Step 2.1: Assess climate change impacts

The Adaptation Workbook allows you to consider how general climate change impacts might be modified by the unique characteristics of your property. The first section on this page asks you to think about how regional impacts might affect your particular management area and forests. The following sections ask you to think about more specific climate impacts related to your chosen land uses, commodities, and management topics.

This is your opportunity to consider the particular site conditions that might affect whether your property is more or less vulnerable to climate change.  Some of the things you will want to consider include soils, topography, past management, plant or animal health issues, and the surrounding landscape.

Some climate impact statements are presented from published resources for your general location and the pre-defined forest types you selected in Step 1.1. Please take time to explore the supporting information (click the "Show Evidence" button, or visit our resource library) to learn more about the projected risks and opportunities climate change may present for your location.

If you think any of the suggested impacts don’t apply to your property, you can remove them from the list. If you want to add more climate impacts to the regional list or for any of your management topics, you can add custom climate impact statements at the end of each section.   

For example: 

Most areas in the country are expected to experience warmer temperatures by the end of the century.  If your property sits on a north-facing slope, a sheltered landscape position, or next to a large water body, projected temperature increases might be moderated. You’d want to make note of that in the appropriate sections below.

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