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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New Ag-Resilience Projections Released for Tribal Lands

Detailed future projections for 633 tribal areas focus on agricultural environmental variables

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

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 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.

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.

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

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.

ECHOES OF WATER: The Santa Cruz River’s Legacy

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

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.

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.

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.

View of desert canyon with road cutting through mountain pass

ECHOES OF WATER: The Santa Cruz River’s Legacy

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

Building Capacity: Project Focus Areas

Greenhouse at Salish Kootenai College

Agriculture

Identifying information needs of Native American farmers and ranchers

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Agricultural Data

Enhancing environmental monitoring and data services on Tribal lands

Group standing near edge of cliff on Navajo reservation

K-12 Education

Creating place-based lesson plans for Native teachers