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 |
2018 |
Northwest Forest Plan, science, management, restoration, northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, climate change, socioeconomic, environmental justice, U.S. Forest Service |
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 |
2018 |
groundwater, southwest, water table, rainfall patterns, climate change, historic patterns |
Southwest |
Link |
Janousek, C. N., Thorne, K. M., & Takekawa, J. Y. (2018). Vertical Zonation and Niche Breadth of Tidal Marsh Plants Along the Northeast Pacific Coast. Estuaries and Coasts. doi:10.1007/s12237-018-0420-9 |
2018 |
coasts, intertidal habitats, zonation, data, coastal species, management, marshes |
Pacific Coast |
Link |
United States, Congress, Ho, et al. “Climate Risk Management Practices.” Climate Risk Management Practices, USDA Climate Hubs, 2018. |
2018 |
climate change, risk management, adaptation, vulnerability assessments, forest vegetation, non-forest vegetation, water and infrastructure, fisheries, fish habitat, wetlands, riparian areas, wildlife, recreation |
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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. |
2018 |
pollution, front-line communities, climate change impacts, community health, environmental justice |
National |
Link |
United States, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. (2018). Toward Shared Stewardship Across Landscapes: An Outcome-Based Investment Strategy. |
2018 |
stewardship, wildfire management, forest management, land management, invasive species, drought, natural resources |
National |
Link |
Schick, Tony. “Can 'Moneyball' Fix How The West Manages Wildfire? .” OPB, 16 July 2018, www.opb.org/news/article/fire-wildfire-west-management-science-data-risk-moneyball/?utm_campaign=FirstLook&utm_source=firstlook&utm_medium=email. |
2018 |
wildfire, controlled burns |
National |
Link |
Baumflek, M., Greenlaw, S. (2018). United States Department of Agriculture Southern Research Station. Traditional ecological knowledge helps researchers understand the effects of plant harvesting. |
2018 |
traditional ecological knowledge, sustainability, traditional harvesting and gathering, plant populations |
Maine, Northern America |
Link |
2018-04-20, Final Report- The Available Science Assessment Project (ASAP) Continued: Evaluating Adaptation Actions for Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Change in the Pacific Northwest. |
2018 |
climate change, natural resource management, conservation, climate adaptation, coastal planning |
Northwest |
Link |
Erika S. Rubenson and Julian D. Olden "Growth and Recruitment of Nonnative Smallmouth Bass along the Upstream Edge of Its Riverine Distribution," Northwest Science 93(1), 1-15, (31 May 2019). https://doi.org/10.3955/046.093.0102 |
2019 |
river systems, smallmouth bass, fish growth and survival, non-native species, salmon habitat, Northwest, management |
Northwest |
Link |
Brewen, J., Hayes, J. (2019). United States Department of Agriculture, "New Science Framework Provides Basis for Conservation and Restoration of Sagebrush". https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2019/04/16/new-science-framework-provides-basis-conservation-and-restoration-sagebrush |
2019 |
conservation, restoration, sagebrush, science, resilience, land management |
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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
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2019 |
fire suppression, federal management, fire regimes, fire cycles, fire frequency |
Western United States, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Southwest |
Link |
Patrick L. Barnard, Li H. Erikson, Amy C. Foxgrover, Juliette A. Finzi Hart, Patrick Limber, Andrea C. O’Neill, Maarten van Ormondt, Sean Vitousek, Nathan Wood, and Maya K. Hayden & Jeanne M. Jones, March 2019, https://www.cakex.org/sites/default/files/documents/1-s2.0-S0308597X18306249-main.pdf |
2019 |
adaptation planning, vulnerability assessments, coastal adaptation, sea level rise, coastal hazards |
Coasts |
Link |
Ensia |
2019 |
fire management, tribal knowledge, indigenous practices |
Global, Australia |
Link |
A. Park Williams John T. Abatzoglou Alexander Gershunov Janin Guzman‐Morales Daniel A. Bishop Jennifer K. Balch Dennis P. Lettenmaier. July 2019. "Observed Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Wildfire in California". https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001210 |
2019 |
climate change, wildfires, warming temperatures |
California |
Link |
Jolly, W.M.; Freeborn, P.H.; Page, W.G.; Butler, B.W. Severe Fire Danger Index: A Forecastable Metric to Inform Firefighter and Community Wildfire Risk Management. Fire 2019, 2, 47. |
2019 |
fire danger, firefighter safety, community fire risk, forecast, sever fire danger index |
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Link |
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
2019 |
preparedness, strategies, government capabilities |
United States. |
Link |
Rebecca Tsosie, Tribal Data Governance and Informational Privacy: Constructing "Indigenous Data Sovereignty", 80 Mont. L. Rev. 229
(2019). |
2019 |
data sovereignty, data collection, traditional knowledge, data protection, information, privacy |
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Link |
Restoration Ecology |
2019 |
indigenous, ecosystems, Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLC), resilience |
United States. |
Link |
Jaime O. Yazzie et al. Diné kinship as a framework for conserving native tree species in climate change, Ecological Applications (2019). |
2019 |
climate change, ecosystems, indigenous knowledge, climate modeling, forest management, ecosystem services |
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Link |
Hakai Magazine |
2019 |
Tribes, salmon, resources, snow, drought, Columbia River |
Northwest |
Link |
Marks-Marino, D. (2019) Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress. Climate Change Program, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Northern Arizona University. Available at: www7.nau.edu/itep/main/tcc/Tribes/ntnl_NYCALC |
2019 |
Native American youth, community, adaptation, leadership, climate change, training |
National |
Link |
Environment Oregon |
2019 |
Siletz, climate change, water crisis, Oregon, loggers |
Oregon, Klamath |
Link |
NPR |
2019 |
fish, shellfish, clams, food source, climate change |
Puget Sound |
Link |
David Suzuki Foundation |
2019 |
energy, climate change, social challenges, diversity |
United States |
Link |
University of Washington |
2019 |
streams, water flow, fish, wildlife, surface water |
Pacific Northwest |
Link |
National Health Board |
2019 |
IPCC, temperatures, climate change, oceans, coral reefs |
Oceans |
Link |
Intercontinental Cry |
2019 |
coastal, resiliency, House Bill 729, ecological, shorelines |
National |
Link |
Mote, P.W., J. Abatzoglou, K.D. Dello, K. Hegewisch, and D.E. Rupp, 2019: Fourth Oregon Climate Assessment Report. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute. occri.net/ocar4. |
2019 |
climate change, assessment, climate science, air quality, wildfires, water, snow pack, natural resources, rural |
Oregon |
Link |
ISTOCK |
2019 |
drought, natural disasters, food planning, storage, TEK, technology |
California, National |
Link |