It's also not too late to register for the session on Thursday, Jan. 12 (12–1:30 p.m. ET) to learn how federal cost-benefit analysis (CBA) policies could be adapted to better evaluate NbS.US federal agencies use these analyses to make decisions about the types of infrastructure projects to implement. Current federal CBA policies tend to favor human-built "gray infrastructure" over NbS. In…
NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program: Phase 1 & 2 Request for Applications Informational WebinarDivision of Coastal Management staff will present an overview of the Phase 1 & 2 application process for the NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program. The webinar will include a question and answer session with staff.Eligible Communities: All county and municipal governments within…
University and high school students are invited to a special event on January 12th 2:30-5 EST on the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), a major U.S. Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States.Attendees will learn how to submit comments to ensure that the report adequately reflects the…
Climate Adaptation Strategies for Longleaf Pine EcosystemsJanuary 17, 2023 at 1:00pm ETJoshua Puhlick, The Jones CenterRegister for the webinar series hereMore information about the webinars hereDescription of the webinar series:This 12-part monthly webinar series will explore forest ecosystems and their composition and structure under a changing climate, and the influence on wildlife populations and carbon dynamics. The…
Rising sea levels and major storms are impacting portions of wetlands at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve in Northeastern Florida and vulnerable areas are predicted to collapse over the next century due to rising sea levels and major storms. To sustain these vulnerable wetland habitats, scientists and land managers must understand the complex relationships between…
NOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: Distribution of apicomplexans in shallow and deep-sea octocorals of the Caribbean and North AtlanticPart of the NOAA ‘Omics Seminar SeriesPresenter: Akacia Halliday-Isaac, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biology, University of MississippiSponsor: NOAA ‘Omics Working GroupSeminar Contact: Katharine Egan, NOAA 'Omics Coordinator, noaa.omics@noaa.govRemote Access: Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1934906696340320349Abstract: Apicomplexans include the causative agents of…
Join us Wednesday, Jan. 18 (2–3:30 p.m. ET) to hear about the Biden-Harris administration's roadmap for unlocking the potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) in the United States.Two of the roadmap's authors will describe the development, contents, and rollout of this historic strategy to scale up NbS. Following their presentation, federal agency representatives will provide insight into what the roadmap means for…
Mike Osland (USGS): Invasive plants and climate change in the SE USAhttps://southeastriscc.org/Topic: Range Expansion of tropical invasive plants due to warming wintersGuest Speaker: Mike OslandDate: Thursday, January 19th, 2023Time: 1 pm ESTTo register for the webinar: Click hereMeeting ID: 935 5081 5246Password: 725219
WhenJanuary 19, 2023 2:00 pm — 3:30 pmWhereWebinar OnlyRSVPThis event is free and open to the public but you must register. Note: there is no in-person availability for this event.Please REGISTER HERE by JANUARY 18.Webinar information will be emailed one business day prior to the event. If you are unsure if you can access the webinar via the Zoom…
Join us as the Resilient Nation Partnership Network (RNPN) kicks off 2023!We will discuss the RNPN’s new "Stories of Resilience" initiative and provide a storytelling workshop to help partners share their personal resilience narrative with the RNPN community and beyond.REGISTER HERE!Topics for discussion include:Storytelling best practicesHow storytelling helps promote resilience actions.Resilience and climate change issues that need…
WhenJanuary 25, 2023 2:00 pm — 3:30 pmWhereWebinar OnlyRSVPThis event is free and open to the public but you must register. Note: there is no in-person availability for this event.Please REGISTER HERE by JANUARY 23.Webinar information will be emailed one business day prior to the event. If you are unsure if you can access the webinar via the Zoom…
We invite you to join us for a Virtual Informational Session on the 2022 Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) paid summer internship program on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 3:00 pm CST via Zoom. Attached is a calendar invite with the Zoom information and an event flier. There is no registration for this event. Please share with your…