This event is hosted by UMaine Cooperative Extension.
Concerned about how a more extreme climate is impacting your farm or landscape? Too much or too little water? Concerned about soil erosion, wind impacts or shifting seasons? Come learn about Climate Adaptation Planning as a tool to assess risks and identify solutions to increase resilience and mitigate problems related to unpredictable climate and weather patterns. In this workshop, technical service providers from Maine Farmland Trust, American Farmland Trust, and MOFGA will give an overview of the climate trends in the state, discuss the process of climate adaptation planning using Aldermere Farm as a test case, and walk you through the steps you can apply to your farm. Aldermere Farm has been part of a pilot project with MFT and Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design to explore incorporating additional site analyses used in landscape design into the climate adaptation planning process. Aldermere Farm staff will share their experience working through this process and how it has informed their thinking.
