Climate Awareness
Clean Green Action's Climate Awareness project works to make people more aware of the impacts of climate change in central Wisconsin and encourage their support of efforts to confront this crisis.
Combating the climate crisis seems overwhelming for an individual to tackle. How can one person make much of a difference?
Well, it begins with one informed conversation with someone who doesn’t vote like you, one hour of volunteering that gives you a more informed perspective, one inspired leader that commits to changing the way things have been done, one moment to appreciate the opportunity we are given to improve our own lives and those of others, or one donation to an organization that leans into a positive future.
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Here are some opportunities to learn more about climate change:
Combating the climate crisis seems overwhelming for an individual to tackle. How can one person make much of a difference?
Well, it begins with one informed conversation with someone who doesn’t vote like you, one hour of volunteering that gives you a more informed perspective, one inspired leader that commits to changing the way things have been done, one moment to appreciate the opportunity we are given to improve our own lives and those of others, or one donation to an organization that leans into a positive future.
Check back for:
- Suggested readings
- A listing of local environmental/conservation organizations
- Information on candidates' positions on climate change
- To learn how to contact your legislators
- To learn how to save money while saving the planet
- To learn how to advocate for the planet
Here are some opportunities to learn more about climate change:
- Climate Wisconsin - Stories from a State of Change: Find a collection of compelling video vignettes, sharing personal stories of how climate change is affecting cultural, economic, and recreational practices that Wisconsinites value.
- Helpful links
- Many helpful publications are available as free downloads via the UW Extension Learning Store
- Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Conservation Congress Spring Hearings
- U.S. Geological Survey Water Data
- Environmental Protection Agency Information on Algae Blooms
- Environmental Protection Agency Information on Flooding
- Petenwell and Castle Rock Stewards
- Travel Green Wisconsin
- Wisconsin River Alliance
- Trout Unlimited
- 14 Mile Watershed
- Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
- Ducks Unlimited
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- Ruffed Grouse Society
- Study on Multiple Sclerosis and Warming Weather
The local impacts of climate change display boards are available to check out from Clean Green Action.
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