Resources about building resilience in children.

Resources about preparing for disasters.

“The Vermont Climate Action Office (CAO) coordinates and provides significant expertise and capacity on state-led climate initiatives, as well as the monitoring, assessment, and tracking of climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience activities necessary to evaluate progress over time in achieving the requirements of the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) through implementation of the Climate Action Plan [(CAP)]. The CAO is a division within the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) Secretary’s Office, and is focused on three core areas: Climate Program Coordination | On-going support of implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) | Community and Stakeholder Engagement.

“The policies, programs, and tools needed to implement climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies require a long-term intergovernmental structure to coordinate and manage this statewide effort. To carry out this work, the CAO works closely with staff across ANR, other state Agencies, the State Climatologist, and key stakeholders such as the Vermont Climate Council. We acknowledge the importance of the public’s role, specifically those of frontline and impacted communities, in enabling climate action. The CAO is committed to ensuring activities conducted by the CAO encourage broad citizen participation. The CAO commits to fostering partnerships in pursuit of effective delivery of climate solutions for all Vermonters.”

​”The Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that was founded in 1967 with the mission of serving and strengthening Vermont local government.”

“The State of Vermont helps communities recover from disasters by providing resources and support. The Office of Disaster Recovery is dedicated to helping residents and businesses rebuild and bounce back stronger.”

“The Drought Center helps people, organizations and institutions build resilience to drought through monitoring and planning, and we are the academic partner and web host of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Our capabilities include climatology, social science, and public engagement, and we work at all scales, from individual ranches to local, state, and tribal government, and countries around the world.

“What is drought? A period of unusually dry weather that persists long enough to cause problems such as crop damages or water shortages. There is meteorological, agricultural and hydrologic drought. Impacts of drought on groundwater may lag behind the decrease in precipitation and agricultural drought.”

“Drought can affect your water supply. Vermont typically has enough rainfall, but some years can be dry and can lead to drought. Drought can cause groundwater levels to lower. If you get your water from a private water source, like a well or spring, drought may affect your water supply. Your well might not be able to keep up with the amount of water you use, and in some cases, it can run dry. There are some things you can do to manage your water supply during drought.”

Resources about preparing for drought.

“PlantNative is dedicated to moving native plants and naturescaping into mainstream landscaping practices. We believe this promotes biodiversity, preserves our natural heritage, reduces pollution and enhances livability. Our goal is to work with nursery owners, landscape professionals and consumers to increase public awareness of native plants and related landscaping practices and to increase both the supply of and demand for native plants.”

“We protect and restore rivers for people and wildlife.”

Resources about recovering after a house, wild, or other fire.

Resources about home fire prevention and safety.

“We can all help make the world a safer place by learning more about how and why fires start. NFPA offers a variety of resources, tips, and information to help keep you and your family safe from fire and related hazards.”

The NFPA offers Safety Tip Sheets for dozens of mitigation and response scenarios.

“Every year, devastating wildfires burn across the United States. At the same time, a growing number of people are living where wildfires are a real risk. While these fires will continue to happen, there are things you can do to protect your home and neighborhood as well as your family’s safety. The Firewise USA® program is here to help you get started.”

​Resources about preparing for wildfires.

“Flood damage has become more common and more costly–but it doesn’t have to be that way.

“We can become flood ready together–developing in safer places, protecting the functions of the watersheds that protect us, adapting our critical infrastructure and preparing for emergencies.

“All over the state, select board members, planning commission members, town officials, planners, and citizens are working to make our communities flood resilient. Is your community flood ready?”

Resources about recovering from flooding.

Resources about responding to and recovering from flooding.