Value young people, don’t dismiss them.
We’re always sharing stories of young people who have been working hard to build their community’s resilience to natural disasters. These young people are identifying problems, talking with stakeholders, and […]
It is election day; young people are gluing themselves to art.
Last week President Biden declared this election to be “one of the most important elections in our lifetimes”. And, Republicans agree that this election is the “most important in a […]
Environmental Action Civics: What is it?
The environmental challenges our planet faces are, to say the least, complicated. Solving them requires cooperation, most powerfully through local civic participation. Environmental Action Civics embodies the belief that participation in […]
Young People Reduce Food Waste at their New York school
In 2022, we held the Sustainability Challenge – an invitation to young people across the country to ask for a change to their food systems. We were blown away by […]
One Young Person Created a Closed Loop Food System in New Mexico
In 2022, we held the Sustainability Challenge – an invitation to young people across the country to ask for a change to their food systems. We were blown away by […]
Environmental Literacy: Celebrating 20 Years of NOAA B-WET
Earth Force sends huge congratulations to NOAA and the B-WET program on its 20th anniversary this year. B-WET is an incredible force in environmental literacy – since 2002, the B-WET […]
Environmental Action Civics: Summer Chat Series
Did you know we have a private Facebook group for practitioners of Environmental Action Civics? Join us over there if you’re interested in meeting other educators or if you’d like […]
IPCC Report is a Call to Action for Environmental Education
Earlier this week the IPCC released their latest report on climate change. The report is sobering. The news is that even if we immediately reduce greenhouse gasses as much as […]
Virginia students make their school’s air safer
When Mary Breslin’s seventh-grade science class at George Washington Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, met for the first time in fall of 2018, several students noticed something strange: a mushroom […]
To create environmental voters, we must create environmental citizens first.
Does exposing kids to nature instill the values of protecting the environment? Do kids who take nature walks on a field trip grow up to be environmentalists who vote? In […]