Climate Change Response Framework for Landscape Management: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

Maria Janowiak, Chris Swanston, and Linda Parker

Created: 5/10/2010 - Updated: 3/13/2019

Abstract

Identifying stategies and approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation relevant to ecosystems in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) and northern Wisconsin and bridging the gap between scales of prediction, academic discussions of ecosystem responses, management activities on National Forests, and interactions with the greater community.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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Scale:

Regional / Subnational

Sector Addressed:

Conservation / Restoration

Forestry

Land Use Planning

Wildlife

Target Climate Changes and Impacts:

Biodiversity

Habitat extent

Species of concern

Type of Adaptation Action/Strategy:

Natural Resource Management / Conservation

Incorporate future conditions into natural resources planning and policies

Reduce local climate or related change

Capacity Building

Conduct vulnerability assessments and studies

Initiate targeted research program

Host adaptation training or planning workshop

Create stakeholder engagement processes to develop and implement adaptation strategies

Monitor climate change impacts and adaptation efficacy

Habitat/Biome Type:

Terrestrial

Climate Type:

Temperate

Related Resources

Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework

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Sector Addressed:

Conservation / Restoration

Forestry

Summary:

The Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework covers 64 million acres of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan within Ecological Province 212 (Laurentian Mixed Forest) of the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units.