For Nelson Institute faculty associate, Jessie Conaway helping people to connect with and protect the natural world has been a lifelong goal. As a career outdoor educator, Conaway has spent both her personal and professional …
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La enseñanza en el aula de la naturaleza, un curso gratis en línea
Check out the message below (links to website included) for more information about this free summer class! Estamos muy emocionados de anunciar que la registración está abierta para La enseñanza en el aula de la naturaleza …
Planting Seeds for the Future: Post-Hurricane Mangrove Restoration in Puerto Rico
With the support of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, BirdsCaribbean, and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla’s Center for Coastal Restoration and Conservation, known locally as Vida Marina UPR, …
Using Mangrove Restoration to Improve Coastal Community Resilience in Puerto Rico
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) awarded a new coastal resilience grant to the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla (UPRAg) in collaboration with the UW-Madison Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture. This is …
Upcoming IAS Webinar: Culturally Responsive Research Relationships
Good Relatives?: Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Tribal Nation Implications for Addressing the Federal Evidence-Based Policy Making Act of 2018 in Indian Country Wednesday, 3/31/2021 1-2:30PM Presenter Dr. Bowman will discuss implications for what “counts” as …
Welcome Rachel Byington
Earth Partnership welcomes Rachel Byington as an official team member! She now serves as the Tribal Youth and Community Liaison.
Catholic Multicultural Center sows seed for new prairie
The Catholic Multicultural Center, a longtime Latino Earth Partnership collaborator, has recently sown a new prairie planting adjacent to the Emmett Schulte Garden. This Madison Area Food Pantry Garden produces harvests that are delivered to …
Spencer Foundation supports IAS webinar to be held on Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020
This Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Monday, October 12th), higher education and community partners will be attending a webinar designed for non-Native researchers and educators who want to build their capacity for working respectfully with Indigenous Communities. …
Upcoming IAS Webinar: Culturally Responsive Research Relationships
Webinar: Culturally Responsive Research Relationships Monday, 10/12/2020 12-1:30PM Facilitator Dr. Nicky Bowman (WCER & Bowman Performance Consulting) is an internationally-acclaimed Indigenous evaluation expert. She will introduce basics in equity-focused research and evaluation that affirms tribal …
IAS provides opportunities for mounds education and protection
Urban IAS Educators Learn from Ho-Chunk Perspectives on Mounds Education and Protection This past February, thirty school teachers, naturalists, and community educators gathered at the UW-Madison Arboretum to learn about effigy mounds in the Madison area. Madison …