Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dr. F. Melius Christiansen, director of the St. Olaf Choir which will appear at Shrine Auditorium, January 29th at 8:15 p.m. under auspices of Zion Lutheran Church."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rt.Rev. Chilton Powell,bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Oklahoma,has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and a citation for outstanding service by Carleton College of Northfield,Minn.,where he graduated in 1934."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "For college instructors of mathematics at Carleton College, Northfield , Minn., attracted Lewis H. Coon, left, of Southwestern State College, Weatherford, who is visiting with Dr, Kenneth E. Wagner of mathematics department at Carleton ."

The goal of this project completed for the Greater Northfield Sustainability Collaborative (GNSC) was to understand how Northfield, Minnesota citizens are experiencing climate change. Thirty individuals were interviewed to find out what they know about climate change, what actions they are taking, what they think the solutions are to the problems, and what barriers they have to more fully engaging with climate change issues. The interview results are intended to promote and advance the community's discussion on climate change via social learning and community engagement activities such as town hall forums and community surveys. These activities encourage citizens in the community to have direct input into the development of the community's climate action plan (CAP). Analysis of the interviews showed that the interviewees are witnessing climate change, that most are taking at least some action such as recycling or lowering thermostats, that they can name barriers to their own inaction, that they say communication about climate change remains confusing and is not widespread in Northfield, and that they are able to provide numerous suggestions for what the local and broader leadership should be doing. The analysis also showed wide individual variation within the group. Interviewees who were less knowledgeable about …