When: September 9th 2014 – 5:00PM to 10:00 PM Where: UVM – Aiken – Room 103 – https://goo.gl/maps/REBcB Registration: https://leadinggreen.ca/Vermont Interested in getting involved in the Green Building Industry? Opportunities are plentiful in the field of sustainable design and LEED is at its forefront. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a green-rating […]
Continue readingDoug McKenzie-Mohr, Ph.D. Environmental Psychologist will be delivering an introductory (November 17-18) and advanced (November 19-20) community-based social marketing training at Tufts University in Medford, MA. These workshops will be of interest to those working to promote water efficiency, waste reduction, energy efficiency, conservation, modal transportation changes, watershed protection, and other sustainable behavior changes. Those […]
Continue readingThis webinar will explore how cultural differences influence perception of sustainability and how to navigate these differences effectively. Participants will gain an understanding for an alternative approach to framing and implementing sustainability that improves response from under-resourced populations and learn new inclusionary tools for engaging leaders of color in sustainability. Registration information here.
The early bird rate for Seattle University’s Environmental Justice and Sustainability conference ends on June 23rd. More information about the conference which meets August 7-9th may be found at: www.js2014.org Environmental justice and sustainability are inextricably connected. True sustainability can only be achieved when all communities have healthy air, water, food, green space, and security, […]
Continue readingGarden Basics Workshops 11:30am-12:45pm select Saturdays at Tommy Thompson Community Garden In partnership with Burlington Area Community Gardens/Burlington Parks & Recreation, Vermont Community Garden Network presents a series of beginner garden workshops on topics such as soil health, garden planting, pests and disease prevention, food and medicine from your weeds, preserving garden produce, and extending […]
Continue readingThe longest running state recreation conference in the country, put on by the Vermont Recreation and Parks Association, will be September 24-25 this year at Lake Morey Resort and Conference Center in Fairlee, VT. The theme of our 71st Annual Conference is “Recreation Within Reach: Connecting People, Parks, and Programs.” Continue reading
The 2015 Conference on Communication and Environment (COCE) Boulder, Colorado, USA June 11-14, 2015 Web: https://theieca.org/coce2015 Twitter: #coce2015 Email: coce2015 at theieca dot org Conference Hosts: J. Harrison Carpenter and Dale Miller Program Chairs: Maxwell Boykoff and Julie Doyle More information here.
October 3-4, University of New Hampshire Join the first Students for Zero Waste Conference! We’re excited to bring together students from across the country for a weekend of education and leadership development around campus sustainability. To learn more and register, visit www.postlandfill.org/conference
Friday October 17th – Sunday October 19, 2014
Hulbert Outdoor Center, Fairlee, Vermont
Enjoy a weekend at Hulbert Outdoor Center on beautiful Lake Morey in Fairlee, Vermont, while engaging with well-known writers and editors. This event will include writing workshops, readings and presentations, a nature illustration workshop, educators’ workshops, an editors’ panel discussion, and plenty of time for informal conversations over meals and around the campfire. Continue reading
The schedule’s up for the June 6-9th action camp to stop the fracked gas pipeline — we hope you can make it!
Registration and logistical information here: https://www.risingtidevermont.org/no-pipelines-action-camp-for-climate-justice.html
Cheers,
Keith for Rising Tide Vermont
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