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Project WILD's Padlet for Climate & Wildlife resources at the national scale

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National Resources for Wildlife & Climate Change

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National Resources for Wildlife & Climate Change

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https://padlet.com/projectwild/38cu2a3nfsjcfkei

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Delaware’s Climate Action Plan - DNREC Alpha

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The warming climate impacts our daily lives and economy, and it affects us all. With all that’s at stake, it’s time for us to act together.

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This guide serves as a toolkit to help natural resource managers and others understand and address the current and future impacts of climate change on Florida’s ecosystems.

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Fish, wildlife and plants provide jobs, food, clean water, storm protection, health benefits and many other important ecosystems services that support people, communities and economies across the nation every day. The observed changes in the climate are already impacting these valuable resources and systems. These impacts are expected to increase with continued changes in the planet's climate system. Action is needed now to help safeguard these natural resources and the communities and economies that depend on them.
-- National fish, wildlife, and plants climate adaptation strategy (2012)

This Climate Adaptation Explorer provides a starting point from which to address the predicted impacts of climate change on Florida's fish, wildlife, and ecosystems.

It is intended to serve as a resource in understanding potential impacts and to help in the development of adaptation strategies that could be implemented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and other natural resource management agencies and groups. The goal is that this "guide" will provide the tools for better integration of adaptation actions and tasks into broader policies and programs, serving as a toolkit to help natural resource managers and others understand and address the current and future impacts of climate change on Florida's ecosystems.

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Credits

Much of the content presented here is taken from A Guide to Climate Change Adaptation for Conservation: Resources and Tools for Climate Smart Management of Florida's Fish and Wildlife Species and Their Habitats (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 2016) and the Climate Change Impacts on Florida's Biodiversity and Ecology chapter in "Florida's Climate: Changes, Variations and Impacts (Florida Climate Institute, 2017)."

This application was created by Brendan C. Ward at the Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) in partnership with Beth Stys, Lily Swanbrow Becker, and Cherie Keller with the Peninsular Florida Landscape Conservation Cooperative / Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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Fish, wildlife and plants provide jobs, food, clean water, storm protection, health benefits and many other important ecosystems services that support people, communities and economies across the nation every day. The observed changes in the climate are already impacting these valuable resources and systems. These impacts are expected to increase with continued changes in the planet's climate system.

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Climate Change: A Wisconsin Activity Guide

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Climate Change: A Wisconsin Activity Guide

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Environmental Education in Wisconsin - EEK! Teacher Resources

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Teacher pages and activities originally housed on EEK! Environmental Education for Kids website are located here.

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DCNR Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Plan

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DCNR Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Plan

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June 2018

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Predicted Climate Change impact to Baltimore Checkerspot

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Predicted Climate Change impact to Baltimore Checkerspot

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The Maryland Department of Information Technology (“DoIT”) offers translations of the content through Google Translate. Because Google Translate is an external website, DoIT does not control the quality or accuracy of translated content. All DoIT content is filtered through Google Translate which ma…

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2015 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Climate Change Chapter

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2015 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Climate Change Chapter

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Technical document on predicted impacts to MD wildlife

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The Office of Coastal Management protects and restores the resources of Ohio's Lake Erie coastline and watershed.

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Introduction to Great Lakes Climate Education Resources

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Introduction to Great Lakes Climate Education Resources

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Individual lessons can be found at https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/products/byseries/great-lakes-climate-change-curriculum

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Climate Change Sustainability and Education Topics

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A vision for conserving the diversity of habitats and wildlife in the Lake Erie Allegheny region.

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Providing information on activities for communities and individuals.

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This website links to the SWAP and includes a chapter on the impacts of climate change to the state of Ohio's wildlife.

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The Division of Wildlife's mission is to conserve and improve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all.

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Green Yards and Healthy Homes - A Guide to Sustainable Habitats in Northeast Ohio

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Green Yards and Healthy Homes - A Guide to Sustainable Habitats in Northeast Ohio

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A recent publication showed nonnative plants impact the population of insect-seeking birds (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181023130340.htm). Replacing nonnative plants with natives may aid in increasing the insects sought out by insectivorous birds.

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This two page document provides evidence as to why trees are good for water resources. This is especially important as increased storm events as the result of climate change are predicted for northern Ohio.

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(OH) Sea Grant Climate Change resources regarding impacts on Lake Erie

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Ohio Sea Grant works to increase knowledge on how global climate change will impact the Great Lakes ecosystem. More than 34,000 people have received climate research, planning information and training through a monthly webinar series, and the program's new Great Lakes Climate website is the first and only Great Lakes climate information online repository.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Design and implementation of aquatics based after school program at PAST Innovation Lab

Principal Investigator:
Andrew Bruening, Director of Bridge Programs, The PAST Foundation
Institution:

RELEVANCE: After-school programs can be a great way for students to expand their knowledge of aquatic biology and environmental science, but many currently available options can be overwhelming for middle-school students and younger children.

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Ohio Sea Grant works to increase knowledge on how global climate change will impact the Great Lakes ecosystem. More than 34,000 people have received climate research, planning information and training through a monthly webinar series, and the program's new Great Lakes Climate website is the first and only Great Lakes climate information online repository.

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(OH) Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

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(OH) Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

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An interdisciplinary team, led by Dr. Robyn Wilson, including Byrd Center members Jason Cervenec, Dr. Bryan Mark, and Dr. Aaron Wilson, seeks to understand how farmers can adapt to changing climate conditions.

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NCSU's Wildlife, Weather, Climate, & Change Module

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NCSU's Wildlife, Weather, Climate, & Change Module

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Below you will find each of the five lessons that make up the Project WILD curriculum, Weather, Wildlife, Climate, & Change. Each of the lessons have been aligned with national education standards. By clicking 'here' under each lesson title, you will be taken to a PDF copy that you can print for your personal use.

Lesson 1: Weather, Climate, & Wildlife

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Description: Students collect and graph local weather data and overlay it with 30-year average temperatures for that location. They then play a game to understand the difference between weather and climate and the impacts of each on local wildlife species.

Lesson Objectives:

1. Collect and graph local weather and climate data

2. Describe the difference between weather and climate

3. Explain that daily weather is highly variable compared to long-term climate data

4. Describe how weather is more variable than climate.

5. Identify ways in which weather and climate events may affect local wildlife species.

Lesson 2: Climate and Habitat

To access the lesson, click here

Description: Students create maps for average temperature and rainfall in their state. They then overlay these with vegetation and wildlife range maps and use the comparisons to consider factors that affect regional climate and how these determine wildlife habitat.

Lesson Objectives:

1. List key factors that contribute to regional climate.

2. Describe the links among precipitation, vegetation and habitat, using maps as supporting evidence.

3. Describe the relationships among climate, habitat, vegetation types and wildlife species.

4. Hypothesize how changing regional climates may affect wildlife.

Lesson 3: Adapting to Change

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Description: Students engage in a jig-saw activity in which student groups become experts on one major climate-related impact on wildlife (sea level rise, transforming habitats, and changing seasonal cues) or a management response (adaptive management, collaboration, or habitat conservation and restoration). Teachers then shuffle these groups so that a representative from each expert group is represented in a new small group. These groups are then asked to consider what likely impacts will affect a local wildlife species and what a good management response would be.

Lesson Objectives:

1. Identify both natural and human-caused reasons for climate change.

2. Identify three key impacts climate change will have on wildlife.

3. Identify three ways in which wildlife managers are planning for climate change.

4. Identify potential climate change impacts on local species and create an action plan for helping protect these species.

Lesson 4: Doing Our Part

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Description: Students complete an online ecological footprint calculator and complete an activity to connect personal actions to building wildlife resilience to climate change.

Lesson Objectives:

1. Identify their impacts on the planet.

2. List at least five specific ways they can take action on climate change.

3. Connect the actions they can take to benefits for society, individuals or local communities and wildlife.

4. Communicate with others the importance of "doing our part" to reduce impacts on the planet.

Lesson 5: Adapting to Change

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Description: This lesson was added as a part of our new Intergenerational Transfer project. Students participate in a service-learning project with a community partner, interview their parents/guardians, and complete a reflective blog post.

Lesson Objectives:

1. Participate in a service-learning project with a community partner.

2. Reflect on the experiences of the curriculum, parent interview, and service-learning project using critical thinking skills.

3. Think of ways that they can help mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Appendix A: Species Cards Part 1

*This appendix is split into two parts due to upload size

To access appendix A part 1, click here

This Appendix contains all the species cards needed in the module. These cards are needed to complete lessons 1 and 3.

Appendix A: Species Cards Part 2

*This appendix is split into two parts due to upload size

To access appendix A part 2, click here

This Appendix contains all the species cards needed in the module. These cards are needed to complete lessons 1 and 3.

Appendix B: North Carolina Maps

To access appendix B, click here

This Appendix contains all the species cards needed in the module. These cards are needed to complete lessons 2.

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Wildlife, Weather, Climate & Change Module

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FL FWCC's A Guide to Climate Change Adaptation for Conservation

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FL FWCC's A Guide to Climate Change Adaptation for Conservation

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Connecticut Climate Change Preparedness Plan

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Connecticut Climate Change Preparedness Plan