The Watershed Academy is a program developed by the EPA's Office of Water. The goal is to provide information and training for professionals seeking to learn and implement watershed approaches to natural resource conservation and urban management.
Through this free program, individuals can complete self-directed training lessons and earn a certificate of professional development. Available training also includes monthly live web-based seminars on relevant topics. I participated in a live webcast on Climate Resilience; What to Expect, How to Prepare, and What You Can Learn From Others. Previous webcasts are also available online.
Resiliency is the concept of communities being about to dynamically adapt in the face of a changing climate. The webcast included information from the National Climate Assessment Report, the new Workbook for Developing Risk-Based Adaption Plans, and a case-study of the San Juan National Estuary Program that implemented the adaption plan using the risk-based principles.
In response to the President's Better Buildings Challenge, the City of Roanoke has made the commitment to reduce energy consumption by 20 % in public buildings by 2020. As of May 2014, headway has been made with Roanoke achieving 11% improvement in building energy performance. Read the full White House Press Release Fact Sheet on What Climate Change Means for Virginia here.
Hi! Leigh Anne,
ReplyDeleteI think, I am going to go for the Watershed certificate too!