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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Resources for Climate Change Adaptation

The following resources have been compiled to empower land management professionals to understand and integrate principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice into their climate change...

Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool

The Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative developed the Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool in partnership with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the Forest Stewards Guild. The tool...

"Caring for Your Woods" Landowner Guides

"Caring for Your Woods" Landowner Guides Massachusetts The Massachusetts "Caring for your Woods" series was developed for landowners by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR...

Managing Forests for Climate Change and Carbon in Massachusetts

The these two guides were developed for foresters by Massachusetts DCR, Mass Audubon, NIACS, and the Northern Forests Climate Hub as part of the Massachusetts DCR Climate Forestry program. Managing...

Implementing Forest Adaptation Practices Across Northern Forest Ecosystems

Implementing Forest Adaptation Across Northern Forest Ecosystems A collaborative research project led by the University of Vermont seeks to understand how forest managers in northern New England are...

Quick Guides to Adaptation Planning (english, spanish)

The Adaptation Workbook enables natural resource professionals to consider the potential effects of climate change on forests and then design actions that can help reduce risk and increase the ability...

Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Michigan Forests

This field guide is designed as a quick reference on climate change for northern Michigan forests. The intent is to highlight key information that can be used in the field or at your desk. We hope...

Urban Forest Climate and Health Menu

NIACS, American Forests, and partners developed a "menu" of actions that provide benefits for human health, climate adaptation, and carbon mitigation in urban forests. This menu includes evidence...

Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Managing Fire in a Changing Climate

Southwest FireCLIME, in collaboration with NIACS and the USDA Forest Service, has developed a set of Adaptation Strategies and Approaches designed specifically for managing fire in a changing climate...

Tree Species Projections for Greater Baltimore, Maryland

This list was developed to aid Greater Baltimore community forestry practitioners in selecting trees to reduce climate change vulnerability of urban forests. It is meant to be a complement to other...

Healthy Forests For Our Future: A Management Guide to Increase Carbon Storage in Northeast Forests

The Nature Conservancy and NIACS partnered to create a new Healthy Forests for Our Future Management Guide, which introduces and describes 10 forest management practices designed to increase carbon...

NRCS practices can support climate change adaptation

In collaboration with the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub and with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), we developed a series of brochures that describe options landowners and land...

Urban Tree Species lists

Urban forests are experiencing impacts from climate change. Urban forests make up a small percentage of forests in the United States but are a key component of where most of the population lives and...

Helping Your Woodland Adapt to a Changing Climate

The average size of woodland ownership in Maryland is 9.6 acres. Whether small or large, every property counts, and the cumulative decisions taken by you and 150,000 other private landowners will...

Tree Species Projections for Ecological Sections in Minnesota

NIACS created 2-page handouts of individual tree species projections for nine Ecological Sections in Minnesota (see map). Foresters can use this information to get a better understanding of projected...

Growing Resilience in Our Urban and Community Forests

Resilience can seem like a buzzword in natural resource management, but it is also a concept with deep roots in ecological and sustainability science. In the context of urban forests, resilience has...

Vulnerability of Street Trees in Upper Midwest Cities to Climate Change

Vulnerability of Street Trees in Upper Midwest Cities to Climate Change Download the full publication here Abstract: Urban trees play an important role in helping cities adapt to climate change, but...

Guía rápida a la adaptación español/Adaptation quick guide-Spanish

Guía rápida de planificación a la adaptación para profesionales de recursos naturales/A quick guide to adaptation planning for natural resource professionals Borrador de la versión internacional en...

Estrategias de adaptación en español-Adaptation Strategies in Spanish

Estrategias y métodos de adaptación El Instituto de Ciencias Climáticas Aplicadas del Norte ha dirigido el desarrollo de las estrategias y métodos de adaptación para una variedad de temas de recursos...

Resources for Latin America

Spanish version How the list is organized: We have provided you with a list of high-quality resources relevant to climate change adaptation in Latin America. The list begins with Regional Resources in...