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Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Minnesota Forests

Climate change is a growing concern for forests across Minnesota. Foresters, land managers, and landowners are considering how to prepare for future conditions and how to evaluate risks for particular sites.

The document highlights key information that can help foresters consider climate change risks together with local site characteristics, to help people design adaptation actions that meet management goals.

Banner Image Credit: High Falls, Baptism River, Superior National Forest, Minnesota. Sonofapharmacist (own work), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.