Mid-Atlantic | Adaptation Workbook

The Mid-Atlantic Region includes the states of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the eastern half of Maryland, and the southern portion of New York.

NIACS Unit

Multi-family residential

Commercial/ Industrial

Agricultural facilities and infrastructure

Agricultural tree plantations

Associated agricultural lands

Non-agricultural rural developed land

Non-agricultural designated protected area

Northern Hardwood

Central Oak-Pine

Woodland, Glades, and Barrens

Lowland and Riparian Hardwood

Lowland Conifer

Coastal Plain Swamp

Coastal Plain Tidal Swamp

Coastal Plain Oak-Pine-Hardwood

Coastal Plain Pine-Oak Barrens

Coastal Plain Maritime Forest

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Vulnerability Assessment

Mid-Atlantic Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis

Vulnerability Assessment Video

Video presentation: Mid-Atlantic Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and …

Climate Impact Statements

Temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region are projected to increase on average by 5.27 to 9.11 °F by the end of the century.

The growing season in the Mid-Atlantic is generally expected to increase by 21 days or more by the end of the century, due to fewer days with a minimum temperatures below 32°F.

The winter season will be shorter and milder across the Mid-Atlantic region, with less precipitation falling as snow and reduced snow cover and depth.

Precipitation patterns will be altered, with projected increases in total annual precipitation distributed unevenly among colder months (more) and warmer months (less).

Intense precipitation events will continue to become more frequent in the Mid-Atlantic.

Sea levels along the Mid-Atlantic coast are expected to rise by 2 to 3 feet or more by the end of the century.

Soil moisture patterns will change in the Mid-Atlantic with the potential for drier soil conditions later in the growing season.

Forest vegetation may face increased risk of physiological drought during the growing season.

Climate conditions will increase wildfire risk by the end of the century

Many invasive species, insect pests, and pathogens in the Mid-Atlantic will increase or become more damaging.

Northern and boreal species are expected to face increasing stress from climate change in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Southern or temperate species are expected to be favored by climate change in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Forest composition will change across the landscape

Tree regeneration and recruitment will change

Forest productivity will increase during the next several decades in the absence of significant stressors

Surface water temperatures are expected to rise due to warming air temperatures

Inland lakes are warming, and continued warming will decrease seasonal mixing of stratified lakes and reduce available dissolved oxygen

Seasonal variation in soil moisture and altered precipitation may influence the magnitude and duration of flood events.

Low streamflow events may become more frequent and deliver lower water volumes

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