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The Climate Adaptation Intern Program: Bolstering adaptive capacity in Utah and training a climate-ready workforce through undergraduate engagement

The Climate Adaptation Intern Program: Bolstering adaptive capacity in Utah and training a climate-ready workforce through undergraduate engagement

Join the National Extension Climate Initiative for it's next Professional Development Webinar, which will feature the Climate Adaption Intern Program (CAIP), a semester-long, cohort-style Extension program at Utah State University where undergraduates are work with experts to develop resources (e.g., fact sheets) that correspond to climate needs in Utah and the surrounding region. In this talk, Scott Hotaling will describe CAIP, the outcomes and impacts from its first ~1.5 years of activity, and why the team thinks the program is well-poised to be replicated in other universities/states.

About the Speaker

Scott Hotaling is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University (USU). He is also USU’s first Climate Resiliency Extension Specialist. He started his position in August 2022. He also has a significant research role where he leads the Climate Change in Mountains Lab. He also has a YouTube channel for his research/outreach efforts called Mountain Futures.

About the National Extension Climate Initiative

The National Extension Climate Initiative (NECI, pronounced neck-ee) serves as an anchor for Extension professionals, researchers, and partners to collaborate on climate-related issues, share resources, discuss barriers and opportunities for advancing climate change programming in Extension, and engage in professional development opportunities. Learn more at:  https://nationalextensionclimateinitiative.net/ and/or join the NECI subgroup on Connect Extension: https://connect.extension.org/...n-climate-initiative.

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