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Summit: Collaboration for Climate Action
June 20, 2025 - June 22, 2025
Free
Join us for a dynamic gathering to connect, learn, build skills, and take action on climate resilience, recovery, rebuilding, decarbonization, and more. Engage with workshops, demonstrations, art installations, guided walks, music performances, panel discussions, networking events, and inspiring speakers. Meet the organizations and individuals working together on climate solutions — from the river to the microgrid.
*Registration is required to attend
Registrants will be invited closer to the event to sign up for individual events and meals.
Schedule
Friday, June 20th – 5:30PM to 9:00PM : Find Yourself, Connect Yourself
Indigenous Welcoming
Center for Collaborative Awareness – Blueprint of We exercises
Keynote speaker: Crystal Cavalier-Keck and Coda Keck, with Seven Directions of Service
Saturday, June 21st – 9AM to 9:30PM: Apply Yourself
Walks, Panel discussions, Speakers, Demonstrations, Workshops, Performances, and more
Themes: Decarbonization, Climate Justice, Air quality, Resilience, Stormwater, Building, EVs, Land management, River Restoration, Microgrids, Storm-proofing housing, Recovery/Rebuilding, etc.
Keynote speaker: Dr. David Orr
Performance by DeCoda Music
Additional Music at sunset
Sunday, June 22nd – 9AM-3PM: Express Yourself
Art walks, Art installations, Art projects, Discussions, Climate Journalism Panel, Collaboration, & More
Keynote speaker: Dr. Mallory McDuff
Musical Performance by DeCoda Music
Collaborating Organizations:
Blue Ridge Audubon
MountainTrue
Appalachian Design Center
Critical Services Microgrid Group
Footprint
RiverLink
Thrive Asheville
Ecoforesters
Appalachian Voices
Blue Ridge EV Club
Clean Aire NC
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Energy Savers Network
Warren Wilson Art Faculty
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