{"id":14875,"date":"2020-11-06T09:27:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T14:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=14875"},"modified":"2020-11-06T14:51:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T19:51:45","slug":"planting-a-forest-with-the-climate-in-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/planting-a-forest-with-the-climate-in-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting a Forest with the Climate in Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More than 50 volunteers turned out in the last days of a mild October to help restore a floodplain forest at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a> in Northampton. Together, these nature heroes planted around 1,500 of the 2,000 trees and shrubs going in the ground before winter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Volunteer
Volunteer at Arcadia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In this first phase of the project, 8.5 acres of field that is unproductive for both farming and grassland bird habitat will be turned back into land dominated by trees\u2014including pin oaks, silver maples, and even American elm.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Floodplain forests are uncommon in Massachusetts, hosting rare plants and wildlife habitat, storing stormwater during floods, and, like all forests, keeping carbon out of the atmosphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But visitors to Arcadia who walk the Fern Trail are lucky to be able to see the large shagbark hickories and tulip trees, that make up one of the best examples of this natural community in the state. The restoration project will significantly expand Arcadia\u2019s protection of this special forest type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate Implications <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is a climate adaptation project, preparing us for the\u00a0impacts\u00a0that have already begun and will be continuing through the coming years and decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like all living things, trees have optimal conditions where they grow and reproduce. As temperatures continue to rise because of climate change, tree species\u2019 ideal habitats are shifting northward; however, natural movement rates over generations of trees are generally too slow to keep up with rapid warming.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This restoration project assists the trees\u2019 northward migration in two ways.\u202f First, for some of the species native to the Connecticut River Valley, saplings are being sourced from nurseries further south so they go into the soil already better adapted to warmer climates.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, volunteers are planting trees that currently don\u2019t occur in the wild in Massachusetts, such as sweet gum, a tree that exists in floodplain forests further south, up to southern Connecticut. These choices increase the likelihood that the forest will flourish in the future, since Massachusetts\u2019s climate is projected to become comparable to the climate of the south between 2070 and 2100.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration has selected this restoration for Priority Project designation<\/a> and have been a key partner in the process. Mass Audubon is also partnering with the Nature Conservancy\u2019s Christian Marks, who has planted his Dutch-elm-disease-tolerant American Elms on the site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Jonah Keane, Arcadia’s Sanctuary Director<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than 50 volunteers turned out in the last days of a mild October to help restore a floodplain forest at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Northampton. Together, these nature heroes planted around 1,500 of the 2,000 trees and shrubs going in the ground before winter. In this first phase of the project, 8.5 acres of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[178,15],"tags":[246,150,108],"class_list":["post-14875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate","category-wildlife-sanctuaries","tag-climate-action","tag-climate-change","tag-volunteer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/PXL_20201024_193516319.PORTRAIT-01.COVER-750.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3RV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15502,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/three-nature-restoration-projects-you-can-watch\/","url_meta":{"origin":14875,"position":0},"title":"Three Nature Restoration Projects You Can Watch","author":"Rishya N.","date":"April 14, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"We\u2019re celebrating Earth Day\u2019s theme of restoring our earth, and we want you to celebrate with us. Here are\u00a0three\u00a0restoration projects you can check out by visiting one of\u00a0Mass Audubon\u2019s\u00a0wildlife\u00a0sanctuaries. Get outdoors, connect with nature, and learn more\u00a0about what nature restoration in Massachusetts looks like!\u00a0 Tree Planting in Western Massachusetts\u00a0 In\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Climate"","block_context":{"text":"Climate","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/climate\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/20210106_143553.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/20210106_143553.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/20210106_143553.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/20210106_143553.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12441,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/in-your-words-c-john-burk\/","url_meta":{"origin":14875,"position":1},"title":"In Your Words: C. John Burk","author":"Ryan D.","date":"March 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"In Your Words is a regular feature of Mass Audubon\u2019s\u00a0Explore\u00a0member newsletter. Each issue, a Mass Audubon member, volunteer, staff member, or supporter shares his or her story\u2014why Mass Audubon and protecting the nature of Massachusetts matters to them. If you have a story to share about your connection to Mass\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "In Your Words"","block_context":{"text":"In Your Words","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/in-your-words\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"John Burk \u00a9 Stan Sherr","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/John-Burk-2_credit-Stan-Sherr-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/John-Burk-2_credit-Stan-Sherr-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/John-Burk-2_credit-Stan-Sherr-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/John-Burk-2_credit-Stan-Sherr-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15320,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/powering-up-climate-action\/","url_meta":{"origin":14875,"position":2},"title":"Powering up Climate Action","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"March 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Since moving to the Connecticut River Valley in 1981, Mass Audubon\u2019s Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton and Northampton has helped grow our dedication to the environment. We\u2019ve hiked Arcadia\u2019s trails, canoed the marsh, sent our kids to summer camp, volunteered, and donated money. Perhaps most important, Arcadia has been playing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Climate"","block_context":{"text":"Climate","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/climate\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/03\/Brian-and-Morey.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/03\/Brian-and-Morey.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/03\/Brian-and-Morey.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/03\/Brian-and-Morey.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9929,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/following-the-sun-at-arcadia\/","url_meta":{"origin":14875,"position":3},"title":"Following the Sun at Arcadia","author":"Daniel Brown","date":"October 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A new, tilting, rotating solar panel is going online at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton and Northampton. Like other photovoltaic (PV) panels, it generates clean, renewable electricity from sunlight. But unlike other static arrays, this panel uses a tracker that follows the sun across the sky. It adjusts to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Going Green"","block_context":{"text":"Going Green","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/going-green\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/10\/Arcadia-Solar-Tracker-600.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/10\/Arcadia-Solar-Tracker-600.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/10\/Arcadia-Solar-Tracker-600.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7359,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/5-fun-facts-about-arcadia\/","url_meta":{"origin":14875,"position":4},"title":"5 Fun Facts About Arcadia","author":"Hillary T.","date":"April 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"By Jonah Keane, Sanctuary Director Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Northampton and Easthampton is Mass Audubon\u2019s flagship sanctuary in the Connecticut River Valley. Sandwiched between the two cities\u2019 downtown areas, its 700+ acres of forest, river, wetlands, and\u00a0restored grasslands are remarkably\u00a0diverse and easily accessible. Even though the wildlife sanctuary has been\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sanctuaries 100"","block_context":{"text":"Sanctuaries 100","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/sanctuaries-100\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/accessible.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/accessible.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/04\/accessible.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15009,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/in-your-words-willow-age-8\/","url_meta":{"origin":14875,"position":5},"title":"In Your Words: Willow, Age 8","author":"Ryan D.","date":"December 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Willow is a young Mass Audubon member making a big impact. Check out our \"Nature in Your Neighborhood\" videos that highlight some of her adventures in nature, including a Fun Fungi Hunt and Exploring a Vernal Pool. Nature Hero Willow, Age 8 I\u2019ve been going to Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "In Your Words"","block_context":{"text":"In Your Words","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/in-your-words\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Willow writing in her nature journal beside a vernal pool at Arcadia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/20200516_150642.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/20200516_150642.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/20200516_150642.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/20200516_150642.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14875"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14888,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14875\/revisions\/14888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}