Tribe: Fort Belknap Indian Community
View Source Document: Fort Belknap Indian Community Climate Change Adaptation Plan
Year: 2023
Topic: Forestry: The adaptive capacity and functionality of ponderosa pine ecosystems are under threat.
Do outreach to promote adaptive management techniques and climate change integration across tribal and regional programs.
Monitor changes in the forest, streams, cultural resources, and community awareness in order to promote adaptive management.
Consider planting more climate tolerant tree species in the forest if the current tree species are dying out.
Retain forestry cover and support the diversity of existing species and ecosystems: Maintain age stand diversity, Prevent excessive fuel build-up...
Establish a breeding program to establish which varieties and species are best adapted to the range of likely future climates...
Write a plan for establishing a seed bank and seedling nursery to protect forest genetic diversity. Increasing and protecting forest...
Need to collect data from soil to improve soil management (soil scientist).
Do hydrologic cycle education (highland mountains) and relation to forestry.
Plant trees.
Treat forested areas of the reservation to increase resilience to drought and fire. Continue thinning the Little Rockies.
We need to manage expectations about the role of fire and fire suppression, to learn about fire as a natural...
Create a forestry management class at the community college.
