate- related changes (E.g., scenario planning exercises, triage analyses, contingency planning, etc.) Conduct workshops to further clarify decision-maker needs: Convene managers, scientists, and tribes to discuss specific 12 sub-topics. Identify management decisions and actions, 16 17 13 10 17 Y share information on existing data, models, etc.; identify gaps and common needs Conduct or support stakeholder outreach workshops and meetings, either convened by the NPLCC or by NPLCC partners. Goals of such outreach activities could include: 13 communicating information on projected impacts to 5 6 8 7 14 Y interested stakeholders; supporting with local community planning by conveying information on local impacts and on the availability of adaptation and mitigation actions, etc. Improve information on how climate change will affect 14 linkages between ecological and human resources (including 7 10 7 11 0 Y tribal and First Nations subsistence activities) Collect data to improve basic understanding, to provide 15 baseline information, to provide a basis for long-term 9 4 6 10 6 Y Y monitoring, to support modeling, etc. Develop standard quality assurance and quality control measures, other protocols, and data stewardship guidance 16 for topic-related data collection and monitoring, with 4 3 3 3 9 Y special provisions as necessary in consideration of climate- related changes Coordinate ongoing and future data collection activities 17 among NPLCC partners who have related needs, interests and 7 5 10 6 8 Y expertise (esp. for cross-border data) Develop downscaled / improved climate models and 18 forecasts of changes in the resources, at appropriate scales; 14 14 11 7 5 Y Develop specialty climate or topic models Evaluate relationships between existing infrastructure and infrastructure planning and projected changes in the 19 13 0 0 0 0 Y hydrological regime (e.g., culverts and fish passage; road and trail access; hatcheries, etc.) 2) Updated / Revised version of “Table 1” – the Priority Topics for FY15 (and FY16?) (consisting of the top 5 ranked Activities for each Topic, including ties. Note that Activities 1 and 2 have been combined)

Results of S-TEK Rankings of Potential Priority Activities, 2013-2016(1)

Yellow color shows Activities unlikely to be conducted without NPLCC support Acti Prio vity rity Priori Top ty cod Prio ic Topic Priori e rity Priori A: C: ty Blue color shows Activities where entities other than the NPLCC may be better Top ty fro Effe Effec Topic suited to carry out the activities ic B: Topic m cts ts of E: Effe D: App of chan Invas cts Effec endi hyd ges ive of ts of Cells with both colors highlight area where collaboration and joint rolo in speci x A cha chan project funding might be particularly beneficial gica sea es, nge ges l levels disea s in in regi & ses, air the me stor & tem hydr shif ms pests per ologi ts on & atur c on mari their e & regi rive ne effec pre me rs, shore ts on cipi on stre lines, biolo tati anad ams the gical on romo , & nears com on us ripa hore, muni fore fish rian & ties sts corr estua idor ries s Data and information synthesis and sharing. Identify, compile, collate and integrate 1 & 2 existing data and information concerning climate impact data and modeling, monitoring, and monitoring networks, TEK, etc. Focus areas include addressing special cross-border challenges; linking information and data across disciplines and habitats, and providing the information and data to decision makers in a way that makes it useful to them. (Information and data sharing to be as desired by Tribes / First Nations for TEK). Assess vulnerability and resilience of resource(s) to projected climate change. Identify 7 critical stressors, valued/necessary resources (including Tribal and First Nations valued resources, corridors and refugia, etc.), anticipated changes, and locations of more vulnerable and less vulnerable resources. Include consideration of the effects of multiple stressors on the resource(s)

Further clarify decision-maker needs for S-TEK information. Convene managers, 12 scientists, and tribes to discuss specific sub-topics; review and summarize existing planning documents, etc. Identify management decisions and actions, share information on existing data, models, etc.; identify gaps and common needs

Identify indicators of change: focal indicators, processes or thresholds that can serve 10 as indicators of change, can be used to track climate change impacts, and can be used to assess the effectiveness of management actions (to indicate where changes in management actions may be necessary). Conduct, support, or facilitate landscape conservation planning exercise(s) in a 9 particular geography or region Develop tools and/or assist partner entities in applying existing tools to identify and 8 inform managers of high priority conservation and/or restoration targets (species, locations, etc.). Conduct or support adaptation planning exercises to assist management decisions 11 related to specific sub-topics, considering uncertainties in future climate / climate impacts. Identify how restoration activities and strategy development can/should be modified to account for climate-related changes (E.g., scenario planning exercises, triage analyses, contingency planning, etc.) Conduct or support stakeholder outreach by the NPLCC or by NPLCC partners. Goals 13 of such outreach activities could include: communicating information on projected impacts to interested stakeholders; supporting with local community planning by conveying information on local impacts and on the availability of adaptation and mitigation actions, etc. Could include workshops, meetings, or other approaches. Results of S-TEK Rankings of Potential Priority Activities, 2013-2016(1)

Yellow color shows Activities unlikely to be conducted without NPLCC support Acti Prio Prio Priori Priori Priori vity rity rity ty ty ty cod Top Top Topic Topic Topic ic ic B: C: D: E: e Blue color shows Activities where entities other than the NPLCC may be better A: Effe Effec Effec Invas fro Effe cts ts of ts of ive suited to carry out the activities m cts of chan chan speci App of cha ges ges es, endi hyd nge in in disea Cells with both colors highlight area where collaboration and joint x A rolo s in sea the ses, project funding might be particularly beneficial gica air levels hydr & l tem & ologi pests regi per stor c & me atur ms regi their Improve information on how climate change will affect linkages between ecological 14 shif e & on me effec and human resources (including tribal and First Nations subsistence activities)

Develop downscaled / improved climate models and forecasts of changes in the 8 resources, at appropriate scales; Develop specialty climate or topic models

Evaluate relationships between existing infrastructure and infrastructure planning and 19 projected changes in the hydrological regime (e.g., culverts and fish passage; road and trail access; hatcheries, etc.)

3) Proposed modifications to the Activity list based on discussions during January meeting

 Combine activities 1 and 2. Activity 1 was originally defined primarily to support development of the NPLCC data management system. Now that the initial development of that system is complete, it is appropriate to consider further database-specific work as part of a larger set of possible activities aimed at improving the availability and use of existing data

Act Rows highlighted in green list the 19 activity categories that are to be evaluated (the ivit "short list") Identified as y potential activites co White rows list the detailed activities that were identified (the 'long list') for the following de Priority Topics 1 Improve cross-boundary data availability, integration, synthesis, and sharing Improve cross-boundary data availability, integration and synthesis A, B, C, D, E Coordinate and share data collection activities, research results, tools, and C, D, E management lessons for cross-border datasets Assess stream gauge information being collected to determine what data is being collected, where, and if it is coordinated with anadromous fish D information. Assess if similar systems are in place in both B.C. and the U.S. and what coordination efforts are in place. Identify, compile, collate and integrate existing data and information concerning climate impact data and modeling, monitoring and monitoring networks, TEK, etc. 2 Make this information readily available for decision-makers (as desired by Tribes/First Nations for TEK). Systematically compile, collate and integrate existing data and information on hydrologic regimes affected by precipitation, glaciers, and groundwater and make it available for decision-makers. Intensively monitored A watersheds are an example of an ongoing effort that could serve as a pilot for improved coordination and collaboration. Systematically compile, collate and integrate existing data and information on forest and forest species distribution, the predicted effects of climate on B both, and make that information available to decision-makers. Inventory of existing monitoring networks and monitoring entities may be a precursor Systematically compile and integrate existing data for water quality, D especially temperature, and make it available to decision-makers Collate existing data on monitoring networks; Provide a single location / database for sharing and accessing information [one or more of the Priority C, D, E Topics - mentioned specifically for invasives, pests, pathogens, and diseases] Develop a data portal or “climate clearinghouse” with a brief description of Other / cross-topic people, their projects, and how to contact them Assess existing coastal geomorphologic, hydrologic, hydrographic and meterological data and oceanographic models (e.g., transport and C circulation and sea-level rise) for their application to projecting effects of climate change on NPLCC estuaries and nearshore marine Assess stream gauge information being collected to determine what data is being collected, where, and if it is coordinated with anadromous fish D information. Assess if similar systems are in place in both B.C. and the U.S. and what coordination efforts are in place. Leverage related initiatives related to data platform, data sharing, coastal resilience, etc. E.g., WCGA, National Ocean Council, other regional planning C bodies Consolidate a unified hydrology for SE Alaska A

 Rewording of several of the activities to clarify them and to shift the focus towards what the activity should accomplish, rather than the more specific how the activity should be conducted. Note that we have only done this for activities that were prioritized into “Table 1” above. The revised wording is included in Table 1.

Activity Original wording Revised wording code 10 Identify focal indicators, processes or thresholds Identify indicators of change: focal indicators, that can serve as indicators of change, can be processes or thresholds that can serve as used to track climate change impacts, and can indicators of change, can be used to track be used to assess the effectiveness of climate change impacts, and can be used to management actions to indicate where changes assess the effectiveness of management actions in management actions may be necessary. (to indicate where changes in management actions may be necessary). 12 Conduct workshops to further clarify decision- Further clarify decision-maker information maker needs: Convene managers, scientists, and needs with respect to the Priority Topic. Could tribes to discuss specific sub-topics. Identify include workshops, review of existing management decisions and actions, share documentation, etc. Bring together information on existing data, models, etc.; perspectives from managers, scientists, and identify gaps and common needs tribes; identify existing data, models etc., identify information gaps and common needs. May be done for sub-topics within the Priority Topic 13 Conduct or support stakeholder outreach Conduct or support stakeholder outreach by the workshops and meetings, either convened by NPLCC or by NPLCC partners. Goals of such the NPLCC or by NPLCC partners. Goals of such outreach activities could include: outreach activities could include: communicating information on projected communicating information on projected impacts to interested stakeholders; supporting impacts to interested stakeholders; supporting with local community planning by conveying with local community planning by conveying information on local impacts and on the information on local impacts and on the availability of adaptation and mitigation actions, availability of adaptation and mitigation actions, etc. Could include workshops, meetings, or etc. other approaches. 4) Summary: Identification of potential actions for several Priority Activities

Activity description Ongoing work Possible Focused Actions for FY15 (and FY16?) 1 & 2 Data and information synthesis and sharing. Conservation planning atlas;  Increase awareness of data that already Identify, compile, collate and integrate existing Data for Topics A-D; available and actively promote/provide data and information concerning climate impact GIS data inventory (complete) data/information to decision-makers data and modeling, monitoring, and monitoring Cross-boundary workshop: Topic B, A.  Expand ideas above to include networks, TEK, etc. Focus areas include Existing work from partners on Topics A-D, previous data/projects from Partners addressing special cross-border challenges; NCAP work related to Topic E (climate clearinghouse) linking information and data across disciplines  Identify/track what information is being and habitats, and providing the information and sought and / or used by decision-makers data to decision makers in a way that makes it (e.g. network analyses on data use) useful to them. (Information and data sharing  Document and highlight roadblocks for to be as desired by Tribes / First Nations for data sharing and integration (and identify TEK). ways to overcome those roadblocks)  Add one or more priority datasets (as identified by the GIS technical team) to the NPLCC data management system  Additional support for hydrology data in SE Alaska  Implement suggestions from EcoAdapt workshops and others on the data platform, data needs, and data presentation 7 Assess vulnerability and resilience of the Represented in FY14 RFP;  Develop/provide an inventory and resource(s) to projected climate change: identify Funded work in FY13 and earlier related to synthesis of vulnerability assessments that critical stressors, valued/necessary resources Topics A, B, D, E; have been conducted in the NPLCC, (including Tribal and First Nations valued Upcoming workshop on Topic C; including an examination of the use/non- resources, corridors and refugia, etc.), Partners are also actively conducted use of existing studies anticipated changes, and locations of more vulnerability assessments - Note that there are quite a vulnerable and less vulnerable resources. few methods used for "vulnerability Include consideration of the effects of multiple assessments"; there is some research stressors on the resource(s) being done on what is used / not used and why; and inventory of existing/past VAs might be available from USGS  Look at scale/scope of assessments and applicability to decisions at, potentially, different scales from the VA itselft  Support (jointly with Partner?) specific/individual vulnerability assessment that includes consideration of multiple domains Do any work within this area in conjunction with a identified decision-maker(s) with an expressed need?

12 Further clarify decision-maker needs for S-TEK Three USGS led 1-day workshops related to  Summarize previous work; both within information. Convene managers, scientists, and Topic B (needs followup), Topic C, and Topic A the NPLCC and nationally tribes to discuss specific sub-topics; review and (regionally focused, upcoming).  Identify and track what information is summarize existing planning documents, etc. Terrestrial / forest workshop; being sought / used by decision-makers Identify management decisions and actions, EcoAdapt workshop on manager needs from (e.g. network analyses on data use) share information on existing data, models, etc.; data platform;  In any workshops planned for FY14 aim identify gaps and common needs National LCC project creating a compilation of to define information needs and activities (ecosytem or climate related?) decisions that around a strategy for a set of management are being made decisions  Have a meeting/workshop/discussion with managers and decision-makers who have successfully incorporated climate information in their decisions: what worked for them?  Key informant interviews  Provide a discussion forum at existing conference  Decision-focused (rather than topic- focused) identification of needs: Seek out a particular (type) of decision that is being made now or in the near future that affects a large landscape and which could be sensitive to climate -- then work with those managers/decision-makers and interested stakeholders  Need for information on cumulative effects/cumulative impacts (esp. relevant in BC with a large portion of the landscape as Crown lands and a relatively small number of decision makers who need to think about everything)