NWAL Publications

This page contains links to peer-reviewed publications, reports, and posters authored by members of the NWAL team.

Indigenous communities prioritized information and data needs to enhance the climate resilience of water resources on reservation lands

Authors: Helen Fillmore, Loretta Singletary
Presentation date: June 2022
Publication type: Poster presentation

A poster presented at the 2022 AGU conference.

NWAL Year 7 Final Report

Authors: Maureen McCarthy
Publication date: June 2022
Publication type: Report

A report on activities of the Native Waters on Arid Lands team from the seventh year of the NWAL project (June 2021-June 2022).

Post Gold King Mine Spill: San Juan River Health Monitoring

Authors: Dr. Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Navajo Technical University
Publication date: 2022
Publication type: Report

A report on San Juan River Health Monitoring after the Gold King Mine Spill. Funded by First American Land Grant Consortium (FALCON).

Riverine Recovery and Resilience: A Cooperative Project Between First Americans Land Grant Consortium and Navajo Technical University.

Authors: Judy Dudley, Consultant to FALCON
Publication date: August 31, 2021
Publication type: Project Summary Report

A summary report on a project to monitor and do biological assessments in the San Juan River after the Gold King Mine Spill.

Climate data and information needs of indigenous communities on reservation lands: insights from stakeholders in the Southwestern United States

Authors: Helen Fillmore, Loretta Singletary
Publication date: December 27, 2021
Publication type: Peer-reviewed journal article

A participatory research study assessing the climate data and information needs of indigenous communities.

Climate Resilient Tribal Waters

Authors: Helen Fillmore, Loretta Singletary
Publication date: 2021
Publication type: Special Publication – University of Nevada Extension.

Stakeholder Perspectives on Climate Information and Data Needs to Enhance the Resiliency of Water Resources on Reservation Lands in the Southwestern United States. Special Publication 21-04.

NWAL Year 6 Progress Report

Authors: Maureen McCarthy
Publication date: June 2021
Publication type: Report

A report on activities of the Native Waters on Arid Lands team from the sixth year of the NWAL project (June 2020-2021).

Tribal Citizen Science: Investigating Current Activities and Future Aspirations

Authors: Kari Hedin, Cynthia Naha, Demi Gary.
Publication date: February, 2021
Publication type: Report

A report on Tribal Citizen Science that includes eight case studies on Tribal citizen science efforts. Maureen McCarthy and Karletta Chief from the NWAL team contributed to the development of this report.

NWAL Year 5 Progress Report 

Authors: Maureen McCarthy
Publication date: June 2020
Publication type: Report

A report on activities of the Native Waters on Arid Lands team from the fifth year of the NWAL project (June 2019-2020).

Seasonal Analysis of the 2011–2017 North American Monsoon near its Northwest Boundary

Authors: Charles Truettner, Michael D. Dettinger, Emanuele Ziaco, and Franco Biondi
Publication date: July 2019
Publication type: Peer reviewed journal article

A study on how regional monsoonal patterns influence mountain precipitation near the North American Monsoon’s northwest boundary.

2018 Tribal Summit Report (Draft)

Author: Kelsey Fitzgerald, Desert Research Institute/Native Waters on Arid Lands
Publication date: January 2019
Publication type: Report

A report on the proceedings of the 4th annual Native Waters on Arid Lands Tribal Summit, held October 17-18, 2018 in Reno, Nevada.

Federal Coordinating Lead Author: Rachael Novak, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Chapter Lead: Lesley Jantarasami, Oregon Department of Energy
Chapter Authors: Roberto Delgado, National Institutes of Health; Elizabeth Marino, Oregon State University-Cascades; Shannon McNeeley, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center and Colorado State University; Chris Narducci, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Julie Raymond-Yakoubian, Kawerak, Inc.; Loretta Singletary, University of Nevada, Reno; Kyle Powys Whyte, Michigan State University.
Publication date: November 2018
Source: Fourth National Climate Assessment.

Lead Author: Maureen McCarthy, University of Nevada, Reno and Desert Research Institute.
Contributing Authors: Beverly Ramsey, Desert Research Institute and Wa-Hi-La, LLC; John Phillips, First Americans Land-Grant Consortium; Margaret H. Redsteer, University of Washington
Publication date: November 2018
Source: Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report.

Authors: Muyang Ge, Eric C. Edwards, Sherzod B. Akhundjanov
Publication date: June 2018
Source: Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy

Authors: Introduction by Karletta Chief
Publication date: April 2018
Source: Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education. Issue 163.

Authors: Suhina Deol and Bonnie Colby
Publication date: April 2018
Source: Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, 163: 45-63.

Authors: Helen M. Fillmore, Loretta Singletary, and John Phillips
Publication date: April 2018
Source: Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, 163: 45-63.

Faculty-Faculty Research Partnerships (FFRP) Report

Author: Meghan Collins, Desert Research Institute/Native Waters on Arid Lands
Publication date: April 2018
Publication type: Report

This report outlines the results of the pilot Faculty-Faculty Research Partnerships (FFRP), a partnership between NWAL, the Desert Research Institute (DRI), the First American Land Grant Consortium (FALCON), and select Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). NWAL and FALCON piloted the FFRP with Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) in Fort Belknap Agency, Montana, during summer 2017, funding ANC faculty member Brian Grebliunas, Ph.D., and ANC student researcher Joel Doney. ANC partners worked with DRI researcher Richard Jasoni, Ph.D., to jointly develop and carry out a project on agricultural water use and irrigation in ANC’s two-acre demonstration garden.

Authors: Bonnie Colby and Ryan Young
Publication date: 2018
Source: Western Economic Forum. 16(1): 38-46.

Native Waters on Arid Lands: Project Overview

Author: Maureen McCarthy, University of Nevada, Reno and the Desert Research Institute
Publication date: 2018
Publication type: Poster

A poster that provides an overview of the components of the Native Waters on Arid Lands project.

Tribal Summit Report 2017

Author: Kelsey Fitzgerald, Desert Research Institute/Native Waters on Arid Lands
Publication date: February 2018
Publication type: Report

A report on the proceedings of the 3rd annual Native Waters on Arid Lands Tribal Summit, held November 15-16, 2017 in Sparks, Nevada.

Climate Change in Arid Lands: Assessing the Agricultural Vulnerability of Tribal Nations in the American West

Author: Anna Palmer and Derek Kauneckis, Ohio University
Publication date: 2017
Publication type: Poster

A poster presented at the 2017 National Climate Adaptation forum.

Climate Planning with Multiple Knowledge Systems: The Case of Tribal Adaptation Plans

Author: Miles Gordon and Derek Kauneckis, Ohio University
Publication date: 2017
Publication type: Poster

A poster presented at the 2017 National Climate Adaptation forum.

2016 Tribal Summit Report

Author: Kelsey Fitzgerald, University of Nevada, Reno
Publication date: January 2017
Publication type: Report

A report on the proceedings of the second annual Native Waters on Arid Lands Tribal Summit, held November 9-10, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: A Synthesis of Current Impacts and Experiences

Authors: Kathryn Norton-Smith, Kathy Lynn, Karletta Chief, Karen Cozzetto, Jamie Donatuto, Margaret Hiza Redsteer, Linda E. Kruger, Julie Maldonado, Carson Viles, and Kyle P. Whyte
Publication date: 2016
Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-944. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Engaging Southwestern Tribes in Sustainable Water Resources Topics and Management

Authors: Karletta Chief, Alison Meadow and Kyle Whyte
Publication date: 2016
Source: Water 2016, 8(8), 350; doi:10.3390/w8080350

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Tribal Leaders Summit on Climate Change: A Focus on Climate Adaptation Planning and Implementation

Authors: Mary Black, Karletta Chief, Katharine Jacobs, Schuyler Chew, and Lynn Rae.
Publication date: 2015
Source: The University of Arizona’s Native Nations Climate Change Adaptation Program (NNCCAP).