Tribe: Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai
View Source Document: Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai Climate Change Strategic Plan
Year: 2013
Topic: Ensure the health of the forest through effective resource planning and management.
Update and revise the Forest and Fire Management Plans.
Develop and implement a Forest and Rangeland Monitoring Plan.
Develop and implement a Whitebark Pine Habitat Management Plan (Timberline Fire Regime only).
Conduct Forestry Sector Climate Adaptation Needs Assessments for planning, monitoring, operations, greenhouse capacity, research, communication, staff education, and funding.
Develop and maintain greenhouse capacity to grow and plant native and cultural plant species.
Increase and maintain hazardous fuel mitigation activities (0‐10 years).
Develop and maintain greenhouse capacity to grow and plant native and cultural plant species (11‐25 years).
Design and employ strategies for aggressive tree mortality salvage systems (11‐25 years).
Create and employ strategies for the use of appropriate silvicultural systems to provide resilient landscape ecological conditions (0‐10 years).
Create and employ strategies to manage invasive species across the landscape (0‐10 years).
Increase coordination of interagency and inter‐departmental climate change adaptation education, research, and communications (0‐10 years).
Continue and increase inter‐departmental cultural awareness and incorporation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge as a necessary component to climate adaptation forest...