Climate change presents new challenges for managing wildland fires in fire-adapted ecosystems and near the Wildland Urban Interface.

Two special issues in the journal Climatic Change feature vulnerability assessments of agriculture and forestry across the Nation.

The forests of the Northwoods, in particular the Lake States, soil carbon plays an important role. New research and USDA resources can help practitioners evaluate soil gains or losses based upon…

Forest Climate and Action Scorecards are designed to help private landowners consider the climate change in the context of their woods.

Assessment of the vulnerability of Austin, Texas's urban forest to climate change.

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…

The USDA Forest Service has published a new report that summarizes how climate change is already affecting the forests across the Mid-Atlantic region. 

The 2017 calendar year was a historic year for natural disasters; USDA will make disaster payments of up to $2.36 billion, as provided by Congress, to help America’s farmers and ranchers recover from…

In the Northeast, climate trends include more rain and more frequent heavy rain events. In addition, warming temperatures may increase insect growth rates, making the region more hospitable to…

Healthy and diverse forests are more resilient to variations in the climate. Some native plants have traits that make them more adaptable to changing climate conditions. Restoring soils can increase…