North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership

The final report from the Olympic Climate Change Case Study is available (September 2011):
Adapting to Climate Change at Olympic and National Forest and Olympic National Park (4.1 MB)

The Olympic Case Study included a vulnerability assessment and associated climate change adaptation options for managing fish, wildlife, vegetation, and roads on the Olympic Peninsula. It was the first joint NPS and USFS project on climate change adaptation in the country. NCAP is building off of this effort by extending the process to the North Cascadia region.

The following documents detail Forest Service and National Park Service strategies for responding to climate change:
 

• A Performance Scorecard for Implementing the Forest Service Climate Change Strategy
  UDSA Forest Service, July 2010 (PDF, 142 KB)
  
• National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change
  USDA Forest Service, July 2010 (PDF, 668 KB)
  
• National Park Service Climate Change Response Strategy
  National Park Service, September 2010 (PDF, 5.2 MB)
  

The Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington authored documents containing detailed scientific information on projected effects of climate change on natural resource sectors in Washington:
 

• The Washington Climate Impact Assessment, Executive Summary (PDF, 14.5 MB)
• The Washington Climate Impact Assessment, Complete Report (chapter by chapter)

Additional documents and links on climate change adaptation on FS and NPS lands (newest on top):

Peterson, David L.; Millar, Connie I.; Joyce, Linda A.; Furniss, Michael J.; Halofsky, Jessica E.; Neilson, Ronald P.; Morelli, Toni Lyn. 2011. Responding to Climate Change on National Forests: A Guidebook for Developing Adaptation Options. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-855. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 109 p. (PDF, 3.6 MB)

Peterson, David L., Jessica E. Halofsky, and Morris C. Johnson. 2011. Managing and Adapting to Changing Fire Regimes in a Warmer Climate. Ch. 10 In McKenzie, Donald, Carol Miller, and Donald A. Falk. The Landscape Ecology of Fire. Springer Verlag, New York, NY.

Littell, Jeremy S., David L. Peterson, Constance I. Millar, Kathy A. O’Halloran. 2011. U.S. National Forests Adapt To Climate Change Through Science-Management Partnerships Climatic Change doi: 10.1007/s10584-011-0066-0.(PDF, 492 KB)

Gaines, William L., David W. Peterson, Cameron A. Thomas, and Richy J. Harrod. 2010. Adaptations to Climate Change: Colville and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests (PDF, 722 KB)

Climate Change Science Program. 2008. Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) SAP 4.4: Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources (Final Report) (PDF) (910 pp, 16 MB).

Climate Change Links:
 

• The Forest Service Climate Change Resource Center
• NPS Climate Change Response Program