Worksheets
These worksheets can help you create a defensible, climate-informed biological opinion. They can be used as stand-alone tools or to inform existing approaches to deconstructing the biology or action. Or you may prefer simply modifying existing deconstruction worksheets to “ask the climate question;” we’ve provided and example of what this might look like below.
Expect to adapt these worksheets to suit your needs. Do a quick first run-through, then go through again focusing on key areas and adding or deleting questions or categories of change to fit your situation.
Worksheet overview.pdfWorksheet overview
Worksheet overview
CC&E worksheets Complete.pdfThe complete set of worksheets
The complete set of worksheets
Worksheet 1 - Climate changes.pdfWorksheet 1: Climate changes and ecological effects
Worksheet 1: Climate changes and ecological effects
Worksheet set 2 - climate implications spp CH.pdfWorksheet set 2: Climate Implications for Species and Habitats
Worksheet set 2: Climate Implications for Species and Habitats
Worksheet set 3 - action-climate interactions.pdfWorksheet set 3: Climate/Action Interactions
Worksheet set 3: Climate/Action Interactions
Use for both the proposed federal action and for cumulative effects
Worksheet 4 - climate and CMs-RPMs-RPAs.pdfWorksheet 4: Climate Change Interactions with Conservation Measures, Reasonable and Prudent Measures, and Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives
Worksheet 4: Climate Change Interactions with Conservation Measures, Reasonable and Prudent Measures, and Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives
Worksheet 5 - climate and non-federal actions.pdfWorksheet 5: Cumulative effects: Responses of Non-Federal Entities to Climate-related Changes
Worksheet 5: Cumulative effects: Responses of Non-Federal Entities to Climate-related Changes