Sentences with phrase «community environmental center»

The stewards will train with LandHealth and the Parks and Recreation staff at the Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center — the perfect home base for the Watershed Stewards.

Serpe, a community liaison for Long Island City nonprofit Community Environmental Center, put environmental issues at the forefront of her campaign, such as fighting the construction of power plants in Astoria and extending bicycle paths through the district.

Richard Cherry, Founder and President of the Queens - based Community Environmental Center, said: «It's exciting to see this excellent and significant increase in the number of green employment opportunities.

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A former top leader in academia, Rodin has put the idea of «resilience» at the center of the Rockefeller Foundation's work in recent years, helping communities worldwide prepare for and recover from major environmental and man - made shocks.

The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) works to protect community and environmental health and inspire the use of ecologically sound solutions to reduce the use of pesticides.

Our community includes Green Meadow Waldorf School (400 students, grades K - 12), the Pfeiffer Center (environmental education, biodynamic agriculture, and organic beekeeping), Eurythmy Spring Valley (movement art), Sunbridge Institute (Waldorf teacher education and adult anthroposophical studies), the Otto Specht School (Waldorf education for children with learning differences), the Fiber Craft Studio (healing senses and soul through work with plants and natural fibers), the Fellowship Community (home for the aged), and the Hungry Hollow Co-op Natural Foodcommunity includes Green Meadow Waldorf School (400 students, grades K - 12), the Pfeiffer Center (environmental education, biodynamic agriculture, and organic beekeeping), Eurythmy Spring Valley (movement art), Sunbridge Institute (Waldorf teacher education and adult anthroposophical studies), the Otto Specht School (Waldorf education for children with learning differences), the Fiber Craft Studio (healing senses and soul through work with plants and natural fibers), the Fellowship Community (home for the aged), and the Hungry Hollow Co-op Natural FoodCommunity (home for the aged), and the Hungry Hollow Co-op Natural Foods Market.

First published in 2013, A Healing Landscape: Environmental and Social History of the Site of Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center by Scholar - in - Residence Steven Pavlos Holmes, PhD, tells the stories of the people who have lived and worked on the land over the past two centuries — including early farming families, a Revolutionary war soldier, pioneering birdwatchers, the residents and staff of the Boston State Hospital, and, of course, the Clark Cooper Community Gardens and Mass Audubon.

More than 100 volunteers have served on nine committees to gather information on proposed improvements to district parks and their facilities, including building natural and local history exhibits at Peck Farm; building athletic fields and environmental study areas; constructing a new swimming pool; repairing the retaining wall around Island Park on the Fox River; renovating old playgrounds and building new ones; restoring tennis courts and building new ones; and expanding the community center.

The Bridging Gowanus community planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Devcommunity planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Devcommunity leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community DevCommunity Development.

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The #NoCuts Coalition is comprised of the following groups and individuals: Community Voices Heard, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Manhattan North District Council of Presidents, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), New York Communities for Change, The Black Institute, CASA - New Settlement, MFY Legal Service, Coalition for the Homeless, Pratt Center for Community Development, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Center for NYC Neighborhoods, GOLES, FUREE, Legal Aid Society, Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition, CAAAV, Brooklyn For Peace, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Community Service Society, Center for NYC Neighborhoods, Transport Workers Union Local 100, National Action Network, Racial & Economic Justice, Red Hook Initiative, Goddard Riverside Community Center, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), DC37, Picture The Homeless, Greater New York LECET, Unique People Service, United Neighborhood Houses and Supportive Housing Network of New York.

That's according to Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, who was among more than 65 environmental group representatives who pitched ideas to state Senator Ken LaValle earlier this month, during his annual environmental round table at Suffolk County Community College's culinary arts center in downtown Riverhead.

At 7 p.m., state Sen. Leroy Comrie and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection host a public hearing about groundwater in the community, Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center, 172 - 17 Linden Blvd., St. Albans.

From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sen. Ken LaValle holds an Environmental Roundtable, Suffolk County Community College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center; 20 East Main St., Riverhead, Long Island.

Community Resiliency Goals: Financing and funding - Khristopher Dodson, Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center

Also at 10 a.m., state Sen. Tony Avella co-sponsors a forum with the CUNY School of Law and the Center for Urban Environmental Reform on the Climate and Community Protection Act, 2 Court Square W., Queens.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released new health advisories for PFOA and PFOS, the manufacturing chemicals at the center of water contamination crises in several communities in the region including Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh, and North Bennington.

Leading the pack in contributions and endorsements are Brad Lander, the director of the Pratt Center for Community Development; Josh Skaller, a leader of grassroots political and neighborhood organizations; and Bob Zuckerman, who runs environmental nonprofits.

He works with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, which assists communities around the state, particularly indigenous populations, that are seeking to preserve the health of their air, land and water.

Fellow Session: Community - Based Social, Ecological, and Health Assessments 10:00 - 11:30 am Room 306 (Hynes Convention Center) Wendy Heiger - Bernays, 2015 - 16 Executive Branch Fellow at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Maryann Cairns, 2015 - 17 Executive Branch Fellow at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Margaret Murphy, 2015 - 17 Executive Branch Fellow at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

«In some communities it has been a disaster,» said Christopher Portier, director of the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the National Center for Environmental Health.

«The more we know about the microbial communities in a given environment, the more likely it is we can reshape them to improve environmental and human health,» said senior author Rob Knight, PhD, professor of pediatrics and computer science and engineering, and director of the Center for Microbiome Innovation at UC San Diego.

«As the world community pursues new sustainable development goals, policymakers need to know who is leading and who is lagging on energy and environmental challenges,» said Daniel C. Esty, director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and the Hillhouse Professor at Yalenvironmental challenges,» said Daniel C. Esty, director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and the Hillhouse Professor at YalEnvironmental Law & Policy and the Hillhouse Professor at Yale University.

The study, «Ecological genomics meets community - level modeling of biodiversity: mapping the genomic landscape of current and future environmental adaptation,» was published by Matthew Fitzpatrick of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Steven Keller of the Universitenvironmental adaptation,» was published by Matthew Fitzpatrick of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Steven Keller of the UniversitEnvironmental Science and Steven Keller of the University of Vermont.

«Species with smaller geographical ranges are naturally more sensitive to environmental change, and if the same community of species is also highly specialized to forage on few food resources, it will be less capable of adapting to a changing environment» says co-author and Assistant Professor Bo Dalsgaard from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate.

Environmental Policy and Community Collaboration Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) University of Arizona

A community meeting was soon organized where residents joined with other organizations such as the Albuquerque Partnership, the Southwest Research and Information Center, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center and members of adjacent neighborhood associations.

Southwest Research and Information Center is a multi-cultural organization working to promote the health of people and communities, protect natural resources, ensure citizen participation, and secure environmental and social justice now and for future generations.

SRIC's community - sensitive technical assistance services are the reason that individuals and groups continue to seek out the Center's staff on a wide range of environmental and resource development issues.

Partners in the Study include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Navajo Nation Division of Health, University of New Mexico Community Environmental Health Program, UNM Pediatrics Department Center for Development and Disability, and Southwest Research and Information Center.

Johnnye L. Lewis, Ph.D., DABT, Mallery Downs, R.N., Community Environmental Health Program, Center for Population Health, UNM; Teresa Coons, Ph.D., UNM Epidemiology and Cancer Control Program; and Chris Shuey, UNM MPH Candidate, SRIC.

Eugene, OR About Blog The Western Environmental Law Center uses the power of the law to defend and protect the American West's treasured landscapes, wildlife, and communities.

Future Is Now Preparatory envisions a student - centered community of learning focused on fostering student success by minimizing environmental and psychosocial barriers; and, where all students thrive, and feel valued and safe.

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(UDET) Center is to create healthier and safer environments in States, local communities, and Federal entities engage in environmental prevention and enforcement practices that proactively and effectively limit youth access to alcohol and significantly reduce harmful consequences associated with alcohol use by underage youth

The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IPIC) advances reforms to expedite environmental review and permitting of major infrastructure projects, while improving environmental and community outcomes and increasing interagency coordination.

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine has called for a moratorium on GM foods and advised physicians to â $ œeducate their patients, the medical community and the public to avoid GM foods.â $ This concern has been repeated by organizations such as the American Medical Association and Center for Food Safety.

In this year - long, place - based, student - centered program, participants not only learn environmental science concepts, but also get a chance to utilize scientific practice to better understand their parks and communities.

This site allows the Center to continue using the natural and cultural resources of the national park, especially the outdoor areas of Crissy Field and marsh, for its science and environmental programs that serve youth, schools, and the greater community.

More than 100,000 people, including political luminaries, environmental leaders, and local celebrities visit Crissy Field Center annually, and they will be greeted by the Community Heroes exhibit on display yearlong at the Center lobby.

Since opening in May 2001, Crissy Field Center — a non-profit partnership of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, National Park Service, and Presidio Trust — has provided relevant, multicultural environmental education to nearly 600,000 people and worked with more than 400 community organizations and schools throughout the Bay Area.

The Crissy Field Center has begun working with community - based organizations in need of tuition - free summer programming focused on outdoor experiential environmental education.

The Crissy Field Center, an award - winning environmental education center — operated in partnership by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service (NPS), and the Presidio Trust — serves nearly 20,000 youth annually both onsite and in the community and sits almost directly beneath Doyle Center, an award - winning environmental education center — operated in partnership by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service (NPS), and the Presidio Trust — serves nearly 20,000 youth annually both onsite and in the community and sits almost directly beneath Doyle center — operated in partnership by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service (NPS), and the Presidio Trust — serves nearly 20,000 youth annually both onsite and in the community and sits almost directly beneath Doyle Drive.

About the Crissy Field Center??? Dedicated to multicultural environmental education, Crissy Field Center strives to encourage new generations to become bold leaders for thriving parks, healthy communities, and a more environmentally just society.

Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders — a program of the Parks Conservancy's Crissy Field Center — cultivates the next generation of social and environmental advocates by supporting high school interns as they initiate, develop, and complete their own service projects within the community.

The Parks Conservancy's award - winning urban environmental education center — in partnership with the NPS and Presidio Trust — serves students (K — 12) through a suite of innovative and experiential programs, including summer camps, school field trips, community outreach initiatives, and more.

From 2001 to early 2011, the Center has provided over 1.3 million hours of quality environmental programs to nearly 590,000 kids, parents, and community members.

For details on the Park Stewardship youth programs — RYC, LINC (Linking Individuals with their Natural Community), Advanced Internships — as well as Crissy Field Center environmental leadership programs, visit Youth Leadership Programs.

Located at the foot of the Tunnel Top Parkland, the Crissy Field Center is a nationally recognized program hub for youth engagement in environmental learning and community betterment.