Tag: Climate
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Climate-Smart Mitigation Activities webpage provides an overview of conservation practices that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. This resource is…
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…
Climate change is reshaping our landscapes, and land trusts have a vital role to play in building resilience. This primer explores the impacts of climate change on land, water, and…
The Climate-Smart Framework for Land Trusts handbook provides practical strategies for integrating climate resilience into land conservation efforts, helping land trusts address climate change through science-based stewardship and planning. This…
The USDA Forest Service created this guide that includes an Adaptation Workbook process to help land trusts navigate the effects of climate change.
New England’s forests are critical in mitigating climate change, already sequestering large amounts of carbon each year and they have the potential to do much more. The 2022 Highstead report…
Communicating about climate change can be challenging, but it’s essential for building support and inspiring action. This resource from the Land Trust Alliance and Open Space Institute offers practical strategies…
As climate change accelerates, land conservation is a powerful tool for building resilience—protecting ecosystems, reducing climate risks, and supporting communities. This curated set of resources from The Nature Conservancy, a…
As climate change progresses, birds’ habitats will shift, forcing them to relocate. Audubon scientists analyzed 140 million bird observations to map the current ranges of 604 North American species, then…