OOS 2 - Natural Climate Solutions from Concepts to Practice – Bridging the Gap Between Science and Action

Organizer(s)

• LK

  Lilli Kaarakka, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  California Polytechnic State University
  San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Co-Organizer(s)

• LD

  Laura Dee, PhD, Early-career Ecologist

  Assistant professor
  University of Colorado-Boulder
  Boulder, Colorado, United States
• KK

  Kaitlin Kimmel, PhD

  Director of Impact
  Mad Agriculture, United States
• SS

  Seeta Sistla, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  California Polytechnic State University
  San Luis Obispo, California, United States
• RL

  Rachel Lamb, PhD

  Senior Advisor, Climate Change
  Maryland Department of the Environment
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• NR

  Nicole Rogers, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Maine, Maine, United States
• CD

  Charlotte Decock, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  California Polytechnic State University
  San Luis Obispo, California, United States
• CG

  Courtney Giebink

  Biological Scientist
  Oak Ridge Associated Universities
  Reno, Nevada, United States

Natural climate solutions – conservation, restoration, or land management strategies to increase carbon sequestration or avoid emissions – are receiving international science and policy attention as tools for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss (Bossio et al. 2020, Fargione et al. 2018). While forests have been at the center of this discourse, little practical guidance exists on applying climate-friendly forest management (Kaarakka et al. 2021). Further, connecting with land managers, resource professionals and decision-makers is a critical component in applying natural climate solutions on working lands across the US (USNature4Climate 2022).

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PDT

  CANCELLED - Understanding the holistic impacts of regenerative agriculture: baseline data and a case study
  

  Presenting Author: Kaitlin Kimmel, PhD – Mad Agriculture

  Co-author: Philip Taylor, PhD – Mad Agriculture

  Co-author: Clark Harshbarger – Mad Agriculture
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT

  Exploring the nexus of the food-energy-water challenge: documenting utility-scale solar array impacts on ecosystem function and structure
  

  Presenting Author: Seeta Sistla, PhD – California Polytechnic State University

  Co-author: Layna Layer – Cal Poly

  Co-author: Amanda Gersoff – Cal Poly
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT

  Harmonizing the science needed for climate action planning and impact assessment across Maryland's natural and working lands
  

  Presenting Author: Rachel L. Lamb, PhD – Maryland Department of the Environment

  Co-author: George C. Hurtt, PhD – University of Maryland College Park

  Co-author: Lei Ma, PhD – University of Maryland College Park

  Co-author: Elliott T. Campbell, PhD – Maryland Department of Natural Resources

  Co-author: Vimal Amin – Maryland Department of the Environment
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT

  Applied Strategies for Climate Resilience in Northern Temperate Forests
  

  Presenting Author: Nicole Rogers, PhD – University of Maine
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT

  Climate mitigation in agroecosystems across California's Central Coast Region
  

  Presenting Author: Charlotte Decock, PhD – California Polytechnic State University

  Co-author: Cristina Lazcano – University of California, Davis

  Co-author: Connie Wong – University of California, Davis

  Co-author: Mia Falcone – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo

  Co-author: Noelymar Gonzalez-Maldonado – University of California, Davis

  Co-author: Erica Yao – University of California, Davis

  Co-author: bwalya Malama – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo

  Co-author: Stewart Wilson – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

  Co-author: Aaron Lee – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo

  Co-author: Hayley Barnes – Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District

  Co-author: Megan Widle – Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District

  Co-author: Andrew Johnson – Upper Salinas Las Tablas Resource Conservation District

  Co-author: Devin Best – Upper Salinas Las Tablas Resource Conservation District

  Co-author: spencer Gordon – Upper Salinas Las Tablas Resource Conservation District

  Co-author: Max McCool – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo

  Co-author: David Feldtkeller – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo

  Co-author: Anna Rodriguez-Paiatsyka – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo

  Co-author: Yamina Pressler – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

  Co-author: Nick Babin – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo

  Co-author: Claire Balint – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo

  Co-author: Craig Stubler – California Polytechnic State university, San luis Obispo
• 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

  Leveraging data and models to fill gaps in monitoring, reporting, and verification of forest-based climate mitigation
  

  Presenting Author: Courtney Giebink – Oak Ridge Associated Universities

  Co-author: Grant Domke – US Forest Service

  Co-author: Rosie A. Fisher – CICERO Center for International Climate Research

  Co-author: Kelly A. Heilman, PhD – Oak Ridge Associated Universities

  Co-author: David JP Moore, School of Natural Resources and the Environment – University of Arizona

  Co-author: R. Justin DeRose – Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, Utah State University

  Co-author: Margaret E K Evans – University of Arizona