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Wet Wells: Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Control by Michael Alvidrez – PowerPoint Presentation at the USET 2020 Tribal Utility Summit
Wet Wells: Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Control by Jerry Bidleman – PowerPoint Presentation at the USET 2020 Tribal Utility Summit
Basic Water Quality Parameters for Water Operators by Greg Starlin – PowerPoint Presentation at the USET 2020 Tribal Utility Summit
National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
The purpose of the National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy is to inspire and enable natural resource administrators, elected officials, and other decision makers to take action to adapt to a changing climate. Adaptation actions are vital to sustaining the nation’s ecosystems and natural resources — as…
Advancing The National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy into a New Decade
In 2009, at the behest of Congress, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the US Department of the Interior (DOI) were asked to develop a national, government-wide climate adaptation strategy for fish, wildlife, plants, and ecosystems. In doing so, the U.S. Federal Government recognized the immensity of climate…
Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report – 2021
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…
Informational Report: The Unmet Infrastructure Needs of Tribal Communities and Alaska Native Villages in Process of Relocating
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…
USGS Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT)
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…
Union of Concerned Scientists – Texas Invasive Species
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,…
Texas A&M – Forest Action Plan
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…
Texas Coastal Resilience Masterplan – March 2017
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
Georgetown Climate Center – Preparing for Climate Change in Texas
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…