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Get an overview of climate change impacts in the Northeast, including effects on the woods in our region.

Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast

Helpful charts, maps, and infographics outline the ways in which New York’s climate will change in the coming decades.

Helping Your Woodland Adapt to a Changing Climate

Check out pages 3-4 for a short list of “Climate change facts,” and “Projected changes,” that explain how temperature and rainfall patterns are shifting in the Northeast and their effect on woodlands.

US Climate Resilience Toolkit- Northeast

A brief overview of the current culture and climate of the northeastern United States and how that’s expected to change in the near future.

Climate Change and Adaptation- Mid-Atlantic Forests

By using interactive features like maps and images, this story map by the US Forest Service goes over how the climate is changing, what this means for forests, and how we are already adapting to a shifting future.

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