Assessing the Potential Effects of Climate Change on the Chatahoochee and Oconee National Forest

This climate change factsheet from the Southern Region (Region 8) National Forests was developed from summaries of scientific papers using the TACCIMO tool). This 4-page factsheets covers the potential effects of climate change on the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests, highlighting concerns in forest health, plant communities, animal communities, extreme weather, water resources, and recreation. The factsheet assesses the potential effects of climate change on these topics and offer two examples of responses to the potential changes.