'Pulse of the Forest' Is Centerpiece of Workshop That Is Open to the Community on July 29 and 30
Christopher Caldwell, Director of CMN Sustainable Development Institute, sends "Posoh (Hello)" to the College and its community along with the following invitation.
PURPOSE
Sustainable Development Institute at College of Menominee Nation hosts a two-day Community Workshop that will include reports on our various projects, and featuring our "Measuring the Pulse of the Forest" project. Sessions will be at the Menominee Convention Center and on the CMN campus.
This is a great opportunity for community members to hear about research being done to help the Menominee community learn more about climate change, its impacts, the projects focused on these issues, and what we have learned.
To help assure that there are enough handout materials and refreshments, please contact Rebecca Edler at redler@menominee.edu to indicate that you are planning to attend.
The following is an overview of the agenda.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
8 a.m.-12 noon, Menominee Convention Center:
PRESENTATIONS
Staff, partners, and student interns will report on the "Measuring the Pulse of the Forest: Assessing Adaptation and Mitigation of Tribal Sustainable Forestry and Communities to Climate Change" project. This will include an overview of both the ecological data collection components and the forest cultural relationship assessment efforts. Lunch will be provided.
1 p.m.-4 p.m., CMN Keshena Campus
SITE VISIT and DISCUSSION
After lunch, all of the participants are invited to gather on the College of Menominee Nation campus to visit the teaching plot installed in the forested area behind the SDI building South of the main campus. This is an opportunity to take our conversation outside.
THURSDAY, JULY 30
8 a.m.-12 noon
PRESENTATIONS
There will be a short review of the Measuring the Pulse of the Forest project before we introduce all of the other internships and projects that have been a part of SDI's Summer program. This includes the POSOH project, the Learning from the Land project, the Sustainable Climate Risk Management project, and Food Sovereignty/Agricultural Research project. All presentions will be by SDI student interns.
POSTER SESSION
In addition to the presentations, attendees will see a short poster session given by several SDI student interns and students sponsored by the CMN Solar Energy Research Institute.
RECRUITMENT
These projects showcase how SDI works as part of the the College of Menominee Nation to broaden the experiences and knowledge of our students as they become our future leaders. A recruitment table will be set up for folks interested in learning more about or applying to the College of Menominee Nation.