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Woodwell Climate Conversations is a monthly event series designed to engage our community and foster meaningful discussion about climate change and its impacts.
This series provides a platform for both in-person and virtual discussions, workshops, and presentations.
Join us each month as we bring together experts, thought leaders, and community members to explore the latest climate science, the work being done at Woodwell Climate Research Center, and the steps we can all take toward a sustainable future.
Each event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:00pm, events start at 6:00pm in the Harbourton Auditorium.
Select lectures will be available both in-person and virtually, with recordings available on the Woodwell Climate website at a later date.
2026 Events
MARCH 18 Mountainfilm on Tour with Dr. Max Holmes and Dr. Susan Natali
APRIL 29 Investing for Impact with Chris Goolgasian, Director of Climate Research, Wellington Management
MAY 27 Healing the Earth from the Ground Up with Dr. Ludmila Rattis and Dr. José Lucas Safanelli
JUNE 10 To be announced
2025 Events
JANUARY 15 Mobilizing Climate Science for Solutions with Amanda McCarty, Director of Climate Ready Nation initiative
FEBRUARY 26 Life in the Pyrocene with Dr. Brendan Rogers and Dr. Marcia Macedo
MARCH 19 Planetwalker with John Francis, Visiting Associate Professor, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at University of Wisconson-Madison National Geographic Society Education Fellow
APRIL 16 Climate Health Nexus with Stuart Harris, Chief of Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Space, Ecological, Arctic, and Resource-limited Medicine (SPEAR)
MAY 7 Rewilding Your Backyard with Dr. Christopher Neill and Luanne Johnson, Director of BiodiversityWorks
– Event recording
JUNE 11 Enduring Impact with Dr. John Holdren, Former Chief Science and Technology Advisor to President Obama
– Event recording
JULY 17 Climate Progress, Peril, and the Path Ahead with Gina McCarthy, First White House National Climate Advisor and former U.S. EPA Administrator
– Event recording
AUGUST 27 Mapping the Arctic, Charting the Future with Dr. Sue Natali and Greg Fiske
– Event recording
SEPTEMBER 18 Is Climate Change Turning Up the Weather Chaos? A Look at the Risks Ahead with Dr. Jennifer Francis and Dr. Christopher Schwalm
OCTOBER 22 Road to COP 30 with Frances Seymour and Dr. Matti Goldberg
– Event recording
