Many Mesic Hardwood Forest species are projected to increase or remain stable across northern Minnesota by the end of the century (basswood, sugar maple, red maple, green ash, white pine, bur oak).

Multiple forest impact models tend to agree that these species are more likely to increase in suitable habitat and biomass across a range of climate scenarios by the end of the century. These forests also contain several species at their northern range limits, such as sugar maple and northern red oak, which may benefit from gene flow between southern populations.