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7th Annual Michigan Climate Summit Plenary Speakers – Part 4

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June 25, 2026

Collective Courage is the theme of the 7th Annual Michigan Climate Summit. Part four includes the session "Nature-Based Solutions: Food, Forests & Our Climate Future."

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Experts

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Eddie Chaffer

Pleasant Peninsula

Co-Founder

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Dr. Jason Rowntree

Michigan State University

Professor of Animal Science

Nicole Frost

Nicole Frost

Michigan Forest Association

Executive Director

Patrick Doran

Patrick Doran

The Nature Conservancy

Divisional Director of Strategy, Measures and Science

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Erik Nordman

Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University

Director

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Jerry Jondreau

Board Member

Presenters

  • 00:00:00 Erik Nordman, Director, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University
  • 00:00:39 Eddit Chaffer, Co-Founder, Pleasant Peninsula
  • 00:10:46 Patrick Doran, Divisional Director of Strategy, Measures and Science, The Nature Conservancy
  • 00:14:24 Nicole Frost, Executive Director, Michigan Forest Association
  • 00:17:53 Jerry Jondreau, Tribal Member, Dynamite Hill Farms
  • 00:24:34 Dr. Jason Rowntree, Professor of Animal Science, MSU