2026 CAN Convening- a working session Description: We need to work together in-person! This gathering is a tactile, action-oriented working space for the Central Appalachian Network and its partners to quickly adapt to organizational and community needs by acknowledging changing strategies and capacity and then mapping existing resources to design innovative, agile strategies for the...
CAN's Food and Agriculture Working Groups - Healthy Food Access (HFA) , Beginning Farmer (BF), and Processing, Aggregation and Distribution (PAD) are working together in 2026. The Working Groups meet the third Thursday of the month at 1:00PM 2026 Schedule: For questions or more information please email Tessa, our Working Group Coordinator, at tessa@opencirclestudio.com
The Ecological Restoration Working Group's (ERWG) mission is to provide a space for regional collaboration, sharing best practices, minimizing duplication, and reaching communities through the overarching topic of ecological restoration. ERWG meets every third Friday of the month. If you are interested in joining this Working Group, contact our Working Group Coordinator Tessa Wieneke -...
This is a subcommittee of our Community Resilience & Adaptation Working Group that meets every third Monday of the month. The Training Subcommittee helps to identify strategic funding opportunities and develop trainings that are useful for the public. If you are interested in joining this working group, please reach out to our Working Group Coordinator...
This committee of our Community Resilience Working Group (CRAWG) meets monthly to coordinate and plan for climate resilience with a focus on research-based training. Their ongoing collaboration helps to gather ideas on research, training needs, and partnerships. If you are interested in joining this working group, contact our CRAWG Working Group Coordinator Emily Carlson -...
The Community Resilience and Adaptation Working Group (CRAWG) is working towards proactively fostering communities in Central Appalachia where there is widespread acceptance and implementation of strategies for resilience, adaptation, and mitigation. CRAWG meets every fourth Thursday of the month at 2:00pm-3:00pm. If you are interested in joining this Working Group and would like more information,...
The ReUse Working Group is comprised of those engaged in the field of upcycling, recycling, and reuse in the central Appalachian region. You are invited to use this network to engage in conversations with many stakeholders throughout the region to share knowledge, resources and talk about similar happenings. These meetings occur on the fourth Tuesday...
This committee of our Community Resilience Working Group (CRAWG) meets monthly to coordinate and plan for climate resilience with a focus on research-based training. Their ongoing collaboration helps to gather ideas on research, training needs, and partnerships. If you are interested in joining this working group, contact our CRAWG Working Group Coordinator Emily Carlson -...
The Energy Working Group is a broad coalition of practitioners accelerating Central Appalachia’s transition through collective power-building, collaborative funding models, coordinated policy advocacy, and peer learning. The Energy Working Group meets every first Thursday of the month at 10am. If you are interested in joining this Working Group, contact our Working Group Coordinator Tessa Wieneke...
The Leadership Team (LT) is the decision making body of CAN. It includes Co-chairs of Working Groups and representatives of Partner Organization. This meeting occurs on a monthly basis.
The Ecological Restoration Working Group's (ERWG) mission is to provide a space for regional collaboration, sharing best practices, minimizing duplication, and reaching communities through the overarching topic of ecological restoration. ERWG meets every third Friday of the month. If you are interested in joining this Working Group, contact our Working Group Coordinator Tessa Wieneke -...
CAN's Food and Agriculture Working Groups - Healthy Food Access (HFA) , Beginning Farmer (BF), and Processing, Aggregation and Distribution (PAD) are working together in 2026. The Working Groups meet the third Thursday of the month at 1:00PM 2026 Schedule: For questions or more information please email Tessa, our Working Group Coordinator, at tessa@opencirclestudio.com