Climate change on the Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming: a synthesis of past climate, climate projections, and ecosystem implications

Rice, Janine M.; Tredennick, Andrew T.; Joyce, Linda A.

doi:10.2737/rmrs-gtr-264

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“…This approach has been used to assess vulnerability in California, the Rocky Mountain Region, and for several national forests in the Intermountain Region [40][41][42]. Other assessments relied on general literature review and synthesis [43]. A few assessments used methodologies specific to unique types of endpoints, including watersheds and socioeconomic endpoints [44,45].…”

Section: Participation Partnerships and Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In developing assessments, authors intended to support improved decision-making in land management. As assessment documents and interviews with scientists highlight, many assessments were developed specifically to support upcoming forest-plan revisions in the focal regions [43,48]. Forest-plan revisions are a key venue for setting management direction for periods of a decade or more.…”

Section: Support For Application In Decision-makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Forest Management: The Case of the U.S. Forest Service

Timberlake

Schultz

2019

Forests

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Forest managers need access to targeted scientific information about the impacts of climate change in order to adapt to climate change. Vulnerability assessments address this need and are common across a range of disciplines and geographies; however, the practice of vulnerability assessment has revealed challenges that warrant further examination in a specific context. The U.S. Forest Service, a national forest-management agency in charge of 78 million hectares, has developed a collection of climate change vulnerability assessments to support adaptation by forest managers. We conducted a qualitative document analysis, informed by a series of research interviews with scientists, of 44 vulnerability assessments developed for the U.S. Forest Service. We found that partnerships between research scientists and land managers were central to the development of vulnerability assessments in the U.S. Forest Service. Assessment processes vary across settings. As the practice has developed, vulnerability assessments increasingly cover larger spatial extents and a broader range of resources associated with forest management. We identified ways in which vulnerability assessments can support decision-making, including approaches already in use and opportunities to improve practice. In particular, we discuss how vulnerability assessments are well-positioned to support the development of land-management plans, which set strategic management direction for periods of at least a decade. This paper provides baseline knowledge on a fundamental aspect of a large national forestry agency’s climate change adaptation strategy, with many findings transferable to the study of other forest-management organizations.

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Section: Participation Partnerships and Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Support For Application In Decision-makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Forest Management: The Case of the U.S. Forest Service

Timberlake

Schultz

2019

Forests

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“…Changes in climate over the next century are anticipated to reduce groundwater recharge on a global scale (Rice et. al.…”

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“…Little quantitative information is available regarding the potential impacts of a changing climate on water resources in wilderness areas, although some studies have been completed for U.S. water resources in general. Rice et al (2012) indicated that a temperature increase of between 2 and 4 ºF (1 to 2 ºC) was observed in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States during the 20th Century. During the same period, researchers documented declines in precipitation and reductions in snowpack volumes.…”

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Freshwater resources in designated wilderness areas of the United States: A state-of-knowledge review

Johnson¹,

Spildie²

2014

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Clean water is essential for ecosystem processes and for the maintenance of human populations. However, fresh water accounts for less than three percent of the world's total water volume. Numerous anthropogenic and natural processes impact the quality and quantity of the available resource. The value of high-quality water will likely increase as threats to water resources expand and human demands increase. In the United States, public lands such as forests and grasslands often contain watersheds that have been minimally modified by human disturbances. Wilderness areas in particular often provide disproportionately large volumes of high quality water. Such regions are critically important for providing water supplies that serve a variety of purposes and uses. The value of water draining these lands is arguably higher now than when the National Wilderness Preservation System was created 50 years ago. The purpose of this technical report is to review currently available information and to encourage future research. The report discusses several important topics and themes relating to fresh water resources originating in wilderness areas, including: surface water quality and quantity; groundwater resources; water uses and benefits; ecosystem services and water valuation mechanisms; potential climate change impacts; water-related legislation; and case studies and maps. Case studies highlight the societal benefits that may be obtained from water derived from designated wilderness areas. A GIS mapping analysis of several regions provides a qualitative view of the value of water draining wilderness areas by illustrating the physical proximity of high-quality resources to populous regions. Scientific research completed in the last several decades has provided a framework for understanding the contributions and benefits of large volumes of high-quality water from wilderness areas for a variety of uses. More recent analysis has begun to refine our understanding of these resources in the areas of water supply and quantity, water quality, climate change impacts, and ecosystem services. However, additional crucial research is needed to document and evaluate the benefits of such resources and their importance to ecological vitality, to economies, and to future generations.

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Climate and water balance change among public, private, and tribal lands within Greater Wild land Ecosystems across North Central USA

Adhikari

Hansen

2019

Climatic Change

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Climate change on the Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming: a synthesis of past climate, climate projections, and ecosystem implications

Cited by 20 publications

References 64 publications

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Forest Management: The Case of the U.S. Forest Service

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Forest Management: The Case of the U.S. Forest Service

Freshwater resources in designated wilderness areas of the United States: A state-of-knowledge review

Climate and water balance change among public, private, and tribal lands within Greater Wild land Ecosystems across North Central USA

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