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The Climate R/Evolution – Feb. 24 Webinar Recording

This is a recording of a webinar hosted by Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) on Feb. 24, 2021. Presenter, Dr. Kevin Schultz, will share the basic science behind global climate change and will provide an outline of what is known very well and what is less known, so that people can get a better handle on what they hear in the media and from others. But more importantly he will talk about the importance of moving away from a personal response to climate change and towards a collective one.

Dr. Kevin Schultz is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Physics Department at Hartwick College, as well as the Chair of the City of Oneonta’s Environmental Board. He moved to the Oneonta area with his family in the fall of 2012. For the past several years he has been engaged with the community and his college to work for a more sustainable Oneonta. He has taught courses on energy and climate, the math and science of social justice, and is developing a new course on sustainable agriculture.

This program is part of the DOAS Climate Action Leadership Training Program, funded in part through a 2020-21 Audubon in Action Grant from National Audubon Society.

ASSOCIATED RESOURCES

Kevin has very generously made the slideshow available for use as needed – the slides from the presentation are available at http://bit.ly/2NNHA8f

He has also shared a page full of compiled climate change resources and links: http://bit.ly/2p35Vss

Book Recommendations from Kevin Schultz – re: Regenerative Farming

“I only learned about regenerative farming last fall when I had someone from The607CSA talk to my class and she gave us some resources. SoulFire Farms is a regenerative farm outside of Albany that I hope to visit when the pandemic is over. Leah Penniman is one of the founders of the farm and wrote a wonderful book called Farming While Black. Sylvanaqua Farms also practices regenerative farming and has a pretty active web presence. While not directly related to regenerative farming, I can’t recommend Braiding Sweetgrass enough. Also, Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown is a fantastic story of a farmer in Montana who switched to regenerative farming.”

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Why Birds Matter...

Birds are important because of the role they play in the natural world as pollinators and seed disbursers, assisting with the balance of nature by eating insects. They also clean up things that would go unattended otherwise. Birds are important TO ME because of the kinship that I feel with another living species, and the joy that they bring to me year around. Encountering spring migrants feels brand new every time! I feel responsibility for their well-being and take care not to disturb their nesting with unnecessary sounds, disturbance or habitat destruction. I respect the incredible work they do to bring about future generations.
Becky Gretton
Becky GrettonDOAS Co-President
Birds have always been an early warning system for our environment–the “canary in the coal mine.” It was the decline in bird species high on the food chain that tipped us off to the dangers of DDT and other chemicals. More recently, high altitude and high latitude birds are demonstrating the first definitive effects of global change. If science had been more advanced in the 1800s, the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon could have served as a warning about habitat destruction. This not just about protecting the birds–although that is a worthy goal–but all of these threats will ultimately reach the human race.
Andy Mason
Andy MasonDOAS Co-President
In addition to being indicators for environmental health, birds matter because they allow people all over the world to enjoy and appreciate nature. Caring about birds often leads to caring about their habitats and creates a stewardship ethic to protect our natural resources. Birds connect communities.
Susan O'Handley
Susan O'HandleyDOAS Co-President
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