Climate Change, Wildlife, and Wildlands Toolkit

A Toolkit for Teachers and Interpreters

Please note that the Climate Change, Wildlife, and Wildlands Toolkit has been updated; the new version is now available. EPA is maintaining this archive for historical purposes. Thank you for visiting the archived version of the Climate Change, Wildlife, and Wildlands Toolkit.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the National Park Service and with input from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, developed a kit for use when talking with the public about how climate change is affecting our nation's wildlife and public lands.

While most of this award-winning Kit is available on this page, if you want everything you should order the complete Climate Change, Wildlife and Wildlands toolkit; it's free. If you want to order the kit, please call the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) at 1-800-490-9198.

Introductory Materials | Case Studies, Trail Talks, and Flash Cards | Wheel Card Calculator | Interactive Activities | Trail Cards

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Introductory Materials

Introduction (220k pdf) – Overview of the toolkit and its contents.

Getting Started (785k pdf) – Tips for using major components of the tookit.

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Case Studies, Trail Talks, and Flash Cards

Western Mountains and Plains
Covering Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges, and the plains states.
– Case study (711K pdf)
– Trail talk (489K pdf)
– Flash card (701K pdf)

Great Lakes and Upper Midwest
Covering Isle Royale and Voyageurs National Parks, and the entire Great Lakes region.
– Case study (2.3M pdf)
– Trail talk (519K pdf)
– Flash card (234K pdf)

Chesapeake Bay and Assateague Island
Covering Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic coastal region
– Case study (724K pdf)
– Trail talk (528K pdf)
– Flash card (696K pdf)

Everglades and South Florida
Covering Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, the Florida Keys, and the rest of south Florida.
– Case study (1.5M pdf)
– Trail talk (510K pdf)
– Flash card (155k pdf)