Topic: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Impacts to Paper Birch: Restoration (View All Topics in the Plan)

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

Avoid planting species of trees that are highly susceptible to bronze birch borer. European and Asian species and cultivars of...

Cultural Resources Ecosystems
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

As needed, use seeds, germplasm, and other genetic material from across a greater geographic range. This includes planting seeds or...

Cultural Resources Ecosystems
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

If birch regeneration fails, transition forest through under planting of species that may fare better under climate change (e.g. white...

Cultural Resources Ecosystems