NALCC: Specific support USGS Science •Additional vulnerability assessments for brook trout and Center support, of cold water stream other cold water Coordination habitats and species vulnerability with ongoing including brook trout assessments projects and incorporating EBTJV EBTJV needs NALCC: Vulnerability of current state LCC working •Assess coastal wetlands and of sea level rise data with NOAA, beaches to sea level rise and tools for NPS, USGS, and other anthropogenic predicting impacts to EPA, and stressors coastal habitats; CZMs determine gaps and needs. Action 6: Develop Designing Sustainable Landscapes for NALCC: Species-habitat ongoing LCC •Complete and apply models Wildlife: forecasting changes to landscapes, modeling and mapping of terrestrial, aquatic habitats and species & development of aquatic species; and coastal projects decision support tools (NALCC 2010); Species-habitat Forecast effects of sea level rise on modeling and mapping of habitat of piping plovers & identify terrestrial and wetland responsive conservation strategies (NALCC species 2010); NALCC: Adaptive Adaptive LCC, BDJV •Support Forecasting changes in aquatic systems Management Frameworks Management and resilience of aquatic populations for Representative Species Framework for (NALCC 2010) American Black Duck Action 7: RCN 7: Identify and LCC and LCC, •Assess Determine Assess Threats to NE RCN role on as NEAFWA immediate priorities Species of Greatest needed basis (triage) Conservation Need Strategy 1: Assess that all LCC •Ensure decision support projects have links to needs and input from conservation decision-makers. Design Action 2: Develop RCN: Creation of Regional Habitat Cover RCN Topic 1: Develop or LCC Finish NEAFWA, mapping all •RCN • regional, consistent, Maps: Application of the NE Terrestrial Regional Base Maps for support for marine (Canada, LCC lakes); spatial databases Habitat Classification System (RCN 2007-1) Analyses of NE SGCN mapping Usable product • Data (marine); limits);
NALCC: Specific vulnerability assessments of cold water stream habitats and species including brook trout •Additional support for brook trout and other cold water vulnerability assessments incorporating EBTJV needs USGS Science Center support, Coordination with ongoing projects and EBTJV NALCC: Vulnerability of coastal wetlands and beaches to sea level rise and other anthropogenic stressors •Assess current state of sea level rise data and tools for predicting impacts to coastal habitats; determine gaps and needs. LCC working with NOAA, NPS, USGS, EPA, and CZMs Action 6: Develop and apply models Designing Sustainable Landscapes for Wildlife: forecasting changes to landscapes, habitats and species & development of decision support tools (NALCC 2010); Forecast effects of sea level rise on habitat of piping plovers & identify responsive conservation strategies (NALCC 2010); Forecasting changes in aquatic systems and resilience of aquatic populations (NALCC 2010) NALCC: Species-habitat modeling and mapping of aquatic species; Species-habitat modeling and mapping of terrestrial and wetland species •Complete ongoing terrestrial, aquatic and coastal projects LCC NALCC: Adaptive Management Frameworks for Representative Species •Support Adaptive Management Framework for American Black Duck LCC, BDJV Action 7: Determine immediate priorities (triage) RCN 7: Identify and Assess Threats to NE Species of Greatest Conservation Need •Assess LCC and RCN role on as needed basis LCC, NEAFWA Design Strategy 1: Assess decision support needs •Ensure that all projects have links to and input from conservation decision-makers. LCC Action 2: Develop regional, consistent, spatial databases RCN: Creation of Regional Habitat Cover Maps: Application of the NE Terrestrial Habitat Classification System (RCN 2007-1) • Finish mapping all (Canada, lakes); • Usable product limits); RCN Topic 1: Develop Regional Base Maps for Analyses of NE SGCN Data (marine); •RCN or LCC support for marine mapping NEAFWA, LCC
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