Natural Lands Climate Adaptation Workshop
May 30th & June 1st, 2023 • Virtual
Overview

Agenda & Speakers
Presentations
- Climate trends and projections for Natural Lands Preserves (Laura Hilberg)
- Introduction to vulnerability & vulnerability assessment results (Kathryn Braddock)
- Identifying climate-informed management options (Laura Hilberg)
- Overview of additional tools and resources (Laura Hilberg)
Reading & Resources
Summary of climate trends/projections and vulnerability assessments (near the bottom of the page)
Additional Tools & Resources
- 2021 Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Climate Explorer
- Climate Model Factsheets (South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center)
- What are the RCPs? (CoastAdapt)
- Climate Change Projections for Individual Tree Species in Pennsylvania (NIACS)
- Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (EcoAdapt)
- Adaptation Checklist for Climate-Informed Projects (EcoAdapt)
- Climate Change Tree Atlas (U.S. Forest Service)
- Seedlot Selection Tool (U.S. Forest Service, Oregon State University, Conservation Biology Institute)
- INHABIT: Invasive Species Habitat Tool (USGS)
- EDDMapS (University of Georgia)
- Northeast RISCC Management Network
- Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program Climate Change Vulnerability Index (brief assessments for 85 species)
- A Quick Guide to Adaptation Planning for Land Trusts (NIACS/Land Trust Alliance)
- NIACS: Land Trusts
- Conservation in a Changing Climate (Land Trust Alliance)
- NIACS Climate Change Response Framework - Demonstration Projects (case studies)
- Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy - Assisted tree migration case study