Field trips bring climate change learnings outside the classroom. (Credit: The Wild Center) The Wild Center will host a Summer Institute for New York State Teachers on July 15-18, focused on "Empowering Students for Climate Resilience." This is the first multi-day institute of … [Read more...] about The Wild Center Empowers Educators to Talk Climate Change: Hosts Summer Institute for NYS Teachers
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Community Discussion on Climate Change at Library
On Sunday, Mar 12, at 3:00 p.m. In our role as a community gathering place, the Belden Noble Library will be host a discussion on CLIMATE CHANGE. What are your thoughts on this topic? Come share them in this open conversation guided by Essex residents Katharine Preston and Nick … [Read more...] about Community Discussion on Climate Change at Library
Trouble for Moose: Climate, Ticks, and Lack of Predators
The biggest animal to recolonize our region after past extirpation is the Moose. The largest member of the deer family (Cervidae), Moose (Alces alces) hint at the Pleistocene mega-fauna that for epochs prior to arrival of Homo sapiens (us!) shaped North American ecosystems. … [Read more...] about Trouble for Moose: Climate, Ticks, and Lack of Predators
The Solutions Grassroots Tour with Josh Fox & Friends
The Solutions Grassroots Tour: Solar Home Companion with Josh Fox & Friends March 8th at 3:00 PM SUNY Plattsburgh/Yokum Auditorium (200) 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh NY Hosted by: People for Positive Action Conceived and directed by Oscar-Nominated and … [Read more...] about The Solutions Grassroots Tour with Josh Fox & Friends
Oil Trains Through Essex and The Champlain Valley
This morning, as is the case most mornings, the noisy rumble of the train precedes my viewing its linear passage at the bottom of our hayfield. It is one of a number that will pass by this day, this week, these months, full of fracked oil and volatile gases from North Dakota, … [Read more...] about Oil Trains Through Essex and The Champlain Valley