HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE COMING ON FEBRUARY 17TH

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 3, 2018

CONTACT: Nanette Bulebosh, Communications and Development Director, Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Nanette@LNRP.org

Workshop to Address How to Communicate About Climate Change

We are witnessing significant changes in weather patterns all over the globe and in the U.S., from hurricanes in the South and East, to droughts and devastating fires in the West, to 50-degree January days here in Wisconsin. Is this unusual or extreme weather related to climate change? More importantly, how can we prepare for these changes in our communities?

How can we communicate constructively about this important issue with those who are skeptics? Katie Krouse, coordinator of the Climate Change Coalition of Door County, will present a free workshop at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, on Saturday, February 17, from 1-3 p.m., offering tips for initiating and continuing those conversations.

“It is important for people to have these conversations, difficult as they are,” Krouse said. “The problem is we often don’t know how to go about it. This workshop will help people gain confidence in communicating about climate change with others.”

Krouse believes that individuals have the ability, and the authority, to communicate with their peers to help find ways to work together to make necessary change. Those who attend this workshop will learn ways to discuss climate change in a positive and effective manner. They will walk away with important tools to make a genuine difference in their communities.

Krouse has served as coordinator of the Climate Change organization since 2016. They seek to transcend partisanship and “to foster knowledge and action to address the challenges of climate change and protect the Earth for future generations.” They sponsor educational workshops, community events and host an annual forum every May. They also sponsor a monthly column in the Peninsula Pulse.

“Effective Communication in the Face of Skepticism” is co-sponsored by the Climate Change Coalition of Door County, Friends of the Manitowoc River Watershed, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership.

For more information, contact Kim Kettner, Friends of the Manitowoc River Watershed, kkettnerm@gmail.com.