SOCAN Projects

Coastal SOCAN
Project Leaders – Ed Patterson & Bill Gorham
Project Description
This group is made up primarily of people who live on the Oregon Coast and generally focuses on issues related to the coast. A wide variety of climate change actions are…

Drawdown
PROJECT LEADER – Kathy Conway
Project Description
Drawdown is that point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere begins to decline on a year-to-year basis. “Drawdown” is also the title of a book, and…


Master Climate Protector - A Primer for Action
Administrative Coordinator - Eric Dittmer. Modeled on the extremely popular Jackson County Master Gardener and Master Recycler programs, our Master Climate Protector (MCP) program incorporates both a training component and a service component...

Climate in the Classroom
PROJECT LEADER – Kathy Conway (Interim)
Project Description
To explore with regional educators ways that we can contribute to finding and developing curricular materials which promote student awareness and understanding of the science…

Media Corps
PROJECT LEADER – ALAN JOURNET
Project Description
The Media Corps (formerly the Writing Corps) Project comprises individuals who are interested in contacting print and broadcast media to promote public awareness about climate change issues…

Oregon Legislative Districts
Project Leader - Alan Journet
Project Description
One of the most effective ways of communicating the importance of acting to address climate change is to show individuals what is happening in people's own backyards. This project follows that…

Presentations
Project Leader - Alan Journet
Project Description
The purpose of the project is to develop a set of presenters and presentations that can be offered to regional audiences. It is anticipated that these presentations will be adjusted to suit…

Water Management and Conservation
PROJECT LEADER – ERIC DITTMER
Project Description
This is an Ad Hoc group available to support water conservation promotion through presentations, seminars and contributions to classroom education. We live in an area where there is a real…

SOCAN at Mountain Meadows
Project Leader - Louise Shawkat
Project Description
This group is made up primarily of people who live in the Ashland area and generally focuses on issues related to Ashland. A wide variety of climate change actions are undertaken.
Goals
Stimulate…

Health & Psychological Impacts
Project Leaders - Ken Deveney
Goals
To raise awareness of health and psychological impac ts of Climate Change for individuals, our communities,and relevant public agencies.
Project Description
Prepare, arrange and offer public presentations…

Government
PROJECT LEADER – ALAN JOURNET
Clean Energy Jobs Bill 2018-2019
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The 2018 Green New Deal
This was developed by, and is being promoted largely by a youth organization called the Sunrise Movement. …