Northwest Climate Hub About Topics Climate Impacts Actions & Resources Newsletter

About the Northwest Climate Hub

The Northwest Climate Hub encompasses Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of the Hub is to deliver science-based knowledge and practical information to farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and Native American tribes that will help them to adapt to climate change.
Alaska yellow-cedar. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Conservation Planning to Manage Alaska Yellow-Cedar
Climate change poses challenges to successful Alaska yellow-cedar management, yet the species is of high ecological, economic, and cultural importance. A group of private and public entities is collaborating to integrate their research and data collection activities to address its decline and support an adaptive, multiple-use management model.
Smoke at Umpqua National Forest in Oregon
Fire Information for the Northwest
Resources and information on fires, smoke, and air quality in the Northwest region (AK, OR, ID, WA).
Current Drought Map
The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Recent Additions

Northwest Drought Workshop 2020

Agenda, recordings and links to drought-related resources from the 2020 Northwest Drought Workshop.

Climate Change Adaptation Planning Documents of the Northwest

This page includes a growing list of climate change adaptation plans organized by audience level, including regional, state, county, Tribes, Tribal Nations, Indian Nations, Alaska Native Villages, community scales, and more.  

Ridgeway Farms, Alaska Case Study

Ridgeway Farms is an original homestead family farm that is part of the Kenai Peninsula farming community. Abby Ala and four generations of her family have been working the land since 1948 and are currently planning for future change.

Bushes Bunches Produce Stand, Alaska Case Study

Bushes Bunches has developed a long list of adaptation approaches and adoption strategies to address short and long-term climate impacts to their operation. Case study details are provided here.

What We Know About Climate Change and Northwest Huckleberries

Fire and forest management practices play important roles in the current and future success of huckleberry across the Northwest. As we learn more about huckleberry habitat locations, our ability to monitor and adapt management over the short and long-term…


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