WEBSITES
Indigenous Phenology Network
The Indigenous Phenology Network is a grassroots organization whose participants are interested in understanding phenology on lands and species of importance to native peoples. The group is focused on building relationships, ensuring benefit to indigenous communities, and integrating indigenous and western knowledge systems.
Visit: https://www.usanpn.org/nn/indigenous-phenology-network
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: phenology
USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN)
The USA-NPN collects, organizes, and shares phenological data and information to aid decision-making, scientific discovery, and a broader understanding of phenology from a diversity of perspectives. The USA-NPN brings together volunteer observers, government agencies, non-profit groups, educators, and students of all ages to monitor the impacts of climate change on plants and animals in the United States.
ITEP Tribes & Climate Change Program
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals established its Tribes & Climate Change Program to provide support and be responsive to the needs of tribes that are preparing for and currently contending with climate change impacts. The website provides information and resources tailored to helping Native people gain a better understanding of climate change and its impacts on their communities and resources.
Visit: http://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/tcc
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: agriculture, forests, freshwater, health, oceans, Pacific Northwest fisheries, rangelands, species, traditional knowledge, weather
Tribal Resilience Resource Guide (TRRG)
The Tribal Resilience Resource Guide (TRRG) is a one-stop-shop for Tribes and partners to find resources related to both Tribes and other resilience programs in a single format across agencies, regions, Tribes, and groups.
Visit: https://biamaps.doi.gov/resourceguide/index.html
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: tribal climate resilience (agencies, funding, planning, training, traditional knowledges, youth)
Tribal Climate Change Guide
The Tribal Climate Change Guide is a clearinghouse of information for Tribes on funding opportunities, publications, trainings, and more. The guide is intended to provide up-to-date information on grants, programs, and plans that may assist tribes in addressing climate change through a broad range of sectors.
Visit: https://tribalclimateguide.uoregon.edu/
Geographic coverage: global
Topics: tribal climate change resilience (climate education, climate programs, disaster resources, events, funding, health, jobs, publications, tribal adaptation plans, tribal climate resources)
BIA Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience
The mission of the Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience is to enable climate preparedness and resilience across all Indian Affairs programs and for all Federally-recognized Tribal Nations and Alaska Native villages through technical and financial assistance, access to scientific resources and educational opportunities.
Visit: https://www.bia.gov/bia/ots/tcr
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: tribal climate resilience
Tribal Climate Resilience Resource Directory
The BIA Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR) compiles a regularly updated list of federal and non-federal resources to support climate preparedness and resilience for all federally recognized Tribal Nations and Alaska Native villages.
Visit: https://www.bia.gov/service/climate-resource-directory
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: tribal climate resilience
Indigenous Land & Data Stewards Lab
The Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab supporting Indigenous and community-based natural resource stewardship. Its research works to better understand and apply local and Indigenous knowledge and governance systems in natural resources focused research and education.
Visit: https://www.indigenouslandstewards.org/
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: Indigenous research and data governance, community-engaged climate resilience, Indigenous land stewardship
Climate Change Resources for Tribes
The Climate Change Resources for Tribes is intended to provide tribes with a visual guide to locate information related to numerous sectors of climate change.
Visit: https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/tcc/Mindmap/Index
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: communication tools; data & related resources; federal resilience programs; funding; meetings; reports; traditional ecological knowledge; trainings; tribal adaptation plans, toolkits, planning guides; working groups, networks & newsletters
Community-Led Relocation, Managed Retreat, & Protect-in-Place Coordinator Cohort
The Community-Led Relocation, Managed Retreat, and Protect-in-Place (RMP) Coordinator Cohort is a space for peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchange to take place about RMP decision-making and processes.
Visit: https://sites.google.com/view/rmpcohort/home
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: community-led relocation, managed retreat, and protect-in-place (RMP)
Tribal Climate Health Project
The Tribal Climate Health Project is developing learning tools to help tribal professionals safeguard their communities from the health impacts of climate change. The project includes online trainings, a resource clearinghouse, and other capacity-building tools.
Visit: https://tribalclimatehealth.org/
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: climate change, public health
Tribal Climate Change Project
The Tribal Climate Change Project is a collaborative project at the University of Oregon with support from the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative.
Visit: https://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: Indigenous-led approaches to climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society
The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society is a national Native American non-profit organization that serves as an informative communication network between tribal, federal, and state fish and wildlife management entities.
Visit: https://www.nafws.org/
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: climate resilience and adaptation, habitat connectivity, Indigenous-led approaches to wildlife stewardship, invasive species, Tribal conservation law enforcement program enhancement, wildlife health
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)
CAKE is a knowledge sharing platform that houses an extensive digital library of high-quality climate change adaptation case studies, tools, and resources, spanning all phases of the adaptation process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring).
Visit: http://www.cakex.org/
Geographic coverage: global
Topics: agriculture, aquaculture, biodiversity, climate justice, conservation & restoration, culture & communities, development (socioeconomic), disaster risk management, economics, education & outreach, energy, fisheries, forestry, land use planning, landscape architecture, policy, public health, research, rural & Indigenous livelihoods, tourism & recreation, transportation & infrastructure, water resources, wildlife
USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs)
The USGS National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) is a partnership-driven program that teams scientists with natural and cultural resource managers and local communities to help fish, wildlife, water, land, and people adapt to a changing climate.
Visit: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers
Geographic coverage: United States, U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, U.S. Caribbean
Topics: drought, fire, and extreme weather; Indigenous peoples; landscapes; science tools for managers; water, coasts and ice; wildlife and plants
Acer Climate and Socio-Ecological Research Network (ACERnet)
ACERnet is an international consortium dedicated to advancing understanding of maple (genus Acer) ecology and its management in the face of climate change.
Visit: https://blogs.umass.edu/acernet/
Geographic coverage: global
Topics: maple ecology and management, maple syrup, sugar maple
Climate Change Response Framework
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.
Visit: https://forestadaptation.org/
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: coastal ecosystems, forest carbon management, forests, forested watersheds, recreation, tribal perspectives, urban forests, water, wildlife
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
The program conducts scientific studies on public opinion and behavior; informs the decision-making of governments, media, companies, and advocates; educates the public about climate change; and helps build public and political will for climate action.
Visit: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/
Geographic coverage: global
Topics: culture, communication, policy, public opinion, psychology, social science
Climate Impact Lab
The Climate Impact Lab’s team of economists, climate scientists, data engineers, and risk analysts are building the world’s most comprehensive body of research quantifying the impacts of climate change, sector-by-sector and community-by-community around the world.
Visit: https://impactlab.org/
Geographic coverage: global
Topics: agriculture, climate science, coastal, conflict, energy, health, labor, migration, social cost of carbon
Climate Change Resource Center (CCRC)
The Climate Change Resource Center (CCRC) is a web-based, national platform that connects land managers and decision makers with usable science to address climate change in natural resources planning and management. The website compiles and creates educational resources, climate change and carbon tools, video presentations, literature, and briefings on management-relevant topics.
Visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/
Geographic coverage: United States
Topics: agroforestry, air pollution, amphibians, assisted migration, bark beetles, biodiversity, carbon and land management, carbon benefits of wood-based products and energy, climate change assessments, climate change refugia, ecosystem services, forests and rangelands, forest tree diseases, global carbon, grasslands, insect disturbance, invasive plants, landscape analysis, mammals, maple syrup, National Environmental Policy Act, private forestland stewardship, recreation, reptiles, salmon and trout, silviculture, species distribution, terrestrial birds, tropical island forests, urban forests, vegetation models, warmwater aquatic ecosystems, wilderness, wildland fire, wildlife
USDA Climate Hubs
The mission of the Climate Hubs is to develop and deliver science-based, region-specific information and technologies, with USDA agencies and partners, to agricultural and natural resource managers that enable climate-informed decision-making, and to provide access to assistance to implement those decisions. Regional focal areas include the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast Hubs.
Visit: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/
Geographic coverage: United States and Puerto Rico
Topics: animals, bioenergy, carbon, climate science, crops, communities, economics, education, forests and woodlands, grazing lands, greenhouse gasses, pollinators, soil, urban, water
U.S. Global Change Research Program
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a federal program mandated by Congress to coordinate federal research and investments in understanding the forces shaping the global environment, both human and natural, and their impacts on society.
Visit: https://www.globalchange.gov/
Geographic coverage: global (United States emphasis)
Topics: climate and global change
Climate Ready Midwest
Climate Ready Midwest is a multistate partnership working to increase the impact of climate-smart agriculture across the region. Its mission is to define what climate-smart agriculture means to the midwestern Extension agricultural community and to empower Extension professionals to lead climate-informed agricultural programming across the Midwest.
Visit: https://northcentralclimate.org/climate-ready-midwest/
Geographic coverage: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Topics: agriculture
Midwest Climate Resource Network
The Midwest Climate Resource Network (MCRN) is a library of resources for climate professionals in the Midwest. The goal of the MCRN is to provide connections to resources that might otherwise be hard to find and to share and expand the knowledge and resources generated within our communities.
Visit: https://midwestcrn.glide.page/dl/a400f7
Geographic coverage: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Topics: buildings; climate action planning; climate education; climate justice; climate science; coastal sinks; electricity; engineered sinks; food, agriculture, and land use; industry; land sinks; public health; transportation
Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC)
The Midwestern Regional Climate Center is a cooperative program. Its services and research help to better explain climate and its impacts on the Midwest, provide practical solutions to specific climate problems, and develop climate information for the Midwest on climate-sensitive issues.
Visit: https://mrcc.purdue.edu/
Geographic coverage: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
Topics: agriculture, climate change, energy, environment, human health, risk management, transportation, water resources
Midwest Climate Collaborative
The Midwest Climate Collaborative facilitates the development of a coherent Midwestern response to the climate crisis through acceleration of climate action, knowledge generation and leader development led by a cross-sector collaboration of key organizations throughout the Midwest.
Visit: https://midwestclimatecollaborative.wustl.edu/
Geographic coverage: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Topics: agriculture, buildings and homes, extreme weather, flooding, heat stress, manufacturing, nature-based solutions, power generation, resilience planning, transportation
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is a binational coalition of over 244 municipal and regional U.S. and Canadian mayors and local officials working to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. The Cities Initiative works with mayors and municipal staff to protect and preserve the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin at the local, regional, and basin-wide levels.
Visit: https://glslcities.org/
Geographic coverage: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basins (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Wisconsin)
Topics: coastal resilience, climate change mitigation, Great Lakes protection and restoration, invasive species and biodiversity, maritime and shipping activities, microplastics, nuclear energy, nutrients and algal blooms, oil transport, water restoration
Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI)
The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) is a statewide collaboration of scientists and stakeholders. WICCI’s goals are to evaluate climate change impacts on Wisconsin and foster solutions.
Visit: https://wicci.wisc.edu/
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Topics: agriculture, climate, coastal resilience, community sustainability, fisheries, forestry, geospatial, Great Lakes, human health, infrastructure, plants and natural communities, tourism and outdoor recreation, water resources, wildlife
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant & Water Resources Institutes Publications
This website features an annotated, illustrated collection of the most popular publications from the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant and Water Resources institutes, including books, brochures, directories of current and past research projects, fact sheets and posters. The materials here are free, downloadable or available for a minimal cost so that you can more easily learn about and sustainably use Wisconsin’s coastal and water assets.
Visit: https://publications.aqua.wisc.edu/
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Topics: aquaculture, aquatic invasive species, climate change, coastal communities, coastal engineering, contaminants, fish and fisheries, groundwater, habitats/ecosystems, maps, ports harbors and marinas, shipwrecks, water quality, water safety
Climate change and freshwater fish
Lakes in Wisconsin are getting warmer, and fish communities are changing as a result. Understanding recent trends and anticipating future changes can help decision-makers protect resilient populations, adapt to new conditions, and effectively communicate realistic expectations.
Visit: https://owi.usgs.gov/vizlab/climate-change-walleye-bass/index.html
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Topics: freshwater fish, largemouth bass, recreational fishing, walleye
Minisan: Connecting Ojibwe ecological knowledge and climate change in the Apostle Islands
Minisan website takes you on a virtual journey to explore how climate change is affecting twelve ecosystems within Wenaboozhoo Minisaning (the Apostle Islands, Wisconsin).
Visit: http://www.minisan.org/
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Topics: Apostle Islands, climate change, Ojibwe ecological knowledge
Native Climate
Native Climate supports climate adaptation efforts in Native American communities of the Southwest and Northern Plains regions by building new connections between Native wisdom and western scientific data. Through two-way information-sharing and relationship-building, Native Climate aims to make climate data more accessible and useful to Tribes in Northern Plains and Southwest Hub regions, and to build awareness nationally about climate impacts and resilience on Native lands.
Visit: https://native-climate.com/
Geographic coverage: Southwest (Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah) and Northern Plains (Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming) regions
Topics: climate adaptation, USDA Climate Hubs