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Cascadia partner forum
a one-year pilot effort launched in summer 2012
How did this effort get
started, and what needs
does it address?
Efforts already underway
North Cascades Adaptation Partnership
Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group –Transboundary Subgroup
Cascades Carnivore Collaboration
Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission
Wolverine Research
Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee
and more
Pilot Council
Harriet Allen (WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife), Bill Gaines (Conservation Science Institute), Denise Joines (Wilburforce Foundation), Andrea Lyons (US Forest Service), Cliff Nietvelt (Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations), Jack Oeflke (North Cascades National Park), Dave
Peterson (PNW Research Lab), Regina Rochefort (North Cascades National Park), Joe Scott (Conservation Northwest), Dan Siemann (National Wildlife
Federation), Tory Stevens (BC Parks), and Chris Tunnoch (Ministry of
Environment).
Objectives:
1. To identify and prioritize science and management needs and resources to increase adaptive capacity in the Cascadia landscape;
2. Highlight successes and challenges in implementation of adaptation actions;
3. Facilitate communication to share ideas and expand implementation of adaptive actions including identification of new
approaches;
4. Draw attention to this unique landscape.
Priority issues:
1. Habitat connectivity and fragmentation;2. Water;
3. Iconic Species: Wolverine and Sockeye Salmon4. Access Management
3 fellows from WA and BC conducting research and reporting on this issues.
Next steps:
Public website – June 2013
Full Participant Workshop – Fall 2013
Recommendation on future of forum and adoption by the LCC’s – Fall/Winter 2013
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