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New Mesonet Station Records & Delivers Climate Data at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Bison Range

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Bison Range just gained a brand new mesonet station to record and deliver hydrological and meteorological data. The station went live on May 4, 2023 with a goal to improve the monitoring of weather, soil, and snowpack across the Flathead Reservation, as well as contributing to the larger Montana Mesonet network. The state-of-the-art

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NIDIS Awards Over $6.2 Million for Projects on Ecological Drought and Tribal Drought Resilience

NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) has announced a total annual award of $6.2 million to support 12 new, innovative, and impactful projects that will improve our nation’s resilience at a critical time in the fight against the drought crisis. The projects will focus on ecological drought and building tribal drought resilience. NIDIS is funding seven new 2-year

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Native Drought Resilience: Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Actions for Climate-Drought Adaptation

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