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Collaborative Development of a Framework to Assess NPS Cultural Resources Vulnerabilities to Climate Change in the Intermountain Region

Join this webinar to learn more about a collaboration between CASC researchers, the National Park Service and members of the Tribes in the Intermountain region to create a tool for assessing cultural resource vulnerability!Webinar Date Tuesday, November 8 at 3 PM ESTRegistration LinkRegister here.Summary Current planning for the stewardship and conservation of cultural resources in the national parks…

Coastal Landscapes in Transition: Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Blue Carbon Ecosystems

The value of coastal wetlands as carbon sinks makes them an important focus area for managers looking to enhance resilience, advance climate mitigation goals, and secure the myriad of ecosystem services they provide to humans and wildlife. Landscape-level impacts from climate change, such as sea level rise, erosion, and flooding, are projected to significantly alter…

Webinars on the Environmental Justice Index: National Tool to Measure the Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Burden on Health

Webinars on the Environmental Justice Index: National Tool to Measure the Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Burden on HealthThe Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to announce a new webinar that will teach attendees how to use the new Environmental Justice Index (EJI). The…

The Right Seedling for Reforestation: Success, Partners, and Policy

Forest Regeneration in a Changing Climate, Part 2Co-hosted by Rocky Mountain Research Station and Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes November 9, 2022 | 11:00 - 12:30 MTTwo gloved hands planting a small seedling in soilJoin us for an upcoming land manager-focused “LIGHTNING TALK” webinar dedicated to forest regeneration, climate change, and Indigenous Knowledge exchange in the West.…

More than the sum of their parts? Interactions of invasive species and other environmental change

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | 4:00 pmJenica Allen UMass AmherstDescriptionInternational concern about the consequences of human-induced global environmental changes has prompted a renewed focus on reducing ecological effects of biological invasions, climate change, and nutrient pollution. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the relative magnitude of invasion plus another environmental change on native organisms relative to invasion or…

Southeast CASC Science Seminar: Projections of Societal Responses to Sea Level Rise and Flooding

Join us for our Fall virtual science seminar series highlighting SE CASC funded projects supporting resource management actions across the Southeast. Each month a SE CASC researcher will provide an overview of their work and the management implications of their research findings.Seminar Title: Improving Projections of Societal Responses to Sea Level Rise and Frequent FloodingSpeaker: Dr.…

Land-Grab Universities: How the Morrill Act funded land grant universities

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Register here.In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, which turned nearly 11 million acres of land expropriated from tribal nations into seed money for land grant universities.This November, join NC State for a virtual keynote exploring the award-winning investigative story, “Land-grab universities." Authors Tristan Ahtone and Robert Lee will discuss the funding of land…

Higher Education Land Acknowledgement Panel Discussion

Talley Student Union, 2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA

2nd Event: November 10, 2022, 7:00PMHigher Education Land Acknowledgement Panel DiscussionLocation: Talley Student Union, Room 4140 (Governance Chamber)PanelistsTristian AhtoneDr. Brian PetersHoniah LocklearNathan CampbellLee TartagliaMcKenzie CummingsLearn more here: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2022/08/16/land-grab-universities/

Coffee & Viz: Mapping Land-Grab and Next

Teaching and Visualization Lab, James B. Hunt Jr. Library, 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA

3rd Event: November 11, 2022, 9:30-10:30AMKeynote presenter: Margaret PearceThe Land-Grab Universities project presents archival evidence and historical narrative through multiple points of entry: writing, cartographic design, interactive web map, photography, and open data. In this talk, cartographer and writer Margaret Pearce will look at how the maps and graphs are designed to amplify the project for accountability and specificity…

HERS Network Webinar: The Labor Market Impact of Hurricanes – Evidence from Florida Counties

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Please join HERS Network November 11th, @ 1:00 - 2:00 pm US EDT - Registration & Webinar Details HERE, https://bit.ly/HERS_NovemberRGDr. Rushaine Goulbourne presenting 'The Labor Market Impact of Hurricanes - Evidence from Florida Counties'An economics’-eye view – hurricane, post disaster labor markets are not only disrupted from labor supply, but also from post disaster shifts in labor demand. Dr. Rushaine Goulbourne is currently a…

Land-Grab Universities Roundtable Discussion: Reckoning with the Past to Build the Future of Education

Poe Hall, 2310 Stinson Dr, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

4th Event: November 11, 2022, 1:30-2:30pmPoe Hall 742Land-Grab Universities Roundtable Discussion: Reckoning with the Past to Build the Future of EducationFollowing two days of events exploring the award-winning investigative story, “Land-grab universities,” the College of Education’s Student Services and Advising Center (SSAC) will host our special guests Tristan Ahtone and Margaret Pearce for a roundtable discussion about the authors’ approach to inquiry and…

Addressing blindspots in public climate engagement

Webinar

MEAS Department Seminar is this coming Monday, November 14, 330PM, available only with Zoom.Speaker - Karl Dudman, PhD student of Anthropology at the University of Oxford's Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (hosted by Kathie Dello, SCO)Seminar Title - Addressing blindspots in public climate engagementBio -  Karl Dudman is a PhD student of Anthropology at the University of Oxford's Institute for Science, Innovation and…