Snowmobile group passing bison near Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Montana and Wyoming. Click on the image for a larger view and source information. Source : . National ...

Visitors hike the Cliff Shelf Nature Trail, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Click on the image for a larger view and source information. Source : . National Park Service NPGallery. ...

The Bighorn River—found below the Afterbay Dam in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming and Montana—is a world-class trout fishing area. Click on the image for a larger view and source ...

Summary: Recreation and tourism are an important part of the Northern Great Plains economy. Climate change is likely to impact the ecosystems that support outdoor recreation and alter where and when people choose to recreate outdoors.

Native prairie in North Dakota, in the Prairie Pothole Region of the Northern Great Plains. Click on the image for source information. Source : . USFWS Mountain-Prairie Flickr Account. I ...

The 2017 wildfire season in Montana burned across more than 1.25 million acres and was likely the largest in the state's history in more than 100 years. Climate warming is increasing the severity of w ...

Invasive Russian olive trees growing on ranchland on the Crow Indian Reservation. Click on the image for source information. Source : . Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United State ...

Native fish species are some of the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Adaptation efforts include working to restore the form and function of streams and rivers. Click on the image for ...

Monthly averages of runoff across the Missouri River Basin for four time periods for the RCP4.5 (left) and RCP 8.5 (right) emission scenarios based on 30 CMIP5 global climate model projections. Solid ...

Adaptive Management: The U. S. Department of the Interior Applications Guide Published : . April 2012. Adaptive management is a means of facilitating decision making and helping to r ...