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About the California Climate Hub

Our mission is to help California land users (farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and tribes) and land managers maintain sustainable communities and ecosystems by adapting to climate variability and change. We welcome your input as we refine our goals, methods, and partners.
An oak woodland in California.
Keeping California Forests and Woodlands Healthy
The Healthy Forests briefs series, authored by the Science Advisory Panel of the California Governor’s Forest Management Task Force in collaboration with the USDA California Climate Hub and the USGS Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, characterizes healthy forest attributes, their ecological function, and key stressors.
Sierra mixed-conifer forest at Fleming Meadows in the El Dorado National Forest in California
Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for California Forest Ecosystems
A menu of adaptation strategies and approaches that provides options for taking action to integrate climate change considerations into forest mgmt. and conservation.
A farmer holds a handful of healthy soil
Soil Health, Soil Amendments, and Carbon Farming
This soil-focused fact sheet series, which is intended for members of the technical assistance community who advise California growers on climate-smart agriculture, provides an overview of carbon farming and addresses the potential benefits of compost, pulverized rock, and biochar as soil amendments.

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Keeping California Forests and Woodlands Healthy

The Healthy Forests briefs series, authored by the Science Advisory Panel of the California Governor’s Forest Management Task Force in collaboration with the USDA California Climate Hub and the USGS Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center,…

Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for California Forest Ecosystems

A menu of adaptation strategies and approaches that provides options for taking action to integrate climate change considerations into forest mgmt. and conservation.

Full Belly Farm: An Agricultural Adaptation Case Study

The USDA California Climate Hub partnered with Full Belly Farm in Yolo County to illustrate how a grower can use and navigate a climate change adaptation framework to support the resilience of their operation when faced with the challenge of climate change…

Soil Health, Soil Amendments, and Carbon Farming

This soil-focused fact sheet series, which is intended for members of the technical assistance community who advise California growers on climate-smart agriculture, provides an overview of carbon farming and addresses the potential benefits of compost,…

California Crops Under Climate Change

Climate change is challenging California's multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, which provides thousands of jobs and produces more than 400 agricultural commodities. This story map provides a broad overview of California's specialty crop…


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