This document summarizes research on forest adaptation to climate change in northern forests. It discusses considering climate change impacts, responding to climate change through adaptation, and strategies and approaches for adaptation. Forest managers are most concerned with pests/pathogens, soil moisture stress, and altered precipitation. Common adaptation actions considered include resisting change, enhancing resilience, and transitioning systems. Resistance focuses on defending forests while resilience aims to accommodate some change and recovery. Transition facilitates changing to future conditions. Adaptation looks to both strengthen existing practices and consider new approaches.
Chris Swanston gave this invited presentation at the 2017 Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene Symposium.
The Forest Service recognizes that climate change poses a multi-generational challenge that spans borders, transcends unilateral solutions, and demands shared learning and resources (USDA Forest Service 2011). The Climate Change Response Framework (CCRF, www.forestadaptation.org) grew from this recognition, and was formally launched in 2009 to address the major challenges that land managers face when considering how to integrate climate change into their planning and management. Practitioners whose livelihoods and communities depend on healthy forests face daunting challenges when responding to rapid forest decline or preparing for future change, particularly tribal natural resources professionals and tribal communities (Vogesser et al. 2013). Emphasizing climate services support for these rural communities can help them build adaptive capacity in their cultural and economic systems, often considered fundamental to environmental justice. Supporting climate-informed decision-making by these practitioners and communities requires climate service organizations to show up, listen, and then creatively work with practitioners to meet their own goals on the lands they manage. The emphasis of the CCRF on stewardship goals, as opposed to climate change and its effects, represents a subtle but important shift in focus to people and their values.
This study focuses on exploring the relationship between experience of climate change (flooding) and response to climate change amongst farmers in Gloucestershire. Findings from a postal survey with farmers, and follow up interviews are discussed and conclusions offered.
Overview of Climate Change Adaptation Concepts presented at the 2018 Michigan Wetlands Association "Adapting Wetlands to Climate Change" workshop, hosted by NIACS.
Poster for Society of American Foresters 2015 National Convention
Authors: Maria Janowiak, Leslie Brandt, Chris Swanston, Patricia Butler, Stephen Handler, Danielle Shannon, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
Abstract: There is a growing interest among forest managers for integrating information about anticipated climate impacts and risks into management planning and activities. Vulnerability assessments can serve a critical role in this integration by providing credible, high-quality information at the scales most relevant to management. Most importantly, vulnerability assessments can increase the availability and use of complex scientific information by synthesizing key impacts and their implications in a manner that is more accessible to natural resource professionals than the existing scientific literature. We developed a process for creating climate change vulnerability assessments at the ecoregion level in order to inform management planning and actions. At the core of this process were “expert panels” of research scientists and forest practitioners that worked together to consider wide-ranging information from the scientific literature and the results of multiple forest impact models, as well as their personal experience and expertise on local ecosystems. This process has so far been applied to five assessment areas in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States, covering more than 135 million acres, and is continuing to be applied across an even greater area. Most importantly, these assessments fulfill a critical need among managers wanting to consider the effects of climate change on the forests that they manage.
www.forestadaptation.org
Chris Swanston gave this invited presentation at the 2017 Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene Symposium.
The Forest Service recognizes that climate change poses a multi-generational challenge that spans borders, transcends unilateral solutions, and demands shared learning and resources (USDA Forest Service 2011). The Climate Change Response Framework (CCRF, www.forestadaptation.org) grew from this recognition, and was formally launched in 2009 to address the major challenges that land managers face when considering how to integrate climate change into their planning and management. Practitioners whose livelihoods and communities depend on healthy forests face daunting challenges when responding to rapid forest decline or preparing for future change, particularly tribal natural resources professionals and tribal communities (Vogesser et al. 2013). Emphasizing climate services support for these rural communities can help them build adaptive capacity in their cultural and economic systems, often considered fundamental to environmental justice. Supporting climate-informed decision-making by these practitioners and communities requires climate service organizations to show up, listen, and then creatively work with practitioners to meet their own goals on the lands they manage. The emphasis of the CCRF on stewardship goals, as opposed to climate change and its effects, represents a subtle but important shift in focus to people and their values.
This study focuses on exploring the relationship between experience of climate change (flooding) and response to climate change amongst farmers in Gloucestershire. Findings from a postal survey with farmers, and follow up interviews are discussed and conclusions offered.
Overview of Climate Change Adaptation Concepts presented at the 2018 Michigan Wetlands Association "Adapting Wetlands to Climate Change" workshop, hosted by NIACS.
Poster for Society of American Foresters 2015 National Convention
Authors: Maria Janowiak, Leslie Brandt, Chris Swanston, Patricia Butler, Stephen Handler, Danielle Shannon, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
Abstract: There is a growing interest among forest managers for integrating information about anticipated climate impacts and risks into management planning and activities. Vulnerability assessments can serve a critical role in this integration by providing credible, high-quality information at the scales most relevant to management. Most importantly, vulnerability assessments can increase the availability and use of complex scientific information by synthesizing key impacts and their implications in a manner that is more accessible to natural resource professionals than the existing scientific literature. We developed a process for creating climate change vulnerability assessments at the ecoregion level in order to inform management planning and actions. At the core of this process were “expert panels” of research scientists and forest practitioners that worked together to consider wide-ranging information from the scientific literature and the results of multiple forest impact models, as well as their personal experience and expertise on local ecosystems. This process has so far been applied to five assessment areas in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States, covering more than 135 million acres, and is continuing to be applied across an even greater area. Most importantly, these assessments fulfill a critical need among managers wanting to consider the effects of climate change on the forests that they manage.
www.forestadaptation.org
Linh Hoang, USDA Forest Service Region 1 Climate Change Coordinator, presents the 2012 Planning Rule and how practical applications are needed to translate climate information into climate-informed management, at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop for the Northern Rockies.
Dr. Robert Keane of RMRS Missoula Fire Lab and contributor to the Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership assessment, presents climate change impacts and vulnerabilities for forests of the northern Rockies at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
Dr. Linda Nagel presents specific concepts and tools to inform management of natural resources under climate change, and to incorporate adaptation strategies into silvicultural decision-making, at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop for the Northern Rockies.
Dr. Jessica Halofsky, co-author on the Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership climate assessment, covers observed and projected climate trends for the northern Rocky Mountains region, including temperature, precipitation, and hydrology changes at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
Innovative Tools for Sustainable Forest Management under Climate ChangeCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American f...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Vanessa Evans , Bruno Locatelli , Andrew Wardell , Angela Andrade , and Raffaele Vignola,
Linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American forests.
Oaxaca Workshop
Forest Governance, Decentralisation and REDD+ in
Latin America and the Caribbean
31 August – 03 September 2010, Oaxaca, Mexico.
This plan, written under the guidance of the Model Forest Policy Program's Climate Solutions University (CSU), aims to analyze and address climate related threats to forests, water and people in the Nisqually Watershed. The over-arching goal is to increase resiliency of the watershed against current and future climate impacts.
" Use of genomics for understanding and improving adaptation to climate chang...ExternalEvents
" Use of genomics for understanding and improving
adaptation to climate change in forest trees " presentation by Sally Aitken, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Melissa Jenkins, Forest Silviculturist for the Flathead National Forest, provides an overview of the ecological dynamics and typical silviculture of northern Rocky Mountains forest types, at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
Presentation by Dr. Linda Nagel to introduce the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project at the Northern Rockies ASCC Workshop held June 28, 2016
Forests and Climate Change: Linking Adaptation and MitigationCIFOR-ICRAF
There are two approaches to combating climate change, adaptation and mitigation, and forests can contribute to both. Too often these two approaches are treated as separate strategies. In this presentation, titled “Forests and Climate Change: Linking Adaptation and Mitigation”, CIFOR and CIRAD scientist Bruno Locatelli explains the possible synergies between adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.
Beyond mitigation: forest-based adaptation to climate changeCIFOR-ICRAF
Forests and climate change adaptation are linked in two ways: first, through
adaptation for forests, because climate change will affect forests and so
they need help to adapt; second, through forests for adaptation, because
forests contribute to helping local communities and broader society adapt to
climate change. Both linkages are explored in this presentation, together
with the synergies between climate change mitigation and adaptation in
forestry projects. The possibilities and challenges in these ideas are
explored by using wetlands as a case in point. CIFOR and CIRAD scientist
Bruno Locatelli and colleague Emilia Pramova gave this presentation at the
FAO-UNEP Meeting on Forests and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia during October 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Integrating Climate Change and Forest AdaptationMaria Janowiak
Presentation to University of Maine Climate Change Institute, April 2018.
Abstract: More and more information is becoming available about how forests and other
ecosystems may change in response to a warmer and changing climate, but it can be
challenging to integrate this information into real-world management plans and
activities. This seminar will discuss adaptation as a growing field of science and
applications of adaptation approaches, highlighting the USDA Climate Adaptation
Workbook (adaptationworkbook.org/), with on-the-ground examples like the Adaptive
Silviculture for Climate Change (forestadaptation.org/ascc) national experiment.
Forests and Climate Change: New Approaches for Adaptation and Carbon ManagementMaria Janowiak
Forestry and natural resource professionals are increasingly looking for information on the anticipated effects of climate change on ecosystems, as well as potential management options for responding to these changes. At the same time, the inability to know exactly what will happen in the future can create significant barriers for incorporating new information into management planning and project implementation. The Climate Change Response Framework (www.forestadaptation.org), has developed a structured approach that enables managers to integrate climate change considerations into real-world management activities. This approach, which includes the Adaptation Workbook, assists managers in creating management plans, projects, and prescriptions that enhance the ability of forests and other ecosystems to adapt, while simultaneously working to achieve the management goals associated with a particular piece of land.
The Adaptation Workbook has been used by hundreds of natural resource professionals to generate site-specific adaptation actions that meet explicit management and conservation objectives. To date, more than 200 adaptation demonstration projects have been developed on public, tribal, and private lands. This presentation will provide an overview of the Adaptation Workbook and other resources that have been developed through the Framework and describe adaptation efforts that are underway. This network of projects allows us to see concerns, barriers, and opportunities common across many projects and identify characteristics of adaptation projects that are well-poised to increase the ability to adapt to future conditions. Additionally, new resources are in development that extend this approach beyond traditional forest management to new topics, including urban forestry, management of forested watershed and water resources, and carbon management.
Linh Hoang, USDA Forest Service Region 1 Climate Change Coordinator, presents the 2012 Planning Rule and how practical applications are needed to translate climate information into climate-informed management, at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop for the Northern Rockies.
Dr. Robert Keane of RMRS Missoula Fire Lab and contributor to the Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership assessment, presents climate change impacts and vulnerabilities for forests of the northern Rockies at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
Dr. Linda Nagel presents specific concepts and tools to inform management of natural resources under climate change, and to incorporate adaptation strategies into silvicultural decision-making, at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop for the Northern Rockies.
Dr. Jessica Halofsky, co-author on the Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership climate assessment, covers observed and projected climate trends for the northern Rocky Mountains region, including temperature, precipitation, and hydrology changes at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
Innovative Tools for Sustainable Forest Management under Climate ChangeCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American f...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Vanessa Evans , Bruno Locatelli , Andrew Wardell , Angela Andrade , and Raffaele Vignola,
Linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American forests.
Oaxaca Workshop
Forest Governance, Decentralisation and REDD+ in
Latin America and the Caribbean
31 August – 03 September 2010, Oaxaca, Mexico.
This plan, written under the guidance of the Model Forest Policy Program's Climate Solutions University (CSU), aims to analyze and address climate related threats to forests, water and people in the Nisqually Watershed. The over-arching goal is to increase resiliency of the watershed against current and future climate impacts.
" Use of genomics for understanding and improving adaptation to climate chang...ExternalEvents
" Use of genomics for understanding and improving
adaptation to climate change in forest trees " presentation by Sally Aitken, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Melissa Jenkins, Forest Silviculturist for the Flathead National Forest, provides an overview of the ecological dynamics and typical silviculture of northern Rocky Mountains forest types, at the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Workshop.
Presentation by Dr. Linda Nagel to introduce the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project at the Northern Rockies ASCC Workshop held June 28, 2016
Forests and Climate Change: Linking Adaptation and MitigationCIFOR-ICRAF
There are two approaches to combating climate change, adaptation and mitigation, and forests can contribute to both. Too often these two approaches are treated as separate strategies. In this presentation, titled “Forests and Climate Change: Linking Adaptation and Mitigation”, CIFOR and CIRAD scientist Bruno Locatelli explains the possible synergies between adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.
Beyond mitigation: forest-based adaptation to climate changeCIFOR-ICRAF
Forests and climate change adaptation are linked in two ways: first, through
adaptation for forests, because climate change will affect forests and so
they need help to adapt; second, through forests for adaptation, because
forests contribute to helping local communities and broader society adapt to
climate change. Both linkages are explored in this presentation, together
with the synergies between climate change mitigation and adaptation in
forestry projects. The possibilities and challenges in these ideas are
explored by using wetlands as a case in point. CIFOR and CIRAD scientist
Bruno Locatelli and colleague Emilia Pramova gave this presentation at the
FAO-UNEP Meeting on Forests and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia during October 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Integrating Climate Change and Forest AdaptationMaria Janowiak
Presentation to University of Maine Climate Change Institute, April 2018.
Abstract: More and more information is becoming available about how forests and other
ecosystems may change in response to a warmer and changing climate, but it can be
challenging to integrate this information into real-world management plans and
activities. This seminar will discuss adaptation as a growing field of science and
applications of adaptation approaches, highlighting the USDA Climate Adaptation
Workbook (adaptationworkbook.org/), with on-the-ground examples like the Adaptive
Silviculture for Climate Change (forestadaptation.org/ascc) national experiment.
Forests and Climate Change: New Approaches for Adaptation and Carbon ManagementMaria Janowiak
Forestry and natural resource professionals are increasingly looking for information on the anticipated effects of climate change on ecosystems, as well as potential management options for responding to these changes. At the same time, the inability to know exactly what will happen in the future can create significant barriers for incorporating new information into management planning and project implementation. The Climate Change Response Framework (www.forestadaptation.org), has developed a structured approach that enables managers to integrate climate change considerations into real-world management activities. This approach, which includes the Adaptation Workbook, assists managers in creating management plans, projects, and prescriptions that enhance the ability of forests and other ecosystems to adapt, while simultaneously working to achieve the management goals associated with a particular piece of land.
The Adaptation Workbook has been used by hundreds of natural resource professionals to generate site-specific adaptation actions that meet explicit management and conservation objectives. To date, more than 200 adaptation demonstration projects have been developed on public, tribal, and private lands. This presentation will provide an overview of the Adaptation Workbook and other resources that have been developed through the Framework and describe adaptation efforts that are underway. This network of projects allows us to see concerns, barriers, and opportunities common across many projects and identify characteristics of adaptation projects that are well-poised to increase the ability to adapt to future conditions. Additionally, new resources are in development that extend this approach beyond traditional forest management to new topics, including urban forestry, management of forested watershed and water resources, and carbon management.
Danielle Shannon (Michigan Technological University and NIACS), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at Antioch University New England, Keene, NH on April 4-5, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and Trout Unlimited.
Details at www.forestadaptation.org/water
Danielle Shannon (Michigan Technological University and NIACS), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Details at www.forestadaptation.org/water
Presentation by Maria Janowiak, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and USDA Forest Service, for the Climate Change and Midwest Agriculture: Impacts, Challenges, & Opportunities workshop held by the USDA Midwest Climate Hub on March 1-2, 2016.
Presentation given by Maria Janowiak to the the Hudson to Housatonic (H2H) Conservation Initiative for the H2H Conservation in a Changing Climate workshop on December 11, 2014.
Presentation from the 2015 Connecticut Land Conservation Conference by Maria Janowiak. Climate change creates substantial uncertainty about the future, but it is certain that there will be substantial effects on natural ecosystems. This session will help to begin a discussion of how climate change information can be integrated
into conservation activities in Connecticut, with an emphasis on terrestrial ecosystems and land management.
Through a workshop with land trusts and conservation organizations, we discussed key climate change impacts and ways to enhance the ability of ecosystems to cope with changing conditions.
Presentation by Linda Nagel to introduce the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center Workshop held January 12-14, 2016
Climate change is altering forest ecosystems, with many changes expected by the end of the 21st century. Forests vary widely, and not all forests are equally at risk; vulnerabilities are strongly influenced by regional differences in climate impacts and adaptive capacity. Further, as an increasing amount of scientific information on forest vulnerability to climate change becomes available, natural resource managers are searching for ways to realistically use this information to meet specific management needs, ranging from landscape-level planning and coordination to on-the-ground implementation.
Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series - August 13, 2019
A subset of slides on the Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary's Adaptation Demonstration, presented by Maria Janowiak at the MassConn Conservation in a Changing Climate workshop, March 30, 2016
Land Trust Alliance Rally, November 2017.
Land trust activities are constantly changing to accommodate new challenges and issues, and it’s becoming increasingly important to develop and implement conservation activities that consider the challenges of a changing and uncertain climate. This fast-paced, dynamic workshop will lead participants through a five-step process to consider how climate change will affect their lands and conservation goals. This “climate change filter” will then be used to identify actions that enable forest ecosystems to adapt to changing conditions. The session will also identify strategies to engage woodland owner networks in these important stewardship activities, including climate change communication to key audiences and stakeholders.
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Handout created by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, Vermont Coverts, and Vermont Department of Forest, Parks, and Recreation for woodland owners in Vermont.
The Keep Forests Healthy scorecard can help you assess how resilient your forest may be to changing climate conditions. Consider the condition of your woods and check the appropriate boxes during a woods walk in your forest. The evaluation can help you identify potential risks and highlight management options that may increase the forest's ability to cope with the pressure of changing conditions. Discuss these topics with a professional as you plan for the future of your forest.
Handout created by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, the Forest Climate Change Initiative at the University of Maine, and the Forest Stewards Guild for woodland owners in Maine
Workshop at UConn in June 2018.
Foresters and natural resource professionals face a tremendous challenge: how can we develop and implement management actions that help ecosystems respond to climate change? New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) and partners are dedicated to the sustainability of our region’s forested landscape and are providing this workshop to help foresters learn more about climate-informed silviculture.
This session:
Reviewed current and anticipated effects of climate change on Connecticut’s forests;
Described resources and tools that can be used to integrate climate change into forest management practices;
Offered communication strategies to help landowners and clients understand the importance of this type of management;
Showed real-world examples of adaptation actions.
Presentation by Kyle Jones, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, at the New England Society of American Forester's 2017 Annual Winter Meeting.
Wesley Daniel (of Michigan State University), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI). Details at www.forestadaptation.org/water.
Randy Lehr (Northland College), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Dale Higgins (Forest Service), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Dennis Todey (of USDA ARS and USDA Midwest Climate Hub), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Joseph Shannon (of Michigan Technological University), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Andrew Rypel (of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Stephen Handler (Forest Service, and NIACS), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Dean Paron (of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Heather Baird (of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Michael Simpson (Antioch University New England, Center for Climate Preparedness and Community Resilience) presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at Antioch University New England, Keene, NH on April 4-5, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and Trout Unlimited.
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Willie Nelson is a name that resonates within the world of music and entertainment. Known for his unique voice, and masterful guitar skills. and an extraordinary career spanning several decades. Nelson has become a legend in the country music scene. But, his influence extends far beyond the realm of music. with ventures in acting, writing, activism, and business. This comprehensive article delves into Willie Nelson net worth. exploring the various facets of his career that have contributed to his large fortune.
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Introduction
Willie Nelson net worth is a testament to his enduring influence and success in many fields. Born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas. Nelson's journey from a humble beginning to becoming one of the most iconic figures in American music is nothing short of inspirational. His net worth, which estimated to be around $25 million as of 2024. reflects a career that is as diverse as it is prolific.
Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Humble Origins
Willie Hugh Nelson was born during the Great Depression. a time of significant economic hardship in the United States. Raised by his grandparents. Nelson found solace and inspiration in music from an early age. His grandmother taught him to play the guitar. setting the stage for what would become an illustrious career.
First Steps in Music
Nelson's initial foray into the music industry was fraught with challenges. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue his dreams, but success did not come . Working as a songwriter, Nelson penned hits for other artists. which helped him gain a foothold in the competitive music scene. His songwriting skills contributed to his early earnings. laying the foundation for his net worth.
Rise to Stardom
Breakthrough Albums
The 1970s marked a turning point in Willie Nelson's career. His albums "Shotgun Willie" (1973), "Red Headed Stranger" (1975). and "Stardust" (1978) received critical acclaim and commercial success. These albums not only solidified his position in the country music genre. but also introduced his music to a broader audience. The success of these albums played a crucial role in boosting Willie Nelson net worth.
Iconic Songs
Willie Nelson net worth is also attributed to his extensive catalog of hit songs. Tracks like "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," "On the Road Again," and "Always on My Mind" have become timeless classics. These songs have not only earned Nelson large royalties but have also ensured his continued relevance in the music industry.
Acting and Film Career
Hollywood Ventures
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Brandta,b, Patricia Butlera,d, Stephen Handlera,b, Danielle Shannona,d
a Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
b USDA Forest Service
c University of Vermont
d Michigan Technological University,
School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
FOREST ADAPTATION IN ACTION:
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PROJECTS
IN NORTHERN FORESTS
5. If you want a single “answer” for how
to respond to climate change, it’s:
“It depends”
It depends on where you are working
and what you’re trying to achieve.
6. Forest Adaptation Resources
Adaptation Workbook
Strategies & Approaches
Menu of adaptation actions
• Structured process to
integrate climate
change considerations
into management
• Workbook approach
Swanston et al. 2016; www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/52760
10. Adaptation Strategies & Approaches
Management Goals
& Objectives
Climate Change
Impacts
Intent of Adaptation
(Option)
Make Idea Specific
(Strategy, Approach)
Action to Implement
(Tactic)
Challenges &
Opportunities
Why it’s important:
Helps connect the dots
from broad concepts
to specific actions for
implementation.
13. Quantitative content analysis of adaptation planning documents (n=44)
Regional: Laurentian Mixed Forest vs. Central Interior Broadleaf Forest
(Federal ownership)
Ownership: Federal v. Private
(Laurentian Mixed Forest region)
Federal
Municipal
NGO
Private
State
Tribal
University
14. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Pests & pathogens
Soil moisture stress
Altered precipitation (seasonal)
Extreme precipitation
Warmer (seasonal)
Invasives
Longer growing season
Reduced snowpack/ frozen ground
Altered disturbance regimes
Increased wildfire
Increased deer populations
Warmer (annual)
Extreme storms (other than precip)
Increased precipitation (annual)
Increased soil freezing
CO2 fertilization
Early thaw/ late frost
Increase in southern spp.
Temperature extremes
Climate Impact
Frequency
Biological Stressors
Precipitation
Temperature
Disturbance
Other
What
climate
impacts
concern
managers
most?
Ontl et al. in review
15. What actions are managers considering
for climate change adaptation?
16. What actions are managers considering
for climate change adaptation?
Desired Future Condition
TIME
Climate
Change
Trajectory
?
Increasing resources
needed to meet DFC
17. What actions are managers considering
for climate change adaptation?
RESISTANCE
Improve defenses of
forest against change
Maintain relatively
unchanged conditions
Millar et al. 2007
18. What actions are managers considering
for climate change adaptation?
RESISTANCE RESILIENCE
Improve defenses of
forest against change
Maintain relatively
unchanged conditions
Accommodate some
degree of change
Return to prior condition
after disturbance
Millar et al. 2007
19. What actions are managers considering
for climate change adaptation?
RESISTANCE RESILIENCE TRANSITION
Improve defenses of
forest against change
Maintain relatively
unchanged conditions
Accommodate some
degree of change
Return to prior condition
after disturbance
Facilitate change
Enable ecosystem to
respond to new and
changing conditions
Millar et al. 2007
20. What actions are managers considering
for climate change adaptation?
RESISTANCE RESILIENCE TRANSITION
Region Resistance Resilience Transition
Laurentian Mixed Forest 23.8% 48.1% 28.1%
Central Interior Forest 18.0% 37.3% 44.7%
Ontl et al. in review
21. Resist Change
Prevent the introduction and
establishment of invasive plant
species and remove existing
invasives (4)
Images: Invasives Plants Atlas of New England (www.eddmaps.org)
22. Resist Change
Prioritize and protect sensitive or at-
risk species or communities (9)
www.forestadaptation.org/node/659
23. Enhance Resilience
Promote diverse age classes (2)
Maintain and restore diversity
of native tree species (3)
Retain biological legacies (6)
www.forestadaptation.org/node/375
25. Transition and Transform Systems
Favor or restore native species that are expected to be
better adapted to future conditions (1)
www.forestadaptation.org/carolinelake
26. Transition and Transform Systems
Emphasize drought- and heat-tolerant species and
populations (8)
www.forestadaptation.org/jerktail_mountain
27. Transition and Transform Systems
Emphasize drought- and heat-tolerant species and
populations (8)
www.forestadaptation.org/mte
28. What adaptation looks loke
Same actions–
climate change
just makes
them that
much more
important
Small “tweaks” that
improve effectiveness
New & different
actions to consider,
even some that may
seem wild & crazy
*not actual data; individual results will vary