Enjoy our monthly newsletter providing updates on research, outreach and education from Lake Champlain Sea Grant.Learn Ways to Protect Water Quality Around Your HomeBy Lake Champlain Sea Grant StaffSeptember 07, 2021Are you a Vermont homeowner? Do you enjoy nearby lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands, whether by boating, swimming, fishing, walking along the shore, or watching […]
Continue readingI am writing to formally invite you to the 2021 FoodxFilm Festival , September 26th – October 3rd, 2021. The FoodxFilm Festival is a premiere international festival that seeks to transform food systems for everyone, everywhere through film and story. The festival aims to create a platform that shares the voices of the next generation of food systems […]
Continue readingMay 2021 Garden EventsGet the network involved by submitting your next event directly to our submission page. Webinars, courses, conferences, one-time or reoccurring events, all apply! See what’s coming up on our Statewide Garden Calendar Fund Your GardenVisit our website for a regularly updated list of garden-related grants. Find upcoming grants on our Garden Grants page […]
Continue readingApril 28, 2021 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs | Submit | Advertise News of the Week THE Releases 2021 Impact RankingsThe Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings assess universities on their contributions to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. The 2021 ranking includes 1,115 universities from 94 countries/regions. The overall ranking is led by the University of Manchester (U.K.), followed by […]
Continue readingCENTER FOR INFORMATION & RESEARCH ON CIVIC LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE CIRCLE New CIRCLE Study ConfirmsMajor Increase in Youth Voter Turnout We estimate that half of young people, ages 18-29, voted in the 2020 presidential election, a remarkable 11-point increase from 2016 (39%) and likely one of the highest rates of youth electoral participation […]
Continue readingThank you for attending or registering for “Climate Solutions for Vermont” a webinar held on April 13, 2021, as part of the global teach-in Solve Climate by 2030. The event recording is available here: Climate Solutions for Vermont – Solve Climate By 2030, 4/13/21 – YouTube Please share the link with your networks. Take care,Janet Wiseman on […]
Continue readingWednesday, April 28, 2021Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Spring is one of our favorite seasons, as we’re busy planning out the year ahead and getting ready for summer! What are we doing this spring? Installing a Demonstration Project to make a village safe and pleasant for pedestrians Sending our Bike Smart trailer to 20 schools […]
Continue readingJoin Human Rights Watch to preview a new documentary by Jonathan Silvers, Tulsa: The Fire and Forgotten, for free, April 30–May 10 across the United States, and join a live discussion May 5 featuring: Nicole Austin-Hillery, Human Rights Watch US Program Executive DirectorDeNeen Brown, Washington Post ReporterRep. Regina Goodwin, OK House District 73Dreisen Heath, Human […]
Continue readingHappy Earth Day! Happy Earth Day! Below are a few ideas for how to celebrate and protect our planet and the special corner we call home from your friends at the Lake Champlain Committee. Thanks for all you do, the LCC Team Get outside to celebrate and explore the planet this Earth Day. Photo by Lori […]
Continue readingApril 2021 Dear Neighbors, Happy “Almost” Earth Day! April 22nd is Earth Day. The day was created in April 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson to bring attention to his environmental agenda. The nation at the time did not have an EPA, a Clean Air Act, or a Clean Water Act. On that first Earth Day, […]
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