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Reimagining Schoolyards to Improve Health and Learning

Carl Smith

February 22, 2023 |

Governing |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Green Schoolyards America is launching the California Schoolyard Forest System in partnership with the California Department of Education and other area groups to develop schoolyard forests at K-12 schools to provide shade for students as temperatures continue to rise. Planting more trees on campuses can help protect children from heat-related health issues and promote more physical activity during recess.

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Woof, there it is: A spotted lanternfly!

Genevieve Fox

February 08, 2023 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

With their keen sense of smell, dogs are being used to detect spotted lanternfly eggs before they hatch, preventing the invasive species from devastating vineyards. Once trained, the dogs search from January to April to detect the pest early and their efforts are slowing the spread of the lanternfly from forests to vineyards.

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In California, women learn how to protect their ancestral lands with fire

Debra Utacia Krol

January 30, 2023 |

AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Ishraamhírak, United States, California

The WTREX program runs prescribed burn camps to provide hands-on training for Indigenous women. This training allows them to reclaim parts of their culture and bring cultural burns back to their land in a safe learning environment.

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In Washington, Students Learn About Climate Change Like Nowhere Else

Ashira Morris

January 12, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Washington state's ClimeTime program trains educators to teach about climate change and environmental justice in a way that explores local impacts and gives students tools for taking action. Roughly 98 percent of teachers who participated in 2021-22 said ClimeTime made them feel more prepared to tackle climate change in the classroom.

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Nature-Based Education Is Super White. Not At Detroit's Urban Forest School.

Rukiya Colvin

October 26, 2022 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

With the support of the Black to the Land Coalition, the Urban Forest School is a co-teaching and co-learning community that provides interaction, outdoor education, and play for children of color, providing them with a culturally grounded education. The Urban Forest School launched in late 2020, starting with monthly outings such as hikes in local city parks, trips to a planetarium and plant identification programs.

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In Philadelphia, residents and artists work together to tackle extreme urban heat through art and education

Jesenia De Moya Correa

August 31, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-based artists and community members came together to create the Heat Response PHL initiative to use art to engage with and educate locals about climate change and drive conversations about solutions to urban heat.

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More than a day at the beach: Piping plover volunteers work to save a species

Peter Feuerherd

August 20, 2022 |

National Catholic Reporter |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A secular community of volunteers formed the NYC Plover Project to watch over a group of the in-danger shorebird species that nests in sand dunes at a local beach. Volunteers scan the nesting ground for threats with binoculars and educate beachgoers about the problem at hand.

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Coombs camps show kids where to go

Evan Robinson-Johnson

August 17, 2022 |

Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

The nonprofit Coombs Outdoors runs summer and winter camps for youth to experience and learn about the outdoors. The camps are in high demand because of the affordable price made possible by donor subsidies.

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In a New Orleans ward ravaged by climate change, leaders nurture the next generation

Dayana Sarkisova

August 04, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Founded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development program teaches young locals and interns about environmental science and conservation practices to prepare them for natural disasters.

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Fire Returned: Putting fire on the ground with the Butte Prescribed Burn Association

Sarah Bohannon

June 15, 2022 |

North State Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Butte County, California

Volunteers from the Butte Prescribed Burn Association trains landowners to conduct controlled burns on their properties, which reduces vegetation that fuels intense wildfires and opens up space to bring back native plant species. The trainings have made residents in high fire-risk areas feel more secure and the association has also helped them with things like applying for grants to fund prescribed fires.

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