In 2013, the Colorado office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) contacted the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) for assistance in conducting a climate change vulnerability assessment to help focus attention on the highest priority species and habitats. In 2015, CNHP completed vulnerability assessments for 98 species and 20 ecological systems. That assessment highlighted two clear priorities for BLM management in Colorado: pinyon-juniper woodlands and native fish. Since the vulnerability assessment was completed, we have continued to work with Colorado BLM to expand our understanding of climate impacts on pinyon-juniper woodlands and fisheries, and to develop data products designed to feed into BLM planning processes at the Field Office scale.
