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Past and projected global sea-levels, from Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future (2012)

An Overview of Climate Change Assessments and Reports
Understanding Sea Level Rise
About General Circulation Models
What is Downscaling?
Why So Many Climate Models?
About Raster Resolutions
Intro to Climate and Weather Observation Data
About the Basin Characterization Model Datasets

Tiger salamander Photo Credit: Adam Clause, USFWS

Drought and Climate Change
Biodiversity and Climate Change
Wildfire and Climate Change
Water Resources and Climate Change
Rangelands and Climate Change
Atmospheric Rivers and Climate Change
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Climate Change
Ecosystem Services and Climate Change

A climate variable layer from the Basin Characterization Model Dataset

Intro to Climate-Smart Conservation
Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment
Intro to Scenario Planning
Intro to Species Distribution Modeling
Evaluating the Impacts of Sea Level Rise
Climate Change Vulnerability of Rare Plants
Informing Land Use Decisions on California Rangelands
Vulnerability of Tidal Marsh Birds to Climate Change
Vulnerability and Adaptation of Resources of the Sierra Nevada

Photo of Jan 2015 Cullinan Ranch levee breach by USFWS Pacific Southwest Region

Regional Strategies for Sea Level Rise Adaptation

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Saving Tidal Marshes in the San Francisco Bay
Preventing the Spread of Invasive Plants
Sediment Strategy Seeks to Save Salt Marsh Species
A Climate-Smart Recovery Plan for an Endangered Butterfly
Ranchers in Marin County Consider Carbon Credits

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