Synthesize the best available scientific information to assess climate change vulnerability and develop adaption options in south central Oregon in order to understand and mitigate potentially adverse
effects of climate change on natural resources and ecosystem services.
Develop a framework and tools for resource managers to incorporate the best available science into landscape/planning assessments, resource management and planning, resource monitoring, project design,
NEPA analysis, conservation strategies, and State Wildlife Action Plan updates.
SCOAP is a Forest Service science-management
collaboration with the goals of
Increasing climate change awareness;
Assessing vulnerability of cultural and natural resources; and
Developing science-based adaptation strategies and incorporating them into management of
federal lands in south central Oregon
January 2018: Our final report has been published! South Central Oregon Adaptation Partners General Technical Report
Halofsky, Jessica E.; Peterson, David L.; Ho, Joanne J., eds. 2019. Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in south-central Oregon. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-974. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 473 p.
March 15-16, 2016: Vulnerability and Adaptation Workshop, Eagle Crest Resort, Redmond, Oregon View agenda
