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

At least 95% of resource managers want to hear from peers about lessons learned during drought. The Drought Learning Network (DLN) is a new consortium of climate service providers and resource…

The Native American Rangeland Training Initiative project aims to address tribal training and education through courses, rangeland management toolkits, and a website.

The Grassland Productivity Forecast, or Grass-Cast, is an experimental model that generates map-based forecasts of grassland productivity, offering a potential new tool in the land manager’s drought…

Grass-Cast is now expanding to the Southwest region and will soon be available to producers in New Mexico and Arizona.

09/19/17 Flexible Stocking Summit Report

The Flexible Stocking Summit brought ranchers together from eastern Wyoming and Colorado, alongside USDA researchers and University Extension…

Researchers in the Northern Plains have been studying how changes in the atmosphere might impact rangelands throughout the region. With this research under our belt, we can begin strategizing how to…

Researchers in the Northern Plains have been studying different ways of managing rangelands during drought -- including matching forage demand with forage production through adaptive management. Here…

Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraska documents many of the key challenges that Nebraska will face as a result of climate change. Commentaries from experts on Nebraska…

The Northern Plains has experienced increased weather variability and climatic changes throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries. The NPCH Vulnerability Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability…

Stream erosion challenges and beaver-related restoration information for the western US.