Climate Change

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Climate change is affecting every aspect of the natural world, with vast repercussions for people and the communities in which they live. Climate change is a defining challenge of this century. Northern Research Station science describes climate impacts and offers new climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies that that make forests and grasslands more resilient, communities more prepared, and green markets and initiatives more viable.

Climate Change Resources

The Northern Research Station engages in several partnership that have a focus on developing and delivering science-based information, tools, and resources to support natural resource professionals in climate-informed decision-making. These partnerships include:

• The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
• Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change
• USDA Northeast Climate Hub
• USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub