Implementing Forest Adaptation Options for Northern Forest Ecosystems was a collaborative research project led by the University of Vermont aimed to better understand how forest managers in northern New England are helping forests adapt to climate change. Outputs from this project include a guide for forest managers titled, “Adaptation Management Strategies for Northern Forest Ecosystems in New England and New York,” published through the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub. The three-part guide, compiled for northern hardwoods, spruce-fir, and mixedwood forest types, aims to increase awareness of adaptation strategies that can be used to sustain ecological and economic benefits of northern forest ecosystems in an uncertain future.
Links to access the online and PDF versions of the guide on an external website can be found below.
The project was funded by the Northeastern States Research Cooperative (2022-2024) and led by the University of Vermont (UVM) in partnership with the Northern Institute for Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub, Conservation Science Partners, Forest Stewards Guild, Dartmouth College Woodlands, Vermont Forests, Parks and Recreation, Lyme Timber Company LLC, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and The Nature Conservancy.
