AN Arid Lands Resilience Project

Sustaining water resources and agriculture in a changing world

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Updated agricultural projections for 633 U.S. Tribal Areas

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Native Waters on Arid Lands project featured in World Drought Atlas

The Native Waters on Arid Lands project was recently featured in the 2024 World Drought Atlas, a 175-page hardcover reference book for decision-makers detailing drought impacts and adaptation solutions from around the world. Published by the European Commission Joint...
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New Ag-Resilience Projections Released for Tribal Lands

Detailed future projections for 633 tribal areas focus on agricultural environmental variables
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MyRAINge Log: A new tool for tracking rangeland precipitation

For farmers and ranchers in the western US, figuring out how many animals the rangelands can support can be challenging when there is a lack of site-specific data on environmental conditions such as rainfall. To help with this, the University of Arizona and the USDA...
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Native educational poster contest begins

Our education team is holding a poster contest! We're looking for talented artists to create poster designs for K-12 classrooms on a variety of themes, which were developed by teachers during a workshop in Fallon, Nevada in 2024. This contest is open to Indigenous...
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Resilience Reporters Share Stories at Indigenous Climate Conference

In September, our team of resilience reporters traveled to the 2024 National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference in Anchorage, Alaska.

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MyRAINge Log: A new tool for tracking rangeland precipitation

MyRAINge Log: A new tool for tracking rangeland precipitation

For farmers and ranchers in the western US, figuring out how many animals the rangelands can support can be challenging when there is a lack of site-specific data on environmental conditions such as rainfall. To help with this, the University of Arizona and the USDA...

Native educational poster contest begins

Native educational poster contest begins

Our education team is holding a poster contest! We're looking for talented artists to create poster designs for K-12 classrooms on a variety of themes, which were developed by teachers during a workshop in Fallon, Nevada in 2024. This contest is open to Indigenous...

Resilience Stories

Echoes of Water: The Legacy of the Santa Cruz River

Author Shecota Rae Nalwood Nez explores the history and future of the Santa Cruz River in a changing climate.

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Victoria

A poem by Gina McGuire honors the ancestral home of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples, connected to her own island home by humpback whales that summer in northern waters and winter in Hawaiʻi.

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The Tohono O’odham Himdag: Challenging the Climate Science View on Indigenous Climate Impacts 

The Tohono O’odham Himdag (way of living in the world) has guided our actions since time immemorial. It also holds valuable lessons for the future. By Mary C. Wilson.

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Renewal

A poem by Andra Hawk-Valdez walks us through the cycle of the seasons as storms build, fires burn, winds clear the air, and all is renewed.

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The Needles in My Path

Poet Andra Hawk-Valdez notices the effects of drought on the grasses during an evening walk at the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

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Victoria

A poem by Gina McGuire honors the ancestral home of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples, connected to her own island home by humpback whales that summer in northern waters and winter in Hawaiʻi.

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Building Capacity: Project Focus Areas

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Agriculture

Identifying information needs of Native American farmers and ranchers

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Data & Projections

Enhancing environmental monitoring and data services on Tribal lands

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K-12 Education

Creating place-based lesson plans for Native teachers