The Climate / Policy Conversation The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts. Daniel J. Vimont, University of Wisconsin Madison

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1 The Climate / Policy Conversation The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts Daniel J. Vimont, University of Wisconsin Madison

2 The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts Science WICCI Climate Adaptation WICCI s mission is to generate and share information that can limit vulnerability to climate change in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest.

3 The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts WICCI is: An open, decentralized network WICCI Engages: Citizens, private and public decision-makers, scientists WICCI Enables: Planning, investment, other adaptation activities

4 WICCI Collaborators (2011): Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (and LCCs) U.S. Forest Service U.S. Geological Survey (and NE CSC) State Agencies: State of Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Wisconsin Conservation Congress Wisconsin Council on Forestry Wisconsin Department of Transportation Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Wisconsin Department of Health Services Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin Emergency Management Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Wisconsin Public Service Commission Wisconsin State Climatology Office Wisconsin State Legislature Local/Municipal Agencies: City of Fitchburg Engineering City of Madison Storm Water Utility City of Racine Water & Wastewater Utility Columbia County Land & Water Conservation Dane County Land Conservation Division Greater Milwaukee Committee Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District League of Wisconsin Municipalities Madison & Dane County Public Health Department Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Wisconsin Towns Association Universities: Lakehead University UW Extension UW Sea Grant UW-Engineering Professional Development UW-Green Bay UW-La Crosse UW-Madison UW-Milwaukee UW-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER Institute UW-Stevens Point Tribal Organizations: Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission Bad River Band NGOs: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Citizen-Based Monitoring Network of Wisconsin Clean Wisconsin Cool Choices Education Communications Board Fox-Wolf Rivers Environmental History Project Grow North Regional Economic Development Corporation, Inc. Natural Areas Preservation Council Nature Net New North, Inc. Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Second Look Holsteins The Association of State Floodplain Managers The Nature Conservancy Trout Unlimited Wisconsin Environmental Initiative Wisconsin River Alliance Wisconsin Paper Council Wisconsin Wetlands Association Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Private Sector: AECOM Alliant Energy HNTB Corporation Montgomery Associates: Resource Solutions, LLC MSA Professional Services, Inc. S.C. Johnson Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. We Energies

5 Example: Climate Data Climate Data designed to meet the needs of potential users

6 Photo: Matt Mitro Warmer Summers Þ Reduced brook trout habitat

7 Brook Trout Habitat: Current Climate Photo: Matt Mitro, WI DNR Low: +1 C Warming: Med: +3 C Warming: High: +5 C Warming

8 Brook Trout Habitat: Mid-21 st Century, +1 C Photo: Matt Mitro, WI DNR Low: +1 C Warming: 44% Loss Med: +3 C Warming: High: +5 C Warming

9 Brook Trout Habitat: Mid-21 st Century, +3 C Photo: Matt Mitro, WI DNR Low: +1 C Warming: 44% Loss Med: +3 C Warming: 94% Loss High: +5 C Warming

10 Brook Trout Habitat: Mid-21 st Century, +5 C Photo: Matt Mitro, WI DNR Low: +1 C Warming: 44% Loss Med: +3 C Warming: 94% Loss High: +5 C Warming 100% Loss

11 The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources used WICCI results to help prioritize management priorities for their Driftless Area Master Plan

12 Milwaukee Greenseams Program The Matrix and Dredging Database UW-Cooperative Extension Climate Ready Communities Initiative Great Lakes Visitor Center G WOW Exhibit LaCrosse, WI, Community Planning for Extreme Events Workshop DNR Managers Climate Change Adaptation Workshop

13 The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts WICCI WICCI: Enabling climate adaptation in Wisconsin and the Midwest

14 WICCI Resources: WICCI Website: WICCI Climate Working Group Climate Data: Lyons, J., Stewart, J. S. and Mitro, M. (2010), Predicted effects of climate warming on the distribution of 50 stream fishes in Wisconsin, U.S.A. Journal of Fish Biology, 77: doi: /j x. Wisconsin DNR Driftless Area Master Plan: Milwaukee Greenseams Program: The Matrix Dredging Estimate Tool News: UW Extension Climate Ready Communities: G WOW Changing Climate, Changing Culture: LaCrosse, WI Climate Adaptation Study: WI DNR Climate Adaptation Workshops: ClimateWisconsin.org: Thanks to: Chrissy Hursh, Chris Kucharik, David Liebl, David Lorenz, Matt Mitro, Michael Notaro, Jenny Peek, and many others through the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts