Climate Adaptation for Land Trusts

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Recap of Session 3

Thanks so much to all of you for participating in the course! In our final session, we heard more from you about your adaptation projects. We got a glimpse of how the group is approaching adaptation at their project sites, and spent most of the session discussing project highlights in breakout rooms. We discussed a few resources on moving forward with adaptation communication, monitoring, and funding.

A few items from the final session:

Review the presentation slides.
See a recording of the session (the 30 min in the middle were spent in breakout rooms)
See other projects in the course by reviewing the Padlet map.

Course Wrap-up

To wrap up the course we ask that you do the following:

Complete the course evaluation - we welcome your feedback!
Contact Kristen by 05/27/22 if you do NOT wish your name and email to be shared internally with the course participants.
Send us an email and upload your completed quick guide if you would like more input on your adaptation work. We can give your quick guide a closer review upon request, or set up a discussion later this summer if it would be helpful. Email: Kristen Schmitt or Danielle Shannon.
Look for a message from Niki and Katie at Colorado State University regarding their research.

We will continue to provide access to the resources listed on the course webpage and in these mailings over the next few months.

Communications Resources

The Land Trust Alliance put together guidance on communicating about climate change.
See our NIACS Land Trusts webpage for communications examples and private landowner outreach resources and ideas.
The NIACS YouTube channel features some short videos on adaptation demonstrations and examples.
See the Yale Climate Communications website for information on public opinion and climate change.
Share your work with us! See an example project from a past short course here.

Funding Resources

Find the current RFP for the Land and Climate Program, along with a recorded webinar on the opportunity.
Wildlife Conservation Society - Climate Adaptation Fund.
NFWF America the Beautiful Challenge.
NRCS practice s supporting climate adaptation.
See the Adaptation Clearinghouse for more regional suggestions (enter search term 'funding').

Contact Kelly Watkinson for more information on Land and Climate Program opportunities.

Monitoring

Find out more about the Land Trust Alliance's Remote Monitoring Grant Program, and read their Fact Sheet on technology options.
See the remote monitoring report from California.

Further Adaptation Education

Want to continue learning about adaptation planning? We often hold longer winter courses on the Adaptation Workbook, using your own natural resources management project. Courses will be announced later this year on our training webpage.