THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES FACED BY AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND LANDSCAPES THAT ARE COMPOUNDED BY EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS. AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS CAN PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES, THROUGH MAINTAINING AND STRENGTHENING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT AID IN CLIMATE EXTREME ADAPTATION, MITIGATION, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESILIENCE. WE ARE PROPOSING A LANDSCAPE LEVEL INVESTIGATION ON THE AGRICULTURALLY DOMINATED NEZ PERCE RESERVATION. THE INVESTIGATION WILL FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK TO MERGE MATRIX ECOLOGY AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES WITH TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS. WE WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SYNERGISTIC COLLABORATION OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS, LOCAL/REGIONAL PRODUCERS, AND TRIBAL NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS. THROUGH THEIR COOPERATIVE EXPERTISE OF THE LAND, LOCAL AGRICULTURE, ECOLOGICAL HABITAT, AND CULTURAL VALUES: SPECIFIC AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND TESTED ON PARCELS ACROSS THE RESERVATION. THE FINAL PRODUCTS FROM THE EVALUATION WILL BE: 1) A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL (AGRICULTURAL CLIMATE SMART TOOLKIT) TO AID LOCAL PRODUCERS AND LAND MANAGERS; 2) THE EXHIBITION OF LOCAL TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; AND 3) A FUNCTIONAL FRAMEWORK THAT ENGAGES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO COLLABORATE ON AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION. THIS PROPOSED MERGED FRAMEWORK OF PRACTICES AND COLLABORATORS IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF A NEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICE THAT WILL IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (CLIMATE AND CULTURAL RESILIENCY OF THE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM, IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH, IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND INCREASE LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY) WHILE ADDRESSING THE INTERACTION OF THE HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS.