CIRMOUNT is responsive to the needs and challenges of western society imposed by climate changes on mountain ecosystems. Two of CIRMOUNT's goals relate to resource policy and management:

• Communicate science among diverse disciplines and provide sound support for effective land-use planning management (communication decision-support);
• Promote development of longterm, policy-relevant mountain climate and ecosystem databases (research, observation, communication, and decision- support)

CIRMOUNT coordinates activities to inform, demonstrate, and encourage the inclusion of climate-change science in land-use planning and policy, and in conservation and resource-management efforts.

Current and Recent Activities--Workshops for Resource Managers:

PEP (Portable Electronic Presentation) of the talk that David L. Peterson and Kathy O'Halloran gave at the USFS Station Leadership Team meeting October 2007. Adapting to Climate Change in the Olympic National Forest

Resource Options for Forest Management in the Context of Climate Change
This workshop, intended for resource managers, was led by L. Joyce, C. Millar, R. Neilson, D Peterson, and J. Townsley. It was held on September 22, 2006 in Mt Hood , OR following the MTNCLIM 2006 conference. Background information and presentations from this workshop:

• Workshop announcement
• C. Millar Climate Change: What Can We Do?
• R. Neilson Uncertainty and Forecasts of Landscape to Global Vegetation Changes Related to Climate Change
• J. Townsley Management and Non-Constant Climate

Climate Variability and Change: An Overview of Our Current Understanding with Implications for Park and Natural Areas Management
This workshop was led by S. Gray, L.J. Graumlich, and T. Oliff. It convened March 4, 2005 at Chico, MT after the MTNCLIM 2005 Conference. Background information and presentations from this workshop:

• Climate Overview
• Western Regional Climate Center Overview
• Paleoenvironmental Archives Example

Conference, Bringing Climate into Natural Resource Management, was held June 28-30, 2005, in Portland, OR.
This conference, sponsored by the USFS Global Change Research Program, Western Forestry & Conservation Association, and the USFS Rocky Mtn Research Station, presented recent climate science information pertinent to resource management in climate change issues. Conference Summary. Contact Linda Joyce for further information, ljoyce@fs.fed.us.