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SUMMARY:ACR Speaker Series: Decision-Making Tools for Heat and Stormwater Mitigation with the Smart Surfaces Coalition
DESCRIPTION:The Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR) Speaker Series is back for another year! \nDecision-Making Tools for Heat and Stormwater Mitigation with the Smart Surfaces Coalition\nThursday\, December 11\, 2025 | 12:00 p.m.\, via Zoom \nThis webinar will preview tools and resources developed by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and the Smart Surfaces Coalition (SSC) to help municipalities\, non-profits\, and other stakeholders make decisions on extreme heat and stormwater mitigation. \nMAPC will present the Cool Roofs Toolkit and SSC will demo their Benefit Cost Analysis Tool\, Decision Support Tool\, and Smart Surfaces Policy Tracker. \nRegister for this Webinar \nVisit the ACR Speakers Series Webpage
URL:https://www.mapc.org/event/acr-speaker-series-decision-making-tools-for-heat-and-stormwater-mitigation-with-the-smart-surfaces-coalition/
CATEGORIES:Clean Energy,Environment,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T120000
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SUMMARY:Introducing the Climate Resilience Playbook: An Online Resource for Massachusetts Communities (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)\, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC)\, and Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) for a webinar to officially launch the Climate Resilience Playbook (the Playbook). \nThe Playbook is an online interactive tool that local planners can use to identify and prioritize resilience actions for their communities. \nDuring the webinar you will learn more about the collaborative engagement process that shaped the Playbook\, its features\, and opportunities to help shape this evolving tool. \nRegister for the Playbook Webinar
URL:https://www.mapc.org/event/introducing-the-climate-resilience-playbook-an-online-resource-for-massachusetts-communities-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Subregions,Clean Energy,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T083000
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SUMMARY:2024 MetroWest Trails Summit
DESCRIPTION:The MetroWest Regional Collaborative (MWRC) and MAPC invite you to join us for our annual Trails Summit\, hosted this year by the Town of Ashland. \nThe forum will provide an update on regional trail accomplishments and share progress in Ashland\, including the Upper Charles Trail. Our overall goal is to continue developing and completing a regional trail network that serves diverse communities. \nFind the tentative agenda and accessibility information on the registration page. \nRegister to Join Us \nPlease register if you plan on joining us so that we can plan adequate breakfast and logistics.
URL:https://www.mapc.org/event/2024-metrowest-trails-summit/
LOCATION:Ashland Community Center\, 162 W Union St\, Ashland\, MA
CATEGORIES:Subregions,Community Engagement,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T120000
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CREATED:20240917T180540Z
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SUMMARY:Solar + Storage = Energy Resilience & Savings: Introducing MAPC's Municipal Solar + Storage Resource Guide
DESCRIPTION:In this session of the Accelerating Climate Resilience Speaker Series\, we will walk through MAPC’s new resource guide for municipalities interested in Solar + Storage. \nYou’ll also hear insights from a panel who have installed or are currently installing this technology. They will discuss the challenges they encountered\, offer tips for procurement and installation\, and discuss the benefits and best practices for successful implementation. \nMeet the Panelists: \n\nErina Keefe\, Sustainability Director\, City of Beverly\nJohn Harper\, Energy and Climate Committee\, Town of Wayland\nMatt Shortsleeve\, Vice President of Development\, Solect Energy\n\nRegister to Join Us for this Webinar
URL:https://www.mapc.org/event/solar-storage-energy-resilience-savings-introducing-mapcs-municipal-solar-storage-resource-guide/
LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual)
CATEGORIES:Subregions,Clean Energy,Clean Energy,Environment,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T130000
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SUMMARY:ACR Speaker Series Webinar | Shade is Social Justice: How the City of Cambridge Tackles Heat Mitigation
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the next Accelerating Climate Resilience 2024 Speaker Series webinar “Shade is Social Justice: How the City of Cambridge Tackles Heat Mitigation.”  \nIn this session\, we will explore the ways that art\, culture\, and climate came together to advance social justice. Learn more about the process; from procurement to community engagement to the ‘why’ for each artist involved.     \nLearn from the artists and designers of these art installations!    \n\nClaudia Zarazua (facilitator)\, Arts & Cultural Planning Director at City of Cambridge\nMatthew Akira Okazaki\, Professor of Practice in Architecture at Tufts University & Founder\, Field Office & Principal\, Architecture for Public Benefit \nJeff Goldenson\, M.S.\, Founder of buildingways \nAlejandro Saldarriaga Rubio\, Founder of Alsar –Atelier & Visiting Assistant Professor  at Northeastern University \nGabriel Cira\, Professor in the History of Art at MassArt \n\nRegister to Join Us
URL:https://www.mapc.org/event/acr-speaker-series-webinar-shade-is-social-justice-how-the-city-of-cambridge-tackles-heat-mitigation/
LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual)
CATEGORIES:Transportation,Clean Energy,Clean Energy,Environment,Environment,Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T120000
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SUMMARY:ACR Speakers Series Webinar | Let’s Talk About It: The Role of Communications in Climate Work
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, we will explore the ways we talk\, share\, and receive information about climate change and how people may interpret and react to information in different ways. We will also discuss how reaching people with information leads to activism\, progress\, and more engagement. \nLearn from the following experts about the art of climate communication: \nKristin Timm\, PhD\, Research Assistant Professor\, International Arctic Research Center \nSammi Munson\, PhD\, Lecturer of Environmental Studies & Sciences\, Gonzaga University \nRegister to Join Us for this Webinar!
URL:https://www.mapc.org/event/acr-speakers-series-webinar-lets-talk-about-it-the-role-of-communications-in-climate-work/
LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual)
CATEGORIES:Subregions,Clean Energy,Communications,Environment
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