Event Summary On December 7, 2022, Robin Tindall, the Environmental Stewardship Team Leader at Hypertherm and April Harkness, the Environmental, social, and governance Program Manager at Hanover Co-op Food Stores of NH & VT, shared how their businesses are addressing climate change and its effects. Led by the UVAW, this forum offered the chance to explore…
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Event Summary On November 9, 2021, over 100 leaders and supporters of climate resilient communities joined the UVAW for a virtual Climate Migration Forum. The event featured presentations from a variety of organizations and valuable input from community members working together to plan for a just, prosperous, and resilient future with climate change migration. UVAW co-chair Erich Osterberg,…
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Event Summary On February 25, 2021, over 70 interested partners and citizens joined UVAW for a virtual Climate Partners Summit, featuring brief presentation from a variety of organizations working to address the effects of climate change in our community. UVAW co-chair Erich Osterberg kicked off the afternoon event with an update on the latest climate…
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Event Summary On April 11, 2019, UVAW hosted a forum featuring a presentation from Christa Daniels, Ph.D. AICP from the Center for Climate Preparedness and Community Resilience at Antioch University New England. https://youtu.be/kOiAqk7DiUc Resources Presentation by Dr. Christa Daniels Resource: Skeptical Science Resource: Inoculation Theory Forum flier
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Presenters Sherry Godlewski(Panel Introduction presentation) Erich OsterbergAssociate Professor of Earth Sciences at Dartmouth College(Climate science presentation) Lisa Loosigian(SOAK Up the Rain presentation) Cat Buxton(Healthy Soil for Better Infiltration and Retention presentation)
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Presenters Sherry GodlewskiNH DES, UVAW Co-Chair(Forum Introduction) Liz BurakowskiUNH Climate Researcher(New England Climate, Forest, and Farms) Steve RobergeUNH Cooperative Extension(Impacts to Forestry and Maple Sugaring) Ehrhard FrostEcoforester, Full Circle Forestry(Logging in the Upper Valley) Joshua FaulknerUVM Cooperative Extension(Impacts to Agriculture) Pooh SpragueFarmer, Edgewater Farms(Changing Farming Practices) See photos from the event here!
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Presenters Alex JacacciHypertherm, UVAW Co-Chair(Forum Introduction) Erich OsterbergDartmouth, UVAW Member(Latest Research on Climate Change in the Upper Valley) Rick Van de PollEnvironmental Consultant(Observed Climate Impacts on Ecology and Wildlife) Amanda StoneUNH Cooperative Extension(Taking Action for Wildlife: NH Wildlife Action Plan) Paul MarangeloVT Nature Conservancy(Regional Habitat Connectivity) Mark GoodwinCity of Lebanon(The Evolving Proverbial Planning “Tool Box”:…
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Presenters Alex JaccaciHypertherm, UVAW Co-Chair(Event Overview) Sherry GodlewskiNH DES, UVAW Co-Chair(Mobilizing Local Communities: A Resilient Community is a Strong Community) Anne GoodrichUpper Valley Strong(Effective Regional Disaster Recovery: It Takes an Entire Community to Recover Well) Michael HillingerUpper Valley Sierra Club(Mobilizing Communities: For Political Action) Julia GriffinTown of Hanover(Building Community Resiliency: How Do We Make It…
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