The MSU FCCP receives the award of a USDA NIFA Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA)

The MSU FCCP is pleased to announce the award of a USDA NIFA Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA).

The MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) is pleased to announce the award of a USDA NIFA Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) Capacity Grant for the project titled “Expanding the Forest Carbon Management E-Learning Program with Regionally Focused Content and Field Component”.  This project, featuring a partnership with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), began in Fall 2019 and will continue through Fall 2021. This project is an extension of a previously developed online course created through the USDA NIFA RREA funded project “Understanding Forest Carbon Management: An E-Learning Program”. The new project will create tailored, regional learning content in the Great Lakes Region and Northeast, Pacific Northwest, and the Southeast to support focused learning for an expanding audience of professionals. The course is designed with forestry extension specialists and natural resource professionals in mind with an emphasis on practical applications.

Learning content will be delivered both in online and hybrid learning environments, which combine online coursework with an in-person field component. The field component is designed to complement existing training in a wide range of existing forestry and natural resource topic areas and will be made available to additional professional organizations. Expected outcomes include enhanced capacity, forest carbon cycling comprehension, increased climate adaptation tool utilization, and effective mitigation strategy implementation, among other key outcomes. In the long-term, project activities aim to create a carbon benefit in managed forestlands, increase linkages among regional experts working on topics of forest carbon, and contribute to a pool of skilled forestry professionals engaged on topics of carbon.

To see an overview of the FCCP short course Understanding Forest Carbon Management, visit our website or click the button below. 

 

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