Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Minnesota Forests: Site-level Considerations and Adaptation

Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Minnesota Forests: Site-level Considerations and Adaptation

Authors: Stephen Handler, Kailey Marcinkowski, Maria K. Janowiak, and Christopher W. Swanston.

Year: 2017

Type: White Paper

Climate Hub region: Northern Forests Climate Hub

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32747/2017.6949547.ch

Source: National Agricultural Library

Abstract

Climate change is a growing concern for forests across Minnesota. Foresters, land managers, and landowners are considering how to prepare for future conditions and how to evaluate risks for particular sites. This field guide is designed as a quick reference on climate change for northern Minnesota forests. The intent is to highlight key information that can be used during field visits or forest planning. We hope that this guide will help foresters consider climate change risks together with local site characteristics, and also that it will help people design adaptation actions that help meet management goals.

Citation

Handler, S., K. Marcinkowski, M. Janowiak, and C. Swanston. 2017. Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Minnesota Forests: Site-level Considerations and Adaptation. USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub Technical Report #2. University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, St. Paul, MN. 88p.

Acknowledgments

This is a joint product of the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, a collaborative, multi-institutional partnership led by the USDA Forest Service.