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Climate Change Atlas

The Climate Change Atlas is moving to a new platform. Soon, content provided for tree and bird species will be accessible from an online application equipped with dynamic mapping. When the new application, the Forest Ecosystem Atlas launches, we will provide the new URL.



  • Tree AtlasVersion 4

    Tree atlas map for sugar maple

    Modeled potential suitable habitat for 125 tree species in the East, with an additional 23 species with current information only

    Latest Tree Atlas

  • Bird AtlasVersion 2

    Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens) Photographer: K.T. Karlson

    Potential changes in abundance and range for 147 bird species in the East

    Latest Bird Atlas

Regional Summary Tree Tables

Summaries for tree species are available for a variety of geographies, in both PDF and Excel format. These summaries are based on Version 4 of the Climate Change Tree Atlas

Other Products

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Story Map: Drought Over Time

Climate Change Pressures in the 21st Century: Shifts in Growing Degree Days, Plant Hardiness Zones, and Heat Zones

Story Map: Climate Change Pressures in the 21st Century: Shifts in Growing Degree Days, Plant Hardiness Zones, and Heat Zones

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Previous Versions

Tree Atlas

Bird Atlas
  • Version 1

Tutorial Videos

An Introduction to the Climate Change Atlas: How Does it Work?

Adaptability Ratings: Understanding Biological and Disturbance Factors

Regional Summaries: How to Choose a Regional Output

Regional Summaries: Combined Species Tables

Publications

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Featured Publication

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Research Map-9: Assessing potential climate change pressures across the conterminous United States: mapping plant hardiness zones, heat zones, growing degree days, and cumulative drought severity throughout this century