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Inspired by the Australian-founded initiative, our Plastic Free EcoChallenge is a 31-day, global challenge to reduce and refuse single-use plastics. We invite you to create intention and take action on creating plastic-free habits with us! To join the movement visit plasticfree.ecochallenge.org.
The rising costs and dangers associated with coastal flooding are motivating communities to assess the people, places, and resources at risk. During this live interview with a guest speaker, participants will hear first-hand experiences from field experts who have used maps to engage stakeholders in discussions about local hazards and risk. Participants will learn how to best use local flood exposure maps when working with citizens and local officials.
This live webinar supports the work of community land use, hazards, and resilience planners. It replaces the Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risk webinar.
Click here to register.
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2019 is environmental issues, and what you can do. In July, Jaime Gonzalez, Houston Urban Conservation Programs Manager for The Nature Conservancy, will highlight a variety of local environmental issues, and how local people/organizations are coming together to address them. He will explain tools used for environmental action mapping that make collective action more effective. And, he’ll speak about how all of us can work together to create positive environmental change in Houston. Join us online for this insightful talk! Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/ to register.
The Our Great Region Awards recognize outstanding organizations in the 13-county region working to make the region an even better place to live, work, and prosper. Submitted projects must advance one or more of the Our Great Region 2040 plan’s Big Ideas. For more information on how to register visit www.ourregion.org/awards.
The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites people of all faiths to learn about our present ecological crisis and consider how our faiths can enable us to respond. What is our present ecological crisis? What specific issues are central? Using the United Nations’ Global Environmental Outlook, issued earlier this year, the speaker will address these questions. All attendees, of all faiths, will then engage in facilitated discussions of how our faiths both inform and enable our response to this crisis, thru both personal and collective action and advocacy. Lisa Brenskelle, the speaker, holds a PhD in engineering, and has worked on a volunteer basis in earthkeeping ministry in her Christian denomination for decades. Discussion facilitators are all leaders in earth care in their respective religious bodies. Join us for this thought-provoking event at 1st Unitarian Universalist Church. The presentation portion of this event will also be available online. Please register if you plan to attend either online or in person. For more information, please contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.
New to the EcoRise Eco-Audit Grant Process and want to learn how to walk students through a student written grant process to get their sustainability ideas funded? Join us for this one-hour introductory webinar!
EcoRise will:
-Review the curriculum/resource platform
-View examples
-Discuss facilitation ideas
EcoRise will use Zoom video platform. Please be sure your camera and video are working in advance of the webinar. Use the link below to log into the meeting. It takes about 1-2 minutes to get set up before the meeting.Join us via laptop at: https://zoom.us/s/9624181171
**Webinar is for PreK-12 teachers only. Please respond to confirmation email to secure your spot.
Already an EcoRise teacher and need some one-on-one guidance? Schedule an Eco-Audit Grant Check In:
https://calendly.com/ecorisekristi/15min
“TECH TOOLS USED BY TEACHERS,†HOSTED BY LISA GIANUKOS AND AMANDA BROWN OF CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOUNDATION.
Details and registration on this Google Form.
Format: 10 minute presentation on local topic, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and community-building time. The sessions are offered at two times on the same day (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) to ensure smaller groups and more opportunity to connect with fellow environmental educators in Houston.
“TECH TOOLS USED BY TEACHERS,†HOSTED BY LISA GIANUKOS AND AMANDA BROWN OF CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOUNDATION.
Details and registration on this Google Form.
Format: 10 minute presentation on local topic, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and community-building time. The sessions are offered at two times on the same day (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) to ensure smaller groups and more opportunity to connect with fellow environmental educators in Houston.
Join Houston Audubon for a virtual event celebrating migratory birds!
The week of May 11-16th, 2020, the festival will be celebrated via Facebook.
Every day, the shared content pertains to a different aspect of how nature benefits health.
The content will consist of daily posts, reading recommendations, live yoga, videos by exhibitors, and more! Some of the exhibitors who’ve submitted video content include Cypress Creek Greenway Project Chair-Jim Robertson, Naturalist- Lauren Hollenbeck from Lake Houston, and Certified Nature Therapy Guide Cindy Scott from Jones State Forest.
Join in daily for live streaming of Holistic Yoga sessions by SVyasa Trained instructor, Latha Kuruvanka starting at 5:30 p.m..
THEMES
Monday 5/11: The impact of nature on physical health.
Tuesday 5/12: Nature Connection &Mental Wellness
Wednesday 5/13: Recreation in Nature
Thursday 5/14 Holistic Nature
Friday 5/15: Art in Nature
Saturday 5/16: Unseen Nature (wildlife and more)