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.
Increase and maintain hazardous fuel mitigation activities (0‐10 years).
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.
Employ appropriate projects, prescribed fire, and wildland fire response actions to sustain viable Whitebark Pine habitats (i.e. early to late...
Coordinate and collaborate with academic and research institutions to develop Whitebark Pine Restoration Strategies (11‐25 years).
Create and implement strategies that employ appropriate silvicultural systems to maintain mature and park‐like forest conditions (i.e. mid and late...
Increase re‐introduction of periodic prescribed fire (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).
