The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has started a series of stories relating to a changing climate – 50 stories to be exact, one for each state. The series started on Earth Day and features a new state every day. Wisconsin:
An innovative program to restore native prairie and slow the spread of non-native plant species that may thrive in Wisconsin’s warming climate is living up to the state’s motto “Forward” – taking bold steps to sustain natural resources into the future.
According to a comprehensive state report, Wisconsin’s Changing Climate: Impacts and Adaptation, climate change models predict a shift to increased moisture and temperature in the decades ahead. By the middle of the century, statewide annual average temperatures are likely to warm by 6-7 degrees Fahrenheit. These changing conditions favor invasive plant and tree species over native prairie.
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