Environmental Learning and Stewardship in Howard County, MD
HoLLIE is going VIRTUAL in 2021!
Instead of cancelling our annual HoLLIE program of environmental learning and leadership training due to the risks of COVID-19, we will be going live with interactive classes via Webex!
"Earthrise"
2021 HoLLIE Virtual Lecture Series Online:
Climate Change: Science, Policy and Local Action
The Howard County Legacy Leadership Institute for the Environment is for people who want to turn knowledge about the environment and climate change into action in Howard County and the state of Maryland.
For 2021, we're launching Climate Change: Science, Policy and Local Action, an eight-week course of half day online sessions with NASA scientists, University of Maryland and local environmentalists, and key Howard County Government leaders. Join us and BE SAFE while you travel in outer space, the Arctic, around the world and home again!
Dates are Thursdays starting February 4 through March 25, 2021. For the detailed curriculum, scroll down to the next section on this page.
Because we're virtual and have no field trips, we can offer this opportunity AT NO COST to up to 200 participants, but registration is required. Those who have attended previous HoLLIE classes are welcome to register for this series as a continuing education update on the climate science.
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Click to register here via Eventbrite:
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Prior to February 4, we will send you the instructions and links you need in order to participate via your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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For questions, email Barbara Schmeckpeper at holliebjs@gmail.com or Betsy Singer at betsysing@gmail.com.
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The 2021 HoLLIE Virtual Lecture Series Online is an abbreviated version of HoLLIE. It will still be eight weeks of classes, but half-days,and no field trips or our usual opportunities for HoLLIE volunteer hours and graduation. For more information on our in-person HoLLIE classes, click the About/Contact tab at the top of the page.
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Click to download flyer .pdf
Day 6 Presentation - DeMarzo
Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Local Action
HoLLIE Virtual Lecture Series
9:00am to 12:15pm Thursdays Feb 4-Mar 25 2021
Syllabus
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Day One – Thursday, February 4 – Earth System Science
What Informed Citizens Need to Know about Earth Systems Science: Understanding the Tools and the State of Art in Earth Science
Introductory Remarks
Monitoring the Earth’s Atmosphere, Oceans, Land, and Ice from Satellites
Claire Parkinson, Ph.D., Climate Change Senior Scientist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Climate Change and a 40-Year Sea Ice Record
Claire Parkinson, Ph.D., Climate Change Senior Scientist, NASA GSFC;
Breakout Rooms and Closing Remarks, discussions
facilitated by HoLLIE Coordinators
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Day Two – Thursday, February 11 – Earth System Science
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What Informed Citizens Need to Know about Earth Systems Science: Understanding the Science of Earth’s Cycles
Introductory Remarks
Observing the Living Oceans from Space
Ivona Cetinic Ph.D., Scientist, Universities Space Research Association, NASA’s GSFC
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Break
Ice Sheets: Understanding Change in the Polar Regions
Kelly M. Brunt, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Earth System
Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland
and NASA Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA's GSFC
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Breakout Rooms and Closing Remarks,
discussions facilitated by HoLLIE Coordinators
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Day Three – Thursday, February 18 – Earth System Science
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What Informed Citizens Need to Know about Earth Systems Science:
Understanding the Science of Earth’s Cycles, cont.
Introductory Remarks
How the Montreal Protocol Saved the Earth’s Ozone Layer and Is Now Helping Solve Climate Change
Paul Newman, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for Earth Sciences,
Earth Sciences Division, NASA’s GSFC
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Break
How Human Intervention in the Carbon Cycle Caused Climate Change
Sara Via, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Entomology, University of Maryland, and Climate Extension Specialist, University of Maryland Extension, UMD, College Park
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Dr. Via's presentation was recorded. Click here to play it back.
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Breakout Rooms and Closing Remarks, discussions facilitated by HoLLIE Coordinators
Day Four – Thursday, February 25 – Communicating Data Graphically
Understanding the Science of Earth’s Cycles, cont.
Visualization & Communications
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Introductory Remarks
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Land-based Hydrological Cycle.
Matthew Rodell, Ph.D., Associate Deputy Director,
Hydrological Sciences Laboratory; NASA’s GSFC
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Break
Virtual Visit to GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio
Lori Perkins, Aerospace Technologist, Scientific Visualization
Studio at NASA's GSFC
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Breakout Rooms and Closing Remarks, discussions facilitated by
HoLLIE Coordinators
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Day Five, Thursday, March 4 – Environmental Policy
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Introductory Remarks
International and National Environmental Policies
Tim Lattimer, Coordinator of the U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP21), US Department of State (Retired)
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This presentation was recorded. Click here to play it back.
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Chesapeake Bay, Climate Change, and the Politics of Finance
Daniel Nees, Senior Research Associate, with a joint appointment with the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the Center for Global Sustainability in the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park
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This presentation was recorded. Click here to play it back.
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Breakout Rooms and Closing Remarks, discussions facilitated by HoLLIE Coordinators
Day Six, Thursday, March 11 – Howard County Government
Environmental Issues and Actions
Introductory Remarks
Howard County Office of Community Sustainability
Lindsay DeMarzo, Sustainability Projects Manager (Stormwater)
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This presentation was recorded but is missing the 1st 15 minutes.
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Click to download a .pdf version of the presentation for personal
use. **If you wish to reuse content from the presentation, please
contact the author for permission.**
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Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ)
Beth Burgess, Chief, Division of Resource Conservation, DPZ
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This presentation was recorded: Click here to play it back.
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Click to download a .pdf version of the presentation for personal
use. **If you wish to reuse content from the presentation,
please contact the author for permission.**
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Breakout Rooms and Closing Remarks, discussions facilitated by HoLLIE Coordinators
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Day Seven, Thursday, March 18 – Howard County Government
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Environmental Issues and Actions Cont.
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Introductory Remarks
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Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks
Dan McNamara, Superintendent, Natural and Historic Resources Division, Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks
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This presentation was recorded: Click here to play it back.
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Howard County Department of Public Works
Mark DeLuca, Deputy Director, Department of Public Works and Chief, Bureau of Environmental Services
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This presentation was recorded: Click here to play it back.
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Breakout Rooms and Closing Remarks, discussions facilitated by HoLLIE Coordinators
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Day Eight, Thursday March 25 – Saving the Places We Love with Actions to Make a Difference
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Introductory Remarks
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Saving the Places We Love: Paths to Environmental Stewardship
Ned Tillman, Author of "The Chesapeake Watershed", "Saving the Places We Love: Paths to Environmental Stewardship", and "The Big MELT". Sustainability Advisor and leader of nature walks for organizations
This presentation was recorded: Click here to play it back.
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Break
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Video "Earthrise" by Amanda Gorman (Click to play)
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Climate Sustainability: Actions to Make a Difference
Sara Via, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Entomology, University of Maryland, and Climate Extension Specialist, University of Maryland Extension, UMD, College Park
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This presentation was recorded: Click here to play it back.
Closing Remarks by HoLLIE Coordinators
Click to download .pdf version of syllabus
Day 2 Handout - Brunt
Day 1 Handout - Parkinson
Day 2 Handout -Cetenic
Day 3 Handout 1 - Via
Day 3 Handout 2 - Via
Day 3 Handout 3 - Via
Day 3 Handout -Newman
Day 4 Handout - Rodell
Day 4 Handout - Perkins
Day 6 Presentation - Burgess
Day 6 Handout - Burgess
Day 7 Handout - McNamara
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