my delicious loose ends
Posted on April 24, 2021 by Esther Chase
Volunteers teamed up to make progress on a native plant interpretive trail along the Santa Clara River.
Category: Water Literacy Tags: arundo donax, California, California State Coastal Conservancy, Chumash people, coastal, Fillmore Hatchery, flowers, Friends of the Santa Clara River, memories of green, native species, rainbow trout, river, sand, Santa Clara Conservancy, Santa Clara River, seashells, Sierra Club, snaps, Tataviam people, Topatopa Mountains, University of California Santa Barbara, Ventura County, Volunteering, watershed
Posted on September 12, 2020 by Esther Chase
In 2014, I spent six months volunteering with the development team at Openlands, a land conservation nonprofit. It was a fantastic experience; Kaye and Sasha showed me how to run a mail campaign with volunteers, how to use DonorPerfect software, and how to plan…
Category: Water Literacy Tags: Chicago, coastal, Fort Sheridan, fundraising, Great Lakes, Illinois, internship, Lake Michigan, memories of blue, nonprofit, Openlands, volunteers
Posted on September 7, 2020 by Esther Chase
About 70% of the Great Lakes wetlands have vanished. In coastal areas of the Great Lakes, 50% of the wetlands have been lost to urban development and agriculture. Source
Category: Water Literacy Tags: agriculture, coastal, Great Lakes, statistics, urban development, wetlands
Posted on September 6, 2020 by Esther Chase
“Presque Isle State Park is a 3,200-acre sandy peninsula that arches into Lake Erie. As Pennsylvania’s only “seashore,” Presque Isle offers its visitors a beautiful coastline and many recreational activities… Whether you come to enjoy the sandy beaches, study ecological diversity, or learn about…
Category: Water Literacy Tags: beaches, coastal, Great Lakes, Lake Erie, memories of blue, Presque Isle State Park, snaps