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Inner Bark: Climate Communication

Color photo of a snowy Mt. Hood on a clear, cloudless day. The bright blue sky stands in contrast to the white blanket of snow covering the mountain and the surrounding coniferous forest. In the foreground some of the closer trees appear in more detail, with less snow.
A winter day in Mt. Hood National Forest.

While knowing climate change is real, communicating that is hard. It’s easy to come across as hopeless, aggressive, or “preachy” but with a couple of tools, you can succinctly explain why our earth needs a little extra help in specific ways. How can we explain science without using certain words that cause inherent and even visceral reactions?

Using the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) framework, you’ll get an hour crash course on climate discussions and then 30 minutes on Mt. Hood National Forest and climate might affect it in the future.

The location of the training itself will be indoors at Bark’s Office at 351 NE 18th Avenue, Portland, OR. 97232. This event will be classroom style learning so bring pencil and paper. Gender-neutral restrooms will be available.