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Climate Analogs Academy Details

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How will climate change affect specialty crops?

How will you help producers adapt their cropping systems?

Would you like to get paid to visit specialty crop experts around the country?

In our program, we will connect you with the right people around the country and provide the tools, training, and space for you to start answering these questions.

Academy Overview

The Climate Analogs Academy aims to empower US Extension professionals to lead regional climate change adaptation in specialty crops. Our strategy to overcome some common pitfalls of climate change education is to focus on building dialogue around technical information and building strategic relationships. We will use the Climate Analogs Tool to pair you with an Academy participant working with some of the same crops but in a county with your future climate conditions. This is your climate analog. A small cohort of 10 extension professionals will engage in peer-to-peer dialog, a workshop series, and develop projects with regional USDA Climate Hubs. You will also host and get to visit your climate analog partner and attend a national conference with travel costs covered.

For more information on the Climate Analogs Tool: Climate analogs can catalyze cross-regional dialogs for US specialty crop adaptation (Article)

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Climate Analogs Academy

Academy participants will be invited to participate in voluntary study to assess dialog-based learning effectiveness and offer feedback on curriculum. This will include a questionnaire at the start of the program and an interview at the end of the program.

The Climate Analogs Academy is a USDA NIFA Extension Climate Hub Partnerships Project (20236701339348) led by Washington State University’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR).

Applications

Applications are currently closed for the 2025 cohort. See the Academy Overview for more information on eligibility, curriculum, and scheduling. If you are interested in hearing about future Climate Analogs Academy opportunities, please indicate your interest through the form below.