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Restore function of watersheds; connect floodplains; support groundwater dependent ecosystems; reduce drainage efficiency; maximize valley storage; reduce fire hazard

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Approach

Restore function of watersheds; connect floodplains; support groundwater dependent ecosystems; reduce drainage efficiency; maximize valley storage; reduce fire hazard

Tactics

  • Add wood to streams and increase beaver populations
  • Use a “climate change lens” during project analysis
  • Improve livestock management to reduce water use (e.g.
  • use a shut-off valve on stock ponds)
  • Reduce surface fuels and stand densities in low-elevations forests
  • Restore meadows

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Strategy

Citation

Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L., eds. (2017). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Blue Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-939. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Peterson, D.L.; Halofsky, J.E. (2018). Adapting to the effects of climate change on natural resources in the Blue Mountains, USA. Climate Services. 10: 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2017.06.005.,

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