Approach
Integrate traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with western science to holistically manage for pine nuts and other values (e.g., sage grouse).
Tactics
- Emphasize preservation of stands with tribal significance.
- Enhance resilience of stands to fire and other threats by focusing on phase 0/1 pinyon/juniper and isolated pinyon/juniper trees surrounded by good sage grouse habitat.
- Look for opportunities to create strategic fuel breaks in contiguous woodland.
- Identify and protect areas suitable for pinyon under future climate conditions.
Sensitivity
Strategy
Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L.; Ho, J.J.; Little, N.J.; Joyce, L.A., eds. (2018). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Intermountain Region. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-375. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.