Stephen Handler

Treesearch Publications

• Adrienne B. Keller, Ann L. Calhoun, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Caitlin E. Littlefield, Brian Miner. 2026. Qualitatively assessing trade‐offs and co‐benefits at local scales when considering carbon outcomes among other management goals
• Jacy S. Bernath‐Plaisted, Stephen Handler, Marissa Ahlering, Leslie Brandt, Scott B. Maresh Nelson, Neal D. Niemuth, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney L. Peterson, Christine A. Ribic, Delane Strohmeyer, Benjamin Zuckerberg. 2025. A climate adaptation menu for North American grasslands
• Ryan Toot, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Amy Amman, Charlie Blinn, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Jennifer Shakun, Maria Janowiak. 2025. Climate change considerations for forest operations in northern forests
• Peggy Burkman, Stephen Handler, Julie Van Stappen, Sarah E. Johnson, Eric Epstein, Ryan O’Connor, Gregor W. Schuurman, Alexia Prosperi, Laura J. Briley, Dave Cooper, Matthew J. Cooper, Rob Croll, Ulf Gafvert, Louis Iverson, Bob Krumenaker, Brent M. Lofgren, Nisogaabo Ikwe Melonee Montano, Hannah Panci, Damon Panek, Linda R. Parker, Matthew Peters, Kristen M. Schmitt, Chris Swanston, Naomi Tillison. 2023. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
• Maria Janowiak, Peter Clark, Anthony W. D'Amato, Matt Dallman, Stephen Handler, Jessica Wikle, Linda Nagel, Courtney Peterson. 2023. Lessons Learned from Climate Adaptation Projects in Northern Hardwood Forests
• Stephen Handler, Bradley M. Hutnik, Ashlee Lehner, Matt Huseby, Harvey Tjader. 2023. Lessons from the Land: A New Approach to Use Site-Level Information to Guide Climate Adaptation
• Maria Janowiak, Danielle Shannon, Kristen Schmitt, Madeline Baroli, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney Peterson, Annamarie Rutledge, Chris Swanston. 2022. Guía rápida de planificación para la adaptación al cambio climático para profesionales de recursos naturales: Versión internacional
• Maria Janowiak, Danielle Shannon, Kristen Schmitt, Madeline Baroli, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney Peterson, Annamarie Rutledge, Chris Swanston. 2022. A Quick Guide to Adaptation Planning for Land Trusts
• Maria Janowiak, Danielle Shannon, Kristen Schmitt, Madeline Baroli, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney Peterson, Annamarie Rutledge, Chris Swanston. 2022. A quick guide to adaptation planning for natural resources professionals
• Stephen Handler, Leslie Brandt, Katie Frerker, Joanna Gilkeson, Clinton Gregory, Nicholas Labonte, Carl Layman, Kathleen McTighe, Kaysee Miller, Kyle Stover, Myra Theimer. 2022. Developing an assisted migration plan for the Superior National Forest
• Stephen Handler, Olivia E. Ledee, Christopher L. Hoving, Benjamin Zuckerberg, Chris Swanston. 2022. A menu of climate change adaptation actions for terrestrial wildlife management
• Kristen M. Schmitt, Todd A. Ontl, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, P. Danielle Shannon, Courtney L. Peterson, Chris Swanston. 2021. Beyond Planning Tools: Experiential Learning in Climate Adaptation Planning and Practices
• Olivia E. LEDee, Stephen Handler, Christopher L. Hoving, Chris Swanston, Benjamin Zuckerberg. 2021. Preparing Wildlife for Climate Change: How Far Have We Come?
• Chris Swanston, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, Kimberly R. Hall, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Kyle Merriam, Marc Meyer, Nicole Molinari, Kristen Schmitt, P. Danielle Shannon, Jennifer B. Smith, Amarina Wuenschel, Steven M. Ostoja. 2020. Adaptation strategies and approaches for California forest ecosystems
• Patricia Butler-Leopold, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Patricia D. Shannon, Anonymous Anonymous, Chris Swanston. 2019. Identifying and addressing vulnerabilities of oak ecosystems
• Daniel O'Toole, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Kristen M. Schmitt, P. Danielle Shannon, Patricia R. Leopold, Stephen Handler, Todd A. Ontl, Chris Swanston. 2019. Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Outdoor Recreation
• P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Maria Janowiak, Stephen Handler, Kristen M. Schmitt, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, Todd A. Ontl. 2019. Adaptation strategies and approaches for forested watersheds
• Todd A. Ontl, Maria Janowiak, Chris Swanston, Jad Daley, Stephen Handler, Meredith Cornett, Steve Hagenbuch, Cathy Handrick, Liza Mccarthy, Nancy Patch. 2019. Forest Management for Carbon Sequestration and Climate Adaptation
• (Bresette, Katy) Ziigwanikwe, Chris Caldwell, Eric Chapman, (Clark, Robin) Opichi, Rob Croll, Gregory J. Gauthier, Jeff Grignon, Stephen Handler, (Jondreau, Jerry) Gidigaa bizhiw, Tyler Kaspar, (Montano, Melonee) Nisogaabo Ikwe, Tansey Moore, Patricia Moran, Emily Minogiizhigookwe Nelis, Hannah Panci, Kristen Schmitt, Sara Smith, Kim Stone, Chris Swanston. 2019. Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad: A Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu
• Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Scott Bearer, Alexander M. Bryan, Ken Clark, Greg Czarnecki, Philip DeSenze, William D. Dijak, Jacob S. Fraser, Paul F. Gugger, Andrea Hille, Justin Hynicka, Claire A. Jantz, Matthew C. Kelly, Katrina M. Krause, Inga La Puma, Deborah Landau, Richard G. Lathrop, Laura P. Leites, Evan Madlinger, Stephen Matthews, Gulnihal Ozbay, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, David A. Schmit, Collin Shephard, Rebecca Shirer, Nicholas Skowronski, Al Steele, Susan L. Stout, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, John Thompson, Richard M. Turcotte, David A. Weinstein, Alfonso Yáñez. 2018. Mid-Atlantic forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Response Framework project
• Chris Swanston, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Todd A. Ontl, P. Danielle Shannon. 2018. Vulnerability of forests of the Midwest and Northeast United States to climate change
• Maria Janowiak, Anthony W. D'Amato, Chris Swanston, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Jacob S. Fraser, Leslie Brandt, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Diane Burbank, John Campbell, Charles Cogbill, Matthew Duveneck, Marla R. Emery, Nicholas Fisichelli, Jane Foster, Jennifer Hushaw, Laura S. Kenefic, Amanda Mahaffey, Toni Lyn Morelli, Nicholas J. Reo, Paul Schaberg, K. Rogers Simmons, Aaron Weiskittel, Sandy Wilmot, David Hollinger, Erin D. Lane, Lindsey Rustad, Pamela H. Templer. 2018. New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project
• Robert P. Richard, Lynette Potvin, Evan Kane, Stephen Handler, Patrick J. Smith, Don Peterson. 2018. Biochar and wood ash amendments for forestry in the Lake States: field report and initial results
• Todd A. Ontl, Chris Swanston, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Anthony W. D’Amato, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon. 2018. Adaptation pathways: ecoregion and land ownership influences on climate adaptation decision-making in forest management
• Maria Janowiak, Louis Iverson, Jon Fosgitt, Stephen Handler, Matt Dallman, Scott Thomasma, Brad Hutnik, Chris Swanston. 2017. Assessing stand-level climate change risk using forest inventory data and species distribution models
• Leslie Brandt, Abigail Derby Lewis, Lydia Scott, Lindsay Darling, Robert T. Fahey, Louis Iverson, David J. Nowak, Allison Bodine, Andrew Bell, Shannon Still, Patricia R. Butler, Andrea Dierich, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Stephen Matthews, Jason W. Miesbauer, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, P. Danielle Shannon, Douglas Stotz, Chris Swanston. 2017. Chicago Wilderness region urban forest vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework Chicago Wilderness pilot project
• Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston. 2017. Integrating Science and Management to Assess Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change
• Chris Swanston, Maria Janowiak, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Abigail Derby Lewis, Kimberly Hall, Robert T. Fahey, Lydia Scott, Angela Kerber, Jason W. Miesbauer, Lindsay Darling, Linda Parker, Matt St. Pierre. 2016. Forest Adaptation Resources: climate change tools and approaches for land managers, 2nd edition
• Patricia R. Butler, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Kent Karriker, Jarel Bartig, Stephanie Connolly, William D. Dijak, Scott Bearer, Steve Blatt, Andrea Brandon, Elizabeth Byers, Cheryl Coon, Tim Culbreth, Jad Daly, Wade Dorsey, David Ede, Chris Euler, Neil Gillies, David M. Hix, Catherine Johnson, Latasha Lyte, Stephen Matthews, Dawn McCarthy, Dave Minney, Daniel Murphy, Claire O’Dea, Rachel Orwan, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Cotton Randall, Jason Reed, Cynthia Sandeno, Thomas M. Schuler, Lesley Sneddon, Bill Stanley, Al Steele, Susan L. Stout, Randy Swaty, Jason Teets, Tim Tomon, Jim Vanderhorst, John Whatley, Nicholas Zegre. 2015. Central Appalachians forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response Framework project
• Patricia R. Butler, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, Patricia D. Shannon, Chris Swanston. 2014. A framework for assessing climate change vulnerability and identifying adaptation responses in the central hardwoods region
• Stephen Handler, Chris Swanston, Patricia R. Butler, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Matthew Powers, P. Danielle Shannon. 2014. Climate change vulnerabilities within the forestry sector for the Midwestern United States
• David L. Peterson, J.M. Wolken, Teresa Hollingsworth, Christian P. Giardina, J.S. Littell, Linda A. Joyce, Chris Swanston, Stephen Handler, Lindsey Rustad, Steve McNulty. 2014. Regional Highlights of Climate Change
• Maria Janowiak, Chris Swanston, Linda M. Nagel, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Louis Iverson, Stephen Matthews, Anantha M. Prasad, Matthew Peters. 2014. A practical approach for translating climate change adaptation principles into forest management actions
• Maria Janowiak, Louis Iverson, David J. Mladenoff, Emily Peters, Kirk R. Wythers, Weimin Xi, Leslie Brandt, Patricia R. Butler, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Linda R. Parker, Amy J. Amman, Brian Bogaczyk, Christine Handler, Ellen Lesch, Peter B. Reich, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Sami Khanal, Feng Liu, Tara Bal, Dustin Bronson, Andrew Burton, Jim Ferris, Jon Fosgitt, Shawn Hagan, Erin Johnston, Evan Kane, Colleen Matula, Ryan O'Connor, Dale Higgins, Matt St. Pierre, Jad Daley, Mae Davenport, Marla R. Emery, David Fehringer, Christopher L. Hoving, Gary Johnson, David Neitzel, Michael Notaro, Adena Rissman, Chadwick Rittenhouse, Robert Ziel. 2014. Forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis for northern Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
• Stephen Handler, Matthew Duveneck, Louis Iverson, Emily Peters, Robert M. Scheller, Kirk R. Wythers, Leslie Brandt, Patricia Butler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Kelly Barrett, Randy Kolka, Casey McQuiston, Brian J. J. Palik, Peter B. Reich, Clarence Turner, Mark White, Cheryl Adams, Anthony D'Amato, Suzanne Hagell, Patricia Johnson, Rosemary Johnson, Mike Larson, Stephen Matthews, Rebecca Montgomery, Steve Olson, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Jack Rajala, Jad Daley, Mae Davenport, Marla R. Emery, David Fehringer, Christopher L. Hoving, Gary Johnson, Lucinda Johnson, David Neitzel, Adena Rissman, Chadwick Rittenhouse, Robert Ziel. 2014. Minnesota forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
• Stephen Handler, Matthew Duveneck, Louis Iverson, Emily Peters, Robert M. Scheller, Kirk R. Wythers, Leslie Brandt, Patricia Butler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Amy Clark Eagle, Joshua G. Cohen, Rich Corner, Peter B. Reich, Tim Baker, Sophan Chhin, Eric Clark, David Fehringer, Jon Fosgitt, James Gries, Christine Hall, Kimberly R. Hall, Robert Heyd, Christopher L. Hoving, Ines Ibáñez, Don Kuhr, Stephen Matthews, Jennifer Muladore, Knute Nadelhoffer, David Neumann, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Matt Sands, Randy Swaty, Leiloni Wonch, Jad Daley, Mae Davenport, Marla R. Emery, Gary Johnson, Lucinda Johnson, David Neitzel, Adena Rissman, Chadwick Rittenhouse, Robert Ziel. 2014. Michigan forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
• Leslie Brandt, Hong He, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Patricia Butler, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Matthew Albrecht, Richard Blume-Weaver, Paul Deizman, John DePuy, William D. Dijak, Gary Dinkel, Songlin Fei, D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Michael Leahy, Stephen Matthews, Paul Nelson, Brad Oberle, Judi Perez, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Jeffrey E. Schneiderman, John Shuey, Adam B. Smith, Charles Studyvin, John M. Tirpak, Jeffery W. Walk, Wen J. Wang, Laura Watts, Dale Weigel, Steve Westin. 2014. Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project

• Program
  

  Climate and Carbon Cycle Sciences

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/programs/climate
  Station

  Northern Research Station

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• Webinars
  

  Wild Cards and the Adaptation Workbook

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/products/multimedia/webinars/wild-cards-and-adaptation-workbook

• University of Montana, M.S., Resource Conservation (emphasis in International Conservation and Development)
• Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A., Biology