2019 Portland EcoFilm Festival

The 2019 Portland EcoFilm Festival brings the very best environmental cinema to audiences on Thurs. Sept. 26th – Sun. Sept. 29th. Full film schedule at www.portlandecofilmfest.org Tickets and festival passes on sale now! Festival Sustaining Sponsors: KBOO Community Radio, Hydro Flask, Oregon...

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Ecology in Classrooms & Outdoors (ECO) Annual Garden Party!

Celebrate and raise a paddle with us on Sunday, September 8th, from 4 to 7 pm at Smith Hall, at Lewis and Clark College. Click here to view a map. The last day to buy tickets is September 2nd. From 4 to 4:45 we’ll have drinks and mingle, from 4:45 to 5:15 we’ll do a special ECO activity, and from...

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Aquifer Adventure

Big and little pirates alike are welcome to join us for a family festival all about groundwater!  Play fun games and go on a scavenger hunt in search of hidden treasure – not gold, but groundwater, a precious resource that flows beneath your feet!  Come dressed in yer finest pirate togs, or...

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Green Schools Conference and Expo (GSCE)

The Green Schools Conference and Expo (GSCE) is heading to the Pacific Northwest in 2020—please join us in Portland for the 10th annual event. When: March 2–4, 2020 Where: Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland, Oregon Registration is now open for the 2020 Green Schools Conference and Expo! Register...

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Forestry Lightening Talks

Meet eight Fellows from around the world who came to Oregon to see how we meet global forestry challenges. They hope to take what they’ve learned here to improve their communities back home. Fellows will be sharing their project findings and how they are planning to implement change using their...

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Home Efficiency Forum

Home Efficiency Forum gives Northwest building experts a chance to break new ground in high-efficiency building practices. Our 2019 theme is Expanding Opportunities. Join us for two days of trainings, networking and inspiring conversation on the future of residential new construction. Check out...

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ECO Educator Opening

Organization: Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors (ECO) Mission: ECO inspires students to care for nature and their local communities through hands-on science education. Position: ECO Educator Start Date: Late August- Early Sept FTE: 35 hrs/wk (0.875 FTE) Compensation: $16-$19/hr Benefits: FTE...

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Climate Change Kid Lawyer Camp!

This is a great opportunity for middle schoolers (grades 6-8) to learn about law by doing it – using the Juliana kid climate case, just argued by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as a model. Young people can take parts as appellate lawyers for the kid plaintiffs or for the government...

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Green Schools Conference Proposals

The Green Schools Conference and Expo (GSCE) is heading to the Pacific Northwest in 2020—please join us in Portland for the 10th annual event. When: March 2–4, 2020 Where: Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland, Oregon GSCE is the only national event to bring together all the players involved in...

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How to co-create nature-based solutions?

We are pleased to invite you to our UrbanByNature Webinar#2: “How to co-create nature-based solutions?”  This webinar is part of an innovative facilitated capacity-building and expertise-sharing programme to lift the barriers to urban nature and set our cities and towns on a...

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Life Cycle Assessment

Sustainability practitioners are frequently confronted with a tough question: “How do I measure that?” Here’s how. This is a survey course on life cycle assessment. Participants will learn the steps involved and gain a basic understanding of the scope, challenges and...

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