New Mexico Climate Masters

Climate Masters was developed at the University of Oregon Climate Leadership Initiative and provides approximately 30 hours of programming over a 9-week time frame. The curriculum focuses on climate change in New Mexico and locally relevant connections between water, soil, food production, consumption, waste, forest management, transportation, energy, at-risk communities, and resiliency. Each week, expert guest speakers will provide in-depth presentations in each of the topic areas. Participants will also take a field trip into the Upper Santa Fe Watershed to learn about current efforts to protect our forest and water supply.

Once the course has completed, students are required to engage in 30 hours of climate-related community service to receive the title of “Climate Master.”

NM Climate Masters participants learning about fire dendrochronology in the Municipal Watershed.