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The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub offered the popular Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices training as an online, seven-week course! This...

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub are offering the Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices training as an online course for managers of urban wat...

Handout created by the Rhode Island Woodland Partnership and Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science for woodland owners in Rhode Island.   Keeping Your Woods Healthy Through the Years Ahead...

Foresters and natural resource professionals face a tremendous challenge: how can we develop and implement management actions that help ecosystems respond to climate change? This workshop was held in...

This is a 'Save the Date' flyer advertising the May 15, 2018 Adapting Michigan Wetlands to Climate Change one-day workshop. NIACS is collaborating with the Michigan Wetlands Association to share clima...

Forests of the Midwest and Northeast significantly define the character, culture, and economy of this large region but face an uncertain future as the climate continues to change. Forests vary widely...

Download We developed the ecosystem vulnerability assessment approach (EVAA) to help inform potential adaptation actions in response to a changing climate. EVAA combines multiple quantitative models a...

Pennsylvania's forests will be affected by a changing climate during this century. These handouts summarize projected changes in tree species habitat for four regions in Pennsylvania, and the spreadsh...

A pre-publication draft describes the vulnerability of 11 forest ecosystems to climate change and related stressors.   Update: August 17, 2018: This draft is no longer posted, as the vulnerability ass...

This 25 minute video summarizes key impacts to urban forests in the Midwest and Northeast.  https://vimeo.com/240862566

Slides from the January 26, 2018 Wetland Adaptation Planning and Practices Pre-Workshop Webinar. Find more information on this workshop at: forestadaptation.org/wi-wetlands.    

The report New England and Northern New York Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis: A Report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework Project details how climate change...

Adaptation efforts by Providence Water and the Northern Insitute of Applied Climate Science were featured in the January 2018 issue (pages 1 and 14) of The Forestry Source, published by the Society of...

Slides from Urban Forestry Planning and Practices Online Session 4. 

This article appeared in the December, 2017, issue of Arborist News and summarizes the results of the vulnerability assessment and adaptation activities in the Chicago region. 

Many resources exist to help Minnesota foresters and land managers consider climate change impacts and make adaptation decisions. This page will be updated periodically to reflect the best available i...

Getting started guide for Fall 2017 Urban Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices Online Course 

Tree species vulnerability list for the New York City region (those with Tree Atlas results only). Heat and hardiness zone maps for are also posted.

Species vulnerability list for the Cleveland area and heat and hardiness zone maps for Ohio. 

The 4-page summary reviews key impacts of climate change for the Twin Cities and provides a list of most vulnerable trees. Maps of projected changes in hardiness zones and heat zones are also provided...

The San Juan National Forest Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) site is located in southwestern Colorado in a dry mixed conifer forest. The site workshop was held in March 2014, bringing...

The region's forests will be affected by a changing climate during this century, but individual tree species will respond uniquely to climate change, depending on their particular silvics and ecologic...

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub are offering the Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices training as an online course for urban foresters and n...

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) is a collaborative effort to establish a series of experimental silvicultural trials across a network of different forest ecosystem types throughout the...

Summary and highlights (4 page brief) on the vulnerability of the Chicago Wilderness area and Chicago area urban forests to climate change.     

These slides are from presentations at the Caring for Trees in a Changing Climate training hosted by Longwood Gardens on March 29th. 

This presentation at the 2015 Society of American Foresters National Convention resulted in the Journal of Forestry paper Assessing Stand-Level Climate Change Risk Using Forest Inventory Data and Spec...

Slides from presentation given at January 24 workshop in Cambridge, MA on Preparing Urban Forests for Climate Change. These slides were presented by Leslie Brandt on adapting urban forests to climate...

Slides from presentation given at January 24 workshop in Cambridge, MA on Preparing Urban Forests for Climate Change. These slides were presented by Patrick Roche of MAPC on the effects of gas leaks o...

Slides from presentation given at January 24 workshop in Cambridge, MA on Preparing Urban Forests for Climate Change. These slides were presented by Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne for a panel on adaptation. 

Slides from presentation given at January 24 workshop in Cambridge, MA on Preparing Urban Forests for Climate Change. These slides were presented by Julie Conroy from the MAPC about vulnerability asse...

Slides from presentation given at January 24 workshop in Cambridge, MA on Preparing Urban Forests for Climate Change. These slides are from Erin Lane's panel presentation on a virtual demonstration of...

Slides from presentation given at January 24 workshop in Cambridge, MA on Preparing Urban Forests for Climate Change.  This presentation was given by Paul Kirshen on current and anticipated changes in...

Save the date - Workshop flyer for the April 4-5, 2017, Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change in the Northeast. More information forthcoming at http://forestadaptation.org/water. Download the...

Save the date - Workshop flyer for the March 15-16, 2017, Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change in the Midwest. More information forthcoming at http://forestadaptation.org/water. Download fly...

This short essay from Kelly Barrett (wildlife biologist, Chippewa National Forest) offers seasonal observations from the Chippewa and connections to on-going climate change trends. It's a great read! ...

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) is launching a new intiative that will build on the success of the Forest Adaptation Resources and associated Adaptation Workbook that have be...

This webinar on October 19, 2016 shared details about the Adaptation Workbook, the Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment for northern Wisconsin, an adaptation demonstration project with Florence C...

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub offered the popular Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices training as an online, seven-week course! The w...

Several partners, including the American Forest Foundation, the New England Forestry Foundation, and the Northern Insitute of Applied Climate Science, have developed a series of resources for climate...

Presentation to Michigan Department of Natural Resources forestry staff in October 2016. Climate Change and Upper Michigan’s Forests: Risks, Opportunities, and Ways to Adapt from Northern Institute...

Presentations from this event (Day 1 and Day 2) are posted below.  Event Summary: NIACS partnered with Heart of the Lakes and the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan to gather natural resource profession...

Planting urban trees and expanding urban forest canopy cover are often considered key strategies for reducing climate change impacts in urban areas. However, urban trees and forests can also be vulner...

The spring 2016 edition of the Michigan Forests magazine features an article by NIACS staff member Stephen Handler.  This article shares information abour two real-world examples of climate adaptation...

Agenda for Northeast Ohio Urban Forestry Adaptation workshop, April 20-21 at the Holden Arboretum 

This presentation gives an overview of the Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework project. It was presented on February 17 to the Urban Ecology Collaborative. 

This recorded presentation described observed and projected climate change impacts for forests across New England.  This presentation draws on information from a soon-to-be-published vulnerability ass...

Tree species will likely respond individually to climate change, depending on their particular silvics and ecological tolerances. These handouts summarize general climate change projections for tree s...

A large number of adaptation demonstrations have been developed to provide examples of how climate change has been integrated into real-world management and conservation projects. The following presen...

NIACS hosted a webinar to introduce the online Adaptation Workbook. The presentation explained how this new tool works and how it can help you integrate climate change considerations into your work. ...

The Northeast, Midwest, and Northern Forests USDA Climate Hubs worked together to create a set of Adaptation Resources for Agriculture modeled after the Forest Adaptation Resources: Climate Change Too...

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and University partners are offering the Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices training as an online, six-week course! The first course's dates are...

This handout summarizes climate change projections for individual tree species in the "Driftless Area" of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa (Ecological Section 222L) from the Climate Change Tree Atlas to...

The Northwoods CCRF 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, Wisconsi...

Climate Change and New England Forests was organized to enable natural resource professionals integrate climate change considerations into management and conservation. About 80 professionals attended...

This handout presents climate change projections for individual tree species in northern Wisconsin and the Western Upper Peninsula, summarized from the Forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and sy...

This handout summarizes climate change projections for individual tree species in southern Michigan from the Climate Change Tree Atlas tool.  

This handout presents a summary of climate change projections for individual tree species, based on the information published in the Minnesota Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis....

These selected resources have been compiled by Bill Cook and others on the Michigan State University "Climate Variability and Change Action Team."  The list will be updated periodically to include new...

The report New England and Northern New York Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis: A Report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework Project details how climate change...

Presentation by Kent Karriker (Monongahela National Forest) on real-world examples of forest adaptation from the Climate Change & West Virginia's Forests event held on April 14, 2015.

Presentation by Todd Petty (West Virginia University) on brook trout and stream habitat from the Climate Change & West Virginia's Forests event held on April 14, 2015.

Presentation by Patricia Butler (Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science) on climate change effects on forest ecosystems from the Climate Change & West Virginia's Forests event held on April...

Presentation by James Leonard (Marshall University) on past observations of climate change from the Climate Change & West Virginia's Forests event held on April 14, 2015.

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science has released a new web-based tool for foresters, farmers, natural resource professionals and landowners. The online Adaptation Workbook is available a...

Forest ecosystems in the Central Appalachians will be affected directly and indirectly by a changing climate over the 21st century (Butler et al. 2015). This assessment evaluates the vulnerability of...

As part of the 2015 Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources (CCNR), the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the University of Connecticut hosted a special training on forest adaptati...

Climate Change and Southern New England Forests was organized to enable natural resource professionals integrate climate change considerations into management and conservation. About 90 professionals...

Agenda and activity worksheets for the H2H Conservation in a Changing Climate workshop held on December 11, 2014.

Presentation given by Maria Janowiak to the the Hudson to Housatonic (H2H) Conservation Initiative. 

This four-page technical summary covers highlights from the Central Appalachians forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response...

Climate change and forests presentation by Maria Janowiak (Northern Insitute of Applied Climate Science) from the Climate Change and Southern New England Forest event held on Sept. 23, 2014. 9 Ways...

Presentation on real-world examples of forest adaptation from the Climate Change and Southern New England Forest event held on Sept. 23, 2014. Real-World Examples of Forest Adaptation from NIACS

Introductory presentation from the Climate Change and Southern New England Forest event held on Sept. 23, 2014.

We are hosting a Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices session on September 24. Details are included in the attached document.

This presentation to the Forest Service Washington Office in August 2014 describes compontents of the Climate Change Response Framework and highlights the application of the Adaptation Workbook that w...

The USDA Midwest Regional Climate Hub hosted a training to highlight information, resources, and strategies that can help producers prepare for and respond to changing we ather and climate on March 1-...

NIACS and Michigan State University Extension worked together to produce "Forest Management in a Changing Climate," a 5-part bulletin series for foresters and natural resource managers in Michigan. Th...

This 4-page summary covers the highlights from the Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis for Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Please contact Maria Janowiak for more information...

This briefing describes the overall goal of adaptation demonstration projects and frequently-asked questions related to demonstrations. 

Presentation by Bob Fahey on the urban forestry climate change strategies and approaches document, presented at the April 14 Chicago Wilderness meeting. 

Slides from Chris Swanston's presentation on establishing an Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework, from the April 14 meeting with Chicago Wilderness. 

Slides from Louis Iverson's presentation on the Climate Change Tree Atlas at the April 14 meeting with Chicago Wilderness. 

Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices (FAPP) is an active, hands-on training to help natural resources managers incorporate climate change considerations into their own real-world forest management...

NIACS presented this webinar as part of the Great Lake's Climate webinar series, hosted by The Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant. This presentation covers an overview of the Climate Change Resp...

This 4-page summary covers the highlights from the Michigan Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis.  Get the full report here, or contact Stephen Handler with questions.   

The forests in the Central Hardwoods Region will be affected directly and indirectly by a changing climate over the next 100 years. This assessment evaluates the vulnerability of terrestrial ecosystem...

This project delivers information on climate change adaptation to meet the unique challenges of working in urban environments.  

New! The Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Response Framework will cover more than 60 million acres of forest land, from Maryland's Atlantic coastlines to the  peaks of the Catskill Mountains. 

These video presentations summarize the potential effects of climate change on forests of Northwoods based on the results of three forest ecosystem vulnerability assessments (download full reports her...

Editable Excel and Word files for the comprehensive and short versions of the Adaptation Workbook contained in Forest Adaptation Resources: Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers. (Righ...

Three-page flyer about upcoming Missouri Forest Adaptation Planning and Pracitices training. 

Flyer for the upcoming Climate Change & Vermont trainings being hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.

Forest and natural resource managers from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service Northeastern Area, and multiple tribes participated in the Forest Adaptation Planning and Practi...

These slides were presented as part of a special session on the Climate Change Response Framework at the 2013 Ecological Society of America meeting in Minneapolis. This presentation synthesizes the ma...

The Shawnee National Forest hosted a climate change event for interested members, groups and organizations from the public.The meeting included hands on activities and discussions for people of all ag...

These slides were presented at the 2013 Missouri Natural Resources Conference in Osage Beach, MO on February 1, 2013. The presentation gives and overview of the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Respon...

Presentation by Chris Swanston at the 2015 National Adaptation Forum.   Adaptation Minions: Embracing diverse values, working with what you have, and committing to action. from Northern Institute of...

The presentation describes current challenges for forest adaptation and provides some examples of how the Climate Change Response Framework is overcoming these challenges. These slides were presented...

These slides were presented to Federal, State, and NGO partners of the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response Framework. They give an overview of the proposed vulnerability assessment chapters....

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 docume...

These slides were presented to the Mark Twain National Forest's Leadership Team on October 24, 2012. They give a general overview of the Framework and preliminary results from the Vulnerability Assess...

These slides are from a presentation to the Hoosier National Forest that took place on September 21. It gives an overview of the Framework project and preliminary results from the Central Hardwoods Cl...

These slides were presented at the June 26 expert panel workshop for the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project. They include maps and graphs showing past and projected changes in...

Climate change is leading to direct and indirect impacts on forest tree species and ecosystems in northern Wisconsin. Land managers will need to prepare for and respond to these impacts, so we designe...

A strategic approach to addressing climate change centered on the scorecard elements has been launched regionally through the Eastern Region’s leadership and support, coupled with the science and coor...

An internal guidance document, Moving Forward is designed to link existing resources on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and set out an approach for moving forward on climate change adaptation...

This is a two-panel brochure insert that highlights climate change impacts and related activities on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

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

This assessment, developed through the Climate Change Response Framework and published as a US Forest Service General Technical Report, synthesizes information and assesses forest ecosystem vulnerabil...