Model Forest Policy Program – Sustainable Forests for Water and Climate Protection

During Climate Solutions University: Forest and Water Strategies 2010 session, six rural forested communities across the United States participated in this unique climate adaptation training campus.  Through this rigorous stakeholder inclusive training, these communities conducted climate, forest, water and economic risk assessments and synthesized their findings into six unique climate adaptation plans.

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We train and support rural communities across the nation to build climate adaptation strategies via an on-line learning platform and live coaching.  Local strategies are built from thorough risk assessments of forest, water, and economic resources.

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Fourteen rural forested communities across the country have taken on the leadership role in climate adaptation.   From the northeastern seaboard to the western southwest, from the great lakes to the south Appalachian Mountains, these pioneering communities are models for the nation.

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Our instructors have spent their careers understanding complex climate, forest, and water relationships and how they relate to community economic and environmental sustainability.

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