Topic: Ensure the health of the forest through effective resource planning and management.

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Increase and maintain hazardous fuel mitigation activities (0‐10 years).

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Update and revise the Forest and Fire Management Plans.

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Develop and implement a Forest and Rangeland Monitoring Plan.

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Develop and implement a Whitebark Pine Habitat Management Plan (Timberline Fire Regime only).

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Conduct Forestry Sector Climate Adaptation Needs Assessments for planning, monitoring, operations, greenhouse capacity, research, communication, staff education, and funding.

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Develop and maintain greenhouse capacity to grow and plant native and cultural plant species.

Cultural Resources Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Create and implement strategies that employ appropriate silvicultural systems to maintain mature and park‐like forest conditions (i.e. mid and late...

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Increase re‐introduction of periodic prescribed fire (0‐10 years).

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Develop and maintain greenhouse capacity to grow and plant native and cultural plant species (11‐25 years).

Cultural Resources Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Design and employ strategies for aggressive tree mortality salvage systems (11‐25 years).

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Create and employ strategies for the use of appropriate silvicultural systems to provide resilient landscape ecological conditions (0‐10 years).

Ecosystems
Confederated Tribes of Salish & Kootenai

Create and employ strategies to manage invasive species across the landscape (0‐10 years).

Ecosystems