Information and Tools for Land Managers
New and Featured Content:
A Short Course for Land Managers: Forest and Grassland Carbon in North America
This course was designed to provide land managers with a range of presentations by experts on carbon science, management, and policy. Learn more.
New Narrative Series!
Good News for Native Trout? Featured stories offer examples of how researchers and resource managers are working together to understand and respond to climate changes. Learn More.
New: Climate Basics
This section provides several resources that introduce the topic of climate change and discuss some of its implications for natural resource managers. Learn More.
Wilderness and Climate Change
In the United States, wilderness areas have been set aside with the intent of protecting and preserving these lands in their natural condition, generally free from human disturbance. Learn More.
Forest adaptation resources: Climate change tools and approaches for land managers
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. ~Posted June 2012
Climate Change on the Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming
This report synthesizes the paleo and historical climate of the Shoshone and discusses what future climates may look like and what the effects may be on natural resources.~Posted June 2012
Climate project screening tool: an aid for climate change adaptation.
The authors present a new tool, the Climate Project Screening Tool (CPST), for integrating climate change considerations into project planning and developing concrete adaptation options for land managers. ~Posted June 2012
This risk assessment projects the effects of eight forest diseases under two climate-change scenarios (warmer and drier, warmer and wetter). ~Posted May 2012
Climate Change PEPs – Impacts and Effects on Vegetation
This 2011 symposium featured research on the projected impacts of climatic changes on vegetation, with an emphasis on practical assessment and management. ~Posted May 2012
The CCRC has updated its Climate Change Basics section. ~Posted April 2012
This special issue of Forest Science features articles on forest carbon cycles, disturbance and climate effects on carbon, carbon quantification, bioenergy, and management interaction with carbon. ~Posted April 2012
SNAP interactive climate map - Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning
A new map from the Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP) provides climate data projections for Alaska and western Canada for each decade through 2100. . ~Posted March 2012
Climate Change Response Framework
This Climate Change Response Framework represents a collaborative approach among researchers, managers, and landowners to incorporate climate change considerations into forest management. A new website allows for collaboration on three framework projects taking place in the eastern United States.. ~Posted March 2012
Responding to Climate Change on National Forests: A Guidebook for Developing Adaptation Options
This guidebook contains science-based principles, processes, and tools necessary to assist with developing adaptation options for national forest lands. The adaptation process is based on partnerships between local resource managers and scientists who work collaboratively to understand potential climate change effects, identify important resource issues, and develop management options that can capitalize on new opportunities and reduce deleterious effects. ~Posted January 2012