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11/18/2023

02/04/2021

🍎Attention, K-12 Educators -- Register for Keep Austin Beautiful's FREE, live, virtual K-12 programs at tinyurl.com/1gxr1hyr! For Grades 3-8, "Clean Creek Campus" offers engaging science-based activities about local environmental issues & solutions, with a focus on protecting water quality. For Grades K-12, "Generation Zero" provides fun activities on recycling, composting, & conservation.

12/22/2020

Free virtual programming courtesy of Austin Nature & Science Center for Austin Area students ages 3-13. Click the link below to see the dates and subjects available for registration.

12/08/2020

Planting natives in your landscape helps wildlife, water, and people too! Fun lesson from Jacobs Well Hays County Info on ethnobotany and some interesting uses for plants found right here in central Texas.

10/22/2020

10/16/2020

Calling all Austin Teachers! The Bright Green Futures Grant Application deadline is coming up. Offered each year by the City of Austin, the Bright Green Future Grant awards up to $3,000 for school-based sustainability projects. To adapt to the current pandemic, this year's projects can be completed either in-person or virtually.
Deadline to apply is October 26th!

Bright Green Future Grants are sponsored by the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability and funded by the Austin Resource Recovery, Watershed Protection, Urban Forestry and Austin Transportation Departments. Grant recipients are selected by a panel of judges composed of Office of Sustainability ...

10/06/2020

Project share!
City of Austin Youth Forest Gallery:
This project aims to engage City of Austin youth (ages 5-24) with trees and promote a greater appreciation for our urban forest, as well as offer an opportunity to get creative!

You have the option to submit a tree-themed art piece, an anecdote about your relationship to trees and nature, or both! Any form of art is welcome. This could include photography, doodles, embroidery, poems, or crafts, for example. These will be displayed in a public virtual art exhibit. The deadline for submissions is October 15.

This project aims to engage City of Austin youth (ages 5-24) with trees and promote a greater appreciation for our urban forest, as well as offer an opportunity to get creative! 

09/09/2020

Great programming from G2G organizers Colorado River Alliance 👩‍🏫

Water Conservation: How can we efficiently use water for cities, industries, agriculture, and the environment? We will cover common uses of Texas water and how to reduce our use- you may be using more water than you think!

09/09/2020

The Climate Superstars Challenge is live, courtesy of National Environmental Education Foundation - NEEF
What is it? Who is eligible? Read more on their website here: https://www.neefusa.org/education/climate-superstars?utm_source=email&utm_medium=reminder09082020

08/12/2020

Follow Aquatic Science Adventure Camp for more entertaining and educational children's' activities!

Have an adventure at your local body of water and learn about how to conduct a Bio-Assessment! Comment below and have a WET AND WILD DAY! https://drive.googl...

08/11/2020

Wanted to share this giveaway contest for teachers and families. Nominate your school by voting daily to win $5k toward tech for your school!
"Schools run on tech tools — especially now that we've experienced distance learning in the midst of a pandemic. That's why we want to empower educators and students by giving one school $5,000 for their technology needs." Thanks to Sign Up Genius

Enter the 2020 Genius Tech Giveaway from SignUpGenius and receive $5,000 for the winning school.