Climate Change Tree Atlas
Informative status
This webpage will retire in June 2026. The Climate Change Tree Atlas is being replaced by the Forest Ecosystem Atlas. Please click here to visit the new Forest Ecosystem Atlas.
Use the Climate Change Tree Atlas to view modeled potential suitable habitat for 125 tree species in the East, with an additional 23 species with current information only.
Online Resources
Webinar
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Webinarshttps://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/products/multimedia/webinars/climate-change-tree-atlas-new-data-and-new-opportunities-version-4
People
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Person
Stephen Matthews, PhD
Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/stephen.matthews -
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Louis Iverson, PhD
Landscape Ecologist, ret.https://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/louis.iverson -
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Matthew Peters
Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/matthew.p.peters -
Person
Anantha M. Prasad
Research Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/anantha.prasad
Featured Publication
- Stephen Matthews, Louis Iverson, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad. 2018. Assessing potential climate change pressures across the conterminous United States: mapping plant hardiness zones, heat zones, growing degree days, and cumulative drought severity throughout this century
- Northern Research Station USDA Forest Service. 2021. The Climate Change Tree Atlas: Managing Tree Species in the Face of Climate Change
Last updated February 9, 2026