Tribal wetland plan incorporates climate change forecasts, cultural needs
The Tulalip Tribes are updating their wetland management plan and inventory using high-resolution imaging, field data collection and climate change…
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Native Nations Standing together for the Paris Climate Change Agreement
The following is a statement from The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Quinault Indian Nation, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community,…
Being Frank: Tribes Tackle Climate Change
Being Frank is a monthly column written by the chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from…
Climate Change Impacts to Tribal Rights and Resources
Today the treaty tribes in western Washington released a comprehensive report on how climate change is hurting tribal treaty rights…
North Cascades mountain goats threatened by climate change
Mountain goats in the North Cascades have started to rebound over the past several years, but treaty tribes are concerned…
A better map of Squaxin Island will guide climate change response
A 3-dimensional model of Squaxin Island and Oakland Bay along with a new tidal record will help the Squaxin Island…
Squaxin Island Tribe eying climate change impacts
The Squaxin Island Tribe is taking a close look at how climate change, and specifically sea level rise, will impact…
Coastal tribes adapting to climate change
As climate change warms the earth, the coastal tribes of Washington are beginning to see the effects as storms increase…
Louisiana tribe may be first climate change refugees
A Louisiana tribe is on track to lose all of their ancestral land by 2019 to climate change. Washington coastal…