1000 Friends of Wisconsin is hosting a monthly webinar series in 2022 highlighting various aspects of transportation, land use, community planning, and climate resilience.
Our March webinar featured experts from the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI). Dr. Adam Bechel and Dr. Anna Haines gave an overview of the report WICCI just released and then shared a summary of their contributions to it.

Here is a list of links mentioned during the presentation that appeared in the chat.
1000 Friends of Wisconsin homepage: 1kfriends.org
Active Wisconsin homepage: activewisconsin.org
Letter to Gov. Evers: https://www.1kfriends.org/advocacy-update-letter-to-governor-and-wisdot-secretary-infrastructure-projects/
Terrace Town 2022: https://www.activewisconsin.org/post/terrace-town-2022
Zoom registration for April webinar “Reclaiming the Streets for Living, Together”: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-murzgiHdVww5M3FwGtflBliyZaORL2
WICCI homepage: https://wicci.wisc.edu/
WICCI report: 2021 Assessment Report: https://wicci.wisc.edu/2021-assessment-report/
WICCI infrastructure working group: https://wicci.wisc.edu/infrastructure-working-group/
WICCI water resources working group: https://wicci.wisc.edu/water-resources-working-group/
Dept. of Health Services heat vulnerability maps: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/climate/wihvi.htm#countyUW-Extension Community Climate Resilience Resources: https://economicdevelopment.extension.wisc.edu/community-resilience-menu/
WI Assembly Bill 849: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/ab849
WI Senate Bill 900: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/sb900

WICCI is a nationally recognized collaboration of scientists and stakeholders working together to help Wisconsin policymakers and citizens understand the impacts of climate change. The assessment report outlines the latest climate impacts and solutions for addressing them and mitigating the effects.


Adam Bechle is a coastal engineering specialist with Wisconsin Sea Grant. In this role, Adam helps Great Lakes communities build resilience to coastal hazards like erosion, flooding, and water level impacts. Adam communicates the latest hazard research, develops outreach products on best management practices, and provides local governments guidance on planning and preparing for coastal hazards. Adam holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison.


Anna Haines is a professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and a land use and community development specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Haines received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Her research and teaching focuses on planning and community development from a natural resources or environmental perspective. Currently, she is the chair of WICCI’s Community Sustainability Working Group.