[pccgrads] Opportunity to make an impact: Climate Stewards Program

[PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE via Pcc_all via pccgrads]

Hello PCC!

One way to help move our society in a better direction is through education, engagement, and empowerment. Climate Stewards can be part of the solution to start to reach the over 5 million people in Washington. One goal of the program is to create better informed citizens as cities develop their climate action plans. These stewards can help inform their climate action plans but also are instrumental in building support in their communities for change.

There are three ways to contribute: (1) spend an hour sharing your specific expertise to update the curriculum (topics in need are listed below), (2) present on a topic you know well to the pilot group of stewards and (3) lead or help design a field trip that connects impacts to the audience.

This “Climate Stewards” program is led by a colleague at WSU.   The curriculum is licensed from UC Climate Stewards Program and is being adapted for WA state. The WA State Climatologist Office is currently helping adapt some of the PNW impacts curriculum.  But other topics still need expertise in converting the curriculum from CA centric to WA centric:

Curriculum Topics in need of updating for PNW:


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Forestry, Firewise Landscaping, and/or Wildfire mitigation
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Energy and climate policy, including the Washington Climate policy dashboard
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Interconnections between water and energy systems
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Health: Health equity and climate, Washington Healthy Places index, Heat Assessment Tool
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Health Vulnerability indicators
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Indigenous knowledge and environmental stewardship

If you have knowledge to share on the above topics as they relate to Washington State and have an hour or so to provide feedback on the curriculum, let me know.

Presentations and Field Trips
There are also opportunities to present to the first cohorts of studentsin the program come fall, on these and the broader PNW climate topics, and to participate or lead a field trip related to your area of expertise. These opportunities are more involved than the curriculum update and a presentation or field trip could easily serve as a capstone for the Graduate Certificate in Climate Science.

The organizers are a very supportive group and are there to collaborate and provide feedback.

So much expertise in house, and so much need in the community for deeper understanding. Let me know if you'd like more information.

Best,
Miriam

Program on Climate Change
University of Washington
Ocean Sciences Building, Room 335A
Phone: 206-543-6521
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