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...
Join us for the Planet Stewards’ Book Club beginning this September with Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring – a classic! The bookclub is an opportunity for educators nationwide to interact with their peers, talk about fiction and nonfiction science as well as education books, videos,...
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...
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...
Parents, teachers, and grandparents – join us to learn what you can do to make your child’s school greener and healthier! We offer free training to help you carry out a project that gets students practicing sustainability at school. Meetups are at 7:00 pm on Sept 23 in NE Portland,...
Celeste Searles Mazzacano, PhD Learn about some of the fascinating and intricate ways in which plants and insects have evolved to affect each other’s traits and behaviors, including defensive arms races, attraction to sweet rewards, and trickery and death traps. Celeste Searles Mazzacano is the...
Metro is hiring for a Conservation Learning Specialist at the Oregon Zoo. Bring your experience in nature education and educational program development to the Oregon Zoo, where you will directly support our groundbreaking wildlife conservation and education efforts. The ideal candidate is adept...
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...
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...
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...
In Portland, following the lead of youth from high schools, middle schools and youth organizations, we will be holding a rally outside of City Hall at 10.30am to demand an Oregon Green New Deal, and an end to fossil fuels here in Oregon. This is followed by a march through downtown Portland,...
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research...