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Tony Ciocco

Tony Ciocco is a Biologist for the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center.

Tony Ciocco supports the development of scientific research products for environmental managers involving structured decision making, simulation modeling, and scenario planning tools for the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC).

Tony's current research foci include environmental management for U.S. Tribes, adaptive management, structured decision making, ecological modeling with a focus on state and transition simulation modeling, co-production with Indigenous Knowledge, integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and rangeland ecology. As part of the NC CASC research team, Tony works to help provide actionable science to federal agencies, Tribes, and other scientific product end-users.

Tony is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and has worked with the Bureau of Indian Affairs both in the field in the Navajo Nation and with the Tribal Climate Resilience Program, and has over a decade of hands-on experience with ecological restoration and national program development of tribal youth conservation corps. He currently works out of Gallup, New Mexico.

Education and Certifications

  • M.S in Natural Resources, Oregon State University

  • Masters Certificate in Wildlife Management, Oregon State University

  • B.S in Wildlife Management, Oregon State University

  • B.A in Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder

Honors and Awards

  • Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC) Science to Action Fellowship (2021 – 2022)

  • Oregon State University, College of Forestry, MNR Student Achievement Award (2021)

  • Babbit Native American Graduate Fellowship in Land and Water Management (2021 – 2022)

  • Inter-tribal Forest Management Assessment Team IV (IFMAT) Student Participant (2020 – 2022)

  • Advancing Agricultural Science Opportunities for Native Americans (AASONA) Scholarship and Research Award (2020 – 2021)

  • Muscogee Creek Nation Student Scholarship

  • Inter-tribal Timber Council (ITRC) Research Scholarship (2020 – 2021)

  • Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) Scholarship (2020)

  • Whitehouse Champion of Change (2014)

Science and Products

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Developing Resources for Tribal Partnership Science

Tribal Partnership Science (TPS) is a rapidly growing field that brings together biophysical and social scientists, federally recognized tribes, and federal land management agencies. TPS is essential for addressing complex environmental challenges facing tribes and their homelands. In recent years, a proliferation of methods, frameworks, and guidance for TPS has emerged from diverse scientific dis
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Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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Developing Resources for Tribal Partnership Science

Tribal Partnership Science (TPS) is a rapidly growing field that brings together biophysical and social scientists, federally recognized tribes, and federal land management agencies. TPS is essential for addressing complex environmental challenges facing tribes and their homelands. In recent years, a proliferation of methods, frameworks, and guidance for TPS has emerged from diverse scientific dis
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Actualizing Indigenous Knowledge in tribal wildlife management: Basic preconditions

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is increasingly involved in the contemporary management of natural resources. Tribal wildlife management programs in the United States may be uniquely positioned to effectively and ethically integrate their IK. While a narrow focus on the body of IK and a particular management activity may suffice for project-level integration efforts, herein we consider how IK integratio
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Anthony Warren Ciocco, Stefan Tangen, Chad Smith
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Non-USGS Publications**

Ciocco, Anthony. A Prototype of Structured Decision Making with Ecological Modeling for Tribal Agricultural Resource Management Plans. : Oregon State University, 2022.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

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Two mountains in the background with a rocky lake in the foreground.

Developing Resources for Tribal Partnership Science

Tribal Partnership Science (TPS) is a rapidly growing field that brings together biophysical and social scientists, federally recognized tribes, and federal land management agencies. TPS is essential for addressing complex environmental challenges facing tribes and their homelands. In recent years, a proliferation of methods, frameworks, and guidance for TPS has emerged from diverse scientific dis
By
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
link

Developing Resources for Tribal Partnership Science

Tribal Partnership Science (TPS) is a rapidly growing field that brings together biophysical and social scientists, federally recognized tribes, and federal land management agencies. TPS is essential for addressing complex environmental challenges facing tribes and their homelands. In recent years, a proliferation of methods, frameworks, and guidance for TPS has emerged from diverse scientific dis
Learn More

Actualizing Indigenous Knowledge in tribal wildlife management: Basic preconditions

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is increasingly involved in the contemporary management of natural resources. Tribal wildlife management programs in the United States may be uniquely positioned to effectively and ethically integrate their IK. While a narrow focus on the body of IK and a particular management activity may suffice for project-level integration efforts, herein we consider how IK integratio
Authors
Anthony Warren Ciocco, Stefan Tangen, Chad Smith
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Non-USGS Publications**

Ciocco, Anthony. A Prototype of Structured Decision Making with Ecological Modeling for Tribal Agricultural Resource Management Plans. : Oregon State University, 2022.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.