Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
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Before and after photographs of an 8-acre clearcut the CT DEEP Division of Forestry implemented to enhance young forest habitat for wildlife and regenerate shade intolerant tree species.
Forest Legacy Program Projects
Learn about the various projects accomplished through the Forest Legacy Program.
Contacts and Information for Tree Issues
A page for contacts and information to help the public navigate tree issues
General Urban Forestry Information
Overview of the benefits of urban forestry, the benefits of trees, and DEEP's urban forestry program.
Forest Practices Act and Utilization and Marketing Programs
Information on the Forest Practices Act and utilization and marketing programs.
How Forests Offset Climate Change and Its Impacts
Introduction to how forests offset climate change and its impacts
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.
How Climate Change Impacts Forests
Climate change is altering the natural disturbance regimes to which Connecticut forests are adapted.
The actions we take on a daily basis can impact Connecticut forests and their ability to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change.
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.
Information on Dry Hydrant Grants, Community Fire Control Grants, and fire department support.
Connecticut utilizes SFA funds for dry hydrant installation grant.
Information on Forest Protection staff and program.