Southwest Washington Adaptation Partners (SWAP)

SWAP Approach & Schedule

Develop a science-management partnership comprised of key personnel from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, USFS Pacific Northwest Region, Pacific Northwest Research Station, and other interest groups.
Develop a climate change vulnerability assessment that addresses the following priority resource areas: aquatic systems, vegetation and disturbance, special habitats, and ecosystem services and recreation.
Convene a workshop for the science- management partnership, resource specialists, and other interested parties, identify and discuss the most significant vulnerabilities to climate change in southwest Washington, and develop specific adaptation strategies and tactics, focusing on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Compile all information into a living document; conduct peer review and publish a USFS General Technical Report.

SWAP is a Forest Service science-management collaboration with the goals of
1. Increasing climate change awareness;
2. Assessing vulnerability of cultural and natural resources; and
3. Developing science-based adaptation strategies and incorporating them into management of federal lands in southwest Washington.
SWAP is an Adaptation Partners Project.
October 2019: The SWAP GTR has been published!

Hudec, Jessica L.; Halofsky, Jessica E.; Peterson, David L.; Ho, Joanne J., eds. 2019. Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in southwest Washington. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-977. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 249 p.
April 26, 2016: SWAP Climate Change Workshop