Warmer winters, longer growing seasons, more extreme weather, conditions favoring invasive insects and plants—Wisconsin’s climate is changing, putting many stresses on our forests. But it’s not all bad news. Wisconsin landowners can take action to make their woods more resilient to climate change. What’s more, the ability of forests to store carbon offers an opportunity to help mitigate climate change.

Our climate resilience programming focuses on four main topics:

• Managing invasive plants
• Managing forests impacted by emerald ash borer
• Using prescribed fire to increase forest resilience
• Helping the next generation of trees grow in your woodland.

In addition, we provide outreach on forest carbon to help you make informed decisions about managing your woodland for carbon, including whether or not to enroll in a forest carbon program. Forest carbon programs align well with some landowners’ goals, but not with others’. 

Upcoming Events

We will be scheduling more climate resilience events soon—stay tuned!

Past Events