Barriers to Climate-Adaptive Forest Management

he management decisions of private landowners affect forest structure and composition, and may impact the

resilience of forested regions. In this case study we assessed barriers to both intentional

and incidental climate-adaptive forest management among nonindustrial private forest owners in

eastern Oregon, USA. In this context, incidental adaptations result from synergies

between climate-adaptive forest management and actions motivated by goals such as

wildfire mitigation, which landowners may prioritize regardless of concerns about climate change.