Wisconsin DNR: Climate Action

• This article has a resource list on Wisconsin's efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change, conserve wildlife within the state, and address issues of environmental equity.
• Students can learn about Wisconsin's greenhouse gas emission inventory, the state's trout management plan, and the Wisconsin Environmental Equity Tool (WEET) that is currently being developed.

Positives

• The resource list is split into neat categories that are easy to navigate.
• Some of the resources specifically look at capturing carbon using trees.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• If you left-click the links you won't be taken to a new tab. 
• Students should have a basic understanding of environmental equity.
  

Differentiation

• The trout management plan could support a lesson on how climate change is impacting animal populations around the world.
• The resource titled "Wisconsin Clean Energy Policies" could enhance a classroom discussion on the Wisconsin government's effectiveness at implementing clean energy.
• The resource titled "Trillion Trees Pledge" could supplement a lesson on the carbon cycle and carbon sinks.
• The "Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory" could enhance a lesson about the sources of greenhouse gas emissions, how these emissions are impacting the planet, and how they can be limited.
  

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