Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 8/13/20


Happy August! For those of you that don't know me yet, my name is Kathie Dello and I'm the State Climatologist and Director of the State Climate Office. I was on the job for 8 months before we were sent into quarantine.

My preferred engagement model -- visit folks where they are, listen, and then have conversations -- was flipped upside down. As I was trying to navigate the new normal, I reached out to Max Cawley at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham.

We started brainstorming partnership activities. Keeping folks engaged in the climate conversation in North Carolina is a shared priority. We also understand that folks are navigating an incredibly uncertain time.

One of the ideas that bubbled to the top in our conversations is now known as Climate-Conscious NC, a series of short virtual panel discussions on Thursday nights from folks who live and work in climate in both rural and urban North Carolina.

We partnered with our other climate colleagues here at NC State -- the USGS Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, the NC State Climate Change and Society Master's Program, and other groups -- to put together a stellar lineup.

Grab a glass of sweet tea and join us for a set of short but informative webinars on various climate topics, starting tonight!
Take it away, Max!

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