Email Sarah. Wiener with any questions. (
). ... Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Workshop. Hosted by the USDA
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Workshop Agricultural Solu-ons: adap-ng to and mi-ga-ng climate change on farms and forests in the southeastern US When: January 20-‐21 2016 Where: Virtual Who: NRCS extension, FSA, RD, FS Field Staff, state and private forestry, Land managers, land owners, general public How: Register at serch.us/workshop. Email Sarah Wiener with any questions (
[email protected]). About the Workshop: • USDA Regional Climate Hubs focus on adaptation to and mitigation of climate change on agricultural and forest lands • This virtual Southeast workshop will focus on adaptive strategies that make working lands more resilient to an increasingly variable climate, while at the same time mitigating greenhouse gas emissions • State and federal programs that support these efforts will be highlighted, along with tools for improving resilience and communication methods
Hosted by the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub
Agenda
(subject to change)
January 20 General Session 8:30-8:45 8:45-9:30 9:30-10:15 10:15-10:30 10:30-11:00 11:00-11:45 11:45-12:30 12:30-1:15 1:15-2:00 2:00-2:45 2:45-3:30
Steve McNulty – Introduction and Workshop Objectives Pam Knox -‐ Climate Vulnerabilities & Forecasting in the Southeast Steve McNulty -‐ Climate Communication Break Bill Hubbard -‐ Climate Science Learning Network Bill Hohenstein -‐ Overview of USDA’s Mitigation Strategy Lunch Break Sarah Wiener -‐ Climate Hubs Tools Demo Richard Straight -‐ Building Carbon and Resilience through Agroforestry Robert Beach – The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Richard Birdsey – Current Resources for Estimating and Maintaining Forest Carbon
January 21 Agriculture Session 8:30-9:15 9:15-10:00 10:00-10:45 10:45-11:00 11:00- 11:45 11:45-12:30 12:30-1:00
Mark Risse -‐ Mitigation in Livestock and Poultry Systems Laura Lengnick – Ecosystem Based Management Options Steve Musser -‐ USDA Programs for Agricultural Producers Break John Lee -‐ Soil Health Mark Easter -‐ Resources for Estimating and Maintaining Carbon; COMET Lunch Break
Forestry Session* 1:00-1:45 1:45-2:30 2:30-3:15
John King -‐ Forest Stewardship Emrys Treasure – TACCIMO: a Tool for Assessing Carbon Bene_its and Trade-‐offs Bill Hubbard – Overview of Forestry Extension and Climate Change
*Some Forestry content is also presented on January 20
