ResilienceMT: Partnering with Rural and Tribal Communities to Cultivate Youth Climate Resilience Engagement.

Beth A. Covitt; Nicollette Frank; Amanda G. Bestor; Stephanie G. DeBiasio; Termaine Edmo; Jeffrey Kaiser; Paul Lachapelle; Dennis Charles Longknife Jr.; Nicholos Wethington; Robin Saha

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ERIC Number: EJ1488522

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2025

Pages: 13

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ResilienceMT: Partnering with Rural and Tribal Communities to Cultivate Youth Climate Resilience Engagement

Beth A. Covitt¹; Nicollette Frank²; Amanda G. Bestor³; Stephanie G. DeBiasio⁴; Termaine Edmo⁵; Jeffrey Kaiser⁶; Paul Lachapelle⁷; Dennis Charles Longknife Jr.⁸; Nicholos Wethington⁹; Robin Saha¹⁰

Connected Science Learning, v7 n4 p102-114 2025

ResilienceMT is a NOAA-funded education effort to cultivate Montana communities' resilience to drought, wildfire and smoke, extreme heat, and flooding. Led by the University of Montana, the project partners include several Montana rural and tribal communities as well as Montana State University. With current and predicted impacts of the changing climate on the rise, Montana communities need to prepare for more extreme future conditions. This article describes the project co-design process used to envision and create climate resilience education activities and products, including a traveling climate resilience science exhibition, with and for Montana communities. Descriptions of exhibition elements and how they scaffold student voice and empowerment are provided, along with lessons learned for effective collaborations to support youth engagement in community-driven climate resilience learning and action.

Descriptors: Rural Areas, Tribes, Resilience (Psychology), Weather, Climate, School Community Relationship, Indigenous Knowledge, Environmental Education, Youth, Exhibits, Educational Cooperation, Fire Protection

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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (DOC)

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Identifiers - Location: Montana

Grant or Contract Numbers: NA21SEC0080001

Author Affiliations: ¹Head of Science Education Research & Evaluation, Broader Impacts Group, University of Montana, Missoula, MT; ²Education and Evaluation Research Associate, Broader Impacts Group, University of Montana, Missoula, MT; ³Middle School STEAM Teacher, Corvallis Middle School, Corvallis School District #1, Corvallis, MT; ⁴Middle School Science and Engineering Teacher, Hamilton Middle School, Hamilton School District #3, Hamilton, MT; ⁵Climate Change Coordinator, Blackfeet Environmental Office, Blackfeet Nation, Browning, MT; ⁶High School Science Teacher, Corvallis High School, Corvallis School District #1, Corvallis, MT; ⁷Professor, Department of Political Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; ⁸Relocation, Managed Retreat or Protect in Place (RMP) Coordinator, Environmental Protection Department, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Harlem, MT; ⁹Associate Director, spectrUM Discovery Area, University of Montana, Missoula, MT; ¹⁰Director and Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Program, University of Montana, Missoula, MT