Cornell University providesuseful tools for climate smart farming in the Northeast.http://climatesmartfarming.org/ is the Northeast’s source for decsion tools for farmers and http://climatechange.cornell.edu/ hosts Research, Education, and Public Engagement Resources on climate change for the region. Climate Smart Farming includes friendly tools to help decision making on farm and Cornell Climate Change hosts a wide range of resources for diverse audiences. If you are in the Northeast and haven’t visited these resources take a minute to check them out.
John Abatzoglou and Sanford Eigenbrode have both contributed to the 
Climate, Forests and Woodlands 
Using an innovative flipped classroom design, participants came ready to engage and collaborate after before-class work watching videos, reading reports and descriptions of the benefits of a flipped classroom. Applying this philosophy to create innovative programming around climate change was discussed in breakout groups, then discussions shared so everyone contributed and was exposed to the effective messaging lessons shared by the 
The Climate Learning Network is developing a new climate literacy certification program for Extension personnel and others that provide assistance to farmers, landowners and foresters. The certification will help professionals incorporate climate science into their daily programming and decision making. Climate issues will soon have an impact on production across the globe. Integrating climate concepts into daily decision making will help you and your clients prepare for an uncertain future. If you already incorporate climate issues into your Extension programming we need you to help us develop and test this new program! Please contact 
The next CLN webinar “A changing climate for agriculture: tools for kick starting adaptation” will be delivered on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 2:00pm EDT. 
On July 14th, 2016 at 1:00pm EDT, Dustin Albright, Assistant Professor at the Clemson University School of Architecture and member of Clemson’s Wood Utilization and Design Institute will present “Wood and Timber Design: Trends and Outlook”. Dustin will discuss the use of new wood construction materials and methods and their suitability for sustainable building. The presentation will address the life cycle benefits of wood and will touch on evolving building codes, which are increasingly friendly to these new techniques. A variety of case studies will be presented, with special attention being given to prefabricated building systems, including Cross-Laminated Timber and other similar “Massive Timber” products. 
A new guidance factsheet will be published by North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension that summarizes great work done by the Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation project (PINEMAP). Healthy Forests:Managing for Resilience includes excellent recommendations on managing pine forests in a changing climate including this guide for silvicultural practices. The whole document will be available shortly. Stay tuned to the 
The USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub and Forest-Climate Working Group “Perspectives from the field” workshop, was held March 29 – 30, 2016 in Chicago. The workshop provided information on carbon science and policies, and associated USDA programs. Agency representatives identified resources, policies, and programs that can be used to further GHG mitigation in natural resource conservation and management in the forest sector. Speakers also showcased real-world examples of mitigation projects in the forest sector. The workshop focused on the USDA’s Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture & Forestry. Attendees identified actions to utilize Forestry’s potential for reducing greenhouse gases and and developed an understanding of how forestry can contribute to the goals of the USDA building blocks.
The first webinar was delivered April 14th and featured 
The second webinar will in the series will feature 
CLN staff attended the Climate Change and Midwest Agriculture: Impacts, Challenges & Opportunities workshop held March 1st-2nd in Madison, WI. The Workshop provided an in-depth overview of climate change impacts in the Midwest and facilitated a working session using the beta version of the Adaptation Resources for Agriculture Workbook which is currently being adapted from the Northern Forestry Climate Hub’s Northern Forestry Adaptation Workbook.
