Climate Change Planning Resources for Conservation Commissions
Compiled by Beginning with Habitat, April 2019
Maine-specific Resources
General Assessments and Planning Tools
Maine’s 2015-2025 Wildlife Action Plan
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/wildlife/wildlife-action-plan.html
Maine’s 2015-2025 Wildlife Action Plan Conservation Action Tracker
https://mainewildlifeactionplan.com/
Beginning with Habitat Partnership
https://www.beginningwithhabitat.org/
Beginning with Habitat MapViewer
http://webapps2.cgis-solutions.com/beginningwithhabitat/
Maine’s Climate Future and Climate Change Institute
https://climatechange.umaine.edu/climate-matters/climate-futures/
Maine Interagency Climate Adaptation Workgroup Toolkit
https://www.maine.gov/dep/sustainability/climate/adaptation-toolkit.html
Maine Species and Habitats Vulnerability Assessment
Maine Mountain Collaborative
https://mainemountaincollaborative.org/
Coastal and Aquatic-focused Resources
Coastal Community Grants
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/municipalplanning/financial_assistance.shtml
Municipal Planning and Assistance Program Climate Adaptation Guide Series
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/municipalplanning/technical/climate.shtml
Maine Flood Resilience Checklist
https://digitalmaine.com/mgs_publications/521/
Information on living shorelines
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mgs/explore/marine/livingshorelines/
Sea level rise/storm surge
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mgs/hazards/slr_ss/index.shtml
Maine Beach Mapping Program Shoreline Changes
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mgs/hazards/beach_mapping/index.shtml
Highest Astronomical Tide Line
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mgs/hazards/highest_tide_line/index.shtml
Potential Tidal Marsh Migration
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/assistance/marsh_migration.htm
SLOSH maps
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mgs/hazards/slosh/index.shtml
Coastal Bluff and Landslide Hazard Maps
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mgs/pubs/digital/bluffs.htm
Maine Flood Hazard Map Viewer
https://maine.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3c09351397764bd2aa9ba385d2e9efe7
Future Habitat Explorer and the Coastal Risk Explorer
https://maps.coastalresilience.org/maine/
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
https://www.cascobayestuary.org/
Regional/National Resources
Migrations in Motion
http://maps.tnc.org/migrations-in-motion/#5/44.637/-67.346
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Connectivity video: https://vimeo.com/330820334
Resolution 40-3: Connectivity for a Changing Climate
https://www.coneg.org/governor-mills-expresses-support-for-neg-ecp-climate-change-resolutions/
Resilient Land Mapping Tool
http://maps.tnc.org/resilientland/
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Conserving Nature in the Face of Climate Change Guide for Land Trusts