Our Story
The Siskiyou Climate Collaborative (SCC) is working to help a broad community network pursue planning and funding opportunities, that will better prepare us for the wildfires, droughts, and extreme climate events that bring devastation, with greater intensity each year. The SEDC is one of six awardees to receive Round One, Regional Climate Collaborative funding, provided by the California Strategic Growth Council. The competitive award aims to help under-resourced communities across California invest in community-led capacity building to access statewide public and other grant moneys for climate resiliency planning and projects.
Project Partners
The Collaborative unites partners from natural resources, agriculture, outdoor recreation, workforce and tribal expertise. Collaborative stakeholders are committed to inclusive and equitable planning to seek solutions for Siskiyou County’s diverse working landscape.
Siskiyou Economic Development Council
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
UC Cooperative Extension, Siskiyou
Siskiyou County SMART Workforce Center
Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance
Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources
Individual and Community Meetings
Listening sessions and a minimum of four (4) community meetings will be held to understand shared, experiences related to climate.
A Toolkit for Capacity Building
The collaborative will convene expertise and resources to help Siskiyou individuals, communities, and businesses advance priority projects.
A Climate Resiliency Plan
A climate resiliency plan, several community specific plans, and a labor market analysis, authored by the collaborative, will help Siskiyou prioritize projects and access future funding.
Activities for Workforce and Anti-Displacement
We will create activities and training to help Siskiyou withstand and recover from climate-related events and reduce vulnerability to displacement.
Our Why
The Siskiyou Climate Collaborative is one of six awardees to receive Round One, Regional Climate Collaborative funding, provided by the California Strategic Growth Council. The competitive award aims to help under-resourced communities across California invest in community-led capacity building to access statewide public and other grant moneys for climate resiliency planning and projects.
Facilitator- Nathan Johnston
Coordinator- Kory Hayden
Connect with Our Work
Request a deep listening session. Share a project to talk about. Suggest a climate resilency need.
Q’s? Contact
Kory Hayden, Program Coordinator
Siskiyou County Economic Development Council
kory@siskiyoucounty.org
Year One (2023/2024)
Conduct broad and proactive community based outreach, listening sessions, and community engagement
Year Two (2024)
Assemble, organize and archive community input results
Populate and maintain an ongoing inventory of local climate resiliency projects/efforts
Develop a framework and subsections for a Climate Resiliency Plan (CRP)
-i.e. Project overview, goals and objectives, examples of lived experiences, notable projects and strategies, data/analysis, prospective planning and strategies, possible funding sources, stressors/challenges, tools/resources/support
Year Three (2025)
Provide a Technical Assistance Network
Assist communities with project planning, funding identification, and project implementation
Provide lasting tools and resources
Publish a Climate Resiliency Plan (CRP)
Identify workforce development and anti-displacement strategies
Launch a capacity building toolbox
Resiliency, as it relates to climate change, is the capacity of any entity – an individual, a community, an organization, or a natural system – to prepare for disruptions, to recover from shocks and stresses, and to adapt and grow from a disruptive experience.
- Rodin, Judith. 2014. The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong.