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9:00 am MT |
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, NWCC Code of Conduct |
9:10 am MT |
Boise State Welcome |
9:20 am MT |
Plenary Talk |
9:40 am MT |
Moderated Q & A |
9:50 am MT |
Morning Plenary Adjourns |
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Session 1-1a: Climate Response and Resilience in Aquatic Ecosystems
Session 1-1b: Public Preferences and Program Uptake
Session 1-1c: City of Boise: Climate and Water Initiatives (Discussion)
Session 1-1d: Extreme Heat in WA State: Trends, risks, and policy action
Session 1-1e: Rising Seas and the Coastal Squeeze: Managing Inland Migration of Coastal Habitats in Response to Sea Level Rise
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10:00 am MT |
Identifying Spatial Patterns in Climate Resilience and Climate Vulnerability in Freshwater Ecosystems in the Cascades |
10:25 am MT |
Toward Empirical Assessment of Adaptive Capacity in Aquatic Populations Across Scales: From Genomes to Landscapes in Native Rainbow Trout Populations in Idaho |
10:50 am MT |
Managing for Current and Future Stream Temperatures: A Data-driven Approach for Designing Instream Actions to Protect and Enhance Thermal Refuges |
11:15 am MT |
Plant Abundance Influences Riverine Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations |
10:00 am MT |
Comparing Public Support for Nuclear and Wind Energy in Washington State |
10:25 am MT |
Highlighting Co-benefits of Climate Action Increases Climate Change Engagement Among Agricultural Producers |
10:50 am MT |
Issue Linkage and Climate Votes in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2007-2020 |
11:15 am MT |
Future of Energy Independence & Microgrids |
A discussion session convened by Hubble, S. Climate Action Manager, City of Boise Department of Public Works, and the following panelists.
Panelists:
A session convened by: Kearl, Z. Research Scientist, Climate Impacts Group, Univ of WA and Bumbaco, K, Deputy State Climatologist, Office of the WA State Climatologist, Univ of WA
Presenters:
A community coordination session convened by panelists:
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Session 1-2a: Forests, Drought, and Fire
Session 1-2b: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Systems
Session 1-2c: Advancing Climate Change Application: Perspectives from the USDA Forest Service and USDA Northwest Climate Hub
Session 1-2d: Understanding Snowpack and Its Impacts on Hydroclimate, Hydrology, and Extreme Events
Session 1-2e: Sustaining Spring Chinook Salmon in the Chehalis Basin Under an Increasingly Uncertain Environment
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2:00 pm MT |
Forest Restoration Thinning Accelerates Development of Old-growth Characteristics and Has Implications for Climate Change Resilience in the Pacific Northwest |
2:25 pm MT |
Quantifying the Contribution of Major Fossil Fuel Producers to Worsening Wildfires in Western North America |
2:50 pm MT |
Estimating Drought Recovery in the Climate Toolbox |
3:15 pm MT |
How Will Forests Recover Following Fire in Northwestern Cascadia? |
2:00 pm MT |
Sea Level Rise Planning in Washington: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward |
2:25 pm MT |
Assessing the Vulnerability of Coastal Infrastructure to Sea Level Rise in Washington's State Parks |
2:50 pm MT |
Prioritizing Sea Level Rise Exposure and Habitat Sensitivity Across Puget Sound |
A session convened by:
Timberlake, TJ. Climate Change and Science Coordinator, USDA Forest Service Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center and PNW Region.
Christensen, JN. ORISE Climate Change Communication Fellow, USDA Northwest Climate Hub.
Lawrence, ME. ORISE Climate Change Communication Fellow, USDA Northwest Climate Hub.
Sala, AR. ORISE Climate Change Integration into National Forest Management Fellow, USDA Northwest Climate Hub.
James, KM. Ecologist, USDA Forest Service
Presenters:
A session convened by:
Sun, N. Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Lab.
Dickerson-Lange, S. Hydrologist, Natural Systems Design & Univ of WA.
Yan, H. Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Lab.
Presenters:
A discussion session convened by Morishima, GS. Technical Advisor Natural Resources & Environment, Quinault Management Center.
Panelists:
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9:00 am MT |
Day 2 Welcome |
9:05 am MT |
Boise State School of the Environment Welcome |
9:15 am MT |
Plenary Talk |
9:40 am MT |
Moderated Q & A |
9:50 am MT |
Morning Plenary Adjourns |
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Session 2-1a: Contemporary Issues in Climate Adaptation
Session 2-1b: Where We are Now: Perspectives on Climate Justice in the Northwest
Session 2-1c: Leading a More Efficient and Regenerative Destination Economy
Session 2-1d: Laying Foundations for Climate-informed, Equity-focused Public Health Services in WA
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10:00 am MT |
Connecting Science and Practice: The Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NW RISCC) Management Network |
10:25 am MT |
A Good Idea or Just an Idea: Getting to Effective Climate Change Adaptation |
10:50 am MT |
Evaluating the Efficacy of Man-made Canals at Maintaining Lake Habitats for Salmon and Birds Using Seasonal Variations in Isotopes of Meteoric Water |
11:15 am MT |
Broadening the Definition of Adaptation Support: Lessons from Long-term Collaborations in Floodplain Management |
11:40 am MT |
Advancing Our Knowledge of Climate Adaptation Science: What Have We Learned in the Past 5 Years? |
A community coordination session convened by Cunningham, RN, Climate & Health Section Manager, WA State Dept of Health, and Rasmussen, E, Climate and Environmental Justice Associate, City of Seattle.
Panelists:
A community coordination session convened by Wilbur, AW, Program Officer, ICLEI USA.
Panelists:
A discussion session convened by Boardman, AM, Climate & Health Coordinator, WA State Department of Health, and Haverkamp, C, Climate and Health Coordinator, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Panelists:
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Session 2-2a: Climate Justice and Equity
Session 2-2b: Climate Impacts of Consumer Energy Policy
Session 2-2c: Updating Washington State's Climate Resilience Strategy – A New Process for Coordinating, Catalyzing and Scaling Up Action, and Measuring Progress by State Agencies
Session 2-2d: Integrating Climate Change with Comprehensive Planning in WA State: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
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2:00 pm MT |
Why Do Environmental NGOs Incorporate Social and Climate Justice as a Focus? An Empirical Analysis of Changes in Organizational Activities Between 2011 and 2023 |
2:25 pm MT |
Mitigating the Impacts of Heat and Smoke in Oregon Communities: Lessons Learned from a Public Health, Energy Efficiency/Emissions Reduction and Environmental Justice Lens |
2:50 pm MT |
Direct Funding as a Method to Advance Community-based Climate Resilience |
A discussion session convened by Elgethun, L., CEO Retrolux, Board Member and Idaho Board Chair CleanTech Alliance and Mel Clark, Executive Director CleanTech Alliance.
Panelists:
A community coordination session convened by Hennessey, J, Special Assistant to the Director Climate Resilience, WA State Department of Ecology and Raymond, C, Climate Adaptation Specialist, Univ of WA Climate Impacts Group.
Presenters (45 mins):
Panelists (45 mins):
Discussion and Facilitated Q&A (30 mins):
A community coordination session convened by Burnham, M, Rozance, MA, Gutierrez, N, Grueter, L and Idleburg, G.
Panelists:
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9:00 am MT |
Day 3 Welcome |
9:10 am MT |
Regional Power Planning, Fish and Wildlife Programs, and Public Participation: A moderated panel with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council |
9:40 am MT |
Q & A |
9:50 am MT |
Morning Plenary Adjourns |
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Session 3-1a: Community Climate Vulnerability and Action — Part 1
Session 3-1b: Grid-Scale Fully Integrated Renewable Energy and Water Storage Project
Session 3-1c: From Planning to Implementation: Multi-jurisdictional Coordination across the Rural North Olympic Peninsula for Regional Climate Resiliency
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10:00 am MT |
Climate Change and Migration: A Mixed-methods Systematic Review |
10:25 am MT |
City of Seattle's Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment |
10:50 am MT |
Ecosystem-focused Trainings for Wildlife Managers |
11:15 am MT |
Planning for Multiple Futures: Using Scenario and Adaptive Planning to Inform Portland's Water Supply Investments |
A session convened by Brittan, GG, Carkulis, JT and Beltrone, PS, of Cat Creek Energy, LLC.
Presenters:
A discussion session convened by: Affeld, K, Rozance, MA, and Chang, M.
Panelists:
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Session 3-2a: Community Climate Vulnerability and Action — Part 2
Session 3-2b: The Anatomy of Misinformation in Opposing Renewable Energy Development
Session 3-2c: Climate Resilience in a Rural Community: Research and Action in Umatilla, Oregon
Session 3-2d: Community and Government Collaborations: Northwest Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities (NIPSC)
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2:00 pm MT |
Local Health Jurisdictions and Extreme Heat Preparedness: Challenges, Strategies, and Opportunities |
2:25 pm MT |
Healthcare Decarbonization and Adaptation to Climate Change |
2:50 pm MT |
Role of Water Reuse in Supporting Northwest Climate Resilience |
3:15 pm MT |
We Have a Plan, Now What? What We've Learned from Community Climate Action Plan Implementation (Or Lack Thereof) |
A discussion session convened by McIntyre, M.
Panelists:
A session convened by Kearl, ZK and Thebo, A, Research Scientists, Climate Impacts Group, Univ of WA.
Presenters:
A community coordination session convened by: Shannon, D, Fiedorczyk, B, Stewart, L, and Bouvion, R.
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4:10 pm MT |
Thanks and Closing Remarks |