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University of Illinois Extension offers climate stewards training this fall · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: University of Illinois Extension offers Climate Stewards training this fall.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Shaw Local News Network, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: University of Illinois Extension is offering a Climate Stewart's training
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  Speaker 1: program this fall to help residents turn concern about climate
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  Speaker 1: change into local action. The program is a four week
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  Speaker 1: interactive short course that equips community members with tools to
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  Speaker 1: communicate about climate change, activate local solutions, and motivate others
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  Speaker 1: to join in. A news release from the Illinois Extension
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  Speaker 1: Service said local training sessions will be held from three
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  Speaker 1: to six pm on Wednesdays from October fourteenth to November
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  Speaker 1: fourth and are available through five Extension offices across Illinois
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  Speaker 1: in Quincy, the Chicago area, Champagne, Naperville, and Vienna. The
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  Speaker 1: release said sessions will include conversations with local leaders, real
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  Speaker 1: world scenarios, pure relationship building, hands on learning, and a
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  Speaker 1: field trip to see local climate solutions. According to the release,
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  Speaker 1: participants will leave with a better understanding of climate change,
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  Speaker 1: strategies for communicating about climate impacts, and ways to get
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  Speaker 1: involved in local climate resiliency work. Graduates will be equipped
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  Speaker 1: to take part in community science projects, land and water
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  Speaker 1: stewardship efforts, and education activities in their communities. Most people
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  Speaker 1: are aware of climate change and its global impacts and
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  Speaker 1: want to know what they can do at home to help,
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  Speaker 1: said Jessica Rudnick, an Extension climate resilience specialist. Through the
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Climate Steward's program, we are empowering individuals to develop
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  Speaker 1: the skills and partnerships they need to build communities and
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  Speaker 1: ecosystems that are resilient to the changing climate in Illinois
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  Speaker 1: and beyond, she said. The Extension Service said residents can
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  Speaker 1: find more information and sign up for a local training
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  Speaker 1: by September thirtieth at go dot Illinois dot ed slash
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  Speaker 1: Climate Stewards. An online informational session is set for six
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  Speaker 1: thirty pm August eighteenth, led by Rudnik and Climate and
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  Speaker 1: Energy Outreach Associate Linda Durhak. Registration is free at go
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  Speaker 1: dot Illinois dot eju slash Climate Info by August seventeenth
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  Speaker 1: to access the meeting link. The standard course fee is
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  Speaker 1: eighty dollars. According to the release, a suggested fee of
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  Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty dollars is available for those who
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  Speaker 1: can pay more to support another participant. The release said
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  Speaker 1: those for whom the fee is prohibitive should contact the
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  Speaker 1: program coordinator to discuss other options. Those needing a reasonable
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  Speaker 1: accommodation for the information session may contact Rudnik at Drudnick
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  Speaker 1: at Illinois dot EJU. The release said for local training sessions,
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  Speaker 1: participants should contact the program host listed at registration. The
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  Speaker 1: program is offered through illinoistis eension's Natural Resources, Environment and
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  Speaker 1: Energy Team. This article was reformatted from a press release
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  Speaker 1: using artificial intelligence. A Shaw Local editor verified the information,
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  Speaker 1: edited the article, and approved it before publication.