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Resilient Coastal Sites by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:51 AM
Nearly half of all Americans live and work in coastal counties, areas that also provide critical habitat for a diversity of fish and wildlife. However, the capacity for these places to support human and natural communities in the face of rising sea levels varies widely. In response to this threat, scientists from The Nature Conservancy evaluated more than 10,000 coastal sites in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to determine their ability to provide a natural buffer to communities from increasing inundation by rising seas, as well as their capacity to sustain biodiversity.
Potential Habitat for Beach-Nesting Birds in New Jersey by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:50 AM
Habitat for beach-nesting bird species such as piping plover, black skimmer, least tern, and American oystercatcher, is shrinking in New Jersey due to a number of threats, including coastal development, human disturbance, and non-native predators. To help municipalities and other beach landowners set aside important habitat for a set of priority species, scientists used distribution models for piping plover to identify areas that have the highest probability of nesting occurrence in the state.
Northeastern Coastal Habitats Vulnerability Assessment by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:49 AM
While sea level rise represents a looming threat to a range of coastal resources in the Northeast, the specific risks it poses to different species and habitats are difficult to predict. Determining which resources are most vulnerable, and understanding why, is critical for developing effective management strategies to sustain these resources into the future. By synthesizing current research on the vulnerabilities of fish and wildlife habitats in the coastal zone, identifying the major sources of uncertainty, and suggesting future research that can help support the ongoing conservation of coastal ecological resources, this report offers a valuable reference for individuals, organizations, and communities working to plan for and address sea level rise across the region.
Northeast Cold Water Fish Habitat Vulnerability Assessment by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:48 AM
Species that depend on cold-water river habitat are vulnerable to warming from climate change, but just how vulnerable? Lingering uncertainties about the relationship between changing air and water temperatures, the capacities of different fish species to adapt to exposure, and the ways climate change will affect other environmental stressors like diseases, make it difficult to predict. In order to make informed decisions about protecting fish habitat, resource managers must understand the degree of the threat. This review offers a comprehensive overview of what is known, what remains uncertain, and what measures that can be taken now to reduce the future impacts of warming on cold water fish habitat.
Northeast Fish & Wildlife Habitat Vulnerability Assessment by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:48 AM
This product assesses how vulnerable the Northeast's major terrestrial and wetland habitats are to climate change. Thirteen major ecosystem types occurring from Maine to Virginia and West Virginia were systematically evaluated through a collaborative process. The findings can be used in preparing for and adapting to a changing climate.
Nature's Network by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:47 AM
Nature’s Network is a collaborative effort that brings together partners from 13 states, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, nongovernmental organizations, and universities to identify the best opportunities for conserving and connecting intact habitats and ecosystems and supporting imperiled species to help ensure the future of fish and wildlife across the Northeast region.
Local Adaptation for Marsh Migration by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:46 AM
A Marsh Migration Team is helping coastal communities in Maine explore how local policies or plans might address the expected inland movement of coastal marshes as sea levels rise. This collaborative effort is working with six Maine communities—Scarborough, Bath, Topsham, Phippsburg, Georgetown, and Bowdoinham—to understand the economic and resource values of coastal marshes, assess likely marsh migration, and develop adaptation strategies (recognizing the potential costs of not planning for predicted sea-level rise).
Estuarine Fish Habitat Assessment and Winter Flounder Pilot Study by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:43 AM
As part of a suite of aquatic habitat assessments and tools designed to support conservation efforts in the Northeast region, the environmental consulting firm Downstream Strategies developed predictive models for estuarine habitat in Narragansett Bay and Long Island Sound, using winter flounder as the focal species to pilot the approach. This study describes the development of a flexible modeling process that can help scientists better understand the distribution, status, threats, and relative abundance of resources in dynamic aquatic habitats.
Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Landscape Capability for Marsh Species by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:42 AM
Hurricane Sandy Tidal Marsh Resiliency Workshop
Designing Sustainable Landscapes Index of Ecological Integrity by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:41 AM
Presentation from the Hurricane Sandy Workshop December 7-8, 2014
Decision Support Framework for Sea-level Rise Impacts by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:41 AM
Loss of land as a result of increasing sea level is among the gravest threats that climate change poses to coastal areas, and one of the most difficult to prepare for because different beaches, barriers, and marshes can respond to sea level rise in various dynamic ways. By distinguishing between areas in the Northeast that are likely to experience flooding as a result of sea-level rise and those that are likely to respond dynamically to sea-level rise by moving or changing, this report offers a resource to support coastal management decisions at both regional and local scales in the context of accelerated change.
Connect the Connecticut Landscape Conservation Design by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:40 AM
What can we do today to ensure a sustainable future for the Connecticut River watershed? Connect the Connecticut is a collaborative effort to identify the best places to start: a network of priority lands and waters that can support wildlife and natural systems, with multiple pathways for migration, restoration, development, and conservation.
Coastal Resilience Resource List by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:39 AM
An inventory of the work being undertaken by coastal Landscape Conservation Cooperatives and partner organizations to address coastal resilience issues in the Atlantic, Gulf Coast, and Caribbean regions, this new resource offers a one-stop shopping list to support growing collaboration in coastal resilience. The list includes completed, ongoing, and planned projects, reports, guidebooks, programs, online support tools, and papers, searchable by type, organization, or date.
Coastal and Adjacent Data Layers from Designing Sustainable Landscapes in the Northeast by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:38 AM
Presentation Hurricane Sandy Tidal Marsh Resiliency Partner Meeting December, 2014
Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Assessment by abstract, last updated: Sep 22, 2020 01:37 AM
To effectively manage vital freshwater resources across large geographic areas, resource managers need the capacity to assess the status of aquatic species, their habitats, and the threats they face. This on-line decision support tool provides that capability for Eastern brook trout across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The tool allows users to characterize current and and potential future aquatic conditions, target and prescribe restoration and conservation actions, set strategic priorities, evaluate management efforts, and support science-based sustainable management plans on behalf of brook trout and associated species. The tool is accompanied by a user-friendly summary report and a technical report providing details on how the tool was created.
Regional Fire Mapping by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Sep 16, 2020 07:15 PM
Regional fire maps generally offer improved resolution over national products and can provide a variety of information such as fire history, fire type, topography, fuels/habitat condition, and more. In the Southern region, the "SE FireMap" is an exciting new project under development - intended to serve as a cohesive system to track both prescribed fire and wildfire activity on public and private lands.
Land managers learn about duff moisture by Web Editor, last updated: Sep 16, 2020 07:00 PM
Land managers learn about duff moisture during a wildland fire workshop in North Carolina. Credit: Jennifer Fawcett
Torres, michael by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Sep 15, 2020 11:47 PM
 
Smith, Trent by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Sep 15, 2020 11:47 PM
 
GREENE, MATT by Rosanne Hessmiller, last updated: Sep 15, 2020 11:47 PM