2020 Climate Action Boot Camp

Coming Soon - Earth Week 2020

Friday, April 24, 2020 | 9 AM - 4:30 PM

NOTE: Due to COVID-19, registration for this event has been postponed for a later date.

Learn the Basics and Mitigation & Resiliency Tools for Your Sector

To gain a basic knowledge of climate change definitions, impacts, future predictions, and relevancy to various sectors and regions of New Mexico. The workshop will detail relevant policies, communication strategies and provide real-world training on project mitigation, adaptation and resiliency execution. The workshop will include a plethora of expert speakers and facilitated networking with statewide leaders, and CEU, if applicable.

This training workshop will focus specifically on climate change impacts in New Mexico on the following sectors:

  • Public sectors (air, water, land & urban development)
  • Energy
  • Private sectors
  • Agriculture

Additional sectors will be included in future workshops

All proceeds support the NM Climate Center!


Time: 9 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: New Mexico State University
Fabian Garcia Research Center
113 West University Avenue
Las Cruces, NM 88003

Registration: Online registration available! Please pay with credit card or check.

Fee: $199 - Includes: Lunch (sponsored by Sodexo Inc.) and Text (sponsored by Meter Group)

MAIL your check payment to address below. Make checks payable to NMSU. Checks must be received by April 24.

ATTN: David DuBois
Plant and Environmental Sciences Department
MSC 3Q, P.O. Box 30003
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001

Deadline: April 23 at 5 PM

Refunds: Requests must be received in writing to David DuBois at dwdubois@nmsu.edu by April 23 at 5 PM.



Conference Speakers

Dave Dubois

Dave DuBois
State Climatologist for New Mexico, Director of the New Mexico Climate Center, and Associate College Professor at New Mexico State University
DuBois Bio

Gill Sorg

Gill Sorg
Las Cruces, NM - Mayor Pro Tem and City Council Representative
Sorg Bio

Lara Seng

Lara Seng
Sodexo Regional Sustainability Coordinator | Workshop Sponsor
Seng Bio

Jalal Rastegary

Jalal Rastegary
NMSU Research Scientist | Renewable Energy, New Bio-energy, and the Sustainable Management of Integrated Water and Energy
Rastegary Bio


What Is Provided By The Workshop

Sodexo Inc. Workshop Sponsored Lunch

Sodexo is providing the workshop lunch at no cost to all participants.

Workshop Parking

Workshop participants can print out a no-cost E-Permit. Anyone with an E-Permit can park in any faculty, staff, or student lot but must avoid the red, yellow, or green curbs as well as the designated or reserved spaces.

Inclusive in the workshop fee, each participant will receive a copy of The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change book by Robert Henson.

Thank you to our Sponsors!


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About METER Group, Inc.

METER Group, Inc. delivers real-time, high-resolution data that fuels food production and environmental research.

METER Environment Systems for Applied Research

METER Environment focuses on measuring water, light, and heat in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. METER specializes in advanced IoT measurement systems where all data are connected and delivered to the cloud in near-real time. We offer innovative research solutions like ultra-robust soil moisture sensing, all-in-one weather monitoring, simplified data logging, intuitive data visualization software, automated particle size analysis, and more. Our instrumentation is used throughout the world in universities, research and testing laboratories, government agencies, vineyards, farms, and industrial applications.

Interesting METER Facts:

  • METER built a thermal and electrical conductivity probe for NASA's Phoenix Scout Lander mission to Mars. The probe successfully gathered thermal and electrical properties data in addition to measuring atmospheric humidity and wind speed.
  • METER also makes instruments for the food industry. 80% of the top 100 US food companies use METER's AQUALAB to check water activity in their products.
  • METER scientists conduct ongoing research both in an onsite soils lab and at several Agricultural and natural environment research sites. They collaborate with outside scientists on research projects and teach the Introduction to Environmental Biophysics course at Washington State University.
  • The Grant A. Harris Research Fellowship provides $60,000 worth of METER research instruments to graduate students studying environmental or geotechnical science. Our blog, environmentalbiophysics.org, highlights their research, along with other research topics.
  • METER is located in Pullman, Washington, USA, home of Washington State University.
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If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service, please contact David DuBois by 4/10/20 at dwdubois@nmsu.edu or 575-646-2974.

New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating.