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In recent years, lionfish derbies have served to raise awareness of the invasive lionfish problem and remove large quantities of lionfish throughout the tropical western Atlantic (southeastern United States, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico). Unfortunately, this type of one-day dive/snorkel event is not practical for Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary due to the remote location and the depth of the reefs. As an alternative, the sanctuary hosts a Lionfish Invitational. This four-day event is a science-based effort in which 11 dive teams work to remove as many lionfish as possible, while also recording helpful data on lionfish activity and sightings. In addition, a science team of 8 divers conducts surveys to determine what species, quantities and sizes of fish are present at each designated site before and after the removals. The sanctuary have scheduled two trips for the 2018 season: June 24-28 and Aug. 26-30, 2018. Applications for these trips are now available and must be submitted by Mar. 31, 2018. For more information, visit flowergarden.noaa.gov.
- On April 8, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., the Interfaith Environ
mental Network of Houston invites you to learn how you and/or your house of worship can go solar for less by leveraging Solarize Houston, a program of the Houston Renewable Energy Group, a local nonprofit dedicated to promoting renewable energy solutions and businesses. PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy), a very attractive financing option for houses of worship and other commercial properties, will also be covered. You may attend this event in person or online via web meeting. Please register for this event at eventbrite.com. For more information, please contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.
The Marine Technology for Teachers and Students (MaTTS) Project invites you to participate in its upcoming webinar series. This series of three webinars (see below) will focus on how to incorporate marine technology builds, ocean exploration expeditions, and live content into your classroom curriculum.
During each webinar, Inner Space Center (ISC) staff and MaTTS Project Teacher Leaders will present an overview of the MaTTS Project, ocean exploration activities, and various marine technology builds.  Learn how to incorporate these topics into your classroom curriculum.
Webinar Series Schedule
Monday, December 18, 2017, 3-4pm Eastern
Ocean Exploration Topic: Connecting Your Classroom to Live Expeditions
Technology Build:Â Basic Observation Systems
Monday, February 5, 2018, 3-4pm Eastern
Ocean Exploration Topic:Â Recent Technological Advancements
Technology Build:Â Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
Thursday, April 12, 2018, 3-4pm Eastern
Ocean Exploration Topic:Â 2018 Expeditions
Technology Build:Â Hydrophones/
Please use this link to register for one or more of the webinars in this series. Once registered, information on how to connect will be sent, via email, within a week of the scheduled webinar.
Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability is hosting a new five-webinar series — “Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Leadership Series.” The series is co-hosted by the American Society of Adaptation Professionals and the University of the District of Columbia’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences.
The free series will introduce participants to climate change adaptation and resilience leaders working in policy, innovation, and technology, and climate justice and social equity from across various scales of government and other sectors. These experts will share cutting-edge examples of how they are putting effective innovation and equitable climate adaptation into practice.
The first webinar will discuss Climate Adaptation Policy at the State and Local Level. Deliberate, proactive climate action is a deviation from business-as-usual and requires boldly challenging the status quo. At the heart of climate action are individuals: courageous leaders who may come from any part of society. Climate action requires revising, or creating new, law, policy, or regulation to incentive adaptation action and penalize maladaptation. In this webinar, hear from individuals who exemplify visionary leadership and are moving their jurisdictions forward through groundbreaking climate policy. Register for the webinar at register.gotowebinar.com.
Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability is hosting a new five-webinar series — “Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Leadership Series”. The series is co-hosted by the American Society of Adaptation Professionals and the University of the District of Columbia’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences.
The free series will introduce participants to climate change adaptation and resilience leaders working in policy, innovation and technology, and climate justice and social equity from across various scales of government and other sectors. These experts will share cutting-edge examples of how they are putting effective, innovative and equitable climate adaptation into practice.
The first webinar in the new series focuses on Climate Policy.
Panelists for the first webinar include
Michael McCormick, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
Guy Williams, President & CEO of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice and Project Director of the Detroit Climate Action Plan.
This session will be moderated by Elizabeth Graffy, Professor of Practice at the Arizona State University’s Center for Science, Policy & Outcomes and Senior Sustainability Scientist at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability.
Subsequent webinars will address Innovations in Climate Solutions, and Climate Justice and Adaptation plus other timely and impactful subjects.
More details about this webinar and the entire series will be posted over the next several weeks.
The films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributi
In general, the series is screened on the third Wednesday of each month.
For current films, visit the Houston Green Films website or Facebook page.
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On April 21, 2018, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Game Wardens will host their third annual Spring Outdoor Celebration at Mont Belvieu City Park. Texas Game Wardens are excited to introduce outdoor recreational activities to the youth and other citizens. Participation in all activities is free. Activities include archery, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, door prizes, and much more. They hope to promote involvement and utilization of the natural resources within the community. For more information, visit facebook.com.
H-GAC is hosting a series of seminars and hands-on workshops to learn to use H-GAC’s interactive web applications for community and transportation planning. Participants will have access to computers to participate in an interactive session to master the use of these online applications.
A webinar option is also available; however, hands-on activities will be presented to in-person attendees only.
- Seminar 1:Â Demographic Explorer and Snapshot -Â Thursday, March 22
- Seminar 2: Regional Employment Snapshot & Commute Patterns -Â Thursday, April 26
- Seminar 3: Activity-Connectivity Explorer -Â Thursday, May 24
Seminar 1 focuses on the Demographic Explorer and Snapshot which provides quick and easy access to US Census American Community Survey data
Learn how to customize the data displayed to fit your needs:
- Draw and select an area of interest
- Query the data for more information
- Perform market analysis
- Summarize and download data
- Directly use the demographic snapshot tool and maps for presentations
For more information, visit h-gac.com.
Join Security and Sustainability Forum (SSF) and Island Press in a 90-minute webinar about the emerging field of energy democracy, a movement that frames the struggle of working people, low-income communities, and communities of color to take control of energy resources and use those resources to empower their communities. Energy poverty is a shocking political reality in the United States and is more important than ever to combat as we face the impacts of climate change.
The webinar will be led by Denise Fairchild, the inaugural president of the Emerald Cities Collaborative, and a co-editor of Energy Democracy. Denise has dedicated over 30 years to strengthening housing, jobs, businesses, and economic opportunities for low-income residents and communities of color, domestically and internationally.
Register at register.gotowebinar.com.