Sponsored by the Michigan Forest Association and Michigan State University Extension

FOREST ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE BULLETINS

Changing climate will affect most of our economy, environment, and socio-cultural aspects.  In terms of forestry and management, these changes are among a set of forest changers that include exotic species, parcelization, deer depredation, benign neglect, and the loss of forest industries.

HOW CLIMATE AFFECTS FORESTS
2 pages. E3221-Effects.pdf   300 kb

FOREST VULNERABILITY
2 pages.  E3222-Vulnerability.pdf   215 kb

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES and APPROACHES
2 pages.  E3223-Strategies.pdf   500 kb

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
2 pages.  E3224-Mngt.pdf   640 kb

FOREST ADAPTATION GLOSSARY
2 pages.  E3225-Glossary.pdf    380 kb

TRAILER- This website was created by a consortium of forestry groups to help streamline information about forestry and coordinate forestry activities designed to benefit the family forest owner and various publics that make up our Michigan citizenry. This website is maintained by Bill Cook, Michigan State Extension Forester/Biologist. Direct comments to cookwi@msu.edu or 906-786-1575.

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