Beyond Season's End: A Path Forward for Fish and Wildlife in the Era of Climate Change

Beyond Seasons' End describes the impacts of climate change on fish, big game, upland birds, and waterfowl and how these species are responding to impacts. The report explains what can be done to protect fish and wildlife populations and sporting traditions under changing climate conditions, including case studies of successful adaptation and conservation projects. It presents a number of projects from fish and wildlife professionals about actions that the human community can take to assist the wild community adapting to climate change.

The book is organized into the following chapters:

• Waterfowl
• Cold water fish
• Warm water fish
• Big game
• Upland birds
• Saltwater fish.

Each chapter provides an overview of climate impacts, suggested projects or adaptation solutions, and in depth case studies.

Publication Date: 2009

Related Organizations:

• Trout Unlimited
• Coastal Conservation Association
• Ducks Unlimited
• Bipartisan Policy Center
• BASS/ESPN Outdoors
• Izaac Walton League of America
• Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
• American Sportfishing Association
• Pheasants Forever Inc.
• Boone and Crockett Club

Sectors:

• Biodiversity and ecosystems
• Fish and fisheries
• Tourism and recreation
• Wildlife

Resource Category:

• Solutions

Resource Types:

• Best practice
• Case study

Impacts:

• Air temperature
• Drought
• Extreme storms and hurricanes
• Flooding
• Invasive species and pests
• Precipitation changes
• Sea-level rise
• Water temperatures
• Wildfires

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• August 26, 2019
  Eric Conrad, author at Self-employed

  An excellent source for the impacts of climate change on America\'s wildlife and what can be done.