We invite you to join the Central Appalachian Network (CAN) Ecological Restoration Working Group and the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition (RAC) for a special webinar highlighting the impact of the RAC Mini Grant Program. During this session, we will introduce a new StoryMap feature that celebrates the work of the 2024 RAC Mini Grant Awardees. These...
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,...
This is a committee 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 email us at CANinfo@opencirclestudio.com.
This is a committee of our Community Resilience & Adaptation Working Group (CRAWG) that meets up every first Monday of the month to discuss ways to can engage artists, culture bearers, and creatives who are connecting with communities to lift up the value of creating community resilience and translating the complexity of climate change, mitigation,...
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, please email us at CANinfo@opencirclestudio.com.
The Leadership Team (LT) is the decision making body of CAN. It included Co-chairs of Working Groups and representatives of Partner Organization. This meeting occurs on a monthly basis.
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 us at CANinfo@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...
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 every last Tuesday of the...
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,...
This is a subcommittee of our Community Resilience & Adaptation Working Group (CRAWG) that meets up every first Monday of the month to discuss ways to can engage artists, culture bearers, and creatives who are connecting with communities to lift up the value of creating community resilience and translating the complexity of climate change, mitigation,...