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
State of California, Governor's Office of Research and Planning. (2018). California's Fourth National Climate Assessment; Statewide Summary. http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/state/docs/20180827-StatewideSummary.pdf

Categories: climate change, adaptation, vulnerability assessment, energy, water resources, management, forests, wildfires, agriculture, public health

2018 California Link
United States, Congress, Forest Service. “Start a Partnership with the USDA Forest Service or Obtain Federal Financial Assistance; A Guide for Tribal Governments.” Start a Partnership with the USDA Forest Service or Obtain Federal Financial Assistance; A Guide for Tribal Governments, USDA, 2014.

Categories: partnership, funding opportunities, forest service, tribal relations, development, implementation, collaboration

2018 National Link
Green, Carla. “Apocalyptic Threat': Dire Climate Report Raises Fears for California's Future.” The Guardian, 27 Aug. 2018, www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/27/california-climate-change-report-wildfires-jerry-brown.

Categories: extreme wildfires, climate change impacts, coastal erosion, rising temperatures, assessment

2018 California Link
Rubenstein, M. A., Christopherson, R., & Ransom, J. I. (2018). Trophic implications of a phenological paradigm shift: Bald eagles and salmon in a changing climate (Vol. 0, Ser. 0) (United States). Journal of Applied Ecology.

Categories: climate change, bald eagles, salmon, Puget Sound, North Cascades, habitat health, flood events, spawning events

2018 Skagit River Basin, North Cascades, Puget Sound Link
Jones, Chas. “The Power Paddle to Puyallup: From the Perspective of a CASC Tribal Liaison.” Lack of Connected Habitat in the Southeast Has Consequences for Wildlife | Climate Adaptation Science Centers, USGS Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, 26 Aug. 2018, casc.usgs.gov/content/power-paddle-puyallup-perspective-casc-tribal-liaison.

Categories: canoe journey, cultural revitalization, relationship building, over fishing, climate change impacts

2018 Washington Link
Michaels, M. (Ed.). (2018, November 29). Fires in Northern California Present Challenges to Native Tribes. WeatherNation. Retrieved December 07, 2018, from http://www.weathernationtv.com/news/fires-in-northern-california-present-challenges-to-native-tribes/

Categories: fire management, Karuk Tribe, aboriginal lands, land management, traditional foods, cultural resources

2018 Klamath River, Salmon River, Northern California Link
United States, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preparing for the Health Effects of Drought; A Resource Guide for Public Health Professionals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018.

Categories: public health, climate change impacts, drought, vector-borne diseases and infections, air quality, infrastructure, preparedness

2018 National Link
USDA Forest Service. Science Update: Fuel Treatments: Are We Doing Enough? vol. 25, pp. 1–16, Science Update: Fuel Treatments: Are We Doing Enough?

Categories: wildfire, unhealthy forests, forest management, fire-adapted forests, fuel treatments, land management, fire-resilient

2018 Pacific Northwest Link
Rudolph, L., Harrison, C., Buckley, L. & North, S. (2018). Climate Change, Health, and Equity: A Guide for Local Health Departments. Oakland, CA
and Washington D.C., Public Health Institute and American Public Health Association.

Categories: climate change impacts, public health, equality, community health, transportation, land use, agriculture

2018 National Link
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
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
Orona, Brittani. “The Tolowa People Work With Western Science to Monitor Coastal Health.” KCET Environment, 4 Nov. 2018, www.kcet.org/shows/tending-nature/the-tolowa-people-work-with-western-science-to-monitor-coastal-health.

Categories: environment, monitoring, coastal health, TEK

2018 California 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
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
Dominique M David-Chavez and Michael C Gavin 2018 Environ. Res. Lett. 13 123005

Categories: traditional knowledge systems, climate change, adaptation, indigenous communities

2018 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
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
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
Morrow, Allison. 2017. Nisqually tribe won't fish chum after historic decision. King 5 News.

Categories: climate change, conservation, fisheries, salmon, population, habitat, restoration, conservation, sustainability, marine, fisheries, subsistence, commercial, industrial, traditional foods

2017 Washignton State, Pacific Northwest, Nisqually Link
Popovich, N. 2017. Trump’s Executive Order Pushes the U.S. Climate Pledge Further Out of Reach. New York Times.

Categories: climate change, emissions, standards, greenhouse gasses, regulations, deregulated

2017 National Link
Alexandra Paige Fischer & Tim G. Frazier (2018) Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in Temperate Forest Areas: New Measures of Exposure, Sensitivity, and Adaptive Capacity, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 108:3, 658-678, DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2017.1387046

Categories: climate change impacts, forest and plant health, community health, social vulnerability, adaptation, climate modeling

2017 Pacific Northwest Link
Kahn, Brian. 2017. The EPA has started to remove Obama-era information.

Categories: climate change, trump administration, Obama Administration, white house, federal, protection,administration, legislation

2017 National, United States Link
Guide for Considering Climate Change in Coastal Conservation. NOAA. 2016.

Categories: conservation, climate change, coastal, riparian, wetlands, estuary, marine health, flood, planning, assessment

2017 National, International Link
SBS. 2017. US won't budge on climate change despite Indigenous groups and Arctic nations' pleas.

Categories: climate change, arctic, Alaska, legislation, Trump Administration, global warming

2017 Arctic, Alaska Link
Blackfeet Nation. 2017. Holistic Conservation is Not New to the Blackfeet Nation.

Categories: climate change, stewardship, planning, management, adaptation, mitigation, TEK, Tradition, cultural practices

2017 Montana Link
Holden, Emily, 2017. Was the Clean Power Plan Really Bad for the Economy?

Categories: greenhouse gas regulations, deregulated, coal, natural gas, Clean Power Plan, Trump Administration, energy, footprint

2017 National Link
Watt-Cloutier, Sheila. 2017. The right to be cold is key to addressing climate change says Nobel nominee.

Categories: climate change, arctic, Inuit, Inupiaq, TEK, Traditional ecological knowledge, weather patterns, polar ice sheets, temperature, adaptation, mitigation

2017 Arctic, Alaska, Canada, United States, Global, International Link
Geiling, Natasha. 2017. Climate change is already forcing U.S. communities to abandon their homes. Think Progress.

Categories: climate change, relocation, natural disaster, hazard, human health, land loss, adaptation, legislation

2017 National Link