June Newsletter for the SE Climate Science Center

June 6, 2014 superuser

News and Upcoming Events

—— SE CSC NEWS: ——————————————————
NEW Resource: The Southeast Global Change Monitoring Portal (GCMP) aims to support the efforts of multiple federal, state, and other organizations by providing a centralized, comprehensive catalog of observational networks associated with aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in the southeastern United States that may be influenced by climate change. Read more.
In the News: SE CSC Research Ecologist, A dam Terando, was invited to brief DOI Sec. Sally Jewell for a roundtable discussion on climate change and cultural resources at historic Jamestown, VA. Read more.
Reminder: SE CSC FY 2015 Funding Opportunity – Deadline June 17. The two priority areas are: 1) Supporting the SECAS Development Project and 2) Management options for cultural resources. Read more.
Two SE CSC PIs, (T. Doyle and M. Osland) will be giving webinars on their respective SE CSC funded projects. See below under “Webinars“.
New Publications affiliated with the SE Climate Science Center:
Steve Frank: Bad neighbors: urban habitats increase cankerworm damage to non-host understory plants in urban ecosystems, in Urban Environments. Read more.
Martha Reiskind: Local adaptation of a marine invertebrate with a high dispersal potential: evidence from a reciprocal transplant experiment of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Marine Ecology Progress Series. Read more.
New USGS Resource Launched: The USGS has launched a new crowdsourcing application called “iCoast – Did the Coast Change?” iCoast allows citizen scientists to identify changes to the coast by comparing aerial photographs taken before and after storms. Crowdsourced data from iCoast will help USGS improve predictive models of coastal change and educate the public about the vulnerability of coastal communities to extreme storms. Read more.
—— FEATURED RESOURCE: ——————————————
New Web Resource: Beyond the Basics, Best Practices in Local Mitigation Planning. An initiative led by the Institute for the Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill. See: http://mitigationguide.org/
—— RESOURCES: ——————————————————–
Yale Project on Climate Communication: What’s in a Name? Global Warming versus Climate Change. This report provides results from three studies that collectively find that global warming and climate change are often not synonymous they mean different things to different people and activate different sets of beliefs, feelings, and behaviors, as well as different degrees of urgency about the need to respond. Read more.
Union of Concerned Scientists, National Landmarks at Risk: Rising seas, floods, and wildfires are threatening the United States’ most cherished historic sites. Download full report or executive summary. Read more.
Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaption Principles into Practice looks at how climate change already is affecting the nation’s wildlife and habitats, and addresses how natural resource managers will need to prepare for and adapt to these unprecedented changes. Developed by a broad collaboration of experts from federal, state, and non-governmental institutions, the guide offers practical steps for crafting conservation actions to enhance the resilience of the natural ecosystems on which wildlife and people depend. Read more.
What is the difference between the IPPC and the National Climate Assessment? Read Climate Nexus’ two-pager comparing the two reports.
New EPA Report: Climate Change Indicators in the United States. The report presents 30 indicators, each describing trends related to the causes and effects of climate change. Read more.
New Report: National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change, CNA Corporation’s Military Advisory Board releases the report. Read more.

TEDx Talk on Private Governance for Climate Mitigation, by Michael Vandenbergh of Vanderbilt Law School, See more.

New publication, Planning and Drought, outlines steps for drought planning. The report offers a comprehensive guide for citizens, planners, and communities to explore what drought is, how to track it, and how to mitigate its effects. The book includes eight case studies illustrating the range of drought’s consequences and how different organizations prepared for and responded to them. Read more.
The Nature Conservancy’s Conservation Gateway A resource for the conservation practitioner, scientist, and decision-maker, Conservationgateway.org is your go-to source for the latest in conservation science. Read more.
COMET Program Makes Available Recorded Presentations from 2013 Climate Variability and Change Course The five-day course provided extensive background on climate variability and change with emphasis on effective communication skills. Content is geared towards those who already understand the foundations of climate science. Read more.
Network of Mayors and Local Officials Share Report on Recommendations to the President’s Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience The report calls for modernizing federal emergency management and infrastructure programs to help communities better prepare for extreme weather and other climate change impacts. Read more.
—— WEBINARS: ———————————————————-
Monday, June 9, 10:00 am PST: The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals presents, Climate Change Impacts on Tribal Water Resources Karletta Chief, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Department of Soil Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona; Karen Cozzetto, Interim Managing Director, Center for Water, Earth Science, and Technology (CWEST), University of Colorado Boulder. To register visit: http://www4.nau.edu/itep/climatechange/tcc_webinars.asp
Monday, June 16, 10:00 am PST. The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals presents, The Role of Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives This webinar will explore the ways in which indigenous traditional knowledges may inform understanding of how climate change is impacting indigenous cultural resources and life ways, and help lead to culturally-relevant adaptation strategies. To register visit: http://www4.nau.edu/itep/climatechange/tcc_webinars.asp
Thursday, June 19, 10:00 am EST South Atlantic Third Thursday Web Forum presents, Beyond just sea level rise: incorporating climate into coastal wetland vulnerability assessments. Dr. Mike Osland, research ecologist with the USGS/National Wetlands Research Center and GCPO LCC. Dr. Osland is a PI for a project with the SECSC. Click here to register.
Monday, June 23, 2:00 – 3:15pm EST: Webinar: Communicating about Climate Change – From Impacts to Solutions Join environmental communications expert Cara Pike and Executive Director of Climate Access, for a discussion of the latest trends in public opinion poling, how to frame the climate conversation, and best practices in climate engagement. Please register at:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9080883384706262530
Tuesday, July 1, 3- 4 pm EST: Webinar: Sea-level Rise Modeling Handbook: Resource Guide for Coastal Land Managers, Engineers, and Scientists. Dr. Thomas Doyle, SE CSC PI, will be giving an overview of this project. Register for this event.

—— UPCOMING EVENTS: ———————————————–
First Stewards 2014 Symposium – Washington, D.C., July 21-23, 2014. United Indigenous Voices Address Sustainability: Climate Change & Traditional Places. The major goals for this symposium are threefold: Promote and discuss how Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) can become a stronger part of the climate change conversation; Explore how indigenous peoples can unite to have a stronger voice since these communities will disproportionately feel the impacts of climate change; and Plan how indigenous youth can be promoted to take the lead on this conversation in the future. Read more.
The USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub will host two last calls which will focus on opportunities for moving forward and obtaining input from stakeholders. They are scheduled for June 10 and June 25. Please visit the SERCH website for details and connection info: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/serch/
Call for Proposals: National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation October 23-24, 2014, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC. The program committee is looking forward to seeing proposals for symposia, panels, and presentations related to the following thematic topics: Submit a presentation proposal – deadline extended to June 27, 2014 Read more.
—— LCC NEWS: ————————————————————
Learn more about the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives.

Appalachian LCC:
Read the App LCC 2013 Annual Report.
App LCC Coordinator Gives Keynote Address at Earth Day Celebration
See some of the App LCC Research Highlights Read more.
App LCC Field Office Locates to National Conservation Training Center
Caribbean LCC:
Explore the Caribbean LCC’s Data Portal and interactive map: Read more.
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks LCC:
Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation (PGCLC) Annual Meeting Focused on Strategic Conservation in the Gulf Region. Read more.
Report: A Burning Issue: Prescribed Fire and and Fire-adapted Habitats of the East Gulf Coastal Plain. Read more.
Check out the GCPO LCC sponsored webinar archive.
Peninsular FL LCC:
Landscape Conservation and Climate Change Scenarios for Florida: a summary for decision makers in strategic conservation. Read more.
Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment Update: Vulnerability Index and a Call for Team Members. Read more.
South Atlantic LCC:
South Atlantic LCC Year 3 Operations Plan now available.
Find out about SA LCC project results that are coming soon. Read more.
Indicator revisions: Beaches and Dunes and Maritime Forest this month. Read more.
—— OTHER NEWS: ——————————————————–
EPA proposed new rules, the Clean Power Plan, to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. There are currently no national limits on carbon. Read more.
West Antarctic Ice Sheet Begins Irreversible Retreat; Significant Sea Level Rise Projected Journals Science and Geophysical Research Letters published work from two independent groups of researchers announcing that a large portion of the West Antarctic ice sheet has begun an irreversible retreat and is projected to contribute to significant sea level rise in the next centuries. Read more.
Coral Reefs are Critical for Risk Reduction & Adaptation New study shows that coral reefs provide risk reduction benefits to hundreds of millions of coastal inhabitants around the world. Read more.
Northern Hemisphere Cracks 400 ppm CO₂ for Whole Month for First Time Carbon dioxide levels exceeded 400 ppm across the Northern Hemisphere for the entire month of April, a significant climate-change milestone. Read more.
Climate Change Accelerates Hybridization between Native and Invasive Species of Trout Scientists have discovered that the rapid spread of hybridization between a native species and an invasive species of trout in the wild is strongly linked to changes in climate. Read more.
New webinar series: Climate Change Impacts, Traditional Knowledge, and Communication A series of four webinars will discuss impacts of climate change on tribal water resources and traditional foods, the role of traditional knowledge in climate change initiatives, and communicating about climate change. From ITEP with support from US EPA. Read more.
NOAA Climate.gov wins two Webby Awards The International Academy of the Digital Arts & Sciences selected NOAA Climate.gov to receive Webby Awards in the “Government” and “Green” categories. The site’s Teaching Climate section also garnered a People’s Voice Award in the “Green” category. Read more.
—— OPPORTUNITIES: —————————————————–
Citizen Science 2015 Conference, San Jose, California,11-12 February 2015. The first conference of the new Citizen Science Association will be convened in conjunction with the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read more.