Topic: Strategies for changing temperature patterns (Riverine systems)
Enable colder water retention in system, e.g. restoration of meadow systems to maximize ability to maintain water table.
Expand tribal management authority and program capacity to enable cultural burning and managed wildfire as long term as well as...
Restoration/Implementation of cultural indicators for acute trigger events with temperature extremes (e.g. PG salamander/spring salmon mortality).
Return aspects of historical cultural fire regime to reduce vegetation and increase discharge to riverine systems (e.g. reduce fire intolerant...
In season prescribed/cultural burning in strategic geographic areas to create smoke inversion nearest and to cool down warmer river sections...
Expand research/monitoring of climate impacts e.g. key tributaries as cold water refugia, particular species needs including assisted migration.
More aggressive actions including assisted migration should be evaluated.
Dam removal on mainstem Klamath, Shasta and key tributaries with spring creeks to restore access to cold water in headwaters...
Re-establish sediment flows and geomorphic processes to shape habitat and cool water downstream of dams.
Restore instream flows, especially for Shasta, Scott and spring fed creeks.
Restoring floodplains geomorphically and with vegetation.
Restoring and increasing hyporheic flow, large wood.