ABSTRACT
Governments at all levels in the United States are beginning to grapple with the question of how to incorporate climate change into decision-making; examples include the federal government updating management plans for vast tracts of public land and local municipalities considering the longevity of infrastructure improvements (NRC 2010b). Natural resource management is one of the areas of particular concern, as change and uncertainty become the “new normal” for many locations (Baron et al. 2009). There is a pressing need to understand how managers can adjust strategies to support the continued use and conservation values of natural resources, and to help the communities who depend on those resources to adapt to a changing environment.
