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CAREERS IN ORGANIZING Students have been at the forefront of social change throughout history, from civil rights, to voting rights to protecting the environment. For over 40 years, the Student PIRGs have hired year-round, full-time Campus Organizers who help students get organized, mobilized and energized so they can create a greener, healthier, more meaningful future….

Science After Hours with HPL Professor Tom Fisher presents: “Good news for the Choptank – Improving water quality in the estuary!” April 29, 2019 6:30pm to 7:30pm Easton Branch of Talbot Public Library Free Learn More Here and Register

Don’t forget! The 2019 Chesapeake Watershed Forum Planning Committee is now accepting session and field experience proposals! The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s 14th Annual Forum will be held November 15 – 17, 2019 in Shepherdstown, WV, and will reach over 400 restoration and protection practitioners to inspire and empower local action towards a healthier…

Please join us on Thursday, May 9th at noon for a NFWF Project Spotlight, “Partnerships in Oyster Restoration​.”   Join NFWF and specialists from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Lynnhaven River Now who will share lessons learned from grant projects aimed at oyster restoration and engaging various partners in those projects, having worked with local and tidal area partners. The discussion will…

It’s finally here! Adkins Arboretum’s Spring Open House & Native Plant Sale begins tomorrow. Join us to choose the perfect plants for your landscape. Shop the region’s largest selection of garden-ready native perennials, flowering trees and shrubs, grasses, ferns, and vines. Native trees and flowers provide habitat and food for wildlife and provide interest in the…

State Master Gardener Coordinator We invite applications for the State Coordinator position for Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Program, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The position will be housed in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences on campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator is…

ORGANIZING JOBS WITH IMPACT Our country is in desperate need right now of positive change, on the environment and many other issues. But we know that real change only happens when people are organized to take action. That’s what Impact organizers do. The theory behind our work is simple: Winning and sustaining positive social change…

Change Corps Organizer We want change. We want a more equal and democratic America. We want a country that respects and defends women’s health. We want a greener country that doesn’t let ideology blind us to science. Many Americans share our views on today’s problems. Yet too often, it feels like our country, or our…

This summer NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, Delaware Sea Grant, and the MA and DE National Estuarine Research Reserves are partnering to offer the 2019 Climate Education Academy, a professional learning opportunity for middle and high school teachers. Join us to learn about: The causes and effects of a changing climate How climate change is impacting…

So many i-Tree participants celebrate the power of trees during spring planting events around Earth and Arbor Day. But the challenges of maintenance, stewardship, and health often continue after the big day. Join the Urban Natural Resources Institute (UNRI) on Thursday, May 23 for the next UNRI i-Tree Series webinar highlighting some strategies for using…