E. temperate forests
This category has the most forested lands, when comparing between federal, private, or public.
What is private ownership?
This is knowledge and practices generated and passed down by indigenous people across generations, informed by cultural memories
What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge?
Of the following options, this type of species is most at risk from climate change. 1 Warm adapted species, 2 low elevation species or 3 high elevation species.
What is high elevation species?
Canada currently charges a price for this type of pollution in an effort to transition to renewable energy.
What is carbon capture?
This region of temperate forest includes the Piedmont, stretching from Alabama to the Delaware peninsula
What is the Southeastern pine oak region?
This stewardship agreement enabled collaboration between federal agencies and Tribal governments in managing land and natural resources - especially on areas adjacent to one another
What is the Tribal Forest Protection Act?
This type of habitat is likely more vulnerable to changes in temperature and rainfall patterns, which is a problem because the habitat can help reduce storm surge and flooding
What are wetlands?
A 2024 study suggests that testing and measurements of air quality need to be increased in this factor (future measures need to be more _____)
These models are designed to predict the future of potential carbon dioxide emissions and possible reductions in atmospheric levels. (anagram as RCP)
What is Representative Concentration Pathways?
This tree species found in mixed hardwood forest is functionally extirpated from the US (i.e. gone from the wild)
What is American Chestnut?
BONUS - Name another keystone tree species that was also mentioned as being endangered by nonnative insects and pathogens
This collaborative governing body sets standards and regulations for Tribal wood harvest and forestry practices
What is the Intertribal Timber Council?
This environmental factor was mentioned as a threat to timber production because it will decrease growth rates of southern pine species.
What is heat stress?
What is fine particulate matter?
This is the body/group that initially developed RCP models addressing climate change predictions into the future
What is the intergovernmental panel on climate change? (IPCC)
Together these make up the Two Eyed Seeing approach.
What are Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science?
This indigenous culture historically used fire to improve habitat for deer and elk, and improve growth of harvestable plants (like huckleberries)
Who are the Kootenai?
These three terms outline the possible outcomes for a species facing a specific ecological threat. (your response will have 3 terms)
adaptation (adapting); moving (migrating/relocating); declining (extinction)
This is the goal of the 2030 Emissions Reduction plan - a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by what percent compared to 2005 levels?
What is 40%? (30% as a previous target also acceptable)
Outline a difference between RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5
What is [answers will vary]?
Regional drying trends have these two specific effects related to wildfire.
What are increasing severity and reducing window of opportunity for safely conducting prescribed burns.
One article focused on this particular indigenous group and a partnership to preserve a species of plant useful for basket weaving. (Your response will include the indigenous people and the plant species)
What is the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and white oak?
These are two types of diversity that will help make tree nurseries more robust/resilient.
What are species and genetic diversity?
What is the EPA and 9 micrograms per cubic meter?
Jobs in the clean energy sector are estimated to grow by this number by 2050. (answer in millions please, must be within 0.3 million)
What is 2.68 million?