Community Resilience Menu

This interactive tool helps communities customize climate resiliency strategies from lower cost to robust actions. Focus areas include: “Built and Natural Environment”, “Ag and Local Food Systems”, and “Energy Efficiency and Renewables”

Tribal Food Sovereignty Programs

This toolkit of indigenous-based programs guides communities and individual to grow and use climate resilient healthy foods while preserving culture and language.

Climate Proof Finances Toolkit

Explore 52 practical financial strategies individuals and families you take to increase financial resilience and reduce
potential financial burdens caused by climate change and extreme weather events.

Climate Resilient Food Systems Menu

This “menu” guides communities in choosing strategies that will increase access to healthy, culturally appropriate foods for all community members without increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellowship (CAMF)

The (CAMF) planning tool guides producers in considering their climate risks/concerns and identifying potential practices for their operation. The tool can be used in any farming system and lets farmers work side-by-side with a trusted advisor to consider practices.

Climate Ready Farm Assessment Tool

This tool was created by University experts and Extension educators to help farmers assess the climate preparedness of their farm. It allows users to enter their current practices and consider ways to reduce the risks posed by a changing climate. Assessments are available for field crops, dairy, tree fruit, and swine production systems.

COMET-Farm Planner

COMET-Planner is a modeling tool that provides generalized estimates of the greenhouse gas impacts of conservation practices by county. This tool is intended to be used for initial planning purposes as it does not account for site-specific conditions. users can use The COMET-Farm tool provides a more detailed, farm-specific analysis. To learn more, watch this video.

USDA Midwest Climate Hub

USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub features agricultural climate vulnerability assessments for Wisconsin and other Midwest states. These reports cover observed and projected climate trends, impacts on a variety of agricultural operations, and management options for adapting to these changes. The 2023 Wisconsin report can be found here.

Climate Change Curriculum Jams

Climate Change Curriculum Jams are resources that support youth in developing greater understanding and agency around the topic of climate. Specific curriculum resources are posted for K-12 students.

Built & Natural Environment Resiliency Menu

A Extension-developed menu for communities to explore a range of climate resiliency strategies, including increasing energy efficiency.

Sugarbush Adaptation Guide

This UW Extension Maple Program guide helps maple syrup producers take concrete actions to adapt to current and future environmental challenges.

“Energy Efficiency and Renewables” Menu

This Menu helps communities make energy choices that will increase their resilient to severe weather. Focus areas include “Assessment and Planning”, “Energy Efficiency”, “Renewable Energy Generation”, and “Energy Resilience.”

Energy On Wisconsin Program

Energy On Wisconsin program for individuals, communities, and businesses provides resources, tools, financing and funding, trainings, and opportunities to promote Wisconsin’s transitions to energy independence and a clean energy economy.