Clarifying Science Needs for Southeastern Grasslands: The Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and BeyondJennifer Cartwright, USGS Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science CenterDwayne Estes, Southeastern Grasslands InitiativeRua Mordecai, South Atlantic Conservation BlueprintJune 18, 2020 | 10AM ETRegister here.Grasslands are plant communities that have few or no trees, or have open canopies that allow for the development of a grassy…

OneNOAA Science Seminar SeriesSponsor: NOAA Central Library and the 2020 Knauss Fellowship POC: Michael.Acquafredda@noaa.gov   Register for the webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/733178947884093707 Speaker: Lexa Skrivanek Policy Analyst, Knauss Fellow - Office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere / Deputy NOAA AdministratorAbstract: How can ancient and modern coral reefs inform reconstructions of sea-level and ice-sheet response to a past warm…

The University of Rhode Island's Metcalf Institute has presented a week-long public lecture series each June since 1998. The lectures feature experts in science, policy, and journalism to discuss climate change and other timely environmental topics.This year's lecture series will explore the ways that climate change and systemic racism will be addressed in a post-pandemic…

TopicThe Southeast Florida Regionally Unified Sea Level Rise Projection: Understanding, Applying, and Considering the Context of the Third Regional UpdateDescriptionAs part of its ongoing work to build the capacity of practitioners and stakeholders to advance coordinated  regional climate change action, the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact invites you to attend a three-part webinar series,…

Salazar Center What's the role of working lands in large landscape conservation?In this installment of Connecting for Conservation - the second in a two-part series on large landscape conservation - we will discuss strategies being used by private landowners to advance conservation at scale and explore the role of private land conservation and working lands in large land conservation…

The University of Rhode Island's Metcalf Institute has presented a week-long public lecture series each June since 1998. The lectures feature experts in science, policy, and journalism to discuss climate change and other timely environmental topics.This year's lecture series will explore the ways that climate change and systemic racism will be addressed in a post-pandemic…

OneNOAA Science SeminarNote: This seminar will be presented online only.Presenter:Janni Yuval, MITCo-author: Paul O'Gorman, MITSponsor: STAR Science Seminar SeriesRemote Access: https://noaa-nesdis-star.webex.com/noaa-nesdis-star/j.php?MTID=m8ac1fa6af0ac0738324b961f166a93f6Meeting number: 199 929 9230Password: STARSeminarJoin by phone+1-415-527-5035 US TollAccess code: 199 929 9230Abstract: Global climate models represent small-scale processes such as convection using subgrid models known as parameterizations, and these parameterizations contribute substantially to uncertainty in climate projections.…

First ISISA Global Island Studies WebinarPresenters: Scott Laursen and Bethany MorrisonAbstract: The Manager Climate Corps is a manager-driven research program that unites local scientists with existing networks of natural and cultural resource managers to address place-based climate adaptation needs. Developed through the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and the USGS Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center, the MCC…

Webinar WednesdayCoastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) 101 Join us Wednesday, June 24, as CPRA's Leigh Anne Sharp presents "Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) 101." The presentation will provide an overview of the CRMS program and its network of almost 400 coastal monitoring stations. We will look at the some of the techniques that are used…

Community Climate Intervention Strategies Project Webinar Series Webinar #5 - Comms, Education & OutreachJoin the CCIS organizing committee and invited speakers Roger Aines, Kelly Wanser and Tim Barnes for presentations and discussion on communication, education and outreach methods and best practices surrounding climate change and intervention strategies.*Note to government or other entity staff not using Zoom…

Association of State Floodplain Manager WebinarThe new BRIC program will replace FEMA’s current Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program in 2020. BRIC, which is funded as a result of the Disaster Reform and Recovery Act (DRRA) of 2018, is designed support state and local governments, tribes, and territories through helping communities build capability and capacity so that they…

First ISISA Global Island Studies WebinarPresenters: Mari-Vaughn Johnson and Darcy YogiAbstract: Hawaiian heritage informs community efforts to manage for ʻāina momona, or “fat lands.” This Hawaiian socio-cultural concept denotes a respect for the land’s capacity and a reciprocal relationship with nature that maximizes ecosystem services. Loko i‘a (Hawaiian fishponds) are a traditional management system adapted…