Climate Change in Region 5

The Climate Implication Issue Group

How will environmental changes affect our land management decisions?

The Regional Forester organized several members of the Regional Leadership Team and the Pacific Southwest Research Station to identify the natural resource management issues that may arise as a result of changes in our climate and how the issues affect our land management decisions.

The Climate Implication Issue Group (CIIG) will scope out the environmental changes that may occur due to climate change and create issue statements that describe the concern. The issues will be prioritized so that regional strategies can be developed to address necessary changes in our management practices.

Region 5 and PSW Climate Implication Issue Group members are:

• Laurie Tippin — Regional Office, State and Private Forestry
• Ed Hollenshead — Regional Office, Fire and Aviation Management
• Chris Knopp — Regional Office, Ecosystem Conservation
• Mike Landram — Regional Office, Natural Resource Management
• Carl Skinner — Pacific Southwest Research Station
• Ramiro Villalvazo — Eldorado National Forest
• Jason Nedlo — Eldorado National Forest
• Patricia Grantham — Klamath National Forest
• Eli Ilano — Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
• Ken Heffner — Los Padres National Forest
• Alice Carlton — Plumas National Forest
• Tina Terrell — Sequoia National Forest

What are we doing about Climate Change?

• Carbon Inventory Assessment
• Sustainable Operations
  • Sustainable Operations Vision Statement
• Engagement with California Climate Actions
• Planting Trees to Restore Forest Health
• Climate Implication Issue Group
• Counting Carbon on the Mendocino
• Sequoia Partnership
• Monitoring Forest Carbon on the Tahoe

Related Information

• Forest Service National Climate Change
• Forest Service National Strategic Framework for Responding to Climate Change
• Forest Service Climate Change Resource Center
• Northern Research Station Climate Change Atlas
• Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center
• California Climate Change Portal

“Climate change is the biggest conservation challenge facing the Forest Service in the 21st century and contributing to global efforts that help forests mitigate and adapt to climate change is a priority for the Forest Service in California.” ~ Randy Moore, Pacific Southwest Regional Forester