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The USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) have partnered with the regional partners to develop a series of brochures designed to help private landowners consider climate change in the context of their woods. The brochures…

Traditional and indigenous knowledge and perspectives have not often been recognized in climate adaptation planning efforts focused on natural resources. The Northern Forests Climate Hub is collaborating with regional tribal partners to address this gap, and collaborating to…

Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad - A Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu and resources.   Climate change has impacted and will continue to impact indigenous peoples, their lifeways and culture, and the natural world upon which they rely, in unpredictable and potentially…

Lessons Learned from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework Project: Chicago Wilderness Overview Urban areas are already experiencing impacts of a changing climate including increased temperatures, flooding, and extreme storms. These impacts are projected to…

How are forests vulnerable to climate change? Forests and ecosystems in northern Wisconsin and in the western Upper Peninsula of Minnesota will be affected directly and indirectly by a changing climate over the next 100 years. Understanding the potential impacts is an important…

How are forests vulnerable to climate change? Forests and ecosystems in northern Minnesota will be affected directly and indirectly by a changing climate over the next 100 years. Understanding the potential impacts is an important first step to sustaining healthy forests in the…

Urban forests will experience local climate change impacts in the coming decades.  Urban forests can be viewed as two separate but interconnected entities: natural areas and developed sites. These areas are managed and maintained in vastly different ways and by different…

Changes in climate and extreme weather are already increasing challenges for agriculture. This technical bulletin was developed specifically to meet the unique needs of agricultural producers, and provide educators and service providers in the Midwest and Northeast…

Taking steps to understand the issue on your woodlot Private landowners and woodlot owners can begin taking actions to enable their woods to adapt to climate change. The Northern Forests Climate Hub and The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science has partnered up with…