A community education course offers an introduction to effectively communicate the local and global impacts of human-caused climate change. From fields like paleoclimatology and climate science, we will build from an understanding of how the climate has changed in the distant past. We will discuss climate solutions and practice effective climate communication techniques. A major purpose of this course is to empower climate communication for the community.

Working as a guide in California and Oregon, I often felt compelled to share more of the impacts of climate change in the areas where I worked. I could see the changes to our natural world but didn’t always feel ready to jump into discussion on the broader climate impacts. Then, during my Master’s program in Climate Science and Policy from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, I honed my skills to further incorporate climate impact discussion in my guiding. I came to find that many other guides… Show more Working as a guide in California and Oregon, I often felt compelled to share more of the impacts of climate change in the areas where I worked. I could see the changes to our natural world but didn’t always feel ready to jump into discussion on the broader climate impacts. Then, during my Master’s program in Climate Science and Policy from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, I honed my skills to further incorporate climate impact discussion in my guiding. I came to find that many other guides share my desire to effectively communicate the impacts of climate change and saw an opportunity for guides or anybody to gain empowerment to become effective communicators of these impacts. Show less

My time with COI has led me from project field manager, to volunteer, and now proudly serving on the organization's board of directors. My time with COI has been led by a passion to ameliorate the plastic pollution issue through education and science.