Upper Valley Adaptation Workgroup

Let’s Talk About Climate Change!

Effective strategies for productive conversations

Thursday, April 11
4:30 pm – 8 pm
Hypertherm, 71 Heater Road, Lebanon

Join us at our spring forum to learn effective strategies for communicating about climate change. Christa Daniels, PhD from Antioch University, will lead us through a series of exercises that will help you learn how to address common climate change misconceptions, build skills to feel more comfortable talking about climate change with friends and neighbors, and tactfully bring up climate change at the next community party without being a “downer”.

Suggested $7 donation at the door.
Space is limited, registration required.

Need to contact us?

Paige Heverly
Program Manager
Paige@VitalCommunities.org
802-291-9100 x114

Alex Jaccaci & Sherry Godlewski
UVAW Co-Chairs
Alex.Jaccaci@Hypertherm.com
Sherry.Godlewski@des.nh.gov

Attendees learn about rainwater infiltration from the NHDES Soak Up the Rain program

Three groups visit the various stormwater management systems at Hypertherm

Attendees tour the Hypertherm 71 Heater Road facility’s stormwater management systems

John Rooney of Hypertherm leads a tour of stormwater management systems

Stacey Chiocchio of Hyperthem demonstrates how the porous pavement absorbs rainwater

A full house enjoys the presentation portion of the forum!

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Stay tuned for more website updates!

Looking for more information about our past forums?

We have a complete archive of our past forums on the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Region Planning Commission’s website. There you can access past presentations, watch video from the events, and check out handouts and resources from the forum.

Looking for more resources?

We have a number of helpful resources on the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Region Planning Commission’s website. There you will find regional resources, as well as statewide resources for Vermont and New Hampshire communities.

The Upper Valley Adaptation Workgroup (UVAW) is a bi-state, multi-stakeholder working group of leaders and partner organizations. Started in December of 2011, the workgroup meets monthly focusing on building climate resilient communities in the Upper Valley Region of Vermont and New Hampshire.

Our Working Definition of Climate Resiliency

Climate Resiliency is the ability of a community to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from climate impacts in a way that minimizes significant disruption to our lives and impacts on our shared resources. This includes our health, safety, built environment, food availability, natural resources, wildlife, and financial strength.

Climate change is not some distant problem – it is happening here and now in the Upper Valley. In recent years, we have seen climate disruptions affect our communities in the form of droughts, deluges, ice and hail storms, intense cold snaps, and sudden heat waves. We must recognize these increasingly frequent extreme weather events for what they are: our new normal.