Mass ECAN December News
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This time of year, we turn our thoughts towards what brings us gratitude and joy. I’m very thankful for this wonderful community of practitioners and all that you do to advance climate adaptation. It’s not easy work and I hope that you find time to rest over the winter break! It has been wonderful getting to see so many of you in person again this year and I can’t wait to see your friendly faces at events in the coming year. Happy holidays! Here’s to a happy close to 2022!
See below for news specifically curated for our community of practice:
Please forward this newsletter and invite colleagues to join us!
Best,
Melissa Ocana
Climate Adaptation Coordinator, UMass Amherst
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It was a busy year for Mass ECAN! See below and our website for highlights of what we accomplished together.
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Resistance, Resilience, and Transformation Publication
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We are pleased to share a new resource : Adaptation Actions for Resistance, Resilience, and Transformation. This resource provides an overview of climate adaptation actions across a spectrum from resisting change to active transformation, and now includes example projects in specific ecosystems.
The overview was created through a collaboration of Mass ECAN, the Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network, and the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center. The examples actions were created with many partners (look for their logos on each page)!
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Every month, we highlight someone in our community of practice so you can learn about a variety of adaptation work and "meet" a new colleague!
Susie Bresney
MA Water Resources Program Manager
Merrimack River Watershed Council
Bio: Susie is passionate about protecting the environment and restoring rivers and people’s connection to them. At MRWC, Susie works with community members, municipalities, watershed organizations, state and federal agencies, and local volunteers to implement nature-based solutions to flooding, water quality, climate vulnerability, habitat degradation, and other threats to the Merrimack and its tributaries. Previously, she worked as a scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute, developing models and analyses for water resource management decision-making from local to national scales around the world. Susie holds a B.S. in Environmental Geoscience from Boston College and a M.S. in Water Resource Engineering from Tufts University.
Climate adaptation project: As a part of the Division of Ecological Restoration’s Partnerships Program, Susie is leading the development of a Partnership across the MA portion of the Merrimack River Watershed. She is working at the sub-watershed scale to understand local challenges and needs, and bringing together agencies and organizations to develop regional restoration goals and priorities, facilitate cross learning, and increase capacity to implement restoration projects and nature-based solutions on the ground. The efforts of the Partnership and the projects implemented will improve stream habitat and river functioning and ultimately make Merrimack communities more resilient to climate change.
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Funding Opportunity - The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program is now accepting Expression of Interest forms for the FY24 MVP Action Grant. Submit your EOI by 1/20 for detailed feedback or 2/3 for limited feedback.
Funding Opportunity - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking project applications for $38 million in funding through the National Fish Passage Program. Selected projects will address outdated, unsafe or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting rivers and streams. Submit your Letter of Intent here by 12/16.
Event - Nature-Based Adaptation: Getting to Scale. Join the Environmental Business Council to learn about the opportunities and barriers to scaling up nature-based approaches to climate adaptation, from planning to permitting to implementation. Register here to attend in person in Boston and here to attend virtually. 12/9, 9:00am - 12:00pm.
Webinar - Understanding Brook Trout Persistence in Warming Streams. Join the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center to learn about brook trout patterns in the face of climate change. 12/14, 4:00pm.
Call for Public Comment - NOAA, on behalf of USGCRP, has announced the availability of a draft Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) report for public comment. Click here for more information and to submit a comment by 1/27.
Call for Abstracts - 2023 Stone Living Lab Conference. The Stone Living Lab is seeking abstracts related to Nature-based Coastal Resilience in Urban Settings. Submit your abstract by 1/14 for the Conference on 4/26 - 4/28.
Job - Climate Policy Analyst, Mass Audubon, Lincoln. Develop and share science-based research reports and analyses, fact sheets, blogs, and other communication products to execute campaigns for climate and nature across the state.
Job - Coastal Resilience Specialist, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, Barnstable. Professional, technical, and educational work and public outreach related to coastal resilience, including promoting public awareness of climate change through speaking engagements, advertising, and other programs.
Job - Restoration Technical Services Branches Manager, Division of Ecological Restoration, Boston. Oversee the development and implementation of approaches to ensure proper restoration project selection, design, integrity, and climate resiliency.
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In case you've been wondering what to read next...
- National Nature-Based Solutions: Read the Fact Sheet about the Biden Administration's new Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap, announced at COP27, and this statement from The Nature Conservancy.
- COP27: Learn about outcomes from the COP27 (the UN Climate Change Conference) that took place in Egypt last month.
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