Climate Change Tools, Resources, and Publications

Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center: U.S. Forest Change Assessment Viewer

April 29, 2021

The U.S. Forest Change Assessment Viewer is the interactive map component of the USFS program, ForWarn II. ForWarn II is a vegetation change recognition and tracking system that uses moderate…

US Army Corps of Engineers: Sea-Level Change Curve Calculator

April 29, 2021

This tool is provided by USACE and uses regionally specific data from NOAA’s sea-level gauges and graphically depicts the change in sea-level over time. The further ability of this tool…

NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks

April 29, 2021

This tool is part of a NOAA-sponsored website focused on helping communities address coastal issues and has become one of the most-used resources in the coastal management community. The dynamic Digital Coast…

USFS Forest Vegetation Simulator Online

April 29, 2021

Modeling the Forest: The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is a forest growth simulation model. It simulates forest vegetation change in response to natural succession, disturbances, and management. It recognizes all…

NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer

April 29, 2021

Use this web mapping tool to visualize community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise (up to 10 feet above average high tides). Photo simulations of how future flooding…

I-Map Invasives

April 29, 2021

iMapInvasives is an online, GIS-based data management system used to assist citizen scientists and natural resource professionals working to protect our natural resources from the threat of invasive species. Access the Resource

EDDMapS

April 29, 2021

EDDMapS is a web-based mapping system for documenting invasive species and pest distribution. It is fast, easy to use, and doesn’t require Geographic Information Systems experience. Launched in 2005 by…

Climate Change Tree and Bird Atlases

April 29, 2021

Both of these online tools use a three-step model that attempts to capture information on current and projected future suitable habitat, likelihood of colonization, as well as additional factors such…

The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4)

April 29, 2021

The Global Change Research Act of 1990 mandates that the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) deliver a report to Congress and the President no less than every four years that “1)…

Tribal Adaptation Menu

April 13, 2021

Many climate adaptation planning tools fail to address the unique needs, values and cultures of Indigenous communities. The Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu, which was developed by a diverse group of collaborators…

Tribal Climate Adaptation Guidebook

April 13, 2021

The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, along with Adaptation International, created the Tribal Climate Adaptation Guidebook, which provides a framework for climate change adaptation planning in the context of existing Tribal priorities.…

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