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Agenda
Agenda
The 2026 Environmental Monitoring in ACTION aims to provide resources, experience and training to engage youth in monitoring coastal environmental change for their communities. The workshop agenda hass 4 thematic strands woven throughout the week:
Traditional Knowledge, Local Culture and stories
Tools for youth engagement for youth camps and classrooms
Environmental Monitoring with youth using GLOBE and ACTION
Mapping, Geospatial Data and NASA and ACTION tools for tracking environmental changes
Workshop Resources
Workshop Resources
Why MOnitoring Matters
Why MOnitoring Matters
The heart of this workshop is engaging youth in meaningful science investigations that weave local or indigenous knowledge with GLOBE environmental observation and ACTION project science to address a climate change issue important to your community. It is often easy to overlook the importance of long-term monitoring of the environment for solving problems, advocating for change, and planning for the future. Instructors Elena Sparrow, Malinda Chase, and Katie Spellman discuss the value of environmental monitoring for local problem-solving, self-advocacy, and the importance of collaboration between Alaskan youth and communities.
Attendees
Attendees
Workshop Instructors:
Workshop Instructors:
Emily Sousa, Workshop Lead, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Matthew Balazs, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Katie Spellman, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Elena Sparrow, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Malinda Chase, Association of Interior Native Educators & Alaska Regional Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison at the Alaska Climate Center
Eliza Winfrey, Elder Speaker and Knowledge Holder, Fairbanks & Minto, Alaska
Christina Buffington, Geographic Information Network of Alaska, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Tori Brannan, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Medea Ramnath-Christiansen, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Maya Kurkhill, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Christopher Maio, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Travel and Logistics:
Travel and Logistics:
Tohru Saito, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Attendees:
Attendees:
Workshop attendees came from 20 communities across Alaska, the lower 48 states, and the Phillipines.
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