Max Cawley, Museum of Life and ScienceChris Goforth, North Carolina Museum of Natural SciencesMyleigh Neill, State Climate Office of North CarolinaCities trap a lot of heat, causing a phenomenon known as the heat island effect. Learn about heat islands, their impacts on cities, and how you can help us learn more about heat islands in…
Session 3: Developing Meaningful, Balanced & Ethical PartnershipsJune 2, 12:30pm - 2:00pm ETGuest Presenter Linda Tuhiwai Smith, former Director of Te Kotahi Research Institute at the University of WaikatoThe Global Council for Science and the Environment & The Land Peace Foundation invite you to join us for the "Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science: Collaboration, Relationship, and Climate Solutions" Online Learning Series.Learning…
These monthly Climate Conservation and Coffee meetings are hosted by our partners at the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Blueprint. Sign up here to receive email updates with meeting information.
First Friday All Climate Change Talks (FFACCTs)Hosted by the USDA Forest Service, Research & Development, in cooperation with the USDA Climate HubsThe presentation will follow an update on USDA Forest Service and Climate Hub activitiesTo join the webinar follow the link:FFACCTs WEBINAR: USDA Climate Hubs: Work with Tribes and Tribal Communities to Enhance Climate ResiliencePresentation: USDA…
USGS Friday's Findings Linking Climate Change, Cattail Expansion, and Wetland ManagementDate: June 4, 2021 from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern timeSpeaker: Sheel Bansal, Research Ecologist, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research CenterJoin Microsoft Teams MeetingCall in: 202-640-1187 United States, Washington DC (Toll)Conference ID: 387 327 121#Background: Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region in the Great Plains are experiencing intensive changes in their carbon cycles…
OneNOAA Science Seminar SeriesSpeakers: Climate OverviewSandra Rayne | Southeast Regional Climate CenterWater Resources OverviewJeff Dobur/Todd Hamill | NWS Southeast River Forecast CenterAgriculture Impact UpdatePam Knox | University of GeorgiaSpotlight: 2021 Hurricane Outlook, Matthew Rosencrans, NOAA Climate Prediction CenterSponsors: NOAA NCEI, National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), National Weather Service, Southeast Regional Climate Center, American Association of State…
The Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians (ATNI), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), United South and Eastern Tribes (USET), and Pacific Northwest Tribes are hosting the National Tribal Leadership Climate Change Summit from October 2020 to May 2021. The Summit is convening Tribal Leaders, youth, and staff from Tribal Nations, First Nations, and Indigenous communities…
National Ecosystem Services Program WebinarPayments for forest-based ecosystem services from private lands in the United States. June 8, 2–3 p.m. ET.Register here: https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsfuqvrjIoE901d5AHqbkDTUqa6ANBgDZWHear from Gregory Frey at the U.S. Forest Service who will present on an effort to account, estimate, and document the full extent of direct payments for ecosystem services to private forest landowners in…
Dr. Melinda Martinez, North Carolina State UniversityIn North Carolina, many freshwater forested wetlands along the Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula are rapidly transitioning to marshes due to saltwater intrusion and increased flooding. These stands of dead trees, or “ghost forests,” are reminders that these areas were forests. Join Dr. Melinda Martinez as she explores the consequences of these ghost forests and how NASA’s…
Lessons for Landscape-scale Conservation Learned from the Southeast Conservation Adaptation StrategyDr. Nils Peterson, North Carolina State UniversityJune 10 | 11AM ETREGISTER for the webinar.Webinar Overview:Since 2011, the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) partnership has pursued its goal of measurably improving the health, function, and connectivity of Southeastern ecosystems. To ensure the partnership’s governance structure facilitates progress toward…
Session 4: Synthesis Session and Practical Next StepsJune 16, 12:30pm - 2:00pm ETThe Global Council for Science and the Environment & The Land Peace Foundation invite you to join us for the "Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science: Collaboration, Relationship, and Climate Solutions" Online Learning Series.Learning from one another and building relationships between western science and Indigenous knowledge is an…
Overview of EPA’s Climate Change IndicatorsThursday, June 17, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM EasternEPA recently released a major update, expansion, and enhancement of its Climate Change Indicators in the United States website. This one-hour webinar will explore the new website, which is a comprehensive and accessible resource that includes 54 indicators (140 figures). The indicators show…