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The tools presented below represent a portion of the tools available for the climate, agriculture and forestry sectors. The tools range from specialized calculators to maps, models and datasets estimating a variety of outputs (e.g., crop production, greenhouse gas flux, and species distribution). Certain tools may be more relevant to land managers to aid in year-to-year decision-making, while others are more useful for researchers studying agriculture and climate change. Keep in mind that all tools have limitations and make assumptions that may not be appropriate for an entity’s climate/region/crop/soil type. USDA does not endorse the tools presented below. The tool list is provided for informational purposes only, and is not exhaustive.

  • Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas (WATA)

    Dry ground

    As the effects of climate change coupled with economic and population growth put increasing strain on water resources in the Southwestern U.S., what can be done to adapt? The Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas (WATA) is…

  • Climate Quick Reference Guides

    Climate examples

    Climate Quick Reference Guides provide via clicking a map a standardized guide to each county of the U.S. with brief description of historic and projected climate changes plus other county-level data including current…

  • Forest Climate and Action Scorecards

    Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

    "Scorecards" help landowners think about forests at a property-level, focused on topics such as forest diversity, structure, regeneration, and other factors. Each Scorecard is accompanied by a list of Climate-…

  • Forest Climate and Action Scorecards

    screenshots of forest climate and action scorecards

    "Scorecards" help landowners think about forests at a property-level, focused on topics such as forest diversity, structure, regeneration, and other factors. Each Scorecard is accompanied by a list of Climate-…

  • Climate Resilience Toolkit

    US Climate Resilience Toolkit

    With hundreds of tools in its library, the Toolkit offers a wide range of climate related tools ranging from climate data and projections to frameworks for making climate-conscious decisions for agricultural and forest…

  • Southeastern Forests and Climate Change

    Cover image of Project Learning Tree's Southeastern Forests and Climate Change

    Module to help educators in the Southeast teach about climate change impacts on forest ecosystems, the role of forests in sequestering carbon, and strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to…