Coastal Habitat Conservation in a Changing Climate:
Strategies and Tools for the Great Lakes Region

September 12-14, 2011
Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest
Ann Arbor, MI

Registration — please email Melanie Russ at melanie@ucar.edu

Background Information

Final Agenda

Hotel Information

The workshop will be held at:

Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest
1275 S. Huron Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: (1) 734-487-2000
Fax: (1) 734-481-0700
Room rate: $87 plus tax

There are 2 ways to make a reservation at this hotel. You may call in your reservation by dialing 1-877-757-7133 and mention group code NOANOAA. Or, you may make your reservation online and enter group code NOANOAA in the group code field under the "Special Rates & Awards" section. Please note that the special rate applies to the nights of September 11th, 12th and 13th only. The group rate is only guaranteed for reservations made by August 22nd; after that time the group rate will only be honored on a space and rate available basis.

Group Meals

Federal attendees: Please note, UCAR cannot provide meals for Federal employees. This regulation comes from OMB and OMB circulars and Federal agency regulations. It is NOT a UCAR regulation but must be followed due to funding terms and conditions. Therefore, it is requested that Federal employees contribute $13 toward the lunch that will be provided. The amount is calculated by using the specific meal portion of M&IE for Washtenaw County, MI.

For your convenience, it is now possible to pay this cost with a credit card on a secure website. UCAR only accepts Visa and MasterCard. To make your payment:

• Click here
• Under "Payment Select," click on "Other Items" and then from the drop-down menu, choose "CHCCC Great Lakes 12 - 14 September 2011 Ann Arbor MI — Reg Fee", and then click on the "Next button."
• On the following screen, enter the amount, $13, and fill in your billing information. When you are ready, click on the "Start Process" button.
• You will receive an e-mail confirming your Registration payment.

If you prefer to pay by check, please make it payable to "UCAR" and mail to: Melanie Russ, UCAR/JOSS, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307. Melanie will accept cash onsite, but only if it's exact change.

Ground Transportation

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is the closest major airport. The hotel does not offer shuttle service, so rental cars or taxis are your best options. Driving directions and estimated taxi costs can be found here.

Workshop Goals

• Increase understanding of the current state of the climate science for the Great Lakes region and examine vulnerabilities of Great Lakes coastal habitats and species to climate change
• Provide habitat managers and ecological restoration experts with the tools and information necessary to incorporate climate change into their projects
• Connect federal agencies, states, tribal nations and non-governmental organizations in the Great Lakes region to identify potential strategies and opportunities for collaboration related to climate change adaptation, and identify information gaps
• Initiate or codify development of strategies for incorporating climate change into the conservation of freshwater coastal habitats

Outcomes - Workshop participants will:

1. Examine issues of temporal scale for scientific modeling, regional planning and ecosystem health (e.g. adapting for 10 years, 50 years, 100 years). Identify some potential scenarios for scenario planning.
2. Examine specific examples for assessing vulnerability of freshwater coastal habitats to a changing climate.
3. Share knowledge of adaption tactics, strategies and metrics for freshwater habitats to identify best practices.
4. Identify possible solutions for improving conservation of freshwater coastal habitats in a changing climate and initiate development of collaborative conservation strategies for freshwater coastal habitats that incorporate climate change information.
5. Increase understanding of the climate related information needs of habitat managers to inform the development of NOAA's climate service efforts.

For more information and interest in participating and/or partnering, please contact:

Adrienne Antoine: (Adrienne.Antoine@noaa.gov), (301) 734-1201
Roger Griffis: (Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov), (301) 713-2363 ext. 140
Melinda Koslow: (koslowm@nwf.org), (734) 887-7129

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