Information and Tools for Land Managers

A Risk Assessment of Climate Change and the Impact of Forest Diseases on Forest Ecosystems in the Western United States and Canada.

This risk assessment projects the effects of eight forest diseases under two climate-change scenarios (warmer and drier, warmer and wetter). ~Posted May 2012

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Climate Change PEPs – Impacts and Effects on Vegetation

This 2011 symposium featured research on the projected impacts of climatic changes on vegetation, with an emphasis on practical assessment and management. ~Posted May 2012

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Climate Basics

The CCRC has updated its Climate Change Basics section. ~Posted April 2012

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SAF Forest Science

This special issue of Forest Science features articles on forest carbon cycles, disturbance and climate effects on carbon, carbon quantification, bioenergy, and management interaction with carbon. ~Posted April 2012

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SNAP interactive climate map - Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning

A new map from the Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP) provides climate data projections for Alaska and western Canada for each decade through 2100. . ~Posted March 2012

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Climate Change Response Framework

This Climate Change Response Framework represents a collaborative approach among researchers, managers, and landowners to incorporate climate change considerations into forest management. A new website allows for collaboration on three framework projects taking place in the eastern United States.. ~Posted March 2012

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Responding to Climate Change on National Forests: A Guidebook for Developing Adaptation Options

This guidebook contains science-based principles, processes, and tools necessary to assist with developing adaptation options for national forest lands. The adaptation process is based on partnerships between local resource managers and scientists who work collaboratively to understand potential climate change effects, identify important resource issues, and develop management options that can capitalize on new opportunities and reduce deleterious effects. ~Posted January 2012

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Global Carbon Budget 2010

The Global Carbon Project recently published its annual update of the global carbon budget and carbon trends, which include data for the year 2010. The website includes a number of resources for sharing and communicating data in the report, such as downloadable summary highlights, powerpoint presentations, figures and datasets. ~Posted January 2012

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Managing Forests because Carbon Matters: Integrating Energy, Products, and Land Management Policy

A special report published in the Journal of Forestry is intended to help land managers make decisions about how forests are best managed to help offset carbon emissions. Major topics include climate-forest interactions, forest carbon policy, and the use of forest biomass for energy. Many US Forest Service scientists contributed to the report. ~Posted November 2011

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