Climate Refugia and Resilience Atlas: Identifying Priority Areas for Conserving Species of Concern in a Changing Climate

Project ID: G19AC00079

Federal Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Partner Institution: University of Washington

Fiscal Year: 2019

Initial Funding: $87,889

Total Funding: $183,142

Abstract: The goal for this research project is to produce a digital atlas of refugia and resilience for species in the Pacific Northwest. As the climate continues to change, wildlife managers are faced with the ever-increasing challenge of allocating scarce resources to conserve at-risk species. Although many data layers exist for identifying resilient landscapes or climatic refugia—areas where species may persist in a changing climate—these data are not often readily useable by wildlife managers.