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Mass ECAN March News
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There is a lot happening this month in the world of climate adaptation! See below for news specifically curated for our community of practice:
Feel free to forward this newsletter to your colleagues and encourage them to join us. At any point, you can reach out to massecan@umass.edu with ideas about what our Network should tackle this year.
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Best,
Melissa Ocana
Climate Adaptation Coordinator, UMass Amherst
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Learn about our Expert Work Groups!
Mass ECAN has several affiliated work groups that tackle a wide range of adaptation-related topics that require collaboration across organizations for success. The groups consist of adaptation practitioners and researchers who are actively working on each topic and interested in collaborating.
- Climate Communications
- Coldwater Streams
- Salt Marsh
- Mainstreaming Nature Based Solutions
- Southern New England Forests
- Slow the Flow (watersheds/river systems)
Read up on each work group here!
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Mass ECAN Member Spotlight
Every month, we'll highlight someone in our community of practice so you can learn about the variety of adaptation work going on and "meet" a new colleague!
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Erin Rodgers, Ph.D.
Project Coordinator
Trout Unlimited
Bio: Erin began working with TU part time while she was finishing her doctoral work, then joined as a full time Project Coordinator in 2015. Since then she has worked on culvert replacements, dam removals, bank stabilizations, and in-stream habitat restoration from Maine to Massachusetts. Erin is trying to get to a net-zero carbon footprint by 2025.
Climate change adaptation project she's currently excited about: One of the staples of Erin’s work throughout New England is increasing large woody material in headwater streams. Restoring in-stream wood improves sediment transport and sorting, improves water quality and nutrient cycling, provides excellent habitat for a range of aquatic, semi-aquatic, and terrestrial organisms, and can help reconnect the stream to its floodplain for increased flood resiliency. With more than 20 miles of in-stream wood work in both VT and NH, Erin is excited to bring more of this work to MA and southern New England.
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Award Opportunity - The American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP) is accepting nominations for their Regional Adaptation Leadership Award. This honor is aimed towards individuals who have made change in resilience, preparedness, and adaptation throughout New England. Thanks to Mass ECAN members on the selection committee and kudos to last time's runner-up, Mia Mansfield. Submit nominations by Mar. 22 here!
Award Opportunity - The Environmental Business Council is accepting nominations for their Climate Change Project of the Year Award through Mar. 13.
Information Sessions -
- The MVP (Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness) Program FY21 RFR will be coming out this spring! Stay tuned here and learn more on the pre-RFR webinar April 9, 2:30pm.
- The remaining Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) public meetings throughout the Commonwealth to discuss the Global Warming Solutions Act have been Cancelled. Stay tuned for virtual alternatives.
Funding Opportunity - The Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) is accepting proposals for grants for municipalities to replace culverts with crossings that meet improved structural and environmental design standards and climate resiliency criteria. The application deadline is Mar. 25. Find more information here.
Funding Opportunity - The Wildlife Conservation Society's Climate Adaptation Fund has announced their next round of grant funding for on-the ground adaptation projects that benefit ecosystems and wildlife. Pre-proposals due Apr. 8. Apply here.
Funding Opportunity - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Coastal Resilience Fund is accepting pre-proposals until Apr. 8. This provides grants to improve natural infrastructure and protect vulnerable coastal communities. Find more information here.
Funding Opportunity - The TNC Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator program is accepting pre-proposals until Mar. 13. Natural climate solutions include reforestation, cover crops, coastal wetland restoration, and other management practices could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase sequestration and storage.
Webinar - The next event in the Forest Adaptation Webinar Series will be on Warming Winters, Mar. 19, 1pm, featuring Pam Templar from BU. Register here.
Workshop - Conserving Climate Change Refugia in the Northeast, Mar. 16, UMass Amherst. Organized by the National Park Service and USGS to discuss research and management of climate change refugia.
Job - Senior Manager, Water and Agriculture Resilience, Ceres.
Job - Climate Adaptation/Resilience Specialist, BSC Group.
Conferences -
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In case you've been wondering what to read next....
Mass Audubon recently released Losing Ground 2020: Nature's Value in a Changing Climate, which details land use patterns of the past five years and can be used by conservationists, municipal planners, and state agencies. The report highlights the value of undeveloped land and urban green spaces in climate mitigation (reducing greenhouse gases) and adaptation, providing resilience in the face of climate change for both natural and human communities. Key findings include that natural land was converted to development at a rate of 13.5 acres per day from June 2012 to 2017. |
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