Tonya Haigh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4861300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tonya Haigh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tonya |
| FAMILY NAME | Haigh |
| SIGNATURE | HAIGH T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5240-685X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tangled problems, tacit frames
Globally, drought poses a critical threat to forest ecosystems, with increasingly severe, compounding impacts that transform these ecosystems and their management. U.S. state and federal forest management professionals face challenges in planning for and proactively adapting to drought risk; this paper explores the social and institutional barriers and opportunities they encounter. We use framing analysis to examine the rules and norms that influ…
Conceptualizing ranch drought plans and planning
On the Ground • Our canvass of the literature finds a lack of clarity on what researchers and ranchers mean by the concept of ``planning for drought.'' • We found gaps in the data on the proportion of ranchers who either engage in the process of planning for drought and/or have a formal plan for drought. • We present suggestions for specifying the dimensions of drought planning and plans in research design, measurement, and publishing, which will…
Delivering and Evaluating Climate Services
Evaluation of near-term (sub)seasonal climate services’ impact is challenging but necessary for ensuring that society’s needs for actionable information are met. We use a descriptive study of the monthly North Central U.S. Climate and Drought Webinar Series at two time points (2014 and 2021) to examine societal impacts on capacity-building, sensemaking, fact-establishing, communication, decision-making, and social–ecological systems. The North Ce…
How is Flash Drought Understood?—Experts’ Definitions and Decision-Makers’ Perceptions
Because flash drought is a relatively new phenomenon in drought research, defining the concept is critical for scientists and decision-makers. Having detrimental impacts on many sectors, it is important to have a consistent definition and understanding of flash drought, between experts and stakeholders, to provide early warning to the community. This study focuses on onset and progression of conditions and demonstrates the difference in flash dro…
Planning Strategies and Barriers to Achieving Local Drought Preparedness
Problem, research strategy, and findings Here we describe a critical link between drought risk management and planning at the local level, the traditional lack of overlap between these fields, and current and future opportunities for addressing drought within local drought planning. We used a national survey of American Planning Association members (n = 537) to examine local planners’ perceptions of drought planning strategies and barriers, as we…
An Inventory and Assessment of Sample Sources for Survey Research with Agricultural Producers in the U.S
Researchers need probability samples to collect representative survey data about the behaviors and attitudes of agricultural producers they study in relation to the natural resources that they manage, yet obtaining accurate and complete sampling frames is challenging. We extract data from a publication database to identify the most commonly used sampling frame sources in survey research of agricultural producers in the U.S., finding that governme…
Whose Ground Truth Is It? Harvesting Lessons from Missouri’s 2018 Bumper Crop of Drought Observations
Drought-related decision-making and policy should go beyond numeric hydrometeorological data to incorporate information on how drought affects people, livelihoods, and ecosystems. The effects of drought are nested within environmental and human systems, and relevant data may not exist in readily accessible form. For example, drought may reduce forage growth, compounded by both late-season freezes and management decisions. An effort to gather crow…
Resilience through climate services
Comparison of Agricultural Stakeholder Survey Results and Drought Monitoring Datasets during the 2016 U.S. Northern Plains Flash Drought
The evolution of a flash drought event, characterized by a period of rapid drought intensification, is assessed using standard drought monitoring datasets and on-the-ground reports obtained via a written survey of agricultural stakeholders after the flash drought occurred. The flash drought impacted agricultural production across a five-state region centered on the Black Hills of South Dakota during the summer of 2016. The survey asked producers …
Do advisors perceive climate change as an agricultural risk? An in-depth examination of Midwestern U.S. Ag advisors’ views on drought, climate change, and risk management
Measuring park visitation vulnerability to climate extremes in U.S. Rockies National Parks tourism
Changes in temperature and precipitation can affect tourist experiences. This study examines how summer park visitation has changed in response to temperature and precipitation extremes. The study goals were two-fold. The first is to introduce a framework and the second is to test it in a pilot region with four mountainous National Parks. The framework is designed to compare the vulnerability of seasonal park visitation to shifts in a combined in…
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, and adaptation attitudes
Agricultural Advisors as Climate Information Intermediaries
Although agricultural production faces chronic stress associated with extreme precipitation events, high temperatures, drought, and shifts in climate conditions, adoption of climate information into agricultural decision making has been relatively limited. Agricultural advisors have been shown to play important roles as information intermediaries between scientists and farmers, brokering, translating, and adding value to agronomic and economic in…
Climate change beliefs, concerns, and attitudes toward adaptation and mitigation among farmers in the Midwestern United States
Agricultural Advisors
As the climate in the midwestern United States becomes increasingly variable because of global climate change, it is critical to provide tools to the agricultural community to ensure adaptability and profitability of agricultural cropping systems. When used by farmers and their advisors, agricultural decision support tools can reduce uncertainty and risks in the planning, operation, and management decisions of the farm enterprise. Agricultural ad…
Measuring park visitation vulnerability to climate extremes in U.S. Rockies National Parks tourism
Changes in temperature and precipitation can affect tourist experiences. This study examines how summer park visitation has changed in response to temperature and precipitation extremes. The study goals were two-fold. The first is to introduce a framework and the second is to test it in a pilot region with four mountainous National Parks. The framework is designed to compare the vulnerability of seasonal park visitation to shifts in a combined in…
Do advisors perceive climate change as an agricultural risk? An in-depth examination of Midwestern U.S. Ag advisors’ views on drought, climate change, and risk management
Climate change beliefs, concerns, and attitudes toward adaptation and mitigation among farmers in the Midwestern United States
Agricultural Advisors
As the climate in the midwestern United States becomes increasingly variable because of global climate change, it is critical to provide tools to the agricultural community to ensure adaptability and profitability of agricultural cropping systems. When used by farmers and their advisors, agricultural decision support tools can reduce uncertainty and risks in the planning, operation, and management decisions of the farm enterprise. Agricultural ad…
Agricultural Advisors as Climate Information Intermediaries
Although agricultural production faces chronic stress associated with extreme precipitation events, high temperatures, drought, and shifts in climate conditions, adoption of climate information into agricultural decision making has been relatively limited. Agricultural advisors have been shown to play important roles as information intermediaries between scientists and farmers, brokering, translating, and adding value to agronomic and economic in…
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, and adaptation attitudes
Do advisors perceive climate change as an agricultural risk? An in-depth examination of Midwestern U.S. Ag advisors’ views on drought, climate change, and risk management
Measuring park visitation vulnerability to climate extremes in U.S. Rockies National Parks tourism
Changes in temperature and precipitation can affect tourist experiences. This study examines how summer park visitation has changed in response to temperature and precipitation extremes. The study goals were two-fold. The first is to introduce a framework and the second is to test it in a pilot region with four mountainous National Parks. The framework is designed to compare the vulnerability of seasonal park visitation to shifts in a combined in…
Comparison of Agricultural Stakeholder Survey Results and Drought Monitoring Datasets during the 2016 U.S. Northern Plains Flash Drought
The evolution of a flash drought event, characterized by a period of rapid drought intensification, is assessed using standard drought monitoring datasets and on-the-ground reports obtained via a written survey of agricultural stakeholders after the flash drought occurred. The flash drought impacted agricultural production across a five-state region centered on the Black Hills of South Dakota during the summer of 2016. The survey asked producers …
Whose Ground Truth Is It? Harvesting Lessons from Missouri’s 2018 Bumper Crop of Drought Observations
Drought-related decision-making and policy should go beyond numeric hydrometeorological data to incorporate information on how drought affects people, livelihoods, and ecosystems. The effects of drought are nested within environmental and human systems, and relevant data may not exist in readily accessible form. For example, drought may reduce forage growth, compounded by both late-season freezes and management decisions. An effort to gather crow…
Resilience through climate services
An Inventory and Assessment of Sample Sources for Survey Research with Agricultural Producers in the U.S
Researchers need probability samples to collect representative survey data about the behaviors and attitudes of agricultural producers they study in relation to the natural resources that they manage, yet obtaining accurate and complete sampling frames is challenging. We extract data from a publication database to identify the most commonly used sampling frame sources in survey research of agricultural producers in the U.S., finding that governme…
How is Flash Drought Understood?—Experts’ Definitions and Decision-Makers’ Perceptions
Because flash drought is a relatively new phenomenon in drought research, defining the concept is critical for scientists and decision-makers. Having detrimental impacts on many sectors, it is important to have a consistent definition and understanding of flash drought, between experts and stakeholders, to provide early warning to the community. This study focuses on onset and progression of conditions and demonstrates the difference in flash dro…
Planning Strategies and Barriers to Achieving Local Drought Preparedness
Problem, research strategy, and findings Here we describe a critical link between drought risk management and planning at the local level, the traditional lack of overlap between these fields, and current and future opportunities for addressing drought within local drought planning. We used a national survey of American Planning Association members (n = 537) to examine local planners’ perceptions of drought planning strategies and barriers, as we…
Delivering and Evaluating Climate Services
Evaluation of near-term (sub)seasonal climate services’ impact is challenging but necessary for ensuring that society’s needs for actionable information are met. We use a descriptive study of the monthly North Central U.S. Climate and Drought Webinar Series at two time points (2014 and 2021) to examine societal impacts on capacity-building, sensemaking, fact-establishing, communication, decision-making, and social–ecological systems. The North Ce…
Conceptualizing ranch drought plans and planning
On the Ground • Our canvass of the literature finds a lack of clarity on what researchers and ranchers mean by the concept of ``planning for drought.'' • We found gaps in the data on the proportion of ranchers who either engage in the process of planning for drought and/or have a formal plan for drought. • We present suggestions for specifying the dimensions of drought planning and plans in research design, measurement, and publishing, which will…
Tangled problems, tacit frames
Globally, drought poses a critical threat to forest ecosystems, with increasingly severe, compounding impacts that transform these ecosystems and their management. U.S. state and federal forest management professionals face challenges in planning for and proactively adapting to drought risk; this paper explores the social and institutional barriers and opportunities they encounter. We use framing analysis to examine the rules and norms that influ…
Geography (14 works) · Environmental resource management (12 works) · Climate change (8 works) · Climate change impacts on agriculture (8 works) · Environmental Science (8 works) · Agriculture (7 works) · Business (7 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Environmental planning (5 works)