YOU’RE INVITED! In case you haven’t heard, City Hall Park reconstruction is complete!We are thrilled to welcome the community to the newly revived City Hall Park in downtown Burlington! After years of work to restore the park’s ecology, accessibility, and cultural identity, the park is now re-opening for all to enjoy. Join us for this kick-off […]
Continue readingUpdate from Mayor Miro Weinberger October 10, 2020 Introducing: Burlington ballot boxes! The City is committed to ensuring a safe and accurate election, and smooth voting experience for all Burlington voters. In recent years, we’ve worked to dramatically improve voting access by expanding early voting options and implementing same-day registration. In August, while jurisdictions around […]
Continue readingUSCRI Vermont hosted its first cohort of 11 learners at its new Digital Literacy class at the Winooski Public Library on September 30th. With our partner Technology 4 Tomorrow, USCRI Vermont launched its new Digital Literacy Program last week – The course includes a Chromebook, internet connection, and 20 hours of online integrated English language […]
Continue readingVTIFF’s Virtual Film Festival is right around the corner. Festival passes are on sale starting on Friday, October 9. Individual tickets will be on sale Friday Oct 16. Check out the Festival Program and the terrific 2020 Festival Trailer, created by our very own Filmmaking Adjunct Ryan Dunleavy and Filmmaking Alumna Serena Gauthier. A pass gives you open access to all […]
Continue readingGreetings Friends of Vermont Lakes, The lakes program of the Vermont DEC is offering two sessions of the Natural Shorelands Erosion Control Certification Training this November! This year both sessions will be held live and entirely online. The training covers topics related to shoreland development and lake water quality and are geared for all those who work […]
Continue readingI am giving a zoom climate talk, and you are invited! The Climate Reality Project is the brainchild and initiative of VP Al Gore. Their mission is to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society. Gore does this by training (now 30,000+) people around […]
Continue readingOctober 7, 2020 United Way’s Volunteer Connection site is set up to help connect agencies and volunteers. Agencies are working hard to navigate volunteering in this new time, so the opportunities are still limited, but we are starting to see more. Here is a link for Volunteer Connection to see these and other opportunities. GROCERY SHOPPING FOR OLDER […]
Continue readingNews | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs | Submit | Advertise We are honored to announce Tasneem Essop and Mateo Nube as keynote speakers at the AASHE Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (GCSHE). Tasneem Essop is the executive director of the Climate Action Network – International and will be sharing lessons learned from her efforts to advance the […]
Continue readingEnjoy our monthly newsletter providing updates on research, outreach and education from Lake Champlain Sea Grant. UVM, SUNY-Plattsburgh receive national recognition, additional funding for Lake Champlain Sea Grant Institute By Julianna White, Research Program CoordinatorSeptember 30, 2020The Lake Champlain Sea Grant (LCSG) Institute attracted additional federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]
Continue readingHello Volunteer Cooks, It’s that time of the year again! We are gearing up for our Annual Phonathon in November. We are desperately in need of volunteers for this event and are reaching out to this wonderful group for help. As a Phonathon Volunteer, you can either make calls or work on mailings. Our goal […]
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