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            Climate Change

            The impacts of climate change have been shown to alter the ecology and trajectories of forests in cities. In this theme, you can find approaches to adapting urban forested natural areas to the projected impacts of climate change.
            11 Articles in this category

              Beyond Tree Planting in Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Actions

              Forests in cities, and the communities that steward and benefit from them, face significant disruption due to climate change. It is now time to build the capacity in our institutions and in forested natural areas to help navigate multiple overlappin...

              Climate Change and Urban Nature: Opportunities, Solutions, and Risks

              With more frequent extreme weather events and higher average temperatures, there is a clear need to address the impacts of climate change. These impacts are especially high risks for urban areas, as these landscapes already experience higher tempera...

              Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

              The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is an urban national park in the Twin Cities metro area, extending along 72 miles of the river and encompassing more than 54,000 acres of land. Starting in 2009, the forests of MNRRA have been impac...

              Planning for Climate Change Through Riparian Restoration in Houston, Texas

              The City of Houston faces a unique set of natural and developmental resiliency challenges that make it especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. As part of a comprehensive Climate Action Plan , the City is incorporating a suite of for...

              Climate Change Vulnerability and Response in Seattle's Urban Natural Areas

              Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) was originally conceptualized as a 20-year program to drive recovery of the city’s forested natural areas. Now in year fourteen of the restoration effort, Seattle Parks and Recreation, the lead agency for GSP, is unde...

              Climate Adaptation Actions For Urban Forests And Human Health

              This report, Climate Adaptation Actions for Urban Forests and Human Health, synthesizes adaptation actions to address climate change in urban forest management and promote human health and well-being through nature-based solutions. It compiles and ...

              Cooling Cities: Harnessing Natural Areas to Combat Urban Heat

              During summer 2022, the Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) partnered with 12 cities from the Forests in Cities network to conduct a study focused on quantifying differences in air and surface temperature between types of urban greenspace, with a focus ...

              Climate Adaptive Planting Palettes for New York City Metro Region

              The Forest Identification and Restoration Selection Tool (FIRST) was developed by the Natural Areas Conservancy in New York City as part of a bigger project to create climate-adaptive planting palettes for urban forest restoration projects. The to...

              Carbon Accounting for New York City's Natural Area Forests

              Forest assessments and carbon accounting are common approaches used to quantify the value of trees and their contribution to mitigating these negative effects across different landscapes. In cities, assessments of forests, and the ecological benefit...

              Austin Climate Equity Plan

              This plan describes Austin's goals and strategies to address racial, social, and economic equity and justice as a key component of reaching climate resilience goals and reducing emissions from the city. The plan has five sections:  Sustainable ...

              Chicago Region Carbon Program

              The Chicago Region Carbon Program (CRCP) is a regional carbon crediting program that works with communities throughout the Chicago region to create greener, more sustainable communities through tree planting and tree preservation projects.  CR...
              The Forests in Cities Network is a national network dedicated to promoting and advancing healthy forested natural areas in cities across America through science, management, partnerships, and communications. The Forests in Cities Network was created in 2019 by the Natural Areas Conservancy.
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