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Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation Strategies for Coastal Southern California Habitats

In this CA LCC-funded Climate-Smart Conservation Planning effort, EcoAdapt's climate adaptation scientists worked with National Forest conservation managers to conduct vulnerability assessments, develop climate-smart adaptation strategies and actions, and generate implementation plans for key habitats of Southern California, with a specific focus on four National Forests (Angeles, San Bernardino, Cleveland, Los Padres). This effort provides information and example case studies for USFS planning and management (e.g., Forest Plan Revisions, Climate Change Performance Scorecard) among other natural resource management and conservation efforts to prepare for climate change impacts in Southern California.

Above: Coastal Southern California National Forests, the focus of the Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation Strategies

Climate Adaptation Materials offered here:

Adaptation Plans for nine key habitat types found coastal southern California National Forests
Vulnerability Assessments for the key habitats (upon which the Plans are based)
Implementation Guides and Case Studies for four management actions that address the Adaptation Plans

Below we offer these materials grouped by habitat and action type. Please see this Overview of the Methodology and Climate Change Assessment used to produce these documents.

EcoAdapt also presents this project and its products for download on their project page: Southern California Climate Adaptation Project.

For more information about these assessments and plans, please contact Jessi Kershner at EcoAdapt.

Vulnerability Assessments and Implementation Plans by Habitat

Habitat	Vulnerability Adaptation Briefing	Vulnerability Assessment Docs	Adaptation Plan Docs
Alluvial Scrub	Alluvial Scrub V-A Briefing	Alluvial Scrub VA Synthesis Alluvial Scrub VA Summary	Alluvial Scrub Adaptation Synthesis Alluvial Scrub Adaptation Summary
Chaparral & Sage Scrub	Chaparral V-A Briefing Sage Scrub V-A Briefing	Chaparral VA Synthesis Chaparral VA Summary Sage Scrub VA Synthesis Sage Scrub VA Summary	Chaparral & Sage Scrub Adaptation Synthesis Chaparral & Sage Scrub Adaptation Summary
Conifer & Subalpine	Conifer V-A Briefing Subalpine V-A Briefing	Conifer VA Synthesis Conifer VA Summary Subalpine VA Synthesis Subalpine VA Summary	Conifer & Subalpine Adaptation Synthesis Conifer & Subalpine Adaptation Summary
Desert	Desert V-A Briefing	Desert VA Synthesis Desert VA Summary	Desert Adaptation Synthesis Desert Adaptation Summary
Endemic Habitats	Endemic Habitats V-A Briefing	Endemic Habitats VA Synthesis Endemic Habitats VA Summary	Endemic Habitats Adaptation Synthesis Endemic Habitats Adaptation Summary
Grasslands	Grasslands V-A Briefing	Grasslands VA Synthesis Grasslands VA Summary	Grasslands Adaptation Synthesis Grasslands Adaptation Summary
Oak Woodlands	Oak Woodlands V-A Briefing	Oak Woodlands VA Synthesis Oak Woodlands VA Summary	Oak Woodlands Adaptation Synthesis Oak Woodlands Adaptation Summary
Riparian	Riparian V-A Briefing	Riparian VA Synthesis Riparian VA Summary	Riparian Adaptation Synthesis Riparian Adaptation Summary
Rivers & Streams	Rivers & Streams V-A Briefing	Rivers & Streams VA Synthesis Rivers & Streams VA Summary	Rivers & Streams Adaptation Synthesis Rivers & Streams Adaptation Summary

Climate-Smart Conservation Action Implementation Guides & Case Studies

Conservation Action	Implementation Guide	Case Study
Fire & Fuel Management	Fire & Fuels Management Guide	Ojai Community Defense Zone Project
Grazing Management	Grazing Management Guide	Lower Piru Rangelands Project
Restoration & Planting	Restoration & Planting Guide	San Diego River Coastal Sage Scrub Restoration Project
Watershed Improvement	Watershed Improvement Guide	Trabuco Creek Watershed Improvement Project

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Coastal Southern California

Last Updated:

8/2017