News

1.3.17
Leave a Comment

Climate Change Resource Center Launches New Education Module

Capture2.PNG

The US Forest Service Climate Change Resource Center (CCRC) has launched an excellent new eLearning Module entitled “Responses to Climate Change: What You Need to Know”. This is the third in a series of three climate change modules produced by the CCRC. The CCRC modules are excellent companions to the CLN learning modules and provide another great resource to expand your climate knowledge. The CLN will work to integrate content from these modules into the forthcoming CLN Climate Literacy Certification program. You can find all the CCRC modules here.

1.3.17
Leave a Comment

Special CLN Webinar: Integrating Climate Change Into Programs and Decision Making

Image result for william hohenstein usdaOn Thursday, January, 12, 2016 at 3:00pm EDT, William Hohenstein will discuss methods and opportunities for incorporating Climate Change considerations into programming for Extension personnel and other professionals who assist producers in their operations. This is an excellent opportunity to find out how USDA can help Extension use climate tools, information and programs to enhance programming.
Register for this webinar now.

William Hohestein serves as the Director of the USDA Climate Change Program Office (CCPO), and is responsible for coordinating climate change research and program activities for the Department. The Climate Change Program Office provides coordination and policy development support for the Department’s climate change program. It serves as a focal point for support to the Secretary of Agriculture on the causes and consequences of climate change, as well as strategies for addressing climate change.

1.3.17
Leave a Comment

CLN Contributor Dr. Marshall Shepherd Featured in Forbes Magazine

Dr. Marshall Shepherd, The University of Georgia’s Director for Program in Atmospheric Sciences and the host of the Weather Channel’s WxGeeks, recently contributed an excellent article on Climate Change Communication to Forbes magazine. The article “9 Tips For Communicating Science to People Who Are Not Scientists” discusses general science communication techniques that have direct utility when discussing climate science with the general public including farmers and foresters. The article is a short and excellent read and we highly recommend checking it out for some quick tips on communication with those you service.Capture.PNG

11.17.16
Leave a Comment

New CLN Module featuring Dr. Marshall Shepherd of the Weather Channel!

CLN has produced a new module in response to stakeholder feedback entitled “Climate Science 101 for Extension Professionals” featuring Dr. Marshall Shepherd, host of the Weather Channel’s Wx Geeks. This module provides the basics of climate, weather and climate variability and is designed to provide Extension Professionals with the background they need to get started down the path to climate literacy.
Dr. Shepherd is a leading international expert in weather and climate. Dr. Shepherd was the 2013 President of American Meteorological Society (AMS), the nation’s largest and oldest professional/science society in the atmospheric and related sciences.  He is only the 2nd African American to hold this post. Dr. Shepherd is Director of the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Atmospheric Sciences Program and Full Professor in the Department of Geography. He is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences.  Dr. Shepherd is also the host of The Weather Channel’s Sunday talk show Weather Geeks, a pioneering Sunday talk show on national television dedicated to science. He also is a Contributor to Forbes Magazine Online.  In 2014, Ted Turner and his Captain Planet Foundation honored Dr. Shepherd with its Protector of the Earth Award. Prior recipients include Erin Brockovich and former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. He is also the 2015 Recipient of the Florida State University’s Grad Made Good, Association of American Geographers (AAG) Media Achievement award and the UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Sandy Beaver Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2015, Dr. Shepherd was invited to moderate the White House Champions for Change event. Prior to UGA, Dr. Shepherd spent 12 years as a Research Meteorologist at NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center and was Deputy Project Scientist for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, a multi-national space mission that launched in 2014. President Bush honored him on May 4th 2004 at the White House with the Presidential Early Career Award for pioneering scientific research in weather and climate science.  Dr. Shepherd is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, and in 2014, he was asked to join the Board for Climate Central, a leading science and media non-profit organization. In 2014, Dr. Shepherd was invited to join the Partnership Council for Mothers and Others for Clean Air. Two national magazines, the AMS, and Florida State University have also recognized Dr. Shepherd for his significant contributions.

11.15.16
Leave a Comment

CLN and Northeast Regional Climate Hub launch Climate Discussion Google Groups pilot project

Screen Shot 2016-11-15 at 11.17.29 AM.pngAfter conducting stakeholder needs assessment, the USDA Northeast Regional Climate Hub discovered that simple discussion groups on specific regional climate topics may be useful to producers and Extension Professionals. In response, CLN and the Hub have teamed up to pilot a set of Google Groups to facilitate this line of communication.

Topics in the pilot include: Row Crops, Forestry, Aquaculture, Specialty Crops and more. This effort will expand to include other USDA Hub Regions based on the response to the pilot and interest from the Hubs.

Northeast readers can join the groups now at http://www.climatelearning.net/discuss/.

If you experience any issues with the system please let us know at cln@sref.info.