Climate Change Talking Points: Prairie Potholes and Grasslands

This document reviews the basics of climate change, including impacts of climate change and the future impacts of climate change.

The Climate Change Response Framework is a collaborative, cross-boundary approach among scientists, managers and landowners to incorporate climate change considerations into natural resource management.

This report from the Land Trust Alliance and the Open Space Institute aims to provide helpful guidance on how to connect on climate change and information to help land trusts respond to the greatest challenge of our time.

Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science presents information that is deemed important for individuals and communities to know and understand about Earth’s climate, impacts of climate change and approaches to adaptation or mitigation.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Climate Change website emphasizes adaptation, mitigation and engagement to address impacts to wildlife and natural habitat. This includes Rising to the Urgent Challenge: Strategic Plan for Responding to Accelerating Climate Change.

The Climate Change Education Partnership supports climate change communication tools and resources across the country.

This report summarizes five climate science papers published in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research. It provides a picture of the potential effects of climate change and provides a concise scientific overview to inform natural resource management and policy decisions.

This policy perspective assesses the adaptive potential of conservation easements to address climate change impacts, and offers drafting and implementation guidance.

This is a sample conservation easement stewardship and climate change policy from the accredited Land Trust of Napa County.

The United States Forest Service's Climate Change Resource Center is a collection of forest management resources. It includes an extensive library, climate change and carbon tools, webinars and short courses by topic area and ecosystem, as well as an introductory webinar for new users.