Cornell Cooperative Extension County Coordinators from across New York State learn the Cornell Climate Stewards curriculum during the 2022 “train the trainers” workshop in Ithaca. Credit: Kathy Bunting-Howarth
Ithaca, NY, August 22, 2024 - New York Sea Grant, in collaboration with Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension, developed Cornell Climate Stewards – a 12-week program that teaches New York State volunteers about climate change, adaptation, and mitigation. At the completion of the program, the volunteers conduct local projects in their communities. Each Climate Steward commits to 40 volunteer hours to their local climate change-related project over the course of one year.
So far, New York Sea Grant has trained CCE educators from 16 counties across New York State and co-instructed 2 cohorts of Cornell Climate Stewards. Between the 2021 and 2023 cohorts of Cornell Climate Stewards, we have reached and educated over 100 volunteer participants. The 2021 cohort has contributed over 550 hours towards volunteer climate change, mitigation, and adaptation projects for New York State.
Learn more about the Cornell Climate Stewards Program at our website: climatestewards.cornell.edu.