As the region experiences warmer temperatures, heavier rainfall and more unpredictable weather patterns, these changes increasingly affect roads, homes, businesses, jobs, safety networks and the overall quality of life.

The Adirondack Climate Outreach & Resilience Network aims to bring together community members, organizations and local leaders to collaboratively identify solutions that will help the region be proactive in adapting to these changing conditions. The network spans the 14-county region of northern New York.

By participating in these listening sessions, the public will have the opportunity to share their experiences, concerns and ideas for building a more resilient future. The information collected will be used to develop a Rural Resilience Roadmap and shared with Federal and State agencies and philanthropic organizations to help bring funding resources and technical assistance to the North Country.

Multiple listening sessions are scheduled:

— Feb 18: Climate Resilient Housing — Virtual session on Housing, hosted with Northern Forest Center, 1 to 2:30 p.m., northernforest.org/

— Feb 19: Upper Hudson Communities — Chestertown Town Hall, hosted with Warren County Climate Smart Task Force and Lake Champlain Lake George Regional Planning Board, 2 to 4:30 p.m.

— Feb 24: Mohawk Valley Communities — Mohawk Valley Community College — Utica, hosted with Mohawk Valley Economic Development District, 4 to 6:30 p.m.

— Feb 27: 2025 Food Justice Summit (at The Wild Center) listening session, hosted with Adirondack Food System Network, adkfoodsystem.org.

— April 6: Northern Adirondack Communities, on the campus of Paul Smith’s College, 11 a.m to 1:30 p.m.

For more information about these sessions and to register, please visit www.adkwatershed.org/acorn.

A four-year institution, Paul Smith’s College provides real-world, hands-on learning in fields such as business and hospitality, culinary management, forestry, environmental sciences and natural resources.