Rural & Urban Communities Topics from the Midwest Hub Region
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Considering Climate Change in Tree Planting
This guide provides a step-by-step process to help you consider climate change when selecting a tree for planting at a site and provides a framework to help learn about the projected habitat…
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Adapting outdoor recreation to climate change
Climate change will alter the dynamics of outdoor recreation and the infrastructure that supports it in a number of ways, climate adaptation strategies and approaches can help managers thoughtfully…
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Forest management for carbon sequestration, mitigation and climate adaptation
Forests play a critical role in mitigating climate change by capturing carbon dioxide and storing carbon within soils and forest biomass. Management actions can be designed to maintain existing…
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NRCS practices can support climate change adaptation
NRCS programs and practices can help landowners achieve their goals while supporting climate adaptation. This series of brochures was designed to showcase NRCS practices that can support climate…
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Midwest U.S. Climate Resiliency Toolkit
Increasing humidity and precipitation and rising extreme temperatures are having negative impacts across the Midwest. Integrating climate adaptation into planning processes can help build adaptive…
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Stress and Crisis Resources in the Midwest
Farming can be a challenging occupation in the Midwest. In response to the growing concern of stress experienced by producers and ranchers, the Midwest Climate Hub has consolidated resources to be…
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Preparing for Disaster in the Midwest: The Land of Extremes
USDA Climate Hubs work to provide region-specific information, with USDA agencies and partners, to producers and natural resource managers that enable robust and healthy ecosystems before, during and…
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Storms and Stream-Crossings
Stream-crossings have a lower risk of failure if designed appropriately for the stream, and with consideration of current and future regional climate conditions. Careful evaluation of structure size…
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Climate Adaptation and Indigenous Knowledge in the Great Lakes
Climate adaptation efforts in the Great Lakes region to address tribal perspectives in climate change adaptation.
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Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu
The Menu is an extensive collection of climate change adaptation actions for natural resource management with tribal communities.
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Adaptation Resources for Agriculture: Responding to Climate Variability and Change in the Midwest and Northeast
Developed specifically to meet the unique needs of agricultural producers, and provide educators and advisors information and resources to help farmers in the region increase their resilience to…