Wednesdays & Saturdays, January 7 through March 11, 2023
5:30pm – 7:00pm – ONLINE Wednesday class (new time, previously 5:00-7:30pm)
9:00am – 3:00pm – In-person Saturday class at Pepperwood

$450 per person ($425 for Friends of Pepperwood)
Ages 18 and up welcome

Pepperwood is excited to offer a 10-week certification course, the UC Climate Stewards program. Participants in this course will learn about how climate is impacting both our natural and social systems, strategies for productive climate change discussions and support for implementing community-scale ecosystem and community resilience projects. We will practice effectively communicating climate science, discuss the latest climate science, and participate in field-based activities to deepen our understanding of how fire and water are impacting our community within the context of climate change.

Through a hybrid combination of class discussions, self-paced online learning, and field-based activities, participants will become engaged and empowered to help increase community and ecosystem resilience now and for future generations.

Become a certified Climate Steward and a force for positive proactive change in your community! Participation in the Climate Stewards program at Pepperwood also serves as one pathway to becoming a Pepperwood Steward.

Class meetings will be online via Zoom and in-person at Pepperwood Preserve. The online Canvas learning platform contains the self-paced readings and assignments, as well as our class discussion boards.

This 10-week course meets once a week from January 7 to March 11, 2023:

• 6 Online class sessions on Wednesdays, 5:30pm-7:00pm; scheduled for 1/11, 1/18, 2/1, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1
• 4 Field class sessions at Pepperwood Preserve on Saturdays, 9am-3pm; scheduled for 1/7, 1/28, 2/11, 3/11
• Graduation Day at Pepperwood Preserve on Saturday, March 11, from 9am-3pm: sharing capstone projects and celebrating your certification.

You can review the course syllabus for further details here.

For questions about the Climate Stewards course itself, please contact Summer Swallow at sswallow@pepperwoodpreserve.org

For questions about registration, please contact Holland Gistelli at hgistelli@pepperwoodpreserve.org

Register for this class using the secure form below.

To register, select either the General, Friends of Pepperwood, or Pepperwood Steward level below and click +Add.

Friends of Pepperwood: Enter the code you received as a current Friend of Pepperwood to access early registration and to receive your discount. If you’re not sure about your Friends of Pepperwood status or don’t know the code, contact Sloane Shinn, Community Engagement, at sshinn@pepperwoodpreserve.org or (707) 591-9310 x 133. Click here to become a Friend of Pepperwood today!

Stewards & Steward Trackers, & Scholarship Recipients: Select the “Pepperwood Steward” level below. Fill in the contact info in the first pop-up window, then a field will show for “Pepperwood Steward coupon” – enter the code you received via email in that field, and then “Continue” to complete the transaction.

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be given for cancellations 21 days (3 weeks) or more before the start of this event. For cancellations within 20 to 8 days (2 weeks) before the event, a 50% refund will be given. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within 7 days of this event. However, registrants that can successfully refer another student to replace their spot in the course prior to the first day of class will receive a full refund. Registrants that must cancel due to a verifiable medical emergency personally, or in their family, within 20 days (2 weeks) before the course begins and before the third class meeting on January 23, will receive a full refund. No other cancellations, for any other reason, will result in a refund.