Upcoming Events
Click on the quick links below to learn more about each event:
PECA Presents: Climate Change Science Update 2026 - April 5, 1:15pm (1st Sunday of each month - find PECA Presents zoom link here)
Climate Movie Night: Canary - March 19, 6:30pm (3rd Thursday of each month - find Movie Night zoom link here)
Fridays for Future - Every Friday, 12-1 pm
PECA Presents
1st Sunday of the month at 1:15 pm; in-person or virtually!
April 5, 1:15 pm
Climate Change Science Update 2026
Textbook author and teacher, Robert Christopherson, presents the latest global climate science, including the recent reversal of most all climate change monitoring, research, and action by the U.S. Administration. Robert feels scientific knowledge can empower us.
Land and Ocean Temperature Percentiles for January–December 2025 (°C). Red indicates warmer than average and blue indicates colder than average.
His updated presentation includes the scientific basis of human-caused climate change using recent research. We examine the supporting tripod: paleoclimatic records, present empirical climate data, and forecasts of future climate scenarios. All climate change trends are exceeding previous forecasts, as global temperatures and many other impacts increase each year. 2025 was one of the three warmest years in the record. The global community is progressing toward slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, without any U.S. participation currently. The point: We know what to do!
Bio statement
Robert Christopherson is Professor of Geography Emeritus, American River College, receiving many teaching awards. He earned degrees at California State University, Chico, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. In 2012, he received CSU’s Distinguished Alumni Award and spoke at Commencement. He is the author of the leading Earth systems science texts, Geosystems, 11/e (© 2026), Elemental Geosystems, 9/e, among others, published by Pearson. Robert and his wife, Bobbe', a published nature photographer, direct their travels for research, completing 17 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, and elsewhere. Climate change science is presented in each text edition since 1992. Text and Academic Authors Association presented him their Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Please join us at PECA Presents:
When: Sunday April 5, 1:15pm
Where: The Fireside Room at the 1st Congregational Church of Auburn located at 710 Auburn Ravine Rd in Auburn (OR via zoom, see below)
ZOOM information for Sunday afternoon PECA Presents
First Sunday of the month, 1:15 PM Pacific Time
Click here to join the SUNDAY PECA PRESENTS zoom meeting
if needed, the passcode is: 383510
Are you looking for the zoom for Thursday Climate Movie Night? Click here for the THURSDAY MOVIE NIGHT zoom
PECA is an interfaith partnership of Placer County Faith Communities concerned about our climate crisis.
Canary
Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of climate change—his life’s work evolving into a salvage mission to recover these priceless historical records before they disappear forever.
Just as songbirds once sounded the alarm to impending disaster in mines, so too can the well-being of glaciers warn us of a future climate catastrophe. Join us for this illuminating movie - rated 8.4/10 by IMDb - 104 min.
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The climate movies are shown at Auburn Presbyterian Church (or you can zoom!)
When: Thursday March 19, 6:30pm
Where: Auburn Presbyterian Church located at 13025 Bel Air Dr., Auburn (OR via zoom, see below)
ZOOM information for Thursday evening Climate Movie Night
Third Thursday of the month, 6:30 PM Pacific Time
Click here to join the THURSDAY CLIMATE MOVIE zoom meeting
if needed, the passcode is: 772730
Are you looking for the zoom for Sunday afternoon PECA Presents? Click here for the SUNDAY PECA PRESENTS zoom
PECA is an interfaith partnership of Placer County Faith Communities concerned about our climate crisis.
Other Events Related to our Mission
Join a Local Climate Strike Every Friday at Auburn City Hall! 12-1pm
PECA Board members, Mary Joe Buettner, Barb Munn, and Linda Franklin at the Jan 20, 2023 Climate Friday Strike.
Bring your own sign, or just add your voice to others at this weekly Auburn Fridays for Future event in order to agitate for Climate Change action. The Fridays for Future group in Auburn are a welcoming, friendly group - if you don’t have a sign, they will provide one!
What: Auburn Fridays for Future
When: EVERY Friday, 12-1 pm
Where: In front of the Auburn City Hall
February 2023 interview with Shirley Ballinger and Mike Davis, who founded Fridays for Future in Auburn.