USCRI Vermont January 2022 Newsletter Happy 2022! As of the first week of January, USCRI Vermont has welcomed 100 Afghan arrivals, and we’re expecting at least 60 Afghans and 280 refugees by fall 2022. Overall, the families and individuals who arrived in Vermont as a part of Afghan resettlement are doing well and many have moved into permanent housing, begun […]
Continue readingALL HANDS ON DECK!Do you enjoy creating new educational experiences for children and adults? Are you a fellow Lake Lover who shares our passion for water recreation? The Community Sailing Center is actively hiring for our full-time positions of Program Director and Program Manager and we need all hands on deck! The Program Director leads a team of bright […]
Continue readingThis April the Vermont Garden Network will present an online panel discussion on the impacts of climate change on gardening (and gardeners) through a food security lens. Help us provide the most relevant information & resources for you by responding to these two questions: What has been your most persistent gardening challengedue to climate change impacts? […]
Continue readingA unique, year-long professional learning opportunity for select school, early childhood & district teams from New England & New York. Whether you’re a long-time farm to school advocate or looking to begin integrating food, farm, and nutrition programs into your school community, you’re invited to form a team and apply. The Institute kicks off at Shelburne Farms with […]
Continue readingHappy Days of Garden Dreaming!Happy New Year…we’re starting 2022 with a new name and a refreshed logo! We’re celebrating 20 years of helping people grow food, and during that time our mission and programs have expanded. Our work continues to center around community building, and we still provide community garden organizers with training, networking and […]
Continue readingSAVE THE DATE Join us for UNA-USA’s virtual Global Engagement Summit! Thursday, February 24, 2022 | 1-5 p.m. ET UNA-USA’s Global Engagement Summit, typically held at UN Headquarters in New York City, is the largest annual gathering of UN advocates in the country, bringing together UN and U.S. officials, young professionals, community leaders, and subject matter […]
Continue readingAs of January 2022, only food scraps and a few select items* are accepted in compost bins around campus and the community. Due to high rates of contamination, the Chittenden Solid Waste District and other waste haulers are no longer accepting formerly ‘compostable’ cups and containers. As CSWD notes, “These products pose many problems for […]
Continue readingGirls on the Run is a statewide non-profit program where social-emotional learning is the cornerstone of research-based lessons, designed specifically for the challenges that 3rd – 5th or 6th – 8th-grade girls face today. The curriculum creatively integrates accessible physical activity to instill confidence and healthy decision-making skills. While covid forced us to cancel our ’20 season, we have […]
Continue readingI’m reaching out to see you can help spread the word about our internship. It would be great to find a Champlain intern this spring, and I thought the position might interest some of the Eco-Reps. It’s unpaid, but we offer a free membership and monthly driving credits. And, we can work with students to help them […]
Continue readingEnjoy our monthly newsletter providing updates on research, outreach and education from Lake Champlain Sea Grant.Reconnecting to Land and Water Through Indigenous Traditional KnowledgeBy Shari HalikDecember 01, 2021Lake Champlain Sea Grant partners with Shelburne Farms and the Abenaki People to support Indigenous education in the Lake Champlain basin. “There are currently very few Abenaki resources […]
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