Hopeful Solutions for North Carolina’s Birds in the Face...
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Hopeful Solutions for North Carolina’s
Birds in the Face of Climate Change
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2016 Carolinas Climate Resilience
Conference
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September 12, 2016
John James
Audubon
Red Knots
Audubon’s Conservation Wingspan
Audubon.org/climate
Audubon.org/climate
World’s Longest-Running Citizen Science Project
(1900-Present)
51 CBC Data Collection Areas in North Carolina!
Annual Mean TemperatureMean Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly [max temp. - min temp.]) Isothermality (Mean Diurnal Temp. Range/Temp. Annual Range) Maximum Temperature of Warmest Month Minimum Temperature of Coldest Month Temperature Annual Range Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter Annual Precipitation Precipitation of Wettest Month Precipitation of Driest Month Precipitation of Wettest Quarter Precipitation of Driest Quarter Precipitation of Warmest Quarter Precipitation of Coldest Quarter
CBC & BBS data = “Climate Signature” for each bird species
SHIFT
CONTRACT
EXPAND
Current vs. Future Ranges
Climate Change Threat to North America’s Birds
274 birds
188 birds
126 birds
Stable or Grow
Climate Threatened (>50% range loss by 2080)
Climate Endangered (>50% range loss by 2050)
Political Polarization at All-Time High
Map: TNC, Dan Majka
Putting the
Pieces
Together
PRIVATE
LANDOWNER
PARTNERSHIPS
Donal C. O’brien Sanctuary
on Currituck Sound
(Corolla, NC)
Photo: Mark Buckler
Living Laboratory Adapting to Sea Level Rise
Pioneering Marsh Resiliency Strategies
Photo: Walker Golder
Photo: Lindsay Addison
Photo: Will Stuart
Changing the conversation on climateAudubon NC Ambassadors Program
CSABA GODENY/CATERS NEWS
Photo-Dawn Crawford
Greg Andeck
Senior Manager, Conservation Solutions
Audubon North Carolina
(919) 929-3899 ext. 305
John James
Audubon