Become an EcoLeader, the planet needs you DO YOU WANT TO TAKE ACTION FOR WILDLIFE AND RECEIVE CERTIFICATION FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP? Join NWF’s EcoLeaders Community, a career and leadership certification program for student and other young professional environmental leaders and get started. EcoLeaders provides students the opportunity to: Create and share your Eco-Mission Launch and earn […]
Continue readingThe March Edition March 11, 2016 We’re hiring! Are you passionate about carsharing? Are you intrigued by the idea of working with a small group of incredibly passionate (and fun!) people? Do you want to work for a local non-profit doing important work in our community? We are looking to hire for two positions here […]
Continue readingResults: Vermont First Local Purchasing 2015 by VermontFirst The 2015 results are in! But first, a few thoughts: When we launched Vermont First, we knew that in order to make strides towards our goal to increase local purchasing across all our Vermont accounts we needed to establish a baseline. This baseline data needed to provide enough information to […]
Continue readingHello Network! Please see below for a message from the Real Food Standard Council. Please note the opportunity to submit a comment by April 1st. Over the past month, we’ve taken unprecedented action for our future – a future where there isjustice and dignity for workers and producers, in a food system that sustains our […]
Continue readingWe’re thrilled that BREAKAWAY is a finalist for the 2016 Womanity Foundation Award. Our team is privileged to be partnering with Grassroot Soccer and longtime partner, Population Media Center on our proposal to create a mobile version of the game and localized education model. If we’re successful in receiving the award, we’ll bring BREAKAWAY full circle and return to […]
Continue readingDon’t miss this summers Watershed for Every Classroom Professional Development Opportunity! Contact: Ryan Morra rmorra@shelburnefarms.org Apply at: https://www.shelburnefarms.org/calendar/event/a-watershed-for-every-classroom-2016-2017 Copyright © 2016 UVM Watershed Alliance – Lake Champlain Sea Grant, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: UVM Watershed Alliance – Lake Champlain Sea Grant 3 College Street Burlington, VT 05405
Erik Shonstrom Publishes for Children and Nature Nework Posted: 10 Feb 2016 08:06 AM PST The Children & Nature Network is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to fuel the worldwide grassroots movement to reconnect children with nature. Core Assistant Professor Erik Shonstrom‘s article, Sensory Curiosity: The Key to a Child’s Exploration of the Natural World, […]
Continue readingThere’s a lot going on at Green Mountain Compost as winter zigs and zags into spring: A big sale on compost, raised bed mix, and topsoil, plus 3 great job openings! GET A JUMP-START ON THE GROWING SEASON! Now through March 17, 2016, save 15% when you buy at least 2 cubic yards of bulk […]
Continue readingThe Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne is hiring a new Summer Camp Director. The Turtle Lane Camp’s primary focus is on spending time outside, along with art, music, whole food, and plenty of play. This is a great opportunity for outdoor educators who are interested in a more administrative-focused position that encourages art and […]
Continue readingRegistration is now OPEN! Cultivating Climate Resilience Summit An Education Summit for Empowerment & Action Saturday, April 9, 2016, 8 am – 4 pm Montpelier High School, Montpelier, Vermont Keynote Speaker: Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux,Vermont State Climatologist & Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of Vermont Certificates for Professional Development will be available View […]
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