Regional Partnerships

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The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) has cultivated close connections with the public, private, and North American tribal groups and agencies responsible for managing the region’s water, forest, fishery, and coastal resources. These relationships are essential to ensure that our research efforts result in information and products that are not only useful, but also used to shape decisions in the Pacific Northwest (PNW).

As a result of our interaction with stakeholders, the CIG has gained a clear picture of the current use and perceived value of climate forecasts by natural resource managers, insight into their decision calendars, and an understanding of institutional barriers to adaptability. Stakeholders benefit from the development of improved tools and information for planning, such as resource forecasts and regional- and resource-specific interpretations of global climate change.

CIG Stakeholder Community

Below we list many of the federal, state, local, tribal, and private agencies, organizations, and businesses in the PNW with whom the CIG interacts. These interactions include specific research partnerships, technical assistance, and general outreach.

Local Level

Central Puget Sound Water Suppliers' Forum
City of Tualatin, Oregon
King County, Washington
Local watershed planning units (Washington State)
Portland Water Bureau
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
Puget Sound Energy
Seattle City Council
Seattle City Light
Seattle Public Utilities
Tacoma Power and Light
Thurston County, Washington

State Level

Alaska Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Water Resources
Idaho Department of Water Resources
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
Oregon Department of Water Resources
State Governor’s Offices (Washington, Oregon, Idaho)
State Legislatures (Washington, Oregon, Idaho)
Washington Department of Agriculture
Washington Department of Ecology
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Washington Department of Health
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Washington Division of Emergency Management
Washington State Office of Financial Management

Federal Level

Bonneville Power Administration
International Pacific Halibut Commission
National Marine Fisheries Service [Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the Alaska Fisheries Science Center]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, River Forecast Center
National Park Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Congress, PNW delegation
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geologic Survey

Tribal

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Other

BC Hydro (British Columbia, Canada)
Idaho Power Company
National Wildlife Federation
North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Oregon State University, Coastal Impacts
PNW news media (print and broadcast)
Sustainable Development Research Institute, University of British Columbia
University of Idaho
Wild Salmon Center