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Member Highlight – Araceli Eikenberry-Mancilla

October 26, 2022 | Renee Mazurek
Tags: environmental justice & diversity, greenways & public spaces, school-based education, water quality

Araceli Eikenberry-Mancilla—Program Assistant for PCS—is a connector, educator, and creator in the Plaster Creek Watershed. In her second year as Program Assistant, Araceli continues her work inviting residents and other community stakeholders into a deeper understanding of their place in the larger story of Plaster Creek.

Outside-In: San Antonio River Authority’s Invitation to Connect

April 6, 2020 | Renee Mazurek
Tags: civic & community engagement, school-based education, youth

Carrie Merson is the Education and Engagement Specialist at the San Antonio River Authority. She has had one foot in the education field and one foot in the wildlife sciences field for over 20 years. Her role at the San … Continued

New Edition of Learners to Leaders: Environmental Justice Literacy Curriculum

February 12, 2020 | Maria Brodine
Tags: civic & community engagement, environmental justice & diversity, public outreach, school-based education, youth

Groundwork Denver youth used the curriculum to identify and discuss a range of local environmental justice issues, including housing instability, water quality, food deserts, outdoor inaccessibility for youth, and pedestrian safety. Ultimately, they chose to work together to address the inaccessibility issue, and developed an outdoor recreational program for area youth.

Laying the Groundwork for Environmental Justice Literacy: Learners to Leaders Curriculum

August 13, 2018 | Maria Brodine
Tags: civic & community engagement, environmental justice & diversity, equitable development, public outreach, school-based education, workforce development, youth

As a network of grassroots organizations, Groundwork USA is deeply involved in environmental justice, both at the community and national levels. As an environmental organization that centers people and the places where they live, work, and play, we are continuing to develop educational tools and resources to aid other organizations in advancing their environmental justice work.

Community-Based Social Marketing to Prevent Litter

October 13, 2017 | Laura Cattell Noll
Tags: civic & community engagement, public outreach, school-based education, trash & pollution

Since 2007, the Alice Ferguson Foundation (AFF) has partnered with community members, local jurisdictions, non-profits and businesses to prevent litter through a community-based social marketing campaign…

Have You Cracked the Code to Engaging Youth? by Emily Simonson

May 22, 2017 | UWLN
Tags: environmental justice & diversity, school-based education, youth

“You’re not only the future, you’re also the today,” Catherine Cushway tells her students.

I met Catherine and her ninth grade class from C.A. Frost Environmental Science Middle High School at Teen Rally. River Network hosted its first Teen Rally as part of their annual River Rally conference in Grand Rapids, MI. C.A. Frost students and Upward Bound students networked with professionals, toured the Grand River, and engaged in stewardship projects at Calvin College.