Biological Consequences of Climate Change:
A Southern Oregon Perspective

Alan Journet, Co-facilitator, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now
August 2021

Our biological world whether individual species or natural ecosystem assemblages of species of flora and fauna) are dependent on the two dominant consequences of global warming: temperature and precipitation; they are fragile! In Biological Consequences of Climate Change Alan Journet explores how global warming and its climate change consequences are affecting our living world.


Text slightly updated from earlier version with Addendum added depicting and briefly discussing climate trends in Southern Oregon counties.

Climate and Species of Concern

Information from Impact of Climate Change on Species of Concern (SOCAN Monthly Meeting: August 27, 2021)
John Villella, Siskiyou BioSurvey LLC, Eagle Point & Michael Parker, Biology Department, Southern Oregon University
  • PARC (Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation) is a good organization with good approaches for conserving these groups in the face of climate change.
  • The Beaver Coalition is a relatively new organization that focuses on the restoration of beaver and their role in building climate resiliency in forested watersheds.
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