SciComm in Cooperative Extension: Meaningful Public Engagement on Climate Change and Beyond

Thank you for coming to my talk at SCIENCE TALK 2024! Here are resources with more information about the topics I discussed.

General information about Cooperative Extension

Croft, G. H. (2019). The U.S. Land-Grant University System: An Overview. Congressional Research Service. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45897/4
Extension Foundation (n.d.). Find Cooperative Extension in Your State. https://extension.org/find-cooperative-extension-in-your-state/
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2023). Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Map. United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.nifa.usda.gov/land-grant-colleges-universities-map

Bowers, A. W., Monroe, M. C., & Adams, D. C. (2016). Climate change communication insights from cooperative Extension professionals in the US Southern states: Finding common ground. Environmental Communication, 10(5), 656–670. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2016.1176947
Clark, S., Roop, H. A., Gonzales, K. R., Mohr, C., Dybsetter, A., & Kingery, L. (2023). A Community-Based Approach to Climate Science Communication: Results From a Pilot Climate Extension Program. Community Science, 2(4), e2022CSJ000020. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022CSJ000020
Kipp, J., Klain, S., Lachapelle, P., McCann, R., Dozier, M., & Pinto, D. (2020). Extension Climate & Extreme Weather Programming: Successes, Challenges & Opportunities. Extension Foundation. https://online.flippingbook.com/view/310442
National Extension Climate Initiative (2024). Home. https://nationalextensionclimateinitiative.net/
Prokopy, L. S., Carlton, J. S., Haigh, T., Lemos, M. C., Mase, A. S., & Widhalm, M. (2017). Useful to Usable: Developing usable climate science for agriculture. Climate Risk Management, 15, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2016.10.004
Prokopy, L. S., Carlton, J. S., Arbuckle, J. G., Haigh, T., Lemos, M. C., Mase, A. S., Babin, N., Dunn, M., Andresen, J., Angel, J., Hart, C., & Power, R. (2015). Extension′s role in disseminating information about climate change to agricultural stakeholders in the United States. Climatic Change, 130(2), 261–272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-015-1339-9

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (n.d.). Community-Centered Solar Development. https://communitycenteredsolar.lbl.gov/
Renew Wisconsin (n.d.). Utility-Scale Solar in Wisconsin. https://www.renewwisconsin.org/solarfarms/

Hershberger, S. (2024). Research. Wisconsin Extension Maple Syrup Program. https://maple.extension.wisc.edu/research/
Hershberger, S. (2023). Adapting to Changes in Your Sugarbush. Wisconsin Extension Maple Syrup Program. https://maple.extension.wisc.edu/adaptation-menu/
Hershberger, S. (2023, September 20). Climate Adaptation Menus for Maple Syrup and Beyond. University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership, Adaptation in Action [Live webinar]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B6UzsXzmzM
Hershberger, S., Shaw, B., Gorby, T. A., Solin, J., Robinson, P., Tiles, K., Cook, C., & Chang, C.-T. (2023). Comparing Motivations, Learning Interests, and Barriers to Expansion Among Non-commercial and Commercial Maple Syrup Producers in Wisconsin. Small-scale Forestry, 23, 127–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-023-09557-9 (free PDF at https://rdcu.be/dsm19)

Mason, B., & Vavrus, S. (2024). January 2024 Wisconsin Climate Summary. Wisconsin State Climatology Office. https://climatology.nelson.wisc.edu/january-2024-wisconsin-climate-summary/
Techtmann, C., Erikson, S., St. Arnold, J., Howk, N., & Maloney, J. (2014). Gikinoo’wizhiwe Onji Waaban (Guiding for Tomorrow). Gikinoo’wizhiwe Onji Waaban (Guiding for Tomorrow). http://g-wow.org/en-us/default.aspx
Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts. (2021). Wisconsin’s Changing Climate: Impacts and solutions for a warmer climate. Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. https://wicci.wisc.edu/2021-assessment-report/