Climate Science Alliance

We're Hiring! 📣 The Climate Science Alliance is looking for a Climate Education and Engagement Coordinator to join our team in San Diego 📖 🌎. As an apprenticeship position working alongside the Alliance’s Director of Education and Engagement, the Coordinator works collaboratively with a diverse set of partners to coordinate projects focused on advancing climate literacy, capacity building, and community outreach. Share this opportunity with your networks, and apply today! Learn more about it in today's blog. https://lnkd.in/grgKazqB

Respect, relationships, and reciprocity are the core values of the Climate Science Alliance. To celebrate our 10th year, we are investing in community-led climate activities through our Reciprocity and Regranting Program’s 2025 Giving Cycle. ⭐ We are now accepting applications for grants up to $100,00 for organizations, and up to $5,000 in grants for small projects and stipends for professional development. These awards go beyond financial investments—we match them with the support, technical skills, and expertise of our team and advisors to ensure our partners are fully supported. Information and resources are now available at ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gXg_vjuc Visit the link above to learn all about the 2025 Giving Cycle. Some key things to know: ⏰ We will begin reviewing submissions on February 1st. 📅 Questions? Join us for our upcoming information session this Friday, January 17th from 12:00pm - 12:30pm PT. Link here: https://lnkd.in/gW-qiAsF  🧡 We recognize that our partners in the Southern California region are being greatly impacted by the Los Angeles fires. If you are interested in the 2025 Giving Cycle but experiencing challenges submitting your application, please reach out to our team: info@climatesciencealliance.org

Save the Date for Love your Wetlands Day! 💙🌱 The Climate Science Alliance is excited to join our partners San Diego Bird Alliance and UC San Diego Natural Reserve System to explore the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve located on Kumeyaay Land in Mission Bay, and enjoy family-friendly activities throughout the day! Attendees will have the chance to interact with the new signage from our recent "Hear My Name" (https://lnkd.in/ggJBecmw) project with Tipey Joa Native Warriors! Visit our booth to learn more about “Hear My Name” and hear about the different activities that the Alliance team and partners are leading at the Marsh 👋 📅  Saturday, February 1st, 2025 📍Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve 🕙 From 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM 🔗 Link to registration: https://lnkd.in/gyUiaDB3

As 2024 comes to a close, we are remembering a special day for our team—when we had the honor to host Social Night at the 2024 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference 🌲💙. The event took place on Dena'ina homelands at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated in Anchorage, Alaska. It was a memorable night celebrating community, local food, climate-themed and Native games, performances, and artisanal vendors. The National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference is a biennial event hosted by our incredible partners at Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals. Thank you to all of the participants and partners that made this day full of great memories! Read more in today's blog! https://lnkd.in/giW55z7i

🌊 Contractor Opportunity Alert! 🌟 The BIA Branch of Tribal Community Resilience and ITEP are seeking skilled contractors for two impactful projects: 1️⃣ Multi-media Outreach Project 2️⃣ Climate Analyses Project These efforts will support the report: 📄 The Estimated Unmet Need of Coastal Tribes in the Lower 48 States Facing Relocation Due to Climate Impacts. 📅 Posted: December 10, 2024 ⏳ Open Until Filled: Proposal reviews start immediately! Learn more and apply today: 🔗 nau.edu/unmetneed2023

“What do we all need—you know, knowledge, tools, capacity, resources—to do this work, and that's our purpose every day is to understand what those needs are to put our work into climate action.” - Althea Walker Check out this video to learn how the grassroots leaders are driving climate action, building resiliency in our communities, and transforming harmful systems by working together. 🤝 Climate Science Alliance Director of Community Resilience, Althea Walker, joins fellow leaders at Alianza Coachella Valley, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District, and Humboldt Area Foundation’s Redwood CORE Hub in this video to share about our work as The California Endowment Climate Resiliency partners to support community-based solutions to our climate crisis. https://lnkd.in/grqKAVS3

On October 17th, over 100 attendees came together at Kendall Frost Marsh to join us in celebrating the plants and animals of the marsh as part of the Kupiihaaw Mataayum (Autumn Gathering) event 🍂🌅🌊. Hosted by the Climate Science Alliance, Tipey Joa Native Warriors (tipeyjoa), and UC San Diego’s Natural Reserve System, attendees explored the marsh and interacted with new signage that introduced 12 native plants in their Kumeyaay name 🪴🌱🔈. Find out more details about this event on the blog! - El 17 de octubre, más de 100 personas se reunieron en Kendall Frost Marsh para unirse a la celebración de las plantas y los animales del marisma como parte del evento Kupiihaaw Mataayum (Encuentro de otoño en Kumiai)🍂🌅🌊. Organizado por Climate Science Alliance, Tipey Joa Native Warriors y el Natural Reserve System de UC San Diego, los asistentes exploraron la marisma e interactuaron con una nueva señalización que presenta 12 plantas nativas en su nombre Kumiai 🪴🌱🔈. ¡Descubre más detalles sobre este evento en el blog! 📍 Kumeyaay Land https://lnkd.in/gDwT6PU9

On the afternoon of November 19th, Jeanette Starpine, Director of Education and Engagement at the Climate Science Alliance, co-hosted a training session with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the Back Bay Science Center in Newport Beacha to share with educators a new resource to teach about the importance of wildfire in California ecosystems. By hosting the Climate Science and Fire Traveling Trunk🔥📚🌱, the Back Bay Science Center becomes a new location where educators can access this resource and bring it into their classrooms. 🙌✨ Learn more about the training on today's blog! 📍Acjachemen and Tongva Lands https://lnkd.in/gp99K3AS

Join us to learn and explore the Climate Kids Climate Science and Fire Traveling Trunk 🔥📚🌱, a new climate education resource all about the important role of fire in Southern California. The Climate Science and Fire Traveling Trunk will be added to all Climate Kids Hubs, including the Nature to You Loan Program at the San Diego Natural History Museum 🙌 💚where educators can check it out to use with their students. K-12 formal and informal educators, outdoor educators, and Tribal educators are invited. View the flyer below for more information and reserve today! 📍San Diego Natural History Museum (1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101) 📅 January 16, 2025 🕙  From 4:30pm to 6:30pm PST 🔗 Link to Register: https://lnkd.in/gC57WBvs

In October, Community Resilience Specialist Nizhoni Tallas participated in the 2024 Shifting Seasons Summit, where she presented our Model for Community-Led Climate Adaptation. ☀️ 🌊 📖 Our model report (link below) articulates the foundational components of the Climate Science Alliance model and explores key elements for transferability and replication that we hope will inspire others to prioritize relationships, reciprocity, and equal valuation for ways of knowing in their own work. The summit is periodically hosted by the College of Menominee Nation's Sustainable Development Institute and partners, and is a space designed to bring people together to speak and share their experiences, knowledge, and efforts in climate change adaptation by Tribal and non-Tribal entities. Thank you to the College of Menominee Nation and all of the Summit partners for inviting us to your wonderful event! 📍Menominee homelands in Keshena, Wisconsin Read the model report at this link:  ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gez3qshB