USDA Climate Hub

USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub develops and delivers science-based, region-specific information and technologies, to help natural resource managers and woodland owners integrate climate change information into planning, decision making and management activities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Mediation Program makes grants to state-designated entities for agricultural producers, their lenders and others directly affected by the actions of USDA agencies to work with a mediator to resolve disputes.

The USDA NRCS Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers webpage provides information for underserved landowners including USDA definitions and a getting started with USDA program resource guide published in multiple languages.

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.

This USDA factsheet provides definitions and resources on heirs' property.

USDA recognizes the need to be inclusive of all people and ensure equitable access to services. So, special provisions include specific incentives, waivers, priorities, set asides and other flexibilities for producers who meet the definition for historically underserved producers.

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

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.

If your organization is looking to integrate climate change into land protection and management decisions, this session will explain how your land trust can take advantage of Land and Climate Program Grant funding to create climate-informed land conservation, stewardship or communications plans.

Climate change will shape the logistics of your organization’s programs for the long term and the types of services your community needs. Learn what risks nonprofits must anticipate due to climate change and how to prepare.