Central Appalachians Demonstration Projects

Demonstration projects will be featured throughout the landscape to showcase how vulnerability information and adaptation strategies can be incorporated into new or existing management activities.

These projects will be initiated in after the vulnerability assessment is complete and the Forest Adaptation Resources has been refined to accommodate Central Appalachians forest ecosystems.

Use the filter below to learn more about demonstration projects in the Central Appalachians or by state. Learn more about how demonstration projects fit into the Framework here.

  • The dead and dying stands of paper birch along Minnesota’s Lake Superior shore are an unfortunate sight for people who live, work, and play in northeastern Minnesota. These forests are...

    Northwoods, Demonstration Projects, MN

  • The Bayfield Regional Conservancy recently acquired 396 acres of forest land is intended to serve as the Lincoln Township Community Forest. As the forest management plan for the community...

    Northwoods, WI, Demonstration Projects

  • The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, like much of northern Wisconsin and the Northwoods, contains a large amount of aspen forest. This boreal forest type, which has substantial...

    Northwoods, WI, Demonstration Projects

  • Forests and water are defining features of the Northwoods landscape, providing forest products, jobs, and other environmental benefits to local communities. The Chequamegon-Nicolet...

    Northwoods, WI, Demonstration Projects

  • This place-based effort is working to demonstrate climate-smart forestry practices in northern Minnesota.  Project partners are creating examples of climate change adaptation that feature a...

    Northwoods, Demonstration Projects, MN

  • The Natural Resources Department of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in northern Wisconsin is concerned about changing climatic and environmental conditions that have...

    Northwoods, WI, Demonstration Projects

  • The Nature Conservancy’s Caroline Lake Preserve in northern Wisconsin provides a real-world example of how climate change adaptation can be incorporated into sustainable forest management...

    Northwoods, WI, Demonstration Projects