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  • Miguel Vieira, Walnut Creek, California. CC BY 2.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    • Anticipating and Preventing the Spread of Invasive Plants

  • Morro Bay, Morro Rock, and the City of Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County, California. Photo by Kjkolb, CC BY 2.5, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

    • Assessing Climate Risks in a National Estuary

  • DebateLord (Wikipedia user). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    • Balancing Variable Water Supply With Increasing Demand in a Changing Climate
    land on the Red River Basin

  • Sean C. Emmons/USGS

    • Balancing Water Usage and Ecosystem Outcomes Under Drought and Climate Change Conditions

  • Aerial view of the Blue Lake Rancheria 500kW solar PV array within the Tribe’s community microgrid. Photo credit: Blue Lake Rancheria. Used with permission

    • Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe Undertakes Innovative Action to Reduce the Causes of Climate Change

  • Ruben L. Ruiz.

    • Boosting Ecosystem Resilience in the Southwest's Sky Islands
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    Boulder County Climate Change Preparedness Plan
    buffelgrass

  • NPS

    • Buffelgrass Removal, Fire, and Climate Adaptation

  • City of Fort Collins, Colorado

    • Building Smart in the Floodplain

  • San Francisco at sunset. Double L -Taraval, by David Yu. Used via Creative Commons License, CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED, via Flickr.

    • Burning Issues, Cool Solutions: San Francisco’s Heat and Air Quality Resilience Plan

  • Splash screen for California Conservancy Case Study

    • California State Coastal Conservancy: Gravel Beach and Berm for Shorebird Habitat Creation, Erosion Control and Flood Protection

  • View of Las Cruces, New Mexico, backed by the Organ Mountains National Monument. By Jpawela, own work. CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    • Catalyzing Investment and Building Capacity in Las Cruces

  • Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock, U.S. Air Force

    • Charting Colorado’s Vulnerability to Climate Change
    city of santa cruz plan cover
    City of Santa Cruz, CA Climate Action Plan
    volunteers standing in the Saline Valley

  • Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS

    • Citizen Science for Monarch Monitoring