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Network Climate Action: Scaling Up Your Climate Impact
5-week online course
April 7 - May 12, 2020
Many of us want to do something about climate change, but individual actions can feel inadequate in the face of the looming crisis. In the Network Climate Action: Scaling up your Impact online course, you will learn what the latest research says about how to scale up your individual actions through your social networks. You will choose a climate action you take yourself and apply social influence research to persuade your family, friends, colleagues, or social media followers to also take that action. You will be part of a unique online community that is applying innovative, exciting, and evidence-based approaches to fight climate change!
For more information and registration link, go to:
https://www.civicecology.org/course-nca
Winter Waterfowl Boat Tour, March 26th, 9:00-11:30 am - Join The Nature Conservancy's Virginia Coast Reserve Migratory Bird Conservation team for a seaside exploration of winter waterfowl habitat in Northampton County! This outing is free and open to the public, but registration is required, as space is limited.
For more information or to sign up, please contact outreach & education coordinator, Margaret Van Clief at
[email protected] or (757) 414-9227.
We hope you'll join us!
The Nature Conservancy Virginia
NEW BOOK and ONLINE COURSE
“Advancing Environmental Education Practice” by Marianne Krasny, Cornell University Press 2020
This new book is included in the “Environmental Education Outcomes” online course (Feb 11 - Mar 17, 2020) offered by Cornell University. Sign up for the course now!
http://civicecology.org/course-eeo
Summer 2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are available through VCR LTER here at the UVA Lab. Applications are due February 10th.
Please share!
Details in the link:
https://www.abcrc.virginia.edu/siteman2/
How often do you get to explore a conserved landscape in the winter moonlight? The Nature Conservancy will host a Full Moon Walk on Brownsville Preserve in Nassawadox - Friday, January 10th at 4:30 pm led by TNC MD Lower Shore Project Manager, Joe Fehrer.
This popular annual outing is free and open to the public, but registration is required, as space is limited. For more info or to sign up, please contact Outreach & Education Coordinator, Margaret Van Clief at
[email protected] or (757) 414-9227.
We hope you can join us!
The Nature Conservancy Virginia
Check out the latest Shore Outdoors insert about migration found in the October 2019 edition of Eastern Shore First (
https://www.easternshorefirst.com/)!! This 8-page insert, funded by the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District, is an annual publication of the Eastern Shore Environmental Education Council .
“Introduction to Environmental Education”
Cornell University online course
5 weeks (Sept 3 – Oct 8, 2019)
Register now:
https://civicecology.org/course-iee
Intro to Environmental Education is the perfect course for anyone interested in starting a career in Environmental Education or improving their skillset. Participants will examine different education approaches and produce activity plans appropriate for your current or future educational programs. As usual, we expect to have hundreds of participants from dozens of countries, which provides a great opportunity for networking and social learning.
Please share the following course announcements with your colleagues and networks!
“Climate Change Science, Communication, and Action”
Cornell University online course
6 weeks (Sept 3 – Oct 15, 2019)
Register:
https://civicecology.org/Course-CC
This course covers the basics of climate change, from science to action. We delve into the subtleties of climate change communication and explore climate action from the standpoint of policy and through the lens of growing climate social movements. Using Drawdown’s comprehensive list of climate change solutions, we help you focus on a climate action that you can achieve during the course, and then provide a framework to help you plan post-course climate engagement.
Outdoor Exploration Day is fast approaching! We will be having kayak trips during the big event on September 28th, but the trips will be limited. In the meantime, enter for a chance to win your very own kayaking adventure at Kiptopeke State Park and be sure to save the date!
This 2 hour ranger-led kayak paddle will take you up close and personal with the concrete fleet at Kiptopeke with a stunning view of the sunset on the Chesapeake Bay! All equipment and a brief lesson will be provided to you and up to 5 of your friends and family! You do not want to miss out on this opportunity! All you have to do to enter is and this post and our page.
You have until August 20th, 2019 at 5:00 pm to enter. The winner will be announced Wednesday, August 21st at 9:00 am.
The tour will start at the Kiptopeke State Park boat ramp and traverse the shoreline of the Chesapeake beach and around the Park’s famous Concrete Fleet. Come prepared with water tolerant clothing and drinking water. Children 11-15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 11 and under are ineligible. Date will be weather and conditions permitting.
Step-by-step Instructions
1. Like this post.
2. You can follow us on to keep up-to-date on all of our news.
3.Share this on your timeline and mention your friends in the comments so they can enter too!
The winner will be selected at random and announced on August 21st at 9:00 am.
Good Luck!
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Kiptopeke State Park Friends of Kiptopeke State Park Virginia State Parks VISIT Eastern Shore, Virginia Eastern Shore Soil & Water Conservation District Eastern Shore Environmental Education Council