September 2014 Newsletter of the SE Climate Science Center

 
—— SE CSC NEWS: ——————————————————
Global Change Fellows Attend SDM training at NCTC. Read more.
SE CSC staff, Cari Furiness, presented a webinar on the Global Change Monitoring Portal, if you missed it. Find it here.
New Publication: Do cities simulate climate change? A comparison of herbivore response to urban and global warmingElsa Youngsteadt1,*, Adam G. Dale1, Adam J. Terando2,3, Robert R. Dunn4 and Steven D. Frank1
New Publication: Size Dependency of Post-Disturbance Recovery of Multi-Stemmed Resprouting Trees, SE CSC Fellow, Michael Just.
New Publication: High diversity in an urban habitat: are some animal assemblages resilient to long-term anthropogenic change?    Rob Dunn, SE CSC PI
What has the media been saying about our research on the Southeastern Megalopolis? See coverage and editorials from our researchers, Adam Terando and Jen Costanza: Read more.

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) just launched a new crowdsourcing, citizen science application called “iCoast – Did the Coast Change?” that asks users to identify changes to the coast by comparing and tagging aerial photographs taken before and after storms. Your contributions help USGS scientists improve the accuracy of coastal erosion prediction models and vulnerability assessments that support pre-storm planning and post-storm rescue, recovery, and mitigation efforts. It is also a great educational tool for teaching students and even coastal residents about coastal hazards.
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Visit SE CSC PI Nick Haddad’s Connectivity Modeling Website. This is a tool stemming from his project: Connectivity for Climate Change in the Southeastern United States
The Audubon Society’s Birds and Climate Report. Read the report.
State of the Birds 2014 Report. Read the report.
Special Issue: Future Climate and Fire Interactions in the SE Region of the United States: Read the report.
National Climate Assessment: Tools for Educators: A series of guides for educators that focus on the regional chapters of the Assessment Report, helping to unpack the key messages of each region and point to related, high-quality online resources. The NCA also contains information that will help educators and students gain a deeper understanding of climate science through the Our Changing Climate.
A pause in global warming? Studies try to better explain what’s happened. Read more.
Climate Connections 90 Second Radio Spots is a daily public radio series produced by the Yale Center for Environmental Communication (YCEC). To listen to the first set of podcasts, read more.
Combined speeds of climate and land-use change of the conterminous US until 2050  The integration of climate and land-use scenarios suggests diff erent conservation prioritization strategies from climate velocities and species alone. Read more.
Maintaining Resilience in the Face of Climate Change.  Authors discuss the resiliency of both ecological communities and resource management institutions in dealing with climate change. The authors suggest that a federal, publicly accessible, and system-wide portal containing information on the effects of climate change on ecological systems could help organizations become more resilient. Read More.
Climate Informatics: Human Experts and the End-to-End System.  The authors argue for a fundamental refocusing of cyberinfrastructure to support not only climate science per se, but also the broader use of climate information.  Read more.
Two new USDA Decision Tools for Corn Growers under global climate impacts:  Read more.
Losing Ground, An Interactive Website on the Louisiana Coast. Read more.
The Risky Business Project: launched in October 2013, the Risky Business Project focuses on quantifying and publicizing the economic risks from the impacts of a changing climate. Read the report and Read more.
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The USDA Forest Service is launching a new monthly webinar series! Urban Forest Connections webinars will bring experts together to discuss the latest science, practice, and policy on urban forestry and the environment. The series will take place the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 – 2:00pm ET. Read more.

September 23 – Webinar: Oceans and Cities
In this 60 minute discussion, University of Delaware author and marine affairs expert, Richard Burroughs, will explore with Beatley the connections between urban design, resource extraction, and educating urbanites about the wonders of oceans – and the impacts that emerging, coastal-focused practices can advance economies, social cohesion, and public health. 1:15 2:15, EDT. Register.

October 17 – Webinar: Risky Business, The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States Project Briefing for the Southeast Region, 2 pm EDT. Please join the Southeast & Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Climate Communities of Practice for a look at the potential economic consequences of climate change for the Southeast region of the country as identified in Risky Business:  The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States. Register.

—— SEMINARS at NC State: ———————————————————–
September 22 –  The last Himalayan Refugia: Insights into Bhutan from a conservation standpoint-with two of Bhutan’s leading conservationists, 2:00-3:00pm, reception to follow, DH Hill Library Auditorium, Room 2304, NC State University. Speakers: Dr. Nawang Norbu and Tshering Tempa. RSVP
September 23 – Pints of Science: When Local Food Left the City, Matthew Booker, Assoc. Professor of History,  6:30 pm, Location: Tir Na Nog, Irish Pub, 218 S Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601

September 29 – Lecture: Rajendra Pachauri, IPCC Chairmain to speak on Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation, NC State Talley Student Union. Free & Open to the Public RSVP Requested. Read more.

October 6 – Communicating Climate Change: Kenneth Zagacki, Professor and Chair, Department of Communication, NC State University Date/Time: 12:15 to 1:10 pm EST *This seminar is part of the Fall Seminar Series for the Population Medicine Forum at the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Room D-236 1060 William Moore Dr. Raleigh, NC 27607 For directions, visit: http://cvm.ncsu.edu/directions/

October 8 – Seminar: Smart Grid (R)evolution: Potential Contributions to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm, at NCSU Main Campus, Rm. 1216 Jordan Hall Addition. Speaker: Tarla Rai Peterson, Boone and Crockett Chair of Wildlife Conservation Policy, Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M. *This seminar is part of the Forestry and Environmental Resources Seminar series.

October 19 – Seminar: Managing Water Scarcity in a Changing World, Gregory Characklis, Professor, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Date/Time: 12:15 to 1:10 pm EST *This seminar is part of the Fall Seminar Series for the Population Medicine Forum at the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Room D-236 1060 William Moore Dr. Raleigh, NC 27607 For directions, visit: http://cvm.ncsu.edu/directions/

October 22 – Seminar: Birthright; People and Nature in the Modern World.  This seminar is the Frederick and Joan Barkalow Distinguished Conservationist Lecture Speaker: Stephen Kellert, Tweedy Ordway Professor Emeritus of Social Ecology and Senior Research Scholar, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University Location: Room 124 Dabney Hall, 4:45 pm – 6 pm. Learn more about Dr. Kellert and the Barkalow Lecture Series @ go.ncsu.edu/barkalow-lecture  Free and open to the public.

—— UPCOMING EVENTS: ———————————————–
Shifting Seasons Summit: Building Tribal Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation, October 15-17, 2014, Keshena, WI. The College of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute presents a 3-day summit on Tribal climate change adaptation.Read more.

National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation, October 23-24, 2014, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC.  Sec. of the Interior, Sally Jewell, will be a key note speaker.  Read more.
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The 2014 Southeastern Estuarine Research Society fall meeting will be held November 6-8 in Carolina Beach, NC. Please see the link below for more information on registration, abstract submission, and presentation formats.The deadline for registration, abstracts, and student travel is Friday, October 10 at 5:00 p.m​. Read more.
Conference: Linking Science, Practice and Decision Making, December 8-12, 2014, Washington, DC. Focus of the conference is to bring together the ecosystem services community from around the United States and the globe. Early registration deadline: Oct. 13. Read more.

—— LCC NEWS: ————————————————————
Appalachian:
-Appalachian LCC Science Coordinator Position Announcement
–Partners and Partnerships of Appalachian LCC
Caribbean:
–Welcome to the Ecosystem Governance project
–Check out the Data Center for the Caribbean LCC

Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozark:
-Bioenergy in the South: Will it provide or displace wildlife habitat?
-Losing Ground in Louisiana – a High Visual Impact Tool
Peninsular Florida:
-Climate Outlook from the South Florida Ecological Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
-Florida’s Cooperative Conservation Blueprint (CCB)
-Landscape Conservation and Climate Change Scenarios for the State of Florida: A Decision Support System for Strategic Conservation
South Atlantic:
-Could Increasing Climate Variability Usher in “the Age of the Mediocre Forest?”
-A Cultural Resources Toolkit for MPA Managers by Valerie Grussing of the NOAA National MPA Center
-South Carolina Water Resources Conference, Oct 15-16.
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Doug Beard, NCCWSC Chief, and Alejandro Camacho, University of California Irvine, authored a paper discussing the resiliency of both ecological communities and resource management institutions in dealing with climate change. In the paper, Maintaining Resilience in the Face of Climate Change, the authors suggest that government institutions currently lack the capacity to manage substantial changes to ecological, legal, and resource management systems that are projected to occur with climate change. The authors also put forth the idea that a federal, publicly accessible, and system-wide portal containing information on the effects of climate change on ecological systems could help organizations become more resilient and better able to adapt. To read the paper, please click here.
 —— OPPORTUNITIES: —————————————————–
Citizen Science 2015 Conference, San Jose, California, 11-12 February 2015. The firstconference 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.
Using Technology in the Field for Education & Natural Resources Protection Workshop, Wednesday, October 15 – 9:00am-5:00pm, New Hanover County Center (Arboretum) in Wilmington, NC  The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to various technologies that can be used to protect natural resources, educate people about natural resources, and encourage stewardship of these resources. Registration

New Climate Funding Opportunities document: This document provides a snapshot of currently available, climate-related funding opportunities (as of July 8, 2014).  Read more.

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