Topic: Content development for NWF EcoLeaders Community Location: Any U.S. location (preference given to Washington DC metro area) Background: EcoLeaders is NWF’s National Leadership and Career Development Program. Currently, over 1,100 college students and young professional leaders at about 300 colleges and universities in every U.S. state and 11 other countries are working toward certification […]
Continue readingGet Involved Visit Our Website Give E-News – April As sunshine and warm weather melt the final traces of winter from our mountains, Vermonters are on the move, taking to our downtowns and countryside, often by foot and bicycle. How we travel around the state has many implications for Vermont’s people, communities and natural resources. […]
Continue readingBuilding Vermont’s food independence by managing excess farm produce Please spread the word…. We’re searching for a Vermont Commodity Program Director! The Vermont Commodity Program needs a director with: …a desire to support workforce development and skill building initiatives for individuals in transition …agricultural and/or food manufacturing knowledge …demonstrated success training, managing, and working in teams …an […]
Continue readingOn Saturday, May 7th Branch Out Burlington! will be hosting another Tree Planting Event! It runs from 9AM–11 AM at the UVM Hort Farm. NO EXPERIENCE is necessary! We can show you what to do and there are many different tasks to do! If you have work gloves please bring them, or you can borrow […]
Continue readingNational Drug Take-Back Day at BPD KIMBERLY CARON, FPF@BPDVT.ORG, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, BURLINGTON POLICE DEPT., BURLINGTON Event: Apr 30, 2016, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Prescription Drug Take-back Day Save the date for National Prescription Drug Take-back Day! Show you care. Don’t Share! Saturday, April 30, 10am – 2pm The local drop off site is the Burlington […]
Continue readingSave Food for People June 28-29, 2016 Harvard Law School | Cambridge, MA The gathering of speakers and all around anti-food waste heroes is going to be second to none this or last year! This conference is targeted on the opportunities, programs, and available infrastructure to prevent wasted food and to capture edible surplus food […]
Continue readingAll, Each year as students move out of our Champlain Residence Halls, there is the opportunity to collect useful items for donation in the community as well as ensuring proper recycling protocol. If you are someone who wants to: a) make sure good things wind up in the hands of those who could use it, […]
Continue readingThe University of Illinois at Chicago presents the 6th Annual Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy In partnership with Argonne National Laboratory; Clean Energy Trust; Institute for Sustainability & Energy at Northwestern (Northwestern University); Loyola University; UI LABS; University of Chicago; Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (Illinois Institute of Technology) The SISE Program The […]
Continue readingJob Post can be found at: https://www.ecotrust.org/join-us/jobs-and-internships/ Application deadline: 5/1/2016 Contact: jobs@ecotrust.org Attn: Natural Resources Data Scientist Summary: Ecotrust is a regional organization that has been leading restoration-based economic development since 1991. Ecotrust’s many innovations include cofounding an environmental bank, starting the world’s first ecosystem investment fund, creating a range of programs in fisheries, forestry, food, […]
Continue readingThe next Generator’s BIG Maker at Champlain College, co-sponsored by the Division of Communication and Creative Media, is April 28 in the Champlain Room at 7PM. BIG Maker Morehshin Allahyari April 28, 7PM RSVP: https://big-maker-morehshin-allahyari.eventbrite.com Iranian-born artist Morehshin Allahyari takes us on a guided tour of the Middle East where historic objects are at risk […]
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