Скачать или смотреть Episode 5: Interview with Courtney Peterson – Exploring Climate Adaptive Management

Overview
This episode features an interview with Courtney Peterson, a climate adaptation specialist with NIACS, a research associate in the Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department at Colorado State University, and the ASCC Network Program Manager. Courtney begins by sharing her experience in the field of natural resource, leading up to her current roles. She then goes on to define adaptive management and provides resources and frameworks—including the RRT and no-action framework used by the ASCC Network—for those wanting to get started with climate adaptive management. Afterwards, Courtney asserts her belief that scientists need to find ways to better tell the story of climate change, and she provides possible pathways for that improvement. Then, Courtney describes how some perceptions about climate adaptive management have shifted over time, especially regarding resistance and transition treatments. Finally, Courtney ends by sharing what keeps her inspired to continue her work and encourages interested listeners to consider getting started on their own climate adaption journey.
Check out these resources for information about topics discussed in this episode:

Resources
ASCC about page. (https://adaptivesilviculture.org/about/ ).
ASCC experimental design page. (https://adaptivesilviculture.org/expe... ).
NIACS home page. (https://niacs.org/ ).
https://forestadaptation.org/demos
The Adaptation Workbook publication (Swanston et al., 2016). (https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesear... ).
ASCCing the Experts episode 1. (https://adaptivesilviculture.org/ate-....
Miller et al. (2025) - Toward a Shared Vision for Climate Informed Resource Stewardship (https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wil... ).
Millar et al. (2007) - Climate Change and Forests of the Future: Managing in the Face of Uncertainty (https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wil... ).
DOI Climate Adaptation Science Centers home page. (https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate... ).
USDA Climate Hubs home page. (https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/ ).
The RAD framework about page. (https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate... ).
Yale Climate Opinion Maps 2024. (https://climatecommunication.yale.edu... ).
The Great Lakes Silvicultural Library. (https://silvlib.cfans.umn.edu/ ).

Music Attribution
The intro and outro music used in this podcast is from the song Harmony by artist Ketsa. The track used is licensed under Creative Commons License BY 4.0.