Increase soil resistance and resilience to climate change

Approach

Tactics

Maintain and increase soil cover within potential to mitigate heating of the soil to reduce carbon loss, evaporation, and runoff.
Categorize soils for their resilience to climate change through completion of soil climate vulnerability mapping at various scales.
Utilize grazing management systems that can respond quickly to short term periods of drought and temperature increases.
Promote native plant species and plant diversity that is adapted to the projected soil properties.
Focus restoration efforts on areas that can support management objectives.

Sensitivity

• Warmer temperatures and drier conditions may decrease soil productivity

Strategy

Sustain fundamental physical and ecological functions