On-the-Ground Adaptation

The On-the-Ground Adaptation Roundtable

This roundtable is focused on developing case study examples of on-the-ground fire and climate adaptation projects that are being implemented by practitioners. These case studies describe the project goals, team members, successes and challenges, and lessons learned. To develop these case studies, the roundtable has partnered with the Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox. The group has also convened workshops (both virtual and in-person) to network with practitioners and learn what information they find to be most useful for their work.


Adaptive Silviculture Case Study

In collaboration with the Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox (CCAST) Team, the SWFireCAP highlighted its first case study on the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change Project in the San Juan National Forest, providing an example of a co-developed project aimed at helping forests resist, be resilient to, or transition to meet the impacts of projected future climate conditions in fire-adapted ecosystems.

Meet the On-the-Ground Adaptation Roundtable Members

Alicia Azpeleta Tarancon

Northern Arizona University


Amanda Leinberger

Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, University of Arizona

Andi Thode

Southwest Fire Science Consortium, Northern Arizona University

Anita Rose

USDA Forest Service - Region 3

Annie Elko

Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Ariel Léger

Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox, University of Arizona

Carolyn Enquist

Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Clare Aslan

Northern Arizona University

Conception Flores

USDA Forest Service Office of Sustainability and Climate

Corinne Diggins

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Southwest Region

Courtney Peterson

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, & Colorado State University

Donna Shorrock

USDA Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Region

Emile Elias

USDA Southwest Climate Hub

Larry Fisher

Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox, University of Arizona

Lauren Kramer

USDA Southwest Climate Hub

Molly McCormick

Southwest Fire Science Consortium, Northern Arizona University

Nikki Cooley

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Tzeidle Wasserman

Ecological Restoration Institute

Windy Bunn

National Park Service - Regions 6, 7, and 8

For more information about the SWFireCAP On-the-Ground Adaptation Roundtable and to learn how to get involved, contact SWFireCAP Coordinator, Sarah LeRoy at swfirecap@gmail.com