A presentation by Bob Gough of the Council on Utility Policy (COUP) that was presented at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency tribal engagement workshop held in Rapid City, South Dakota September 17-18, 2014.
Presentation given at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop that took place September 17-18, 2014 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Discusses the work done by the High Plains Regional Climate Center and how they take weather data and turn it into an end product that is usable by stakeholders.
A presentation by Dr. Dennis Todey that was presented at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop that took place in Rapid City, South Dakota September 17-18, 2014. Provides a good deal of data on the climate of the region and the United States as a whole.
A presentation given by Valerie Small of Wolf Mountain Environmental at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency Workshop that was held November 17-18, 2014. Presentation takes a look at riparian ecosystems on the southern Montana Crow Reservation and discusses native plants like the plains cottonwood and investigates how invasive species such as the Russian olive are harming these natives plants. The potential for loss of cultural expression by these tribes as a result of the loss of native plants important in medicine and ceremony is also touched on.
Presentation given at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop held September 17-18, 2014 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Discusses extreme weather events that have occurred in the Missouri River Basin over the last decade and the damage they caused. Presentation also provides various resources for stakeholders that deal with weather and drought in the High Plains.
A presentation by Al Kuslikis of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium that took place during the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop in Rapid City, South Dakota September 17-18, 2014. Presentation discusses the role tribal colleges and universities (TCUS) can play in monitoring drought conditions and responding to them.
This report provides an overview of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) sponsored Oklahoma Water Supply Reliability and Management Challenge (Drought Challenge).
NIDIS requires evaluation of its pilots in order to determine whether efforts should move from the prototype stage to fully-fledged regional drought early warning information systems (DEWS). The results of evaluation directly inform that process and future improvements in NIDIS.
Drought planning techniques and technologies for ranchers and rangeland advisors, including an introduction to the planning process, monitoring and setting critical dates, assessing drought impacts and evaluating grazing strategies, making stocking decisions, and determining the financial impacts of drought management.
August 2014 drought newsletter of the California-Nevada Climate Applications Program.