Years in the making, the Connecting Wildlands and Communities (CWC) project serves as a model advancing transformational adaptation through interdisciplinary collaboration to support resilience for ecosystems and local communities. Join us in learning more about the intricacies behind the CWC Project on today's blog!
Connecting Wildlands and Communities Project:
A Model for Transformational Adaptation
Years in the making, the Connecting Wildlands and Communities (CWC) project serves as a model advancing transformational adaptation through interdisciplinary collaboration to support resilience for ecosystems and local communities. As 2021 Southwest Adaptation Forum co-hosts, the Climate Science Alliance was proud to feature this project, data tools, and its applications throughout the three day event.
Join us in learning more about the intricacies behind the CWC Project!
Video produced by Climate Science Alliance Affiliate Artist - Condor Visual Media
Hear from the CWC Teams
Hear from the teams behind the CWC project give an in-depth overview of their research, demonstrations of data products, and share their perspectives on research applications:
Artist Highlights
We are excited to showcase artwork by 2020 Climate Art Fellow, Kim Reasor, and Climate Science Alliance Intern, Audrey Carver, who worked alongside the Connecting Wildlands and Communities team to translate the science, themes, and stories behind the CWC project into two unique bodies of work.
Thank you to these incredible artists for helping us bridge the gap between
research and application in the community.
2020 Climate Art Fellow: Kim Reasor
As the Climate Science Alliance’s 2020 Climate Art Fellow, Kim Reasor partnered with the CWC team to translate the themes and results of their work into an artistic collection entitled, "Connected Lands. Connected People."
View the "Connected Lands. Connected People." collection here.
Youth Artist: Audrey Carver
Climate Science Alliance Intern Audrey Carver worked alongside the CWC team and partners to translate the science and stories behind this project into an illustrated ESRI Storymap, "Resilient Connections".
View the "Resilient Connections" Storymap here.
Coming Soon!
Panel Discussions Videos, Final Dashboards & More
In the coming weeks, the Climate Science Alliance will be working to make the 2021 Southwest Adaptation Forum content publicly available at swaf2021.org. We look forward to sharing Panel Discussions Videos, Final Dashboards and more! Stay tuned.
Connecting Wildlands and Communities is a three-year project funded by the California Strategic Growth Council as part of the