USFS Climate Gallery - Climate Vulnerability Assessment in the Northern Rocky Mountains StoryMap

The Northern Rocky Mountains Adaptation Partnership is a science-management partnership made up of 15 national forests in the U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Region, three national parks, the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain Research Stations, the University of Washington, and numerous other organizations and stakeholders. These organizations identified climate change issues relevant to resource management in the Northern Rocky Mountains (United States) and identified solutions that can minimize negative effects to facilitate the transition of ecosystems to a warmer climate.  

The Northern Rocky Mountains Adaptation Partnership provided education, conducted a climate change vulnerability assessment, and developed adaptation options for national forests and national parks that manage more than 28 million acres in northern Idaho, Montana, northwestern Wyoming, North Dakota, and northern South Dakota. The large number of adaptation options, many of which are a component of current management practice, provide a pathway for slowing the rate of deleterious change in resource conditions. Specifically, assessment information and adaptation options can be included in land management plans, National Environmental Policy Act documents, project plans, and restoration.