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 Sort ascending Geography Website
Adhikari, A., & Hansen, A. J. (2018). Land use change and habitat fragmentation of wildland ecosystems of the North Central United States. Landscape and Urban Planning, 177, 196-216. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.04.014

Categories: agriculture, conservation, biodiversity, ecosystem services, land use

2018 North Central U.S. 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
Community Solar to Meet 100% of Energy Costs for New Mexico Tribe. (2018, January 11). Retrieved January 18, 2018, from https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/articles/community-solar-meet-100-energy-costs-new-mexico-tribe

Categories: energy, sustainable development, solar power, renewable energy production, energy independence, tribal sovereignty

2018 New Mexico Link
Urgenson, L. S., Nelson, C. R., Haugo, R. D., Halpern, C. B., Bakker, J. D., Ryan, C. M., Waltz, A. E., Belote, R. T. and Alvarado, E. (2018), Social perspectives on the use of reference conditions in restoration of fire‐adapted forest landscapes. Restor Ecol, 26: 987-996. doi:10.1111/rec.12640

Categories: ecological restoration, land management, stakeholders, fire management, forest management, wildfires

2018 Link
Voice of the Sea TV. YouTube, YouTube, 13 June 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZW5E_zLzHs&t=245s

Categories: climate change, climate adaptation, research, forest health, fresh water supply, community health, wildlife, El Nino

2018 Hawaii 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
Aleiss, Angela. “U.S. Forest Service and Tulalip Tribes Partner for Huckleberry Enhancement Project.” USDA Forest Service Tribal Relations News, www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations/documents/news/Winter2018TribalRelationsNews.pdf.

Categories: co-stewardship, restoration, cultural resources, traditional foods

2018 Washington state Link
Kerry L. Metlen, Carl N. Skinner, Derek R. Olson, Clint Nichols, Darren Borgias, Regional and local controls on historical fire regimes of dry forests and woodlands in the Rogue River Basin, Oregon, USA, Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 430, 2018, Pages 43-58, ISSN 0378-1127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.010. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112718303566)

Categories: fire management, wildfire management, forest restoration, plant health

2018 Southern Oregon, Rogue River Basin Link
Pathways; Progress and Priorities in Landscape Conservation. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Et Al, Pathways; Progress and Priorities in Landscape Conservation.

Categories: landscape conservation, recent innovations, action-oriented, pathways, collaboration

2018 National Link
Editorial Board. “Climate Change Is Heating up Los Angeles. We Need a Grid That Can Keep the Power on When It's Sweltering.” Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2018, www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-dwp-heat-storm-20180712-story.html#.

Categories: climate change, climate adaptation, heat waves, utilities, electricity

2018 Southern California 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
Sevigny, Melissa. “The STAR School Wins Science Prize for Low-Cost Cooler Design.” Knau Arizona Public Radio Home, 31 Jan. 2018, knau.org/post/star-school-wins-science-prize-low-cost-cooler-design.

Categories: solar power, community wellness, affordable energy, stem

2018 Arizona Link
Gregg, R.M., Behan, J., Gaines, L.J., Reynier, W., DeCrappeo, N., and Fiegener, R. 2016. Available Science
Assessment Project: Prescribed Fire and Climate Change in Northwest National Forests. Report to the
Department of the Interior’s Northwest Climate Science Center.

Categories: climate change impacts, natural resource management, conservation, assessment, climate adaptation, wildfire management

2018 Northwest Link
Cushman, John H. “Reshaping the Supreme Court: What 2 Dissents on Climate Rules Tell Us.” Inside Climate News, 10 July 2018, insideclimatenews.org/news/28062018/justice-anthony-kennedy-retirement-environmental-laws-climate-change-case-massachusetts-v-epa-supreme-court?utm_source=InsideClimate News&utm_campaign=ee944cfe76-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-ee944cfe76-327881649.

Categories: "What frightens environmental advocates is how far out of step conservative justices have been with science in the past. It showed in Massachusetts v. EPA."

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 Link
Knoblauch, Jessica A. “Climate Change Forces Quinault Tribe to Seek Higher Ground.” EarthJustice, 12 Mar. 2018, earthjustice.org/blog/2018-march/climate-change-forces-the-quinault-tribe-to-seek-higher-ground.

Categories: climate change impacts, relocation, sea level rise, tribal communities

2018 Washington, Olympic Peninsula, Taholah Link
Cox, Lisa. “Global Temperature Rises Could Be Double Those Predicted by Climate Modelling.” The Guardian, 5 July 2018, www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/06/global-temperature-rises-could-be-double-those-predicted-by-climate-modelling.

Categories: "Temperature rises as a result of global warming could eventually be double what has been projected by climate models, according to an international team of researchers from 17 countries."

2018 Global 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
Long, J. W., & Lake, F. K. (2018). Escaping social-ecological traps through tribal stewardship on national forest lands in the Pacific Northwest, United States of America. Ecology and Society, 23(2). Retrieved May 2, 2018, from https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol23/iss2/art10/.

Categories: tribal rights, resources, land management, sustainability, social-ecological systems, land stewardship, restoration, well-being

2018 Pacific Northwest Link
Boyd-Barrett, Claudia. “Already Vulnerable Populations Face Greater Risks From Climate Change, Report Finds.” California Health Report, California Health Report, 6 Sept. 2018, www.calhealthreport.org/2018/08/28/already-vulnerable-populations-face-greater-risks-climate-change-report-finds/.

Categories: climate change, climate change impacts, tribal communities, extreme wildfires, extreme weather conditions, coastal flooding, community health

2018 California Link
“Voices From the Land; Digital Storytelling and Exchange Project.” Arts in Education of the Gorge, Friends of Pomaika'i School, KYUK, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Makana Aloha Foundation, Mills Davis Foundation, www.voicesfromtheland.org/about/.

Categories: digital stories, place based, climate change, climate change impacts, community building, youth, cultural traditions

2018 Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii Link
Kusnetz, Nicholas. “These Are the Toughest Emissions to Cut, and a Big Chunk of the Climate Problem.” Inside Climate News, 28 June 2018, insideclimatenews.org/news/28062018/global-warming-pollution-industrial-sources-cement-steel-trade-solutions-technology-shipping?utm_source=InsideClimate News&utm_campaign=ee944cfe76-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-ee944cfe76-327881649.

Categories: greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, climate change, climate adaptation, cement and steel emissions

2018 Global 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
Stucki, D. S. (2018, April 4). Evaluating the Effects of Traditional Harvest and Climate on Common Camas (Camassia quamash) in Weippe Prairie, Idaho. Retrieved May 2, 2018, from https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/9g54xp73n

Categories: traditional resources, camas, land management, climate change impacts, harvest practices, monitoring, restoration

2018 Idaho Link
Blasch K, Hundt S, Wurster P, Sando R, Berthelote A (2018) Streamflow contributions from tribal lands to major river basins of the United States. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203872. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203872

Categories: stream flow, water, water resources, water management, natural resources, tribal lands

2018 Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, Missouri, Arkansas, California Link
Wood, Mary Christina (2018) "Tribal Tools & Legal Levers for Halting Fossil Fuel Transport & Exports Through the Pacific Northwest," American Indian Law Journal: Vol. 7 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/ailj/vol7/iss1/5

Categories: Tribes, tools, fossil fuels, pipelines, environmental law, environmental justice

2018 Pacific Northwest Link
Mckenna, Phil . “Environmental Justice Grabs a Megaphone in the Climate ...” Inside climate news, 5 Jan. 2018, insideclimatenews.org/news/04012018/environmental-justice-climate-activism-standing-rock-black-lives-matter.

Categories: indigenous, environmental justice, racial justice, activism, climate change

2018 Link
Pyper, Julia. “IRS Issues Favorable Tax Credit Guidance for New Solar Projects.” GTM, 22 June 2018, www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/irs-issues-favorable-tax-credit-guidance-for-new-solar-projects?utm_source=InsideClimate News&utm_campaign=ee944cfe76-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-ee944cfe76-327881649#gs.qZ1Esio.

Categories: solar panel, tax credit, investment, renewable energy

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
Kalliongis, Jamie, and Strategic Communications. “UN Spotlights Indigenous Peoples' Contribution to Global Goals.” Rights Resources, 9 May 2018, rightsandresources.org/en/blog/un-permanent-forum-spotlights-indigenous-peoples-contributions-to-global-goals/#.Wvx5n6QvyUn.

Categories: indigenous rights, land, resources, climate change, erosion, sustainable development, displacement

2018 Link