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Shifting from Extractive to Self-determined: Enhancing Indigenous Research and Data Governance in Southwest Climate Adaptation Initiatives Indigenous knowledge systems, such as traditional ecological knowledge, contain climate observations and adaptation strategies reaching back millennia. These include methods for caring for our natural resources and relations, such as through drought resilient agriculture, soil, and water management practices. Despite a growing global recognition among researchers and resource managers of the value of Indigenous knowledges and practices for enhancing human capacity to adapt to climate change impacts, we face historic inequities that hinder cross-cultural knowledge exchange and innovation. This includes a tendency towards extractive research, accessing Indigenous knowledges without regarding Indigenous decision-making... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2022, CASC, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples, Projects by Region, All tags... Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Social Science, Social Science, Southwest, Southwest CASC, State of the Science, State of the Science, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Fewer tags Co-producing Robust Estimates of Feral Horses on Tribal Lands Feral horse populations in the southwestern United States, including on tribal lands, are far above sustainable levels. This overpopulation poses threats to rangeland ecosystems as the feral horses compete with native species and livestock for limited resources – which likely will become even more limited with climate change. Researchers supported by this Southwest CASC project will partner with tribal agencies to generate reliable population size estimates of feral horse populations. These estimates are essential for tribal agencies to create effective management plans to protect rangelands. Overabundant feral horse populations are a major concern on southwestern rangelands because of their tendency to degrade... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2024, CASC, Data Visualization & Tools, Data Visualization & Tools, Indigenous Peoples, All tags... Indigenous Peoples, Mammals, Mammals, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Southwest, Southwest CASC, State of the Science, State of the Science, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Developing a Next-Generation Climate Change Vulnerability Index in Support of Climate-Informed Natural-Resource Management Project Overview Climate change threatens plants and animals across the US, making it important to have tools that can efficiently assess species’ vulnerabilities. In this project, CASC scientists and NatureServe are collaborating to update a popular Climate Change Vulnerability Index to include the latest scientific data, improved metrics, and new user-friendly technology. The tool will help state biologists and scientists prioritize conservation efforts, and in time for preparing updates to State Wildlife Action Plans that are due by 2025. Project Summary Climate change is impacting our nation’s plants and animals. To take preventative actions, public land managers need to know which species are most threatened,... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2023, Birds, Birds, CASC, Data Visualization & Tools, All tags... Data Visualization & Tools, Fish, Fish, Mammals, Mammals, Midwest CASC, North Central CASC, Northeast CASC, Northwest, Northwest CASC, Other Wildlife, Other Wildlife, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Sate Wildlife Action Plans, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, South Central CASC, Southeast CASC, Southwest CASC, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, adaptive capacity, exposure, sensitivity, vulnerability, Fewer tags Mapping Riparian Vegetation Response to Climate Change on the San Carlos Apache Reservation and Upper Gila River Watershed to Inform Restoration Priorities: 1935 to Present (Phase 1) Riparian systems are critical to the human and ecological communities that interact with them. For the members of San Carlos Apache Tribe, this is particularly true, as riparian systems provide immense cultural and natural values such as ceremonial grounds and recreation areas. However, the riparian areas within the San Carlos Apache Reservation are at risk of degradation due to climate change and land use. Over the past several decades, invasive vegetation, changes in river discharge, and increased wildfire activity have continued to threaten the area’s riparian resources. This project aims to inform riparian restoration efforts by providing products that: identify historic vegetation and river channel properties,... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2021, CASC, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples, All tags... Plants, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Projects by Region, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Southwest, Southwest, Southwest CASC, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Fire, livestock grazing, topography, and precipitation affect occurrence and prevalence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the central Great Basin, USA Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) has increased the extent and frequency of fire and negatively affected native plant and animal species across the Intermountain West (USA). However, the strengths of association between cheatgrass occurrence or abundance and fire, livestock grazing, and precipitation are not well understood. We used 14 years of data from 417 sites across 10,000 km(2) in the central Great Basin to assess the effects of the foregoing predictors on cheatgrass occurrence and prevalence (i.e., given occurrence, the proportion of measurements in which the species was detected). We implemented hierarchical Bayesian models and considered covariates for which > 0.90 or < 0.10 of the posterior predictive mass... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Birds, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Fire, Grasslands and Plains, Landscapes, All tags... Northwest CASC, Plants, Southwest CASC, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Building Climate-Resilient Rangelands Amidst Fire, Grazing, and Ecological Invasion in California Rangelands in California face significant challenges from climate change, wildfires, and invasive species, threatening their productivity and the benefits they provide to local communities. Researchers supported by this Southwest CASC project will develop a management framework for restoring climate-resilient rangelands in California by examining interactions between fire, grazing, and plant invasions. This work will ultimately benefit ranchers, local communities, and the environment by improving land management practices. Rangelands in the western U.S. face unprecedented challenges from changing weather patterns, increased wildfires, and invasive plant species. Climate change is intensifying pressures on rangelands,... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2024, CASC, Climate-adaptive Restoration, Data Visualization & Tools, Data Visualization & Tools, All tags... Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Ecosystem Resilience, Fire, Fire, Fire Management, Grasslands and Plains, Grasslands and Plains, Landscapes, Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Other Wildlife, Other Wildlife, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Southwest, Southwest CASC, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Final Report: Development, delivery, and application of data on climate extremes for the southwestern United States We aimed to improve the scientific capacity to estimate climate extremes, evaluate their effects on natural resources, and enhance a platform for derivation of and access to customized climate information for the full extent of the Southwest. Extreme climate can have substantial effects on species, ecological and evolutionary processes, and the health of visitors to public lands. Researchers generally can specify the climate-extreme metrics, and the extents and resolutions of those metrics, most relevant to their scientific objectives and the practical applications of their work. However, such application-specific data rarely are available. We screened global climate models (GCMs) on the basis of their realism... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Drought, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Southwest CASC Future of the Colorado River (Phase 2): Reservoir Operation to Balance Water Supply and River Ecosystems in the Grand Canyon State and federal agencies are negotiating long-term water-supply agreements for the Colorado River basin, but current policies prioritize water supply over ecological factors due to limited knowledge about how water storage strategies impact ecosystems. Researchers supported by this Southwest CASC project will develop a tool to evaluate river ecosystem outcomes of various patterns of water consumption and reservoir operations, identifying management strategies that can help future policies balance water needs and ecological resources like native fish communities and natural flow patterns. State and federal agencies are negotiating water-supply agreements to govern the Colorado River basin’s water supply and... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2022, CASC, Data Visualization & Tools, Data Visualization & Tools, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, All tags... Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Projects by Region, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Southwest, Southwest CASC, State of the Science, State of the Science, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Keeping California Forests and Woodlands Healthy A series of three research briefs intended to communicate ecosystems' general physical appearance and summarize critical processes that serve a myriad of ecological functions relevant to keeping these forests and woodlands intact. The briefs are intended to help communicate example desirable conditions for managers' and private landowners' use. The series includes briefs on blue oak woodlands, ponderosa pine forests, and coastal redwood forests; each brief characterizes healthy forest attributes, their ecological function, and key stressors affecting forest health. Tribal-Led Renewal of Black Oak Traditions for Climate Adaptations California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) groves are a fundamental part of the landscape in Yosemite Valley and the tree is a cultural keystone species for associated Tribal Nations. For centuries, tribal members have planted, tended, burned, and gathered around black oak. Before Euro-American settlers, the tribes actively maintained a sacred, reciprocal relationship with these groves that promoted seedling recruitment, acorn production, pest reduction, and longevity. After Park creation, cultural practices were largely prohibited to the detriment of black oak and tribal health. This project will reinstate tribal members as stewards of black oak through tending and knowledge transmission. Tribal members, with... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2021, CASC, Forests, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, All tags... Indigenous Peoples, Landscapes, Landscapes, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Southwest, Southwest CASC, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Final Report: Anticipating Future Impacts on Streamflow using Multi-Century Climate Records and Applied Hydrologic Models Categories: Publication; Types: Citation After the Dams: Fire Impacts and Restoration Opportunities for a Culturally Important Klamath River Willow The sandbar willow of the Klamath River is used within the Karuk Tribe’s ongoing cultural practices of basketweaving. The willow has been threatened by intensifying fire and dams, but restoration and the recent historical dam removals provide an opportunity to increase the quantity, quality, and access to this important resource. Researchers supported by this Southwest CASC project will study how these interacting factors affect the sandbar willow and how restoration can reverse trends in willow degradation. The project will support Karuk Tribe eco-cultural goals through willow monitoring, climate adaptation planning, and educational initiatives. Sandbars of the Klamath River, part of the Karuk and Yurok Tribes’... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2024, CASC, Data Visualization & Tools, Data Visualization & Tools, Indigenous Peoples, All tags... Indigenous Peoples, Landscapes, Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Southwest, Southwest CASC, State of the Science, State of the Science, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Native Nations Climate Adaptation Program Tribal Climate Change Assessment Final Report The Native Nations Climate Adaptation Program (NNCAP) was founded in 2015 with the mission to build capacity to work collaboratively with Native American tribes and indigenous populations in the western United States and Mexico. NNCAP received funds from the DOI Southwest Climate Science Center to carry out a “Tribal Adaptation Initiative.” One of the objectives of this initiative was to conduct a preliminary assessment of tribal interest and capacity for adaptation across the Southwest. Twenty-six Native Nations participated in the NNCAP tribal climate change assessment and reported a wide array of involvement in climate change initiatives. This report highlights various strengths and capacity needs for climate... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation