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The Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report seeks to uplift and honor the voices of Indigenous peoples across the U.S. to increase understanding of Tribal lifeways, cultures, and worldviews, the climate change impacts Tribal Nations are experiencing, the solutions they are implementing, and ways that all of…

This informational report outlines the unmet infrastructure needs of Tribal communities and Alaska Native Villages in the process of relocating to higher ground as a direct result of the impacts of climate change. The information from this report was compiled in 2020. The BIA acknowledges that while the information…

Before we can project range shifts with climate change, it’s important that we understand invasive species’ current distributions and potential to spread, given today’s climate. While distribution maps for individual invasive plants exist, they tend to be inconsistent in the sources of occurrence data, modeling processes, spatial resolution, and…

Various agencies have jurisdiction over different types of invasive species. Consequently, there has never been a comprehensive statewide tally and the total number of invasive species is still unknown. There are, at minimum, the following number of invasive species: 67 terrestrial plants, 12 aquatic/wetland plants, 10 mammals, 4 birds,…

The 2008 Farm Bill required each state to assess the forest conditions and trends within their boundaries, delineate priority forest landscapes, and identify the issues, threats, and opportunities facing these landscapes. Five primary issues were identified based on input from interested stakeholders from across the state 1) Urban Forest…

From the mouth of the Rio Grande River to the Sabine River, the Texas shoreline is ecologically diverse and biologically productive. Its habitats maintain native plant and animal populations, provide nurseries, nesting and foraging areas for fish and wildlife, and reduce the impacts of coastal hazards. Access the Resource

Texas has not developed a statewide adaptation plan. Other resources from the Adaptation Clearinghouse, which have been developed by the state and localities to help communities prepare for climate change. These resources have been assembled in one convenient place by the Georgetown Climate Center, along with links to climate adaptation…

Mississippi is home to a number of invasive plants and insect species that pose a significant threat to our forests. Mississippi Forestry Commission is involved in several programs to help combat these invasive species. Access the Resource

In the coming decades, Mississippi will become warmer, and both floods and droughts may be more severe. Unlike most of the nation, Mississippi did not become warmer during the last 50 to 100 years. But soils have become drier, annual rainfall has increased, more rain arrives in heavy downpours,…

The primary objectives of the Forest Protection Division are the detection, suppression and prevention of wildfires in the forestlands of Louisiana. There are 18.9 million acres of land under fire protection by the agency. Louisiana’s wildfire occurrence is “high” by regional and national standards. Without the effort and dedication…

The state of Louisiana is blessed with abundant natural resources. Commerce stemming from the State’s timber assets is second only to State’s petroleum and natural gas industry and provides thousands of jobs within the state’s top renewable industry. Abundant water, a sub-tropical climate, and high-quality soils form the foundation…

Louisiana’s coast is a precious natural, economic, and cultural resource. It is an area rich in ecological abundance that supports world-class commercial and recreational fisheries and is home to an array of waterfowl, migratory birds, reptiles, and amphibians. It is an area that maintains five of the top 12…