Transcript audubon_climatechangemessagingbasics

…
on behalf of coastal habitats that
support birds and other wildlife
…
and advocate for protection of climate
strongholds – coastal and upland habitats
Key message #1:
Learn more about
coastal birds and
wildlife and how to
protect their
habitat (climate
strongholds) as
sea levels rise.
Key message #2:
Recognize that Everglades restoration –
increasing freshwater storage and flow
within the Everglades - will defend against
sea level rise.
Photo: Charles Lee
Key message #3:
Plan for climate change and make sure our
response to sea level rise helps - rather
than harms - Florida’s coastal habitats.
Photo: John Landon
Florida’s upland habitats are also climate
strongholds for birds, plants, and wildlife
Longleaf Pine and Pine Flatwoods
Photo: Larry Goodman
Florida’s upland habitats are also climate
strongholds for birds, plants, and wildlife
Dry Prairie
Florida’s upland habitats are also climate
strongholds for birds, plants, and wildlife
Scrub and Sandhills
Photo: Stephen Kintner
 Local
and regional working groups
• Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, and Pinellas counties
through Regional Planning Councils
 County
plans, e.g. Levy County
 Other
planning efforts with public input
opportunities <planningmatanzas.org>
Broward, Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties
Egmont Key
1995
2014
Audubon FLORIDA
Florida’s coastal beaches are prized by
millions of people…
… but our coastlines
are irreplaceable
habitat for birds, sea
turtles, and other
wildlife.
Photo credit: Tom Carey
Photo credit: Dave Kandz
Sea level rise is already evident
along Florida’s coastlines…
…and hardening our coastlines will
not hold back the ocean indefinitely.
Photo: Dave Kandz
Alternative:
One promising method of managing
saltmarsh erosion that has been used in
northeast Florida is a living shoreline that
protects the saltmarsh and allows it to
rebuild naturally.
A “living shoreline” protects
saltmarsh and allows it to
rebuild naturally.
Alternative: allow beaches to
migrate inland by preserving
adjacent undeveloped uplands
Learn more about birds and wildlife living in
coastal areas and how to protect their habitat in the
face of sea level rise.
Photo: David Macri
Photo: John Nelson
Photo: John Young
Let’s plan for climate change and make sure
that our response to sea level rise helps –
rather than harms – Florida’s beaches and
coastlines.
Learn more
about sea level rise and coastal habitat
FloridaClimateMessenger.com
Photo: Stephen Mann
Photo: John Nelson
We
need
your
help!
Learn more
about sea level rise and coastal habitat
FloridaClimateMessenger.com
Photo: Stephen Mann