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Susan Kaderka, Director, National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf States Office

Webcast sponsored by EPA’s Watershed Academy. Water, Energy, and Climate Change. Susan Kaderka, Director, National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf States Office Don Elder, President, River Network. October 3, 2007 Webcast. Global Warming and America’s Watersheds.

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Susan Kaderka, Director, National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf States Office

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  1. Webcast sponsored by EPA’s Watershed Academy Water, Energy, and Climate Change Susan Kaderka, Director, National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf States Office Don Elder, President, River Network October 3, 2007 Webcast

  2. Global Warming and America’s Watersheds

  3. National Wildlife Federation and the River Network

  4. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007 Four degrees (F) warmer

  5. Snow-Fed Rivers

  6. Declining Mountain Snowpack 5 6 Scripps Institute

  7. Earlier Snow Melt – 25 Days Since the 1940s

  8. The Spring ‘Pulse’

  9. Since the 1940's – 25 Days Earlier (1948 – 2000) Blue = Earlier Timing of Pulse Red = Later Timing of Pulse Scripps Institute

  10. Effects of Changed Timing

  11. Fish Spawning

  12. Drier Summers

  13. Warmer Streams

  14. Increased Competition

  15. Water Storage and Capture

  16. Southwest Rivers

  17. Expanded Arid Region 17

  18. Loss of Perennial Streams

  19. Drier Vegetative Communities

  20. Fiercer Water Competition

  21. Questions? Susan Kaderka, Director, National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf States Regional Office

  22. Midwestern Rivers

  23. More Intense Storms and Flooding

  24. More Scouring and Pollution

  25. Eastern and Southeastern Rivers

  26. Anticipating Greater Extremes

  27. Wet Season Flooding

  28. Summer Droughts

  29. Warmer Water Temperatures Brook Trout

  30. Coastal Rivers

  31. Vulnerable To Sea Level Rise

  32. Harder Shorelines

  33. Storm Surges and Saltwater Intrusion

  34. Turbidity and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

  35. Larger Hypoxic Zones

  36. Solutions • Regulatory • Voluntary • Incentive-based

  37. Improved Forest Management

  38. Riparian Restoration

  39. Stream Course Restoration

  40. In-stream Flow Protection

  41. Increased Water Use Efficiency

  42. Smarter Flood Plain Management

  43. Wetlands Restoration

  44. Water Quality Protection Controlling pollution and invasive species

  45. Monitoring and Managing for Temperature Change

  46. Greater Focus on Stream Corridor Connections

  47. Susan R. Kaderka, Regional Executive Director Gulf States Natural Resource Center National Wildlife Federation kaderka@nwf.org

  48. Questions? Susan Kaderka, Director, National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf States Regional Office

  49. Join us for our October 17th Webcast on: Watershed Financing – Moving Beyond Grants Dan Nees, World Resources Institute Tim Jones, USEPA

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