This online short course is designed for land trusts actively working on stewardship projects in forests, suburban, and urban forests, forested watersheds, and wetland systems.
Course Goals
- Identify locally important climate change impacts and vulnerabilities.
- Explore the quick start guide to adaptation planning for land trusts as a way to consider climate change in planning.
- Develop actions to help your project or natural area adapt to changing conditions.
- Communicate with partners about climate impacts and adaptation responses.
Logistics
Land trusts can participate as individuals or in groups up to five. Climate vulnerability and management information will be targeted to ecosystems in the Western U.S.
This course will be held over four weeks requiring three 90-minute virtual live classes, a self-guided field session, and assignments. Instructors will provide guidance, periodic check-ins, and coaching. For the self-guided field session, participants are asked to visit a property or natural area of their choosing and think about real-world applications of the course material.
Virtual Class Schedule
Course Resources
Please see copies of our course messages to access presentation recordings and assignments:
- Course message 1 - Welcome
- Course message 2 - Recap of Session 1
- Course message 3 - Recap of Session 2
- Course message 4 - Reminders and Resources
- Course message 5 - Course wrap-up
