Workshop Report Available
WildREACH Workshop
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
17-18 November 2008
Fairbanks, Alaska
For more information, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/alaskafws/
Or contact:
Philip Martin
Email: Philip_Martin [at] fws.gov
Phone: 907-456-0325
The final report for the Wildlife Response to Environmental Arctic
Change (WildREACH) workshop, entitled "Wildlife Response to
Environmental Arctic Change: Predicting Future Habitats of Arctic
Alaska," is now available.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) convened the WildREACH
workshop in response to the challenge of managing fish, wildlife, and
habitat in an arctic environment that will likely be significantly
altered by a changing climate over the next century. The workshop was
held 17-18 November 2008 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The workshop identified the priority research, modeling, and synthesis
activities necessary to advance our understanding of the effects of
climate change on birds, fish, and mammals of arctic Alaska, focusing on
terrestrial and freshwater systems. A conceptual modeling approach was
used to identify the potential changes that would most strongly
influence habitat suitability for a broad suite of arctic species. The
workshop was attended by over 100 participants representing federal and
state agencies, academia, and commercial and nonprofit organizations.
WildREACH provided a forum for communication among specialists from
multiple disciplines, a vital first step toward establishing effective
partnerships.
To download the executive summary/front matter or the full report,
please go to: http://www.arcus.org/alaskafws/.
For more information, please contact:
Philip Martin
Email: Philip_Martin [at] fws.gov
Phone: 907-456-0325