Climate Change: Seeing the Forest through the Trees In-Person
Climate change is full of paradoxes. The need for action is urgent, and yet, true success is a long game.
Heather Goldstone, Chief Communication Officer of the Woodwell Climate Research Center, kicks off the Barrington Land Conservation Trust's 2025 Learning Series with a big-picture look at how we talk and think about climate change. This free event will take place on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 pm.
The accumulation of greenhouse gases is supercharging both droughts and downpours, fires and floods. It is a global phenomenon with intensely local impacts. This talk will address common questions and misconceptions about climate change and present a realistic, empowering framing of our climate challenge—the scope of the problem and the kinds of solutions we need.
About Heather Goldstone
Heather Goldstone leads Woodwell Climate Research Center’s communications activities, bringing the rich stories of Woodwell Climate scientists to diverse public audiences. She draws on her extensive experience as both a scientist and a journalist, and her passion for melding data and narrative in climate change stories that build awareness and inspire action.
She came to Woodwell Climate from WGBH, where she founded and hosted a weekly science-focused radio show, Living Lab Radio. Previously, she wrote the Climatide blog about coastal communities facing climate change. Her reporting on science and the environment has appeared in outlets ranging from Cape Cod Times and Commercial Fishery News to NPR’s Morning Edition, The Takeaway, and PBS NewsHour. In 2014, she was recognized for the breadth of her work with WGBH’s Margret and Hans Rey/Curious George Producer award.
As a child, Heather fell in love with the ocean and went on to pursue a career in marine research before turning her energies to science communication. She serves on the Woods Hole Sea Grant Marine Outreach Guidance Group and Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative Advisory Committee, and she frequently teaches or mentors students in communication skills.
Part of the 2025 Barrington Land Conservation Trust Learning Series.
