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Mitigate consequences of large disturbances by planning ahead

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Approach

Mitigate consequences of large disturbances by planning ahead

Tactics

  • Develop a gene conservation plan for ex situ collections for long-term storage
  • Identify areas important for in situ gene conservation
  • Maintain a tree seed inventory with high-quality seed for a range of species
  • particularly species that may do well in the future under hotter and drier conditions
  • Increase production of native plant materials for post-flooding plantings

Citation

Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L.; O’Halloran, K.A.; Hawkins Hoffman, C., eds. (2011). Adapting to climate change at Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-844. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L.; Joyce, L.A.; Millar, C.I.; Rice, J.M. (2016). Implementing climate change adaptation in forested regions of the western United States. In: Sample, V.A.; Bixler, R.P.; Miller, C., eds. Forest conservation in the Anthropocene: science, policy, and practice. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado: 165–178., Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L.; Prendeville, H.R. (2018). Assessing vulnerabilities and adapting to climate change in northwestern U.S. forests. Climatic Change. 146: 89–102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-017-1972-6., Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L., eds. (2017). Climate change and Rocky Mountain ecosystems. Advances in Global Change Research, Volume 63. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.