Drought Impacts Reporting Webinar ~ January 8th at 2:00 p.m.

Join us next Wednesday, January 8th at 2:00 p.m. for a webinar that will highlight CoCoRaHS volunteers and your condition monitoring efforts!

CISA will be participating in a webinar that is part of the Engaging Preparedness Communities work group of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). We will be sharing information about our partnership with NIDIS and the project we are coordinating with CoCoRaHS volunteers to conduct citizen science condition monitoring as we work to learn more about drought impacts in coastal ecosystems in the Carolinas.

A representative from the CoCoRaHS national headquarters office will also be speaking about how CoCoRaHS observers throughout the country have been submitting drought impact reports since 2010. And a representative from the National Drought Mitigation Center will talk about how these reports feed into a national database.

The webinar is part of a series exploring current research and applications on drought impacts in an effort to share information with the planners, decision makers, and resource managers. This is a great chance to learn how the information you are submitting through your regular condition monitoring reports can be used to help decision makers plan for and manage drought in your local communities.

If you would like to join us, register for the webinar at: http://go.unl.edu/97oe.