Climate Change Curriculum Links for Educators

This pdf highlights links to many climate change curricula available as internet resources. Retrieved December 16, 2011, from http://www.anr.state.vt.us/site/html/vscc/climatechangecurriculummaterialslinks.pdf

Climate Change in the Great Lakes: Starting a Public Discussion

Produced by the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, Climate Change in the Great Lakes is a collection of short essays by scientists and engineers that address a variety of topics such as health risks, seeing changes, lake levels, and impacts on fish. Retrieved February 28, 2012, from http://seagrant.wisc.edu/climatechange/HOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx

Great Lakes Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center (GLISA)

GLISA is a collaboration of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and The Ohio State University, with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. GLISA spotlights three critical sectors in the region: 1) agriculture, 2) watershed management, and 3) natural resource-based recreation and tourism, which are interconnected through issues of water quality and quantity. GLISA focuses on the watersheds of Lake Huron and Lake Erie, but its reach encompasses the broader Great Lakes basin. Retrieved February 28, 2012, from http://www.glisa.umich.edu/

Michigan Climate Coalition

The Michigan Climate Coalition website has useful information sorted in categories such as agriculture, energy, forests, health, and wildlife. Retrieved June 20, 2018, from http://www.espp.msu.edu/mcc.php

National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change

An assessment of climate change in the Great Lakes is presented. U.S. Global Change Research Programme. (2004). United States National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change Educational Resources Regional Paper: Great Lakes. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/nacc/education/greatlakes/default.htm

National Academies

The National Academies provides helpful analysis and advice to policymakers and stakeholders through its expert, consensus reports and other activities. The reports are produced by committees of the nation’s top scientists, engineers, and other experts who are convened to address key scientific and technical aspects of climate change and other topics. Retrieved January 22, 2013, from http://dels.nas.edu/Reports-Academies-Findings

National Wildlife Federation

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is the United States’ largest private, nonprofit conservation education and advocacy organization. This group has produced a Global Warming and Michigan Fact Sheet and a global warming resource center that are available online. Retrieved December 20, 2011, from http://www.nwf.org

The Nature Conservancy Climate Adaption Case Studies

The Nature Conservancy is developing climate adaptation case studies to explain how including future climate change considerations in project planning strengthens and advances overall conservation investments. Climate change adaptation is broadly defined as the process of designing, updating and implementing strategies to account for the impacts of climate change to ensure the highest return on our conservation actions. Retrieved February 20, 2012, from http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/areas/greatlakes/explore/climate-adaptation-case-studies.xml

Pileus Project

The overarching purpose of the Pileus Project is to provide useful climate information to assist decision makers. The current focus is on two leading industries in the Great Lakes region: agriculture and tourism. Retrieved February 24, 2012, from http://www.pileus.msu.edu

Regional Climate Change Impacts

Global Change Climate Change in the United States summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. It is largely based on results of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and integrates those results with related research from around the world. This report discusses climate-related impacts for various societal and environmental sectors and regions across the nation. Retrieved June 20, 2018, from https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report#section-1948

Union of Concerned Scientists: Climate Change in Michigan

In the Michigan section of this website, what a changing climate could mean for the state is explored. Specifically, there is an examination of how climate is projected to change in Michigan; how these changes may impact human health, agriculture, forests and wildlife, water supplies, property and infrastructure, aquatic ecosystems, as well as tourism and recreation; and how Michigan residents can help reduce these potential impacts by pursuing several solutions strategies. Retrieved June 20, 2018, from https:// www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/global_warming/climate-change-michigan.pdf