Climate Change in the Northwest Implications for Our Landscapes, Wat

Prepared for the 2013 National Climate Assessment and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage, Climate Change in the Northwest is the result of collaboration among numerous local, state, federal, and nongovernmental agencies to

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Edited by: Meghan M. Dalton Philip W. Mote Amy K. Snover

Climate Change in the Northwest Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities

Climate Change in the Northwest Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities

COORDINATING LEAD EDITORS Meghan M. Dalton Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, Oregon State University Philip W. Mote Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, Oregon State University Amy K. Snover Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington

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Copyright © 2013 Oregon Climate Change Reasearch Institute All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Reproduction of this report by electronic means for personal and noncommercial purposes ’œȱ™Ž›–’ĴŽȱŠœȱ•˜—ȱŠœȱ™›˜™Ž›ȱŠŒ”—˜ •ŽŽ–Ž—ȱ’œȱ’—Œ•žŽǯȱœŽ›œȱŠ›Žȱ›Žœ›’ŒŽȱ›˜–ȱ ™‘˜˜Œ˜™¢’—ȱ˜›ȱ–ŽŒ‘Š—’ŒŠ•ȱ›Ž™›˜žŒ’˜—ȱŠœȱ Ž••ȱŠœȱŒ›ŽŠ’—ȱŽ›’ŸŠ’ŸŽȱ ˜›”œȱ˜›ȱŒ˜––Ž›Œ’Š•ȱ ™ž›™˜œŽœȱ ’‘˜žȱ‘Žȱ™›’˜›ȱ ›’ĴŽ—ȱ™Ž›–’œœ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™ž‹•’œ‘Ž›ǯ ȱȱ’œȱŠȱ›ŠŽ–Š›”ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—Ž›ȱ˜›ȱŽœ˜ž›ŒŽȱŒ˜—˜–’Œœǯ Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Suggested Citation: Dalton, M.M., P.W. Mote, and A.K. Snover [Eds.]. 2013. Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities. Washington, DC: Island Press. Editor Contact: Meghan M. Dalton: [email protected] (541) 737-3081 Philip W Mote: [email protected] (541) 737-5694 –¢ȱ ǯȱ—˜ŸŽ›DZȱŠ”œ—˜ŸŽ›ȓž ǯŽžȱȱȱǻŘŖŜǼȱŘŘŗȬŖŘŘŘȱȱȱȱ Keywords: •’–ŠŽȱŒ‘Š—ŽǰȱŽ—Ž›¢ȱœž™™•¢ǰȱŒ•’–ŠŽȱŸŠ›’Š‹’•’¢ǰȱ ŠŽ›ȱœž™™•¢ǰȱŽ—Ÿ’›˜—–Ž—Š•ȱ –Š—ŠŽ–Ž—ǰȱœ˜•Š›ȱŸŠ›’Š‹’•’¢ǰȱŠ’˜—Š•ȱ•’–ŠŽȱœœŽœœ–Ž—ǰȱŽ—Ž›¢ȱŒ˜—œž–™’˜—ǰȱ ŠŽ›ȱ ›ŽŠ–Ž—ǰȱ‘ŽŠ’—ǰȱŒ˜˜•’—ǰȱŠŠ™Š’˜—ǰȱ–’’Š’˜—ǰȱ›Ž—Ž Š‹•ŽȱŽ—Ž›¢ǰȱ˜’•ȱ™›˜žŒ’˜—ǰȱ‘Ž›–Š•ȱ Ž•ŽŒ›’Œœǰȱžž›Žȱ›’œ”ȱ–Š—ŠŽ–Ž— Š—žŠŒž›Žȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ—’ŽȱŠŽœȱ˜ȱ–Ž›’ŒŠ 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Front Cover Images: (cityscape) W. SpŽ—ŒŽ›ȱŽŽŽ›Dzȱ˜ŒŠ’˜—DZȱ’¢ȱ˜ȱŽŠĴ•ŽǰȱŠœ‘’—˜—ȱ ŠŽ››˜— ǻœ‘Ž••ęœ‘Ǽȱǯȱ™Ž—ŒŽ›ȱŽŽŽ›Dzȱ˜ŒŠ’˜—DZȱ‘’ȱ‘’ȱ‹ŽŠŒ‘ǰȱ•¢–™’ŒȱŠ’˜—Š•ȱŠ›”ǰȱŠœ‘’—˜—ȱŒ˜Šœ ǻ›’ŸŽ›Ǽȱ‘’•’™ȱǯȱ˜ŽDzȱ˜ŒŠ’˜—DZȱ˜›‘ȱ˜›”ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’••Š–ŽĴŽȱ’ŸŽ›ȱ—ŽŠ›ȱŠ”›’Žǰȱ›Ž˜— ǻ–˜ž—Š’—Ǽȱ˜‹Ž›ȱŠ–™‹Ž••Dzȱ˜ŒŠ’˜—DZȱǯȱ›˜”Ž—ȱ˜™ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‘›ŽŽȱ’œŽ›œȱ’•Ž›—Žœœȱ›ŽŠǰȱ›Ž˜— ǻ˜›ŽœǼȱžœŠ—ȱŠ™Š•‹˜Dzȱ˜ŒŠ’˜—DZȱŽ—Ȭ’•Žȱ›ŽŽ”ȱ˜ŠǰȱŠŒ‘Šœǰȱ›Ž˜— (pasture) Kate Painter; Location: a farm near Colfax, Washington

About This Series This report is published as one of a series of technical inputs to the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) report. The NCA is being conducted under the auspices of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the President and Congress every four years on the status of climate change science and impacts. The NCA informs the nation about already observed changes, the current status of the climate, and anticipated trends for the future. The NCA UHSRUWSURFHVVLQWHJUDWHVVFLHQWL¿FLQIRUPDWLRQIURPPXOWLSOHVRXUFHVDQGVHFWRUVWRKLJKOLJKWNH\ ¿QGLQJVDQGVLJQL¿FDQWJDSVLQRXUNQRZOHGJH)LQGLQJVIURPWKH1&$SURYLGHLQSXWWRIHGHUDO science pri