North Carolina Forever will host the first in a series of educational webinars about issues facing our state’s lands and waters. The first, “Building Resiliency in North Carolina,” will take place from 4-5PM on May 20. Our panel will discuss the increasing frequency of flooding events, which affects North Carolina’s inland and coastal communities alike.…
USGS Friday's Findings webinar: USGS Research to Support the Recovery of Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon Date: May 21, 2021 from 2-2:30 p.m. eastern timeSpeaker: David Kazyak, Research Ecologist, USGS Eastern Ecological Science CenterJoin the meetingCall in: 202-640-1187Phone Conference ID: 522 391 319#Background: Atlantic sturgeon are large, long-lived, highly migratory fish that may be found across the Atlantic…
NERRS Science Collaborative webinar: Can Oyster Aquaculture Help Restore Coastal Water Quality?Webinar Description:Excess nitrogen in coastal waters can lead to a variety of problems, including algal blooms, fish kills and beach closures, but there aren’t easy solutions. In Massachusetts, towns along Cape Cod have been exploring the use of non-traditional methods for meeting nitrogen reduction…
Various government agencies, organizations, and community groups are engaging in climate adaptation planning. Native communities, Tribal Governments, and Tribal citizens are also embarking on adaptation planning. On the surface, it may appear these processes are parallel or complementary. But language remains a significant barrier between Native and non-native collaboration. Often, differences in language hinders adaptation…
Landscape Conservation in Action webinar seriesThe Network for Landscape Conservation is pleased to present an ongoing webinar series, Landscape Conservation in Action. The webinars will showcase a wide-ranging set of experts in the field of landscape conservation to share practical reflections, insights, and stories on the “how to” of landscape conservation. Like landscape conservation in…
OneNOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: NOAA Eastern Region Climate Services Webinar/New NOAA Climate Normals Speaker:Samantha Borisoff, Climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center, Mike Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information. Sponsor: NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service/National Centers for Environmental Information/Regional Climate Services; coordinator is Ellen Mecray. If interested in obtaining a PDF of the slides and/or…
This NW CASC is hosting this webinar series in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service.This webinar will provide examples of successful cross-cultural partnerships for managing fire and building community resilience in a changing climate. In this webinar, USFS fire ecologist and tribal liaison Monique Wynecoop will share two case studies from the Colville National Forest,…
Join the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and Desert Research Institute for a film screening of, Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective. Inhabitants follows five Native American Tribes across deserts, coastlines, forests, and prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices. For millennia Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have…
NOAA Science Seminar SeriesTitle: Aquaculture Phytoplankton Monitoring Network: Empowering shellfish farmers to monitor the growing threat of Harmful Algal BloomsPresenters: Steve L. Morton, Ph.D. and Jennifer Maucher Fuquay, both with NOAA/NCCOS Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Reference BranchSponsor: NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series.Seminar Contact: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov Remote Access: Register below:https://noaabroadcast.adobeconnect.com/aqpmn/event/registration.htmlAfter registering, you will get a confirmation email…
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.