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

questions