BTV Conservation News When spring arrives with a rush in the Champlain Valley, the snow melts into wildflowers and bird songs lace our woods. In this issue, join BPRW’s Field Naturalist on wildflower walks at Ethan Allen Park in Burlington and Redrocks Park in South Burlington, because you can never have too many wildflowers. Also […]
Continue readingtwitter • facebook • website • instagram What Keeps Vermont Up at Night A recent study of a random selection of patients at the Community Health Center of Vermont in Burlington examined how well Vermonters sleep. Seven of the 30 respondents reported having a formal diagnosis of sleep apnea and about half (16/30) reported having […]
Continue readingWe are so excited to announce that we will be hosting our FIRST monthly at the end of April!Come join us on Saturday, April 17th at Battery Street Park in Burlington, VT at 1 PM, for an hour of trashy goodness. We will have some extra trash pickers and buckets, but we encourage you to bring […]
Continue readingApril 14, 2021 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs | Submit | Advertise News of the Week 75 HEIs Urge Biden Administration to Support a 2030 US Climate TargetSecond Nature recently sent a letter to the White House signed by 75 higher education institutions calling on the Biden-Harris Administration to adopt a […]
Continue readingGreen Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News April Happy Earth Month & Faith Climate Action Week At this time of spring, Earth Month, and Ramadan, may we remember that our Earth cannot truly flourish until we have justice for all…all people, all members of the Earth community. IPL’s Faith Climate Action Week & Kiss the […]
Continue readingUSRCI Vermont April 2021 Newsletter USCRI Vermont’s Kristen Rengo, Coordinator of Interpretation and Translation Services, was a featured panelist for “The Embedded Racism of Language Access Barriers” presented on March 25th as part of Vermont Law School’s “Embedded Racism in the Law” discussion series. Through this series, South Royalton Legal Clinic at Vermont Law School invites attendees to discuss solutions to […]
Continue readingHappy Spring! With the Equinox passed, and sugaring season at a wrap in most places, we are in the height of mud season, known to trap unsuspecting boots and cars in puddles. We are seeing Vermont organizations remain resilient, offering gtreat programming in virtual spaces in-person programming to virtual spaces, and person educators continuing to […]
Continue readingIf you have some time this Saturday afternoon, please come to this outdoor, COVID safe, performance I’ve been working on. “The Opposite of Hate is Mending”Saturday, April 17th- 2pmFlynn Ave. Located on the green on the north side of the street, just west of the train tracks (by the new City Market). Follow the signs […]
Continue readingBeing Black and Seeing Green: Risking to Gain and Playing the Long GameCarolyn Finney, Storyteller, Author and a Cultural GeographerFriday, Apr. 16, 12-1 p.m.Virtual Link Christian Cooper. George Floyd. John Muir. Systemic racism. Cancel Culture. In this moment of racial reckoning, how do we call ourselves out in order to call ourselves in? What does […]
Continue readingWelcome to the April 2021 edition of Reality Now. BLOG HIGHLIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM: WHAT IT IS AND HOW YOU CAN FIGHT IT We can’t truly move forward as a movement without acknowledging our shared past and working to solve its most fundamental problems. READ MORE THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN IS THE PLAN WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR […]
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