Jan 18
Power to the people…who united to protect hundreds of acres of green space around Cleveland. Get inspired: When the last big plot of open land in Parma, Ohio was slated for development, a group of proactive citizens formed to save the 80-acre stretch of land. And they didn’t stop there! Derek Schafer of the West …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/green-infrastructure/cleveland-grows-its-green-space-with-people-power/
Jan 03
Didja hear the one about the wolf who helped college students save water? We did—and it’s good. Listen up: One wolf, one mission to unite a campus community around water conservation. Loyola University’s school mascot, Lu wolf, gave some teeth to the theory that group identity (social science speak for a shared sense of belonging) …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/water-conservation-2/2572/
Dec 25
Trees and riverbanks make a great match in the great state of New York. Dig in: A New York state program called Trees for Tribs is behind an effort to plant 30,000 trees along the state’s rivers and streams this year. Statewide coordinator Sarah Walsh says trees and shrubs reduce erosion and stabilize stream banks—preventing …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/stormwater-management/trees-for-tribs/
Nov 24
One 7th-grade science teacher is telling his students about the exhilarating week he spent on a research vessel. Get hooked on this: Seventh grade science teacher Scott Krebbeks of central New York says many kids think scientists are always tucked away in labs. But he knows better. Krebbeks and other educators spent a week with …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/citizen-science-2/when-teachers-get-hooked-on-science/
Nov 20
Governments might be phasing out the use of microbeads, but nothing but time will remove the problem from the environment. Phase in to this: Microbeads are tiny bits of plastic most often made of polyethylene. Found in face scrubs and toothpastes, they wash down the drain, slipping through filters into waterways…where they’re eaten by birds …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/marine-debris/another-clean-up-for-mother-nature/
