Publications

Tribal leaders, scholars and others working with tribes on climate change issues are increasingly engaged in bringing tribal voices to academic literature, agency climate reports, and other publications to demonstrate the impacts of climate change on indigenous communities in the United States, and the measures tribes across the country are taking to address climate change. Abstracts and materials provided by the publications are included in the descriptions.

Publication Year Geography Website
Snider, L. (2018, November 15). Half of World's Annual Precipitation Falls in Just 12 Days, New Study Finds. NCAR & UCAR News. Retrieved November 20, 2018, from https://news.ucar.edu/132637/half-worlds-annual-precipitation-falls-just-12-days-new-study-finds

Categories: annual precipitation, climate change, weather data, flooding, extreme weather events

2018 Global Link
Eira, I. M., Oskal, A., Hanssen-Bauer, I., & Mathiesen, S. D. (2018). Snow cover and the loss of traditional indigenous knowledge. Nature Climate Change.

Categories: traditional knowledge, snow cover, sustainability, management, adaptation

2018 Circumpolar North Link
Littell, J. S., McKenzie, D., Wan, H. Y., & Cushman, S. A. (2018). Climate Change and Future Wildfire in the Western United States: An Ecological Approach to Nonstationarity. Earth's Future, 6(8). doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EF000878

Categories: wildfire, climate change, climate projections, wildfire preparedness

2018 Western United States Link
Fain, S.J.; Kittler, B.; Chowyuk, A. Managing Moist Forests of the Pacific Northwest United States for Climate Positive Outcomes. Forests 2018, 9, 618.

Categories: Forests, carbon sequestration, climate policy, forest policy, life cycle assessments, forest management

2018 Pacific Northwest Link
Keyser, A.R, et al. "Predicting increasing high severity area burned for three forested regions in the western United States using extreme value theory" Forest Ecology and Management. 15 January, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.027

Categories: fire suppression, federal management, fire regimes, fire cycles, fire frequency

2019 Western United States, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Southwest Link
Collins, Brandon M., et al. “How Does Forest Recovery Following Moderate-Severity Fire Influence Effects of Subsequent Wildfire in Mixed-Conifer Forests?” Fire Ecology, 30 Aug. 2018, doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-018-0004-x.

Categories: wildfire, wildfire impacts, forests, tree species, reburn

2018 North America Link

Categories: adaptation, planning, resource, climate change

National, Northwest Link
Begay, Jade, and Ayşe Gürsöz. “Why Defending Indigenous Rights Is Integral to Fighting Climate Change.” Independent Media Institute and Rainforest Action Network, 5 Sept. 2018, www.ecowatch.com/defending-indigenous-rights-climate-change-2602221014.html.

Categories: pollution, front-line communities, climate change impacts, community health, environmental justice

2018 National Link
Kathleen A. Wendt, Yuri V. Dublyansky, Gina E. Moseley, R. Lawrence Edwards, Hai Cheng, Christoph Spötl. Moisture availability in the southwest United States over the last three glacial-interglacial cycles. Science Advances, 2018; 4 (10): eaau1375 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau1375

Categories: groundwater, southwest, water table, rainfall patterns, climate change, historic patterns

2018 Southwest Link
Spies, Thomas A.; Stine, Peter A.; Gravenmier, Rebecca; Long, Jonathan W.; Reilly, Matthew J.; Mazza, Rhonda, tech. coords. 2018. Synthesis of science to inform land management within the Northwest Forest Plan area: executive summary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-970. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 186 p

Categories: Northwest Forest Plan, science, management, restoration, northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, climate change, socioeconomic, environmental justice, U.S. Forest Service

2018 National Link
De Angelis, Patricia; Nygaard-Scott, Sharon; Chamberlain, James; Crandall, Sharofa; Lake, Frank K.; McLain,Rebecca J.; Mitchell, Christine; Patel, Amit R. 2018. Chapter 7 - Policies and regulations concerning non-timber forest products. In: Assessment of nontimber forest products in the United States under changing conditions. General Technical Report SRS-232, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pages 153-192

Categories: Landscape, Nontimber, Forest, Species, Resources, Laws

2018 National/International Link
Lake, Frank K.; Parrotta, John; Giardina, Christian P.; Davidson-Hunt, Iain; Uprety, Yadav. 2018. Integration of Traditional and Western knowledge in forest landscape restoration. In: Mansourian, S., Parrotta, J., eds. Forest Landscape Restoration: Integrated approaches to support effective implementation. New York: Routledge: 198-226. Chapter 12.

Categories: Traditional Knowledge, Forests, Landscapes, Restoration, Social, Economic

2018 National Link
Lake, Frank K.; Emery, Marla R.; Baumflek, Michelle J.; Friday, Kathleen S.; Kamelamela, Katie; Kruger, Linda; Grewe, Nicole; Gilbert, Jonathan; Reo, Nicholas J. 2018. Chapter 4 - Cultural dimensions of nontimber products. In: Chamberlain, James L.; Emery, Marla R.; Patel-Weynand, Toral, eds. 2018. Assessment of nontimber forest products in the United States under changing conditions. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–232. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. (pages 84-99) 16 p.

Categories: Culture, Cultural dimensions, ecosystems, social groups, indigenous communities, minority, nontimber, forest

2018 National Link
Lake, Frank K.; Giardina, Christian P.; Parrotta, John A.; Davidson-Hunt, Iain. 2018. Considering diverse knowledge systems in forest landscape restoration. In: Mansourian, S., Parrotta, J., eds. Forest Landscape Restoration: Integrated approaches to support effective implementation. New York: Routledge: 37-46. Chapter 3.

Categories: Traditional Knowledge, Forests, Landscapes, Restoration

2018 Link
Lake, Frank K.; Giardina, Christian P.; Parrotta, John A.; Davidson-Hunt, Iain. 2018. Considering diverse knowledge systems in forest landscape restoration. In: Mansourian, S., Parrotta, J., eds. Forest Landscape Restoration: Integrated approaches to support effective implementation. New York: Routledge: 37-46. Chapter 3.

Categories: Traditional Knowledge, Forests, Landscapes, Restoration

2018 National Link
David, Aaron T.; Asarian, J. Eli; Lake, Frank K. 2018. Wildfire smoke cools summer river and stream water temperatures. Water Resources Research. 54. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022964.

Categories: aerosol optical thickness, Klamath Basin, rivers, water temperature, wildfire smoke, solar radiation, air temperatures, water temperatures

2018 Oregon, California, Klamath Basin Link
McCue, Duncan. “Growing 'Ecological Grief' Is the Mental Health Cost of Climate Change.” CBC, 21 Oct. 2018, www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/growing-ecological-grief-is-the-mental-health-cost-of-climate-change-1.4871666.

Categories: climate change, climate change impacts, mental health impacts, ecological impacts

2018 B.C. Link
Salil D. Benegal (2018) The spillover of race and racial attitudes into public opinion about climate change, Environmental Politics, 27:4, 733-756, DOI:10.1080/09644016.2018.1457287

Categories: climate change, racial attitudes, public opinion, communication

2018 National Link
Sankey, J. B., Kreitler, J., Hawbaker, T. J., McVay, J. L., Miller, M. E., Mueller, E. R., . . . Sankey, T. T. (2017). Climate, wildfire, and erosion ensemble foretells more sediment in western USA watersheds. Geophysical Research Letters. Retrieved October 30, 2018, from https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/2017GL073979.

Categories: climate change, wildfire, erosion, water quality, water supply, watershed health, sedimentation

2017 United States Link
Sparling, E., P. Byer, P. Cobb and H. Auld. (2017). Best Practices for Consideration of the Effects of
Climate Change in Project-Level Environmental Assessments. Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and
Adaptation Resources (OCCIAR) and Risk Sciences International (RSI).

Categories: climate change, climate change impacts, environmental assessment, planning, adaptation

2017 Link
Luce, Charles, and Zachary Holden. Consequences of an Endless Summer: Untangling the Link Between Summer Precipitation and Western Wildfires. United States Department of Agriculture Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2018, Consequences of an Endless Summer: Untangling the Link Between Summer Precipitation and Western Wildfires.

Categories: precipitation, wildfires, drought management

2018 Western U.S. Link
Mapes, Lynda V. “Federal Judge Orders EPA to Protect Salmon from Warm Temps in Columbia River Basin.” The Seattle Times, 17 Oct. 2018.

Categories: salmon, fish health, stream flow, warmer temperatures, climate change, Columbia Basin, Columbia River

2018 Columbia Basin Link
Mooney, Anna. “Community Adaptation in Spokane.” The Climate CIRCulator, 25 Sept. 2018.

Categories: community adaptation, climate change, climate change impacts

2018 Spokane, WA Link
Little, Jane Braxton. “Fire and Agroforestry Are Reviving Traditional Native Foods and Communities.” Civil Eats, 11 Oct. 2018.

Categories: traditional foods, community health, prescribed fire, agroforestry, Klamath River watershed, ecosystem health

2018 Northern California Link
Miller, I., Morgan, H., Mauger, G., Newton, T., Weldon, R., Schmidt, D., Welch, M., & Grossman, E.(2018). Project sea level rise for Washington state. [Assessment]. WA: NOAA regional coastal resilience grants program. Retrieved from http://www.wacoastalnetwork.com/files/theme/wcrp/SLR-Report-Miller-et-al-2018.pdf

Categories: stormwater management, capacity building, Washington state, sea level rise, risk management, planning

2018 Washignton State Link
Munson, S.M., Bunting, E.L., Bradford, J.B. et al. Ecosystems (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0296-3

Categories: drought, climate change, plant production, precipitation, ecosystem health, remote sensing

2018 Southwest Link
Recommended Practices for Landscape Conservation Design. (2018). 1-70. Retrieved October 17, 2018, from https://www.fws.gov/science/pdf/LCD-Recommended-Practices.pdf.

Categories: landscape conservation, species conservation, data sharing, collaboration

2018 National Link
Bellon, Tina. “U.S. Government, but Not Trump, Can Be Sued over Climate: Judge.” Reuters, 15 Oct. 2018, www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-lawsuit/u-s-government-but-not-trump-can-be-sued-over-climate-judge-idUSKCN1MP2F8.

Categories: climate change, fossil fuels, our children's trust

2018 Oregon, National Link
Mulkern, Anne C. “Taller Plants Moving into Arctic Because of Climate Change.” Scientific American, 21 Sept. 2018, www.scientificamerican.com/article/prepare-for-10-feet-of-sea-level-rise-california-commission-tells-coastal-cities/.

Categories: climate change, sea level rise, planning, adaptation

2018 California Link
University of Edinburgh. "Taller plants moving into Arctic because of climate change." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 September 2018. .

Categories: plants, arctic, climate change, ecosystem health

2018 Arctic Link