US Forest Service Vulnerability Assessments

April 2016

US Forest Service Vulnerability Assessments Compiled by Office of Sustainability and Climate Change (w/ input from R/S/A Climate Change Coordinators)

Region Name Location Resources Report R-1 Northern Rockies Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, Nez  Hydrology Draft GTR is process. Adaptation Partnership Perce-Clearwater, Glacier,  Fisheries Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Custer,  Wildlife Website: Gallatin, Helena, Lewis and Clark,  Recreation http://adaptationpartners.org/nrap/index.php Bitterroot, Flathead, Lolo, Custer,  Forest vegetation Bridger Teton, Caribou-Targhee,  Non-forest and Shoshone National Forests, vegetation Dakota Prairie National Grassland  Disturbance  Ecosystem services Also: Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Glacier National Park R-1 Nez Perce-Clearwater Nez Perce and Clearwater National  Forested vegetation Vulnerability Assessment (natural resources): National Forests Forests  Non-forested http://ecoadapt.org/data/documents/EcoAdapt_NPC vegetation WNF_VulnerabilityAssessment_v3_4Dec2014_smallr  Aquatic systems es.pdf  Terrestrial species  Freshwater species Vulnerability Assessment (socioeconomic):  Ecosystem services http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/s  Cultural resources telprd3804265.pdf  Recreation Adaptation Report: http://ecoadapt.org/data/documents/NPCWAdaptati onWorkshopReport_Final_14Apr2015.pdf

R-1 Watershed Vulnerability All lands in Lolo National Forest  Infrastructure In review for publication Assessment Lolo National  Hydrology Forest  Infrastructure R-1 A Climate Change Nez Perce-Clearwater National  Aquatic systems http://ecoadapt.org/data/documents/EcoAdapt_NPC Vulnerability Assessment Forests  Vegetation WNF_VulnerabilityAssessment_v3_4Dec2014_smallr April 2016

for Resources of Nez Perce-  Wildlife es.pdf Clearwater National Forests Conducted by EcoAdapt in partnership with the forest plan revision Team

R-1 Kootenai Idaho Panhandle Kootenai and Idaho Panhandle  Aquatic Systems http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/s Zone Climate Change National Forest  Vegetation telprdb5345936.pdf Report  Ecosystem services  Disturbance  Wildlife  Special Areas  Socio-economic

R-2 San Juan/Tres Rios Climate San Juan National Forest  Terrestrial Contact Trey Schillie to obtain a copy of the Change Ecosystem ecosystems assessment – [email protected]. Vulnerability Assessment  Riparian ecosystems  Special species and habitats R-2 Climate Change on the Shoshone National Forest  Terrestrial and Contact Trey Schillie to obtain a copy of the Shoshone National Forest, aquatic ecosystems assessment – [email protected]. Wyoming  Hydrology  Disturbance  Fisheries  Wildlife

R-2 Assessing the Vulnerability GMUG and White River National  Watersheds Contact Trey Schillie to obtain a copy of the of Watersheds to Climate Forests assessment – [email protected]. Change R-2 Regional-Scale Climate Arapaho and Roosevelt, Grand  Infrastructure Contact Trey Schillie to obtain a copy of the Change Vulnerability Mesa, Uncompahre, and Gunnison, assessment – [email protected]. Assessment for Pike-San Isabel, Rio Grande, San Infrastructure in the Juan, White River, Black Hills, National Forests and Bighorn, Medicine Bow-Routt, and Grasslands of the Rocky Shoshone National Forests and April 2016

Mountain Region Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands.

Pawnee, Cimarron-Comanche, and Thunder Basin National Grasslands. R-2 Rocky Mountain Region Arapaho and Roosevelt, Grand  Vegetation Final GTRs unfinished. Drafts available upon request. Vulnerability Assessments Mesa, Uncompahre, and Gunnison, Pike-San Isabel, Rio Grande, San Other: Juan, White River, Black Hills,  Glaciated Valleys Bighorn, Medicine Bow-Routt, and  Low-Gradient Shoshone National Forests and Streams Nebraska National Forests and  Great Plains Streams Grasslands.  Alpine  Sub-alpine Spruce- Pawnee, Cimarron-Comanche, and Fir Thunder Basin National Grasslands.  Ponderosa Pine R-2 Gunnison Basin Climate GMUG National Forest  Terrestrial http://wwa.colorado.edu/publications/reports/TNC- Change Vulnerability Ecosystems CNHP-WWA- Assessment  Aquatic Ecosystems UAF_GunnisonClimChangeVulnAssess_Report_2012. pdf

R-3 Assessing Climate Change Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino,  Upland ecosystems Contact Priya Shahani for a copy of the assessment: Vulnerability for Coronado, Kaibab, Prescott, Tonto, [email protected]. Ecosystems of the Carson, Cibola, Gila, Lincoln and Southwestern U.S. Santa Fe National Forests R-3 Socio-Economic Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino,  Socio-economic Contact Priya Shahani for a copy of the assessment: Vulnerability to Climate- Coronado, Kaibab, Prescott, Tonto,  Ecosystem services [email protected]. Related Changes to Carson, Cibola, Gila, Lincoln and National Forests in the Santa Fe National Forests Southwest R-4 Intermountain Adaptation Ashley, Boise, Bridger-Teton, Dixie,  Physical Resources In progress. Partnership Fishlake, Manti-LaSal, Payette,  Vegetation Salmon-Challis, Sawtooth, Caribou-  Terrestrial species Website: Targhee, Humboldt-Toiyabe, and  Aquatic species http://adaptationpartners.org/iap/index.php April 2016

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National  Infrastructure Forests  Recreation  Cultural heritage  Ecosystem Services  Disturbance

R-5 Climate Adaptation Project Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra,  Forested vegetation Climate Report: for the Sierra Nevada Sequoia, Inyo, Eldorado, Tahoe,  Non-forested http://ecoadapt.org/data/documents/GeosInstitute2 Humboldt-Toiyabe, and Stanislaus vegetation 013SierraProjections_FINAL.pdf National Forests; Lake Tahoe Basin  Aquatic systems Management Unit;  Terrestrial species Vulnerability Assessment:  Freshwater species http://ecoadapt.org/data/documents/EcoAdapt_CAL Also: Kings Canyon/Sequoia and  Ecosystem services CC_SierraNevadaVulnerabilityAssessment_26Feb201 Yosemite National Parks 4.pdf

Adaptation Report: http://ecoadapt.org/data/documents/EcoAdapt_CAL CC_SierraNevadaAdaptationStrategies_26Feb2014.p df

Website: www.ecoadapt.org/programs/adaptation- consultations/calcc

R-5 Southern California Climate Cleveland, Los Padres, San  Forested vegetation In progress. Adaptation Project Bernardino, and Angeles National  Non-forested Forests vegetation Website:  Aquatic systems www.ecoadapt.org/programs/adaptation- consultations/socal

R-5 Northern California Climate Six Rivers, Klamath, Shasta-Trinity,  Forested vegetation Just beginning. Adaptation Project and Mendocino National Forests;  Non-forested vegetation Website: Also: BLM lands in the Arcata and  Aquatic systems http://ecoadapt.org/programs/adaptation- April 2016

Redding field office areas and  Terrestrial species consultations/usfs portions of the Ukiah field office  Freshwater species area  Ecosystem services R-6 Blue Mountains Adaptation Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla and  Vegetation Complete; report in draft form below Partnership Malheur National Forests  Hydrology & infrastructure http://adaptationpartners.org/bmap/docs/BMAP_fin  Fisheries al.pdf

R-6 North Cascadia Adaptation Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National  Hydrology http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr892.pdf Partnership Forest, Okanogan-Wenatchee  Vegetation National Forest  Wildlife  Fisheries Also: North Cascades National Park Complex, and Mount Rainier National Park R-6 South Central Oregon Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, and  Hydrology & In progress. Adaptation Partnership Ochoco National Forests, Crooked infrastructure River National Grassland  Ground water Website: dependent ecosystems http://adaptationpartners.org/scoap/index.php Also: Crater Lake National Park  Fisheries  Wildlife  Forested vegetation  Non-forested vegetation  Disturbance  Recreation  Ecosystem services R-6 Southwest Washington Gifford Pinchot National Forest  Fisheries In progress. Adaptation Partnership  Vegetation  Disturbance Website:  Special habitats http://adaptationpartners.org/swap/index.php  Ecosystem services  Recreation

April 2016

R-6 Olympic Adaptation Olympic National Forest  Hydrology and roads Complete: Partnership  Fish http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr844.pdf Also: Olympic National Park  Vegetation  Wildlife

R-6 The Rogue Basin Action Rogue Basin  Vegetation Plan for Resilient  Agriculture Complete: Watersheds & Forests in a  Disturbance http://www.mfpp.org/wp- Changing Climate  Hydrology content/uploads/2011/04/SOFRC-Watersheds-and-  Ecosystem services Forests-Climate-Adaptation-Plan-FINAL21.pdf  Economics

R-6 Climate Change and Forest National Forests in Oregon and  Tree species Complete: Trees in the Pacific Washington http://ecoshare.info/projects/ccft/ Northwest: A Vulnerability Assessment and Recommended Actions for National Forests R-8 Climate Change Adaptation National forests in Alabama,  Disturbance Complete – Book and Mitigation National Forests in Mississippi,  Hydrology https://www.crcpress.com/Climate-Change- Management Options National Forests in North Carolina,  Ecosystems services Adaptation-and-Mitigation-Management-Options-A- (CCAMMO) Ouachita, Ozark – St. Francis,  Species and habitats Guide-for/Vose-Klepzig/9781466572751 Apalachicola, Ocala, Osceola,  Recreation Chattahoochee-Oconee, Daniel Boone, Land between the lakes National Recreation Area, Kisatchie,, El Yunque, Francis Marion & Sumter, Cherokee, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, and George Washington and Jefferson National Forests R-8 Southeast Regional National forests in Alabama,  Disturbance Complete Vulnerability Assessment National Forests in Mississippi,  Hydrology http://climatehubs.oce.usda.gov/sites/default/files/S National Forests in North Carolina,  Wildlife outheast%20Vulnerability%20Assessment April 2016

Ouachita, Ozark – St. Francis,  Fisheries %20Final.pdf Apalachicola, Ocala, Osceola,  Recreation Chattahoochee-Oconee, Daniel  Working land issues Boone, Land between the lakes National Recreation Area, Kisatchie,, El Yunque, Francis Marion & Sumter, Cherokee, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, and George Washington and Jefferson National Forests R-8 North Carolina’s Emerging North Carolina, subregional  Disturbance Complete Forest Threats:  Hydrology http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/42328 management Options for  Wildlife Healthy Forests  Fisheries  Recreation

R-8 Protecting Your Forest National forests in Alabama,  Disturbance Complete Asset: Managing Risks in National Forests in Mississippi,  Hydrology http://www.pinemap.org/publications/fact- Changing Times National Forests in North Carolina,  Wildlife sheets/Protecting_Your_Forest_Asset.pdf Ouachita, Ozark – St. Francis,  Fisheries Apalachicola, Ocala, Osceola,  Recreation Chattahoochee-Oconee, Daniel Boone, Land between the lakes National Recreation Area, Kisatchie,, El Yunque, Francis Marion & Sumter, Cherokee, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, and George Washington and Jefferson National Forests R-9 Climate Change Response Allegheny, Chequamegon-Nicolet,  Vegetation Published: Framework Chippewa, Green Mountain &  Terrestrial species Finger Lakes, Hiawatha, Hoosier,  Disturbance  Wisconsin: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/46393 Huron-Manistee, Mark Twain,  Hydrology  Michigan: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/45688 Monongahela, Ottawa, Shawnee,  Ecosystem function April 2016

Superior, Wayne, and White  Management  Minnesota: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/45939 Mountain National Forests Implications  Central Hardwoods: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/45430

 Central Appalachians: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/47885

In process:

 Mid-Atlantic

 New England

 Urban

Website: www.forestadaptation.org/vulnerabilityassessment

R-10 Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest  Fisheries Vulnerability Assessment Report:  Vegetation http://ecoadapt.org/data/documents/EcoAdapt_Ton  Water gass_VulnerabilityAssessmentReport_FINAL_22Nov2 14_smallres.pdf

R-10 Climate Change Chugach National Forest  Hydrology Draft available upon request. Vulnerability Assessment  Wildlife for the Chugach National  Vegetation Forest and the Kenai Peninsula April 2016

Other reports with a climate change and vulnerability component

R-8 Southern Forests Futures Southern Region  Comprehensive Complete – Multiple GTRs Project http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/futures/

R-8 Francis Marion National Francis Marion National Forest,  Comprehensive Complete (Draft) Forest Plan Assessment South Atlantic Coastal Plain http://www.fs.fed.us/im http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/landmanageme /directives/fsh/1909.12/ nt/planning/?cid=stelprdb5393142 wo_1909.12_10.docx CCRC Adaptation Example http://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/climate- projects/adaptation-examples/francis-marion- national-forest

U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit – Taking Action https://toolkit.climate.gov/taking- action/incorporating-climate-change-new-forest- management-plan

R-8 El Yunque National Forest El Yunque National Forest,  Terrestrial Complete (Draft) Plan Assessment Caribbean ecosystems http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/elyunque/landmanag  Aquatic ecosystems ement/planning/?cid=stelprdb5411336  Ecosystem services GTR (Final)  Hydrology http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45918  Wildlife  Socio-economic  Cultural April 2016

R-8 Nantahala-Pisgah National Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest,  Aquatic ecosystems Complete (Draft) Forest Plan Assessment Southern Appalachian  Hydrology http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/home/?  Recreation cid=stelprdb5436772  Disturbance

R-8 National Forests in Texas Angelina National Forest, Sabine  Comprehensive In progress (FY16) Plan Assessment National Forest, Sam Houston National Forest, Davy Crockett National Forest ALL Template for Assessing National, regional, subregional tool  Comprehensive Ongoing Literature Review Climate Change Impacts http://www.taccimo.info/ and Management Options (TACCIMO) GTR (Final) http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45382