Topic: Ensure that the Riparian and Wet Meadow Ecosystem is thriving, vibrant, and resilient.

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Utilize game cameras to document and monitor the use of off-site water troughs.

Ecosystems Infrastructure Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Monitor fish use of thermal refugia.

Ecosystems
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Map areas of historically large-scale snow deposition in mountains.

Ecosystems
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Develop a Watershed Protection Plan that considers the impact of climate change on headwater flow and water temperature.

Ecosystems
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Monitor areas where snowpack is expected to decline due to climate change.

Ecosystems
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Identify fish passage technologies (e.g., design of fish friendly culverts, bottomless arches and bridge) that support and encourage fish populations.

Ecosystems Food Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Install snow fences to maximize snow deposition and retention in areas where snowfall is projected to decline due to climate...

Ecosystems Infrastructure
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Fund fish passage technologies that support and encourage fish populations.

Ecosystems Food Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Improve ATV and vehicular crossings for sensitive streambed areas to support wildlife and limit erosion (i.e. bridges instead of culverts).

Ecosystems Infrastructure
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Construct riparian setbacks (and utilize other methods) to increase bank stabilization in high-value areas.

Ecosystems Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Identify areas that experience water loss due to water diversions (including ditches).

Ecosystems Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Implement projects that address water loss at points of water diversion (including ditches).

Ecosystems Water