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Barb Tormoehlen Northeastern Area, S&PF – St. Paul Field Office November 9, 2011

Linkages and Collaboration Forest Community Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity to the Context of Climate Change. Barb Tormoehlen Northeastern Area, S&PF – St. Paul Field Office November 9, 2011. Drivers of Collaboration Northeast and Midwest. Land ownership Commitment

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Barb Tormoehlen Northeastern Area, S&PF – St. Paul Field Office November 9, 2011

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  1. Linkages and CollaborationForest Community Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity to the Context of Climate Change Barb Tormoehlen Northeastern Area, S&PF – St. Paul Field Office November 9, 2011

  2. Drivers of CollaborationNortheast and Midwest • Land ownership • Commitment • State Forest Action Plans • And…..no regrets!!

  3. The Nation’s Forest Land U.S. Forest Land 77% 23% Rest ofthe U.S. 20 States Served by NA

  4. Serving State and Private (Non-Federal) Forests U.S. Forest LandAll Ownerships Rest of the U.S. 77% NA 23% 92% 33% 67% 8% Federal Non-Federal Non-Federal Federal * Forest health support also provided on federal lands

  5. Foundations of CollaborationNAASF and FS Eastern Region, NRS, NA – 12/2009 • Information • Shared Landscapes • Issues and Investments • Risk Management • Communication • Implementation

  6. State and Private Forestry Redesign State Forest Action Plans In 2010, State forestry agencies nationwide completed a Statewide Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy, as mandated by the 2008 Farm Bill (PL 110-246), amending the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act . Climate Change in the northeast/midwest: Among the top ten most commonly cited issues: • Managing forests for resilience to climate change, • Concerns about impacts of climate change on forests • Carbon sequestration by forests to mitigate climate change.

  7. Climate Change Response Frameworks in the northeast and midwest Partners: NIACS, NRS, NA, State forestry agencies, other public agencies, tribes, NGOs, universities Across the landscape Northern WI (Province 212) – Shared Landscapes Northwoods (MN) – Landscape Planning – MN Forest Resource Council; (MI) – TBD Central Hardwoods (MO, IL, IN) – Different in each state Appalachia (OH and WV) – TBD

  8. Climate Change Efforts in the NE and MW • Capitalize on “already existing efforts” • Address individual and community forest and land management objectives • Value-add and relevance • Unique state-by state “Meet states where they are” Paul Delong (WI State Forester)

  9. Questions?

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