Tag Archives: equity

31Jul/24

Climate, Water and Equity Workshop, October 9-11, 2024

Climate, Water, And Equity Workshop Promises to bring together Extension professionals from across the region

July 31, 2024climate, equity, Extension

The North Central Region Water Network team is excited to announce the upcoming Climate, Water, and Equity Workshop, set to take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota from October 9-11, 2024. This in-person workshop will be held directly ahead of the First American Land-Grant Consortium Annual Conference, hosted from October 10-13, 2024, at the same venue. The event is a collaboration between the Network, The First American Land-Grant Consortium (FALCON), Extension Foundation and partners at Central State University, Lincoln University, University of Minnesota, MU Extension, Nebraska Indian Community College, OSU Extension, and UW-Madison Extension.

27Oct/23

Climate, Water, Equity, and Opportunity Workshop Recap

October 27, 2023climate, equity, Extension, Water

The North Central Region Water Network, The First American Land-Grant Consortium (FALCON), and partners across the North Central Region hosted The Climate, Water, Equity, and Opportunity Workshop in October 2023 in Denver, Colorado. This event brought out nearly 70 professionals from land-grant institutions committed to integration, inclusion, and interconnection to explore strategy-based solutions to address climate-related vulnerabilities and inequities in marginalized communities.

30Aug/23

Final Agenda for Climate, Water, Equity and Opportunity Workshop Released

August 30, 2023climate, climate equity, equity, Extension, Water, water equity

The Climate, Water, Equity, and Opportunity Workshop is just six-weeks away! This unique workshop is taking place in downtown Denver, Colorado October 12–13 prior to the First American Land-Grant Consortium Annual Conference. The event will bring together land-grant colleagues from 1862, 1890, and 1994 institutions across the region to discuss how we can better work together to address climate and water-related challenges facing our communities.

16Aug/23

Newly Created Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Hold Promise for the Future

August 16, 2023environmental justice, equity, green infrastructure

As the extreme weather increases, smoke from wildfires inundates the region, and the energy sector shifts from coal and renewables, environmental justice and the connection to water resources is an increasingly prominent discussion topic. Starting in 2019 with a Network mini-grant to explore the intersection of equity and green infrastructure, Lisa Merrifield, Community Development Specialist at the University of Illinois Extension and member of the Network Leadership Team, and partners across Extension began exploring ways to serve communities in Illinois and share knowledge across the region.

13Sep/22

People running on a lake beach holding signs

Five Takeaways to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Watershed Management

September 13, 2022DEI, diversity, equity, Human Capital, inclusion, watershed management

By Jenny Seifert, Lisa Merrifield, and Anne Sawyer. Cross posted with the Human Capital blog Watershed management is an inherently participatory process. Achieving clean water goals requires the inclusion of diverse views and considering the equityRead More…

26Jul/22

People talking at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

Trip to Duluth for the Climate Intersections Conference leaves attendees energized and inspired

July 26, 2022climate, climate intersections, conference, equity, Water

In mid-July, the North Central Region Water Network headed to beautiful Duluth, Minnesota for the Climate Intersections Conference. As agriculture, natural resource, and water professionals, we know that climate change is threatening our agricultural systems, communities,Read More…

09Jun/22

Climate Intersections Conference agenda features the latest research and programming from across the North Central Region and beyond

June 9, 2022climate, equity, extreme weather, resilient agricultre, watershed management

The agenda is now out for the North Central Region Water Network’s Climate Intersections Conference July 12-14th in Duluth, Minnesota. The conference theme is “Taking Care of People, Water, and the Land” and will feature emergent research andRead More…

10Aug/20

The Current: Inclusion and Green Infrastructure

equity, green infrastructure, Water

Building social equity and environmental justice into the conversation around green infrastructure (GI) is an opportunity to transform communities by integrating economic, environmental, and social goals. Green infrastructure – such as parks, green roofs, and rainRead More…

30Mar/20

Equitable Green Infrastructure Summit scheduled for April 28th moves online

March 30, 2020equity, equity and inclusion, green infrastructure, workforce development

The Network’s Equitable Green Infrastructure team has been busy these last few months. The team, which is led by Lisa Merrifield out of the University of Illinois Extension, is planning an Equitable Green Infrastructure Summit toRead More…

19Dec/19

Network team explores extension’s role in promoting equitable and just green infrastructure

December 19, 2019divisity, equity, flooding, green infrastructure, inclusion

Article written by Lisa Merrifield Green infrastructure might not be the word of the year, but it is getting airtime in media reporting and it ties in well with the 2018 word of the year –Read More…