Rhode Island

New England and Northern New York Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis: A Report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework Project

This region contains about 40 million acres of forest, which provide numerous cultural, economic, and environmental benefits. Climate change is already having an impact on the region’s forests, increasing damage from extreme precipitation events and insect pests. Future changes could dramatically alter the landscape that characterizes the region.

10 Recommendations for Managing Ash Under Emerald Ash Borer and Climate Change

This web page provides 10 recommendations for landowners on how they should manage their ash trees during Emerald Ash Borer and climate change. This includes physiological and silvicultural information on how to promote the survival of ash trees, in addition to why ash trees are important to save.

Seasonality and Climate Change: A Review of Observed Evidence in the United States

This EPA report describes how seasonal events in the US are impacted by climate change, and the implications of the effects on seasonality. The science behind seasonal events and how climate change can impact events are described in the main report, while the technical appendix describes the methods of evaluation and the system used to choose indicators.