Mass ECAN July News
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The Supreme Court's decision to limit the EPA's authority over power plant emissions is deeply disappointing to many of us working on climate change mitigation and adaptation. I hope that you might find inspiration from stories of local governments accelerating their efforts to reduce emissions—and from this community. The work we're doing in our neighborhoods, cities, and state is more important than ever.
See below for news specifically curated for our community of practice:
Please forward this newsletter and invite colleagues to join us!
Best,
Shannon Callaham
Climate Projects Assistant, UMass Amherst
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Field Tour: Pelham Lake Park
July 22nd, 10:00am-1:00pm
We're excited to announce our next field tour at Pelham Lake Park in Rowe, MA. We can't wait to see you there in person! We'll learn about the Mass Audubon Forest Climate Resilience Program’s work with municipalities to implement Climate-Smart management strategies. We will tour sites of the future old growth enhancement area and discuss plans to increase forest stocking via planting.
RSVP here to join us (limit of 20 participants). Click the RSVP link for details on where to park and what to bring (including a picnic lunch). We will send a reminder with these details to all who sign up.
This event is co-hosted by Mass ECAN, Mass Audubon, and Long View Forester Alex Barrett.
See a photo from Pelham Lake Park in the member spotlight below!
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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!
Josh Rapp, PhD and MA licensed forester
Conservation Scientist, Mass Audubon
Bio: The focus of Josh’s work is on developing and promoting resilient forests through forest stewardship planning and ensuring that forest management practices are appropriate for changing climate conditions to safe-guard water, wildlife habitat, and forest carbon stocks. Before joining Mass Audubon, Josh worked in governmental agencies and academic institutions, and has conducted research on forests and climate change in systems as diverse as the tropical Andes of South America, the Northern Rockies, and New England.
Climate adaptation project: Working with many partners, Josh coordinates the Forest Climate Resilience Program (FCRP), whose goal is to help landowners plan for and implement forest resilience management practices in their woodlands. Developed and piloted in the Mohawk Trail Woodland Partnership region with funding from the MVP program, the FCRP has enabled several municipalities to develop forest stewardship climate plans for town forests. The next step in the pilot phase is to implement the resilience practices described in the plans and turn these town forests into demonstration forests where the public and private landowners can learn about adaptation in action. To learn more, contact Josh or visit massaudubon.org/climateforestry.
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Expert Work Group Spotlight
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Our work groups are specifically for experts on various climate adaptation topics that require cross-organizational collaboration for success. We share work group products here in the newsletter for the rest of our community to run with. See a summary of all our work groups here.
Mass ECAN Climate Communications Expert Work Group
The Climate Communications Expert Work Group builds community, creates and compiles climate communications best practices and resources, an d fosters collaboration among climate change communication practitioners. Group members determine priorities based on collective goals and member needs, in addition to supporting other Mass ECAN work groups to make effective climate communications accessible to the entire professional network.
Over the last year, the group has focused on growing membership and connecting to climate communications professionals throughout Massachusetts, hosting a virtual networking event, and developing resources such as the Advancing Climate Adaptation through Watershed-Scale Collaboration fact sheet (a collaboration with Mass ECAN’s Slow the Flow Work Group). In the next year, we look forward to continuing to grow our membership and providing climate communications resources for the broader climate resilience and adaptation community.
If you are interested in joining the Climate Communications Expert Work Group, please contact group co-leads Rishya Narayanan and Krista Haas.
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Funding Opportunity - USGS Fellowship in Salt Marsh Conservation & Restoration. The Department of the Interior is offering research opportunities with the U.S. Geological Survey (in Amherst or Woods Hole, MA) for two post-doctoral fellows with expertise in salt marsh ecology and geomorphology. Apply here by 7/20.
Funding Opportunity - Let's Talk about Heat Challenge. The EPA launched a national competition to identify innovative communication strategies that inform people of extreme heat risks and safety strategies on the hottest days. Apply here by 7/22.
Funding Opportunity - Coordination and Collaboration in the Resilience Ecosystem Program. The Climate Resilience Fund is providing grants to train climate service practitioners to support efforts that scale up and accelerate equity-centered adaptation planning. Apply here by 7/22.
Webinar - Nature-Based Shoreline Approaches in Cold Climates, NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Hear lessons learned from NOAA's Coastal Resilience Grant projects, focused on increasing resilience to sea level rise, erosion, and flood events. Register here. 7/13, 2:30pm-4:00pm.
Webinar - Greenhouse Gas Mitigation & Adaptation Strategies: from Farms to Estuaries, Southeast New England Program. Learn about how climate change could impact agricultural and estuarine ecosystems in the northeast U.S. and what we can do increase the resilience of these ecosystems. Register here. 7/14, 1:00pm-2:30pm.
Request for Conference Proposals - Regional Conservation Partnership (RCP) Network Gathering. Submit proposals for panels, webinars, and field trips that share how you are advancing Climate Justice and Resilience — for making land more accessible, more useful for nature and people, and more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Job - Environmental Educator, Ipswich River Watershed Association, Ipswich. Manage and expand educational programs focused on water conservation, climate change, watershed awareness, wildlife, water quality, wastewater treatment, and storm drain pollution.
Job - Communications & Administration Coordinator, Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative, remote. Implement strategic communications that engage key audiences in equitable and impactful solutions to the climate crisis.
Job - Manager of Energy & Climate Analysis, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Boston. Design and analyze policies and strategies that contribute to the goals of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the deployment of clean, affordable energy resources and technologies for the Commonwealth.
Job - Climate Resilience Program Coordinator, Department of Conservation and Recreation, Boston. Support integration, maintenance, and roll out of climate resilience decision-making tools, science and data developed by the State into agency plans and actions.
Job - Program Associate Climate Change Initiative, UMass Lowell. Bring climate and energy research and communication tools to students, communities, and leaders across the U.S. to empower them to address climate change.
Job - Affiliated (Part-Time) Faculty | Climate Change, Emerson College, Boston. Teach a course on the science of climate change and global warming, focused on past environmental change, future climate scenarios, forecasting uncertainties, public-policy options, and more.
Job - Senior Transportation Consultant, Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change, ERM Group, Boston. Join an expert consulting team providing services such as climate risk analysis and reporting, strategy development, policy and regulatory analysis, target setting, and benchmarking.
Job - Public Health and Climate Planner II, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston. Share leadership of the Public Health Department’s climate change work, which aims to facilitate implementation of solutions that promote climate justice and health equity.
Job - Director of Clean Energy, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston. Oversee the agency’s efforts to build a more climate-resilient Greater Boston, with a focus on energy efficiency, renewables, electrifying buildings and vehicles, and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Job - Reporter, Climate & Environment, WBUR Program & Production, Boston University, Boston. Join the climate and environment team in developing stories with local relevance and national resonance from offshore wind to sea level rise to environmental justice issues.
Jobs - Senior Positions in Climate and Energy Team, Ceres, Boston or remote. Play a strategic role in Transportation, Electric Power, or Oil & Gas, working on corporate climate commitments, transition plans, and policy and justice issues.
Jobs - Associate and Senior Positions in Climate and Sustainability, Boston Consulting Group, Boston. Partner with businesses and governments to help them build a decarbonized, more sustainable world, driving technological and economic transformations.
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