2016 Ocean Climate Summit

 

Home          Climate-Smart           Program          Organizers         Presentations and Posters

 

 

PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

 

Presentations

 

On-the-Ground Climate-Smart Conservation

Moderator: Debra Schlafmann, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative

 

Climate-Smart Conservation: Nature-based solutions for a healthy future: Ellie Cohen, Point Blue Conservation Science

 

Funding Climate-Smart Conservation: Abe Doherty, Ocean Protection Council

 

Getting to Climate-Smart: project design, implementation, partnerships and policy integration: Lara Hansen, EcoAdapt

 

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary climate adaptation: Sara Hutto, GFNMS

 

 

Monitoring the Pulse of the Ocean

Moderator: BenŽt Duncan, Ocean Science Trust

 

Sea level rise, storms, waves, and shoreline change: Patrick Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey

 

Climate-driven changes to ocean water properties: John Largier., U.C. Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory

  

Biological response to recent changes in climate: Bill Sydeman, Farallon Institute

 

Applied California Current Ecosystem Studies (ACCESS): Long-term monitoring to inform ocean climate indicators: Meredith Elliott, Point Blue Conservation Science

 

Implications of climate change for fisheries: The human dimensions: Carrie Pomeroy, California Sea Grant Extension, UCSD; Institute of Marine Sciences, UCSC

 

 

Thinking Globally and Planning Locally for Sea Level Rise

Moderator: Amy Hutzel, State Coastal Conservancy

 

Update to the General Plan Guidelines, implementation of recent climate adaptation legislation and improved resources on climate adaptation: Michael McCormick, GovernorÕs Office of Planning and Research

 

Sea Change San Mateo County: Hilary Papendick, County of San Mateo, Office of Sustainability

 

Leaning into adaptation: the challenges ahead: Jack Liebster, County of Marin, Community Development Agency

 

Ocean Beach Master Plan: Ben Grant, San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)

 

 

Climate-Smart from Watershed to Sea

Moderator: Andy Gunther, Bay Area Ecosystems Climate Change Consortium

 

Quantifying coastal fog for management actions: Alicia Torregrosa, U.S. Geological Survey

 

SAGE-Engineering with Nature: Using natural systems and processes for climate change adaptation: Marriah Abellera, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Elizabeth Murray, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

 

North End of Bolinas Lagoon wetlands enhancement and sea level rise adaptation: Veronica Pearson, Marin County Parks

 

NOAA's Habitat Blueprint and the Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative: Managing Our Natural and Water Resources from ÒSea to Summit to Sea,Ó an example from the Russian River Habitat Focus Area: Natalie Cosentino-Manning, NOAA Fisheries Restoration Center

 

 

Education Tables

 

Game of Floods Outreach Activity: Lauren Armstrong, Marin County Community Development Agency

 

Climate Kids: Laura Hampton, Climate Science Alliance – South Coast

 

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Climate Education Programs: Carol Preston and Rietta Hohman, Greater Farallones NMS

 

The Youth Exploring Sea Level Rise Science (YESS) Project:  Educating, Engaging, and Empowering Youth on Climate Change: Marina Psaros, Coravai LLC

 

 

 

Posters

 

Understanding coastal habitat dynamics by analysis of harbor seal habitat use: Karen Backe, Romberg Tiburon Center, SFSU

 

Improving an Ocean Acidification Observing System in Support of Pacific Coast Shell Fish Growers: Aric Bickel, MBARI

 

Testing a Novel Adaptation Strategy in a California Salt Marsh: Evyan Borgnis, State Coastal Conservancy

 

Farallon Island Wildlife Status Update for 2014-2015: Russ Bradley, Point Blue Conservation Science

 

Vessel speed reduction (VSR) program in the Santa Barbara Channel: Michael Carver, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

 

North Central California Ecosystem Status Update for 2014-2015: Meredith Elliott, Point Blue Conservation Science

 

The Ocean Acidification Story: Connecting Science to Outreach: Laura Francis, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

 

Sonoma Creek Enhancement Project: Courtney Gutman, Audubon California

 

California Coastal Commission Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance: Michelle Jesperson and Kelsey Ducklow, California Coastal Commission

 

Managing the Coastal Squeeze – Resilience Planning for Shoreline Residential Development: Michelle Jesperson and Mary Matella, California Coastal Commission

 

Youth-based citizen science program reveals climate-related trends in rocky intertidal: Monika Krach, Greater Farallones Association

 

Cracking Crabs with Deliciously Difficult Data: Seth Lalonde, FlowWest

 

Biological mortality anomolies in the northern and central California ecosystem, 2014-2015: Kirsten Lindquist, Greater Farallones Association

 

Building on the successes of the Ocean Climate Adaptation for the North-Central CA Coast -- Adaptation planning in other National Marine Sanctuary Communities: Catherine Marzin and Joseph Paulin, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

 

Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies: The 2014 Vessel Speed Reduction Incentive Trial in the Santa Barbara Channel: Jessica Morten, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

 

Resilient Small Cities: Alex Porteshawver, City of Benicia

 

Two New Sea Level Rise Projects for the Bay Area: Bruce Riordan, Climate Readiness Institute