This free 5 week online course is open to everyone around the world. Understand how climate change, biodiversity loss and deforestation affect people, exploring justice in environment management. Learn with the University of East Anglia’s Global Environmental Justice Group – an...
The climate crisis is a wave that will impact communities of color and low-income communities hardest. In this time, it’s easy to feel discouraged, but Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Sunrise Movement have generated widespread enthusiasm for a Green New Deal (see inspirational...
Get a jump start on Earth Week and help build native tree canopy and wildlife habitat in the company of other GPSEN folk. Bring yourself and your friends or loved ones for this hands-on planting with veteran FoT crew leader Conan Harmon-Walker and GPSEN senior adviser Lin Harmon-Walker. If you’ve...
350PDX is looking for a new Executive Director, or two individuals acting as a Co-Director Team, to lead our organization as we move into our next phase of growth. 350PDX was founded in 2013 and has grown rapidly to become a leader in local and regional climate activism. We view everyone...
SAGE is a Portland-based nonprofit that inspires people over fifty to give of their time, money and voice for the benefit of younger and future generations. Each year, we host a major keynote address to elevate an important issue facing the future. On Sunday, May 19, we are focusing attention on...
Connect with SAGE while watching the acclaimed documentary Saving Atlantis, a film about the dramatic decline of global coral reefs, which are critical habitat for 25 percent of all marine species. This film investigates the degradation of these ecosystems from pollution, over-fishing, and climate...
What would you do if you only had 12 years to stop catastrophic climate change? At COP 24 in Poland earlier this year, 200 nations formed plans to collectively tackle this issue, and their message is clear: as nations, we will go beyond our commitments and ambitions from the 2015 Paris Agreement...
The Mount St. Helens Institute and the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument are please to announce the seventh year of the Volcano Naturalist Program. The Volcano Naturalist Program is an exciting in-depth look at Mount St. Helens (and our PNW volcanoes). The Volcano Naturalist Course is a...
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Reimund Schwarze, Dr. Oleksandr Sushchenko, Hannes Rassmann In December 2018, politicians and scientists from around the globe met in Katowice to evaluate the status of climate change, which is broadly considered to threatening sustainability and resilience of societies around...
On the heels of the recent IPCC report and COP24 in December, the 2019 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit comes at an opportune time to gather as climate action leaders in higher education. The newest speakers added to the Summit will bring their expertise to addressing higher ed’s...
Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate Change This discussion will be led by the book’s author, Lisa Gardiner. Space is limited, so register soon! To join the discussion Dial (toll free) 866-662-7513. When prompted, use the pass code: 1170791#...
Explore the benefits of gardening with native plants! You will be introduced to common native plant communities in Portland, shown examples of species that do well in similar growing conditions, and discuss successful planting tips that will help them thrive and more. Pre-register...