U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Green or Gray? Choosing to Preserve Water Quality. Faced with the potential of a large expense related to water quality, the Portland (Maine) Water District performed a thorough analysis of their opti ...

Fortifying Chicago's Urban Forest. Trees within a city can help reduce urban heat, control stormwater, and provide habitat to local wildlife. As climate conditions change, a Chicago group is working t ...

Mapping Wildland Values and Climate Change Vulnerability. Using climate change projections, conservationists can assess which of the wildest lands remaining in the contiguous United States are most vu ...

Field, Farm, Forest, and City: Sustaining Pollinator Health to Build Ecosystem Resilience. Climate variability and change are among the many threats that pollinators such as bees, butterflies, bats, a ...

Assessing a Tropical Estuary's Climate Change Risks. Puerto Rico's San Juan Bay Estuary faces multiple threats, including heavy use by urban populations and impacts of climate change. A workbook from ...

Suquamish Build Resilience to Ocean Acidification Through Education. Coastal habitats and archeological sites in western Alaska are at risk from coastal erosion. Researchers are documenting current as ...

Looking to the Future on Alaska's North Slope. As ice retreats and energy resources along Alaska's North Slope become more accessible, diverse stakeholders consider potential futures and develop a sci ...

Tulalip Tribes: Saving Their Sacred Salmon. People of the Salmon collaborate with farmers to ensure survival of their sacred fish. * Home. Salmon are central to the Tulalip Tribes. Terry Williams is b ...

Boosting Ecosystem Resilience in the Southwest's Sky Islands. Conservation organizations teamed up to document the climate vulnerability of mountain springs that support unique ecosystems. Now, the Al ...

Watching for Wind: An Effort to Get the Upper Hand on Wildfire. After Santa Ana winds contributed to devastating wildfires in 2007, San Diego Gas & Electric worked with partners to monitor threats pos ...