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
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
Baumflek, M., Greenlaw, S. (2018). United States Department of Agriculture Southern Research Station. Traditional ecological knowledge helps researchers understand the effects of plant harvesting.

Categories: traditional ecological knowledge, sustainability, traditional harvesting and gathering, plant populations

2018 Maine, Northern America 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 713

Categories: climate change, science, indigenous population

2018 Global 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
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
Whyte, K. P. (2018). Indigenous science (fiction) for the Anthropocene: Ancestral dystopias and fantasies of climate change crises. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 1(1–2), 224–242. https://doi.org/10.1177/2514848618777621

Categories: climate crises, indigenous peoples, indigenous perspectives, Anthropocene, Holocene, colonial violence

2018 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
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
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
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
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
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

Categories: world hunger, malnutrition, obesity, climate variability, climate change, agriculture

2018 International 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
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
Fialka, John. “A Wyoming Reservation Shows the New Face of Drought.” Scientific American, E&E News, 6 June 2018, www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-wyoming-reservation-shows-the-new-face-of-drought/.

Categories: climate change, drought, management, adaptation

2018 Wyoming Link
Tegel, S. (2018, September 17). A Native Answer to Climate Change. U.S. News. Retrieved September 18, 2018, from https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-09-17/indigenous-peoples-property-rights-may-help-slow-climate-change

Categories: indigenous rights, human rights, land management, climate change, Co2 emissions, illegal logging, deforestation

2018 South America Link