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Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards

2023 Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards Ceremony

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Saturday, January 28, 2023
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. CT

Join us on Saturday, January 28, 2023 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Bell Museum to recognize Minnesota's climate adaptation leaders who are paving the way to a more resilient Minnesota for our future.


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November MCAP Webinar - Navigating Climate Action

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November 15, 2022, 12:00 p.m. CT 

Join us on Tuesday, November 15 for our monthly webinar featuring Jodi Slick, Founder and CEO of Ecolibrium3. Ecolibrium3 is a leader in community sustainability and resilience in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth and winner of the 2022 MCAP Organization Adaptation Award. 


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October MCAP Webinar - Climate Resilience Programming in Cornell Cooperative Extension

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October 18, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

Join us on Tuesday, October 18 at Noon to learn how Cornell Cooperative Extension is incorporating climate resilience into their agriculture programming. 



 

MCAP News

New U.N. climate report is a ‘gut punch.’ What can Minnesotans do?

August 10, 2021

Heidi Roop, MCAP Director, and Kenny Blumenfeld, MCAP Advisory Board Member, were recently on Minnesota Public Radio discussing the latest IPCC report and what it means for Minnesota. 


In California, 1 State Is Seeing 2 Drastically Different Responses To The Drought

August 6, 2021

MCAP post-doctoral researcher, Katerina Gonzales, was recently on NPR discussing atmospheric rivers, drought and adaptation in California. 


Project Shows that Low Value Tamarack is a Marketable Product

August 1, 2021

Research at the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) in Duluth has shown that tamarack wood from trees that have been damaged by the Eastern Larch Beetle can be treated and repurposed. 


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