The Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project is a collaborative effort to establish experimental trials of climate change adaptation strategies across different forest ecosystems throughout the United States and Canada. According to the society of American Foresters, silviculture is “the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society.” In this episode we visit with Dr. Linda Nagel, department head for forest and rangeland stewardship at CSU and ASCC network lead and principal investigator, and Courtney Peterson, research associate at CSU and ASCC network coordinator, about this exciting project. Episode image credit: Courtney Peterson

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change project website 
• Millar, C. I., Stephenson, N. L., & Stephens, S. L. (2007). Climate change and forests of the future: managing in the face of uncertainty. Ecological applications, 17(8), 2145-2151.
• Swanston, Christopher W. et al. 2016. Forest Adaptation Resources: climate change tools and approaches for land managers, 2nd ed. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-GTR-87-2. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 161 p.

Additional resources:

• Nagel, Linda M. et al. 2017. Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework. Journal of Forestry 115(3):167-178.
• Muller, Jacob J. et al. 2019. Forest Adaptation Strategies Aimed at Climate Change: Assessing the Performance of Future Climate-Adapted Tree Species in a Northern Minnesota Pine Ecosystem. Forest Ecology and Management 451: 117539. 
• Schmitt, Kristen M. et al. 2021. Beyond Planning Tools: Experiential Learning in Climate Adaptation Planning and  Practices. Climate, 9, 76.

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