Resource Library
Welcome to our comprehensive collection of resources on climate-smart stewardship. Here, you’ll find a diverse array of materials designed to support your journey in understanding and implementing climate-smart practices. These resources range from explanations of what climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices to planning tools like the USFS Tree Atlas and NIACS Adaptation Journal, which offer invaluable insights and guidance for effective stewardship in a changing climate. These resources can be helpful for anyone from seasoned land stewards, to new landowners, or concerned nature lovers.
If you find additional resources that are helpful to you and not located on this page, send them to rbentley@ctconservation.org to add them.
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service(NRCS)
Climate Smart Mitigation Activities Categories
Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Mitigation Activities List 2024
Explanation of the list of Climate Smart Activities
Conservation At Work, Video Series – Climate Smart Activities explained
Climate Response Framework
Climate Adaptation for Land Trusts
Adaptation Planning for Land Trusts
Adaptation Demonstration Projects
Point Blue Conservation Science
Integrating Climate Adaptation into Land Conservation – A Climate Smart Framework
Yale Forest Forum
Understanding Climate-Smart Forestry in Practice – Recorded Webinar Series
Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Land Trust Alliance
Climate Related Resources for Land Trusts
Northern Institute for Applied Climate Science (NIACS)
Adaptation Workbook – Tool for management and conservation
Southern New England Exurban Oak Demonstration Site
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
USFS Climate Change Resource Center
Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers
Climate Change and Adaptation in the Northeast – Map Series
The Nature Conservancy
Trust for Public Land
Climate Toolbox
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
Databases, open access resources, events and opportunities
Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC)
Climate Change Related Resources
Climate Smart Funding Opportunities
CT Land Conservation Council – Climate Smart Land Stewardship
Land Trust Alliance – Land and Climate Grant Program
NRCS Environmental Quality Incentive Program
NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program
Northwest CT Land Conservancy (NCLC) – Building Resiliency on Northwest CT Farmland