Androscoggin River Watershed Council to host climate change workshop Feb. 12

To take a look at some of the data and impacts of climate change and consider what people can do to build resilience, the Androscoggin River Watershed Council is hosting a Zoom workshop presented by the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy in Norway.

The workshop is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12. To register for the virtual workshop or to request additional information, email flea.arwc@gmail.com or visit androscogginwatershed.org.

Roberta Hill and Scott Vlaun, from the Center for Ecology Based Economy, on an electric bike, one of the many modes of transportation that can help address climate change. Submitted photo

CEBE was founded in 2013 upon a vision for a stable, sustainable and just economy built on a backbone of clean renewable energy and regenerative land use practices, and in balance with our local and regional ecological “bank account.”

CEBE continues to work towards an economy where everyone has the chance to participate in the creation of prosperous and resilient communities while helping to restore the regenerative capacity of our life-supporting natural systems.

In this program, CEBE Executive Director Scott Vlaun will provide an overview of the center’s efforts over the past decade to raise awareness of the climate crisis in the region and most recently working with state and federal agencies to help our communities adapt to the challenges ahead while moving towards an ecology-based economy in the Western Foothills region.

Roberta Hill, bioregional coordinator for the organization, will explain how and why CEBE has begun the work of “scaling up” its vision, finding ways to apply the lessons learned and the ecological design principles upon which CEBE was founded. One goal is to cultivate a coordinated network of regenerative practices and practitioners across the broader bioregional landscape.