Presentation Abstract
Changing climate conditions, along with land-use and other ecological changes, are affecting the health, vitality, and resilience of Chinook salmon populations in watersheds throughout Puget Sound. Restoration and protection projects are designed to address the most critical factors affecting salmon populations. However, with climate change, these factors may change: the medium- and long-term success of the projects and expected benefits to salmon may be compromised and/or current investments may not achieve expected results. The Puget Sound Partnership recently released guidance to help project sponsors and local salmon recovery lead entities identify key climate-related risks for Chinook salmon, guide project sponsors in their development of projects in a changing climate, and provide more robust review criteria for funding decisions. The guidance builds from the work of others and informs complementary projects underway (e.g., Washington Sea Grant’s Coastal Resilience Project). This presentation will provide an overview of the guidance, demonstrate intended use, and provide examples of pilot projects applying the guidance in Puget Sound.
Session Title
Restoration and Protection Today for an Uncertain Tomorrow: Climate Change in Practice
Keywords
Climate change, Salmon recovery, Resiliency
Conference Track
SSE5: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, and Research
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE5-57
Start Date
5-4-2018 10:15 AM
End Date
5-4-2018 10:30 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Chinook salmon--Climatic factors--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Chinook salmon--Habitat--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Puget Sound Partnership
Geographic Coverage
Puget Sound (Wash.); Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Guiding Chinook salmon recovery projects towards a more resilient future
Changing climate conditions, along with land-use and other ecological changes, are affecting the health, vitality, and resilience of Chinook salmon populations in watersheds throughout Puget Sound. Restoration and protection projects are designed to address the most critical factors affecting salmon populations. However, with climate change, these factors may change: the medium- and long-term success of the projects and expected benefits to salmon may be compromised and/or current investments may not achieve expected results. The Puget Sound Partnership recently released guidance to help project sponsors and local salmon recovery lead entities identify key climate-related risks for Chinook salmon, guide project sponsors in their development of projects in a changing climate, and provide more robust review criteria for funding decisions. The guidance builds from the work of others and informs complementary projects underway (e.g., Washington Sea Grant’s Coastal Resilience Project). This presentation will provide an overview of the guidance, demonstrate intended use, and provide examples of pilot projects applying the guidance in Puget Sound.
