Tribe: Shoalwater Bay Tribe
View Source Document: Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Climate Resilience Plan
Year: 2021
Topic: Forests
Manage forest for multiple benefits, balancing economic, cultural, health and wellness needs. The Shoalwater Bay Tribe has successfully interacted with...
Enhance, upgrade, and create new forest monitoring programs. Using a combination of traditional knowledges, traditional practices, and western techniques, enhancing,...
Expand the diversity of native species and prevent the loss of culturally-important species within the Tribe's forested areas. Traditionally, tribal...
Implement educational programs that invest in multi-generational knowledge sharing, encourage responsible use of resources, cultural practices, and protect ecosystem health....
Establish a continual review process for conservation, cultural, and climate goals for forest ecosystems. Ensure that future climate and cultural...
Reduce existing non-climate stressors on forest ecosystems. A first step in improving climate resilience is to limit the effects of...
Work to support and enhance wildfire resilient forest landscapes by reincorporating fire and traditional practices to manage forests. Trees, wildlife,...
Create resilient wildlife populations by maintaining healthy ecosystems and habitat connectivity. Diverse and vibrant forest ecosystems are home to many...
Work across jurisdictions for larger-scale resilience planning efforts. Forests extend beyond the properties owned by the tribe and would benefit...
Continue to partner with universities, other tribes, federal agencies, state agencies and others to enhance understanding of how forests and...
Prioritize watershed and riparian restoration and protection based on condition and a variety of resource values, including fish, wildlife, and...
Increase drought resilience in forests through management and planting of drought and temperature tolerant species, and keeping water on the...