As was felt recently at the South Carolina Botanical Garden, extreme precipitation and flooding can be exceptionally devastating. Excess rains can wash away trails, compromise bridges, and harm many varieties of plants in public gardens. Sometimes no...

While drought doesn’t always offer the same immediate and dramatic visuals associated with events such as hurricanes and tornadoes, it still has a huge price tag. In fact, droughts rank second in types of phenomena associated with billion-dollar...

An innovative climate change cell phone tour and pilot project at Longwood Gardens marks the first deliverable in a series of objectives between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and American Public Gardens Association that...

On May 6, 2014, the White House released the third National Climate Assessment (NCA), which “assesses the science of climate change and its impacts across the United States, both now and...

The local climate change visioning process developed by CALP is aimed at enhancing community engagement, citizen and practitioner learning, and  policy-change processes in response to long-term climate change at the local level.

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The World Climate Project provides resources that let you confidently lead people in thought-provoking, mock-UN events that simulate the United Nations climate talks. As world leaders prepare to gather for these vitally important talks...

(ANtarctic geological DRILLing) is a multinational collaboration comprised of more than 200 scientists, students, and educators from seven nations. The chief objective is to drill back in time to recover a history of paleoenvironmental changes that...

Scientifically and pedagogically reviewed digital resources for teaching about climate science, climate change, and energy awareness. This is a collection of high-quality digital educational resources, including learning activities, visualizations,...

The real-life stories and the changes taking place in our natural world offer a unique and timely teaching opportunity.  The science and evidence of the climate change presented provides the foundation for authentic learning experiences through...

With support from NASA, and in collaboration with the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and schools and...

Scientists conduct cutting-edge research on genetics and climate change across various elevation gradients in northern Arizona.

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ecoAmerica uses Psychographic, Social Science, Communications, and Sector Research to address Americans’ core concerns and how they relate to climate and sustainability in order to find effective means of engaging with people.

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The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication conducts research on how the public understands, perceives and acts on information about climate change. They use this data to inform educators and communicators about the most effective methods for...

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) published a report in 2008; 'Plants and climate change: which future?' which details how plants and climate change are intimately connected, and explains why it is crucially important for us to...

A webinar-based course on environmental education.

EECapacity for Public Garden Educators consists of an introductory video plus three webinar modules. The overall goal of the program is to guide public garden educators as...