August | 2016 | Ecology Center

Film Night? A Taste of Movies in the Ecology Center Library

August 26, 2016 by Ecology Center

By Nerine Ortiz-Pon, Ecology Center Youth Intern Within the Ecology Center, there is a section dedicated to films that are available to loan out – a mini-library. As long as you are a current member, you may borrow the movies you want to watch for two weeks, with a five at a time limit. I… Read more »

Sea to Sky Farm

August 25, 2016 by IT Coordinator

Chris and Dana Laughlin founded Sea to Sky farm in the fall of 2018, starting first with their 24-acre hillside property in Bonny Doon, called the Sky Farm, and later adding 19 acres located in the healing valley along Waddell Creek, dubbed the Sea Farm. Chris, who manages daily farm operations in addition to being… Read more »

At Pie Ranch, Food Justice & Collaboration Draw Youth Together

August 16, 2016 by Ecology Center

Written by Julia Cohen & Maria Mejia, Summer 2016 Youth Scholars On July 14, 2016, Rooted in Community gathered food and environmental youth justice groups from numerous cities in California to celebrate and share their work and interact as a larger community at Pie Ranch. Thirteen youth from Ecology Center’s Youth Environmental Academy attended. The… Read more »

Meet our Summer Youth Environmental Academy Cohort!

August 9, 2016 by Ecology Center

This summer, we’ve been hosting a new cohort of Youth Scholars for our Youth Environmental Academy (YEA). This group of 13 young people have been gaining work experience while learning from an environmental literacy curriculum, Roots of Success. They are paid for their summer internship with us, and as part of their weekly schedule, help… Read more »

Listen Now: Audio Recording from Panel Event “Plastics: The Rising Tide”

August 2, 2016 by Ecology Center

We recently hosted a panel event as part of Plastic-Free July to bring together knowledgable advocates to discuss big issues of plastic pollution, recycling, and solutions. This event’s point of departure: worldwide consumption of plastic continues to rise and our strategies for dealing with plastic waste are simply not keeping up. The panel of experts… Read more »