Resources
Valuing the Ecosystem Service Benefits from Regenerative Agriculture Practices
The report summarizes the social and environmental impacts of Farmland LP’s investment management practices. Farmland LP buys and converts conventionally farmed land to certified organic farmland using regenerative farm management methods, to generate competitive financial returns and achieve positive environmental and social impacts. The USDA funded this study for the partners to generate a new, […]
Brownfields Marketability Scoring Tool
A structured scoring framework to prioritize brownfield redevelopment by evaluating ownership, site use, land traits, community context, incentives, infrastructure, environmental risk, and building characteristics.
Climate Change Impacts on Wisconsin Agriculture
In recent decades, Wisconsin’s climate has been changing in a myriad of ways, a trend which is projected to continue and intensify. These changes are resulting in significant impacts on the state’s agricultural sector.
2018 NCA Resources for Midwest Region
This project started in Cleveland in 2023 with the launch of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Trees Initiative. The Trees Initiative aims to plant 250 million trees across the Great Lakes region by 2033. Maximizing the health benefits of trees and planting trees in neighborhoods that need more tree canopy is a major focus of […]
State Policy Opportunity Tracker
SPOT synthesizes existing information related to 37 clean energy policies at the state level and documents whether a given state policy exists and where it stands related to 3 – 6 policy components. This resource is not a state scorecard. It is a planning tool for states as they develop their clean energy policy roadmaps. […]
Organizations
University of Wisconsin- Madison Nelson Institute
Interdisciplinary institute at UW–Madison supporting environmental and climate research, including access to historic climate datasets and analysis.
Forest County Potawatomi Community
Federally recognized Tribal Nation advancing renewable energy and climate resilience planning.
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Tribal government in Wisconsin that produced a Priority Climate Action Plan outlining priority measures for near-term climate action and resilience.
Focus on Energy
Wisconsin statewide energy efficiency and renewable energy program providing incentives and consumer education.
Center for Climate Integrity
Organization producing analysis on climate-related costs and accountability.