Climate Change

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• How Forests Offset Climate Change and Its Impacts

  Introduction to how forests offset climate change and its impacts

• Carbon and Forests

  An introduction to how a forest absorbs and releases carbon, where it stores carbon, and what influences forest carbon accumulation dynamics.

• Climate Change and Connecticut Forests

  An introduction to the relationship between climate change and its impacts and Connecticut forests.

• Managing for Healthy Forests

  An introduction to the how and why to manage for healthy forests in Connecticut.

• Why Manage Forests in the Face of Climate Change

  Forest management practices can be tailored to improve forest health, resilience, and adaptability, and they also create opportunities to increase forests’ capacity to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on society.

• How Climate Change Impacts Forests

  Climate change is altering the natural disturbance regimes to which Connecticut forests are adapted.

• How You Can Help

  The actions we take on a daily basis can impact Connecticut forests and their ability to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change.