This regular newsletter features projects, events, and documents related to climate change and northern forests. Our goal is to help you keep up to date on happenings across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan that are part of the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project, as well as other efforts. View the archived newsletter. 

These slides were presented to a joint meeting of the New England and New York Society of American Foresters in January 2013. The presentation describes current challenges for forest adaptation and provides some examples of how the Climate Change Response Framework is overcoming these challenges. 

The Natural Resources Department of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in northern Wisconsin is concerned about the effects of a changing climate on forest ecosystems, and has developed an  s adaptation project is to provide a real-world example of how climate change considerations can be incorporated into sustainable forest management. This document provides a summary of the project.

The Shared Landscapes Initiative is developing climate change adaptation projects in Wisconsin in order to provide real-world examples of forest management activities that help forests cope with changing conditions, while achieving a variety of forest management goals. This summary describes the purpose of adaptation projects and describes current participants. 

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. This document provides a summary of the project. 

This regular newsletter features projects, events, and documents related to climate change and northern forests. Our goal is to help you keep up to date on happenings across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan that are part of the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project, as well as other efforts. View the archived newsletter.

This regular newsletter features projects, events, and documents related to climate change and northern forests. Our goal is to help you keep up to date on happenings across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan that are part of the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project, as well as other efforts. View the archived newsletter.

Abstract: The forests of northern Wisconsin, a defining feature of the region's landscape, are expected to undergo numerous changes in response to the changing climate. This document provides a collection of resources designed to help forest managers incorporate climate change considerations into management and devise adaptation tactics. It was developed in northern Wisconsin as part of the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project and contains information from assessments, partnership efforts, workshops, and collaborative work between scientists and managers. The four interrelated chapters include: (1) a description of the overarching Climate Change Response Framework, a landscape-scale conservation approach also being expanded to other landscapes; (2) a "menu" of adaptation strategies and approaches that are directly relevant to forests in northern Wisconsin; (3) a workbook process to help incorporate climate change considerations into forest management planning and to assist land managers in developing groundlevel climate adaptation tactics for forest ecosystems; and (4) two illustrations that provide examples of how these resources can be used in real-world situations. The ideas, tools, and resources presented in the different chapters are intended to inform and support the existing decisionmaking processes of multiple organizations with diverse management goals.

This US Forest Service General Technical Report provides adaptation tools and resources for land managers. View report here.

The 2011-2012 Work Plan highlights major activities, partnerships, and products in progress and planned to be initiated in the near future. Contact Linda Parker on the CNNF for information about this document.

This brochure was developed from a set of three "Climate Change in the Great Lakes" traveling panels that can be borrowed for outreach or education events.   

An article on climate change impacts on forests from the March 2012 issue of the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association magazine.

A 2-page description and status update from the Northwoods Framework with state-level progress. 

Abstract: The forests of northern Wisconsin will likely experience dramatic changes over the next 100 years as a result of climate change. This assessment evaluates key forest ecosystem vulnerabilities to climate change across northern Wisconsin under a range of future climate scenarios. Warmer temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are expected to influence ecosystem drivers and increase stressors, including more frequent disturbances and increased amount or severity of pests and diseases. Forest ecosystems will continue to adapt to changing conditions. Identifying vulnerable species and forests can help landowners, managers, regulators, and policymakers establish priorities for management and monitoring.

This US Forest Service General Technical Report synthesizes information and assesses forest ecosystem vulnerabilities in northern Wisconsin. View report here.