Resource Library
Mapping for Climate Resilience
Understanding climate change resilience is essential for building resilience on the land we conserve and interactive mapping tools provide valuable data to guide our decision making. By integrating these tools into planning, land trusts can enhance habitat connectivity, protect biodiversity, and ensure the resilience of Connecticut’s conserved lands.
Climate Mapper – Climate Toolbox
- This tool maps real-time conditions, current forecasts, and future projections of climate information across the United States to assist with decisions related to agriculture, climate, fire conditions, and water.
The Nature Conservancy Resilient Land Mapping Tool
- This resource identifies climate-resilient landscapes, enabling land trusts to prioritize conservation areas that will sustain biodiversity in a changing climate. It highlights key corridors for habitat connectivity.
- This tool maps the current and projected distributions of tree species across the U.S., helping anticipate habitat shifts due to climate change. This can be a useful resource for land owners looking into adaptive management and reforestation strategies.
Trust for Public Land – Carbon Map
- This is an interactive tool that helps land trusts visualize carbon storage potential and other ecosystem benefits across different landscapes in order to prioritize conservation efforts, support climate resilience, and communicate the environmental value of protected lands.