Reports and handouts:

• Climate Change Primer: Tillamook Estuaries Trends and Projections
• EPA’s Being Prepared for Climate Change Workbook
• Climate Ready Estuaries: Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas
• Climate Change in the Tillamook Bay Watershed. 2013. OCCRI.

Located on the North Coast of Oregon, the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is dedicated to protecting and restoring five Tillamook County estuaries and watersheds. The Geos Institute is assisting the TEP in conducting a Vulnerability Assessment to assess climate risks to Tillamook Estuaries resources, including wildlife, fisheries, forestry, and water. We will follow the process outlined in the EPA’s workbook on developing Risk-based Adaptation Plans to identify risks and prioritize them for action.

The Geos Institute has been working in our own backyard and helping the residents of Ashland, Oregon address climate change. We are currently focused on three endeavors:

• Ashland's Climate and Energy Action Planning Process
• Climate Change Vulnerability in Ashland the Rogue Valley (a Geos Institute report)
• The Ashland Climate Challenge

A collaboration with the Cities of Austin and Killeen, Texas and A Nurtured World

Reports and Online Presentations:

• Report: Future of Extreme Weather in Austin, Texas
• Don't feel like reading another report? Try our online Prezi presentation with voiceover: "Hot Enough Yet?" 

Austin and Killeen, Texas have experienced many temperature and precipitation extremes in the last decade. As climate change accelerates, we can expect more days of extreme heat, fewer overnight freezes, and more frequent periods of drought than there have been historically. Many of the long-term impacts can be avoided if emissions are reduced, creating a more positive future for residents of Central Texas.

Most people experience climate through the extremes. Crops are affected when temperatures drop below freezing, and we change our behavior when the day’s high is over 100° F. Thus, we assessed recent and future change in the extremes for the communities of Fort Hood/Killeen and Austin, Texas. We provide information on extreme heat, low temperatures, extended drought, and wildfire.

Reports and Handouts:

• Executive Summary
• Final Report
• Map Projection Packet
• Handout

The Geos Institute is working with Provost and Pritchard Consulting, Bobby Kamansky Ecological Consulting, and many others to develop a water management plan for the Southern Sierra that is resilient to climate change.

The state of California has committed to an integrated approach to managing its water resources. This approach, called Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) planning, brings together water-related interests to plan for sustainable water use, reliable supply, improved water quality, ecologically sound management, low use development, protection of agriculture, and a strong local economy.