[pccgrads] PCC ACORN project

[UW Program on Climate Change: ACORN Projects]

Reminder to please respond to *pccacorn at uw.edu <pccacorn at uw.edu>* if you
are interested in this very cool project with the Snoqualmie Valley
Preservation Alliance by *tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/25)*. No prior experience
or background is necessary, just an interest in the project!

Thanks,
ACORN Project Team

On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 9:15 AM UW Program on Climate Change: ACORN
Projects <pccacorn at uw.edu> wrote:


> Dear PCC,

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> The PCC ACORN program is excited to share another opportunity for PCC

> graduate students and postdocs to work with a local organization in

> addressing community climate priorities.

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> The Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance <https://svpa.us/> (SVPA) and

> the Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District (SVWID) have partnered

> on a Watershed Resilience Study to better understand the economic impact of

> worsening flooding in the lower Snoqualmie Valley. The first phase of this

> economic evaluation will focus on economic impacts to agricultural

> operations as much of the lower valley is within the protected Agricultural

> Production District. The first step of this study will be to gather data

> and information from farmers via interviews to craft a "high level" summary

> of these impacts to be shared with partners, King County staff, elected

> officials, decision makers, and stakeholders to prioritize flood mitigation

> and prevention efforts into the future. The SVPA is interested in working

> with one or more graduate students or postdocs as an ACORN project team to

> assist in investigating the economic impacts of flooding on the Snoqualmie

> Valley’s food and farming system, collecting relevant data for cost-benefit

> analyses, and assisting SVPA staff with developing a high-level report on

> these impacts to share with key stakeholders and decision-makers.

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> Please let us know by *Wednesday**, January 25th* if you are interested

> in this project, and include a brief description of your background and

> interest as it relates to the project (including any interest and/or

> experience with agriculture, food, and farming systems, and any experience

> doing outreach or one-on-one work with landowners or farmers). Previous

> knowledge or experience is a plus, but is in no way required. Let us know

> if you have further questions, and see attached for additional detail!

>

> --

> Acorn Project Team

> Program on Climate Change

> University of Washington

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Acorn Project Team
Program on Climate Change
University of Washington
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