Forest Resilience
Change in forests is natural and healthy, yet it is likely that we are at a time when the number of stressors facing our forests, including climate change, is greater than it has ever been. In addition, the pace with which the stressors such as invasive insects and plants are arising is increasing. These pressures threaten the personal benefits that forests provide you as well as the many benefits they provide to the public. We are facing an uncertain future. Learn more about our forest health challenges.
Resilience is the ability of a forest to absorb a disturbance and respond in a way that maintains itself and its ability to provide its benefits. All forests and the landscapes they lie within have some characteristics that make them resilient and others that make them vulnerable to stressors. We can increase the resiliency of our forests and landscapes by evaluating these characteristics and implementing actions to address the vulnerabilities.
Learn more: "Increasing Forest Resiliency" PDF (5 MB). A poster summarizing the steps to increasing forest resiliency is also available free of charge. Download the poster. Request a free copy(ies) of the publication and/or poster by e-mailing Paul Catanzaro.
Related Links
- Climate Change Tree Atlas (USDA Forest Service)
- Climate Change Response Framework (USDA Forest Service)
- New England Forest Vulnerability Assessment (USDA Forest Service)
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