Products
We identify issues and uncertainties that pose obstacles to conservation and then—in collaboration with internal and external colleagues—develop science products that help overcome those obstacles.
2017 | Freshwater | Terrestrial | Planning | Science | Publications & Reports
Population and habitat objectives for avian conservation in California’s Central Valley riparian ecosystems
Kristen E. Dybala, Neil Clipperton, Thomas Gardali, Gregory H. Golet, Rodd Kelsey, Stefan Lorenzato, Ron Melcer, Jr., Nathaniel E. Seavy, Joseph G. Silveira
The Conservancy and partners are working to establish riparian ecosystems that provide sufficient habitat to support genetically robust, self-sustaining, and resilient bird populations in…
2017 | Terrestrial | Planning | Science | Publications & Reports
A General Framework for Setting Quantitative Population Objectives for Wildlife Conservation
Kristen E. Dybala, Neil Clipperton, Thomas Gardali, Gregory H. Golet, Rodd Kelsey, Stefan Lorenzato, Ronald Melcer, Jr., Nathaniel Seavy, Joseph G. Silveira, Gregory S. Yarris
Quantitative population objectives are necessary to achieve conservation goals of secure or robust wildlife populations, however, existing methods for setting them often require extensive…
2017 | Freshwater | Terrestrial | Planning | Publications & Reports
Informing watershed planning and policy in the Truckee River basin through stakeholder engagement, scenario development, and impact evaluation
Kristen Wilson, Erik Lowe, Stacey Wolny, Barry Nickel , Rodd Kelsey
This study demonstrates how science-based planning with stakeholder input can improve and direct conservation investments across existing state and jurisdictional boundaries. The authors set out to…
2017 | Freshwater | Planning | Publications & Reports
Water for nature: What we can do today to help California’s rivers, streams and wetlands
Burns, C.E., A. Hoss, N. Smith, K. Klausmeyer, K. Fesenmeyer, A. Campbell, J. Carah, E. Forsburg, S. Heard, J.K. Howard, L. Hulette, S. Liu, P. Spraycar, B. Stranko, G. Werner, D. Wordham
This report identifies a set of strategies that will have the greatest impact on environmental flows, and to provide a resource for conservation organizations, resource agencies, and other…
2016 | Terrestrial | Planning | Technology | Science | Publications & Reports
Spatially explicit analysis of field inventories for national forest carbon monitoring
David C. Marvin, Gregory P. Asner
Policies that incentivize forest conservation by monetizing forest carbon ultimately depend on the accuracy of carbon stock estimates. Often, these estimates are based on field inventory sampling. In…
2016 | Terrestrial | Planning | Publications & Reports
Pajaro Compass
A Network for Voluntary Conservation
The Pajaro Compass—with its interactive maps and tools—supports a group of over 50 stakeholders representing conservation, agriculture, transportation, government and community…
2016 | Freshwater | Terrestrial | Planning | Publications & Reports
Future land-use related water demand in California
Tamara S Wilson, Benjamin M Sleeter, D Richard Cameron
This publication discusses how land use changes in Mediterranean California will drive changes in water use between urban uses and annual vs. perennial crops. The authors used a state-and-transition…
2016 | Freshwater | Terrestrial | Marine | Planning | Publications & Reports
Designing virtuous socio-ecological cycles for biodiversity conservation
Conservationists should assume that people don’t care about biodiversity. By doing so, they would be especially motivated to figure out what people do care about, and how conservation might be…
2016 | Terrestrial | Planning | Publications & Reports
Climate Action Through Conservation Project
The Nature Conservancy and Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
The Climate Action Through Conservation project provides a way for local governments, land managers, and planners to understand the links between climate benefits and conservation values and…
2015 | Terrestrial | Planning | Publications & Reports
Conservation Planning for Offsetting the Impacts of Development: A Case Study of Biodiversity and Renewable Energy in the Mojave Desert
Jason Kreitler, Carrie A. Schloss, Oliver Soong, Lee Hannah, Frank W. Davis
In the past, mitigation to address impacts from development have lacked a regional planning perspective resulting in efficient design across a set of sites for a suite of impacts. This paper…
2015 | Freshwater | Planning | Maps & Webmaps
California’s Freshwater Conservation Blueprint map
The transformation of California into one of the most productive agricultural and urban landscapes in the world and a growing population have put unprecedented pressure on freshwater habitats,…
2015 | Marine | Planning | Maps & Webmaps
Coastal Resilience Monterey webmap
The Coastal Resilience Network supports a community of practitioners who are applying nature-based solutions to coastal hazard and climate adaptation issues. As a member of this Network, the…
2015 | Marine | Planning | Maps & Webmaps
Coastal Resilience Ventura Web Map
As a member of the Coastal Resilience Network, the Conservancy is leading Coastal Resilience Ventura. Coast Resilience Ventura is a partnership that provides science and decision-support tools to help…
2015 | Freshwater | Planning | Data
California Freshwater Species Database v2
Jeanette Howard, Kirk Klausmeyer, Kurt Fesenmyer
The California Freshwater Species Database is the first comprehensive geospatial database of California’s freshwater species compiled and standardized into single format from nearly 500 sources.…
2015 | Freshwater | Planning | Science | Publications & Reports
Patterns of Freshwater Species Richness, Endemism, and Vulnerability in California
Jeanette K. Howard, Kirk R. Klausmeyer, Kurt A. Fesenmyer, Joseph Furnish, Thomas Gardali, Ted Grantham, Jacob V. E. Katz, Sarah Kupferberg, Patrick McIntyre, Peter B. Moyle, Peter R. Ode, Ryan Peek, Rebecca M. Quiñones, Andrew C. Rehn, Nick Santos, Steve Schoenig, Larry Serpa, Jackson D. Shedd, Joe Slusark, Joshua H. Viers, Amber Wright, Scott A. Morrison
The California Freshwater Species Database is the first comprehensive geospatial database of California’s freshwater species compiled and standardized into single format from nearly 500 sources.…
