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Upcoming Climate Learning Network webinars

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Pam Knox

CLN and ANREP Climate Science Initiative (CSI) Join Forces for a New Webinar Series

The Climate Learning Network has teamed up with ANREP CSI to present a new fall webinar series which kicks off with The Northeast Regional Climate Hub’s Erin Lane and our own Dan Geller discussing new efforts in online climate resources.

CLN/CSI Webinar: Partnering to Extend Climate Communication and Literacy
Next Thursday! September 1, 2016 at 3:00pm EDT
Erin Lane
Coordinator USDA Northeast Climate Hub

North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange
Erin will be providing an update on the USDA Northeast Climate Hub and introducing a new Listserv Pilot program that will provide opportunities for commodity and region specific discussions on climate change issues. 

Dan Geller
Coordinator eXtension Climate Learning Network
Southern Regional Extension Forestry
University of Georgia College of Engineering
Dan will be discussing the upcoming Climate Literacy Certification program for Extension Professionals and providing an overview of current resources available through the Climate Learning Network

CLN/CSI Minnesota Extension’s Online Climate Adaptation Training Program for Resource Professionals and the Forestry Deep-dive
Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 3:00pm EDT
 
Nathan Meyer
Program Leader for Natural Resources
University of Minnesota Extension.
Nathan will discuss a University of Minnesota Extension collaboration with MN Sea Grant and a national group of Extension professionals to develop a 40-hour online course on climate adaptation planning, and resources created for this course that will be available for other Extension programs. Funded by the Renewable Resources Extension Act, the national cases and expert videos will be freely available for other Extension programs to utilize. 
Eli Sagor
Manager
Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
Cloquet Forestry Center
University of Minnesota

Matt Russell
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resource
Forests are unique ecosystems that can be used to mitigate future climate change impacts. Eli and Matt will discuss the forestry module within an online climate change adaptation course. Learning outcomes include an understanding of the resistance-resilience-transiti on framework, learning from silvicultural case studies, and building customized adaptation plans in forest management. 
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