Resources
The Critical Role of Minnesota’s Peatlands
This factsheet outlines the ecological and climate importance of Minnesota’s peatlands, which store billions of tons of carbon and cover more than 10% of the state. It explains how intact peatlands reduce greenhouse gas emissions, regulate water flow, improve water quality, and provide critical wildlife habitat. The document also describes threats from drainage, mining, and […]
Forest Preserves Sustainability & Climate Programs
Outlines sustainability initiatives, conservation strategies, and climate action efforts in Cook County forest preserves.
Climate StoryMap Interactive
Interactive geospatial story highlighting environmental challenges and climate impacts using maps and data visualization.
Municipal Tree Planting Programs: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this cost-benefit analysis, Scioto Analysis estimate the specific economic benefits and costs a treeplanting campaign will generate for eight Ohio cities: Athens, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Findlay, Toledo, and Youngstown.
WWF’s Saving Our Grasslands: Why They Matter, Why We Are Losing Them, and How We Can Save Them
How federal subsidies for crop insurance and the Renewable Fuel Standard have inadvertently incentivized the conversion of grasslands. It also discusses how grasslands can be prioritized through programs and legislation.
Organizations
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC represents eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government. GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation […]
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
A global conservation nonprofit that works on land and water protection, climate mitigation, and nature-based solutions, and produces regional assessments and tools.
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Municipal government leading climate mitigation, green infrastructure, and urban forestry initiatives.
World Wildlife Fund
A global conservation nonprofit working on climate, nature, and sustainability, including analyses and recommendations related to grasslands conservation.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Nonprofit focused on urban forestry, tree planting, and environmental stewardship.