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This study will evaluate the movement and survival of augmented freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world, over one year and test whether very high frequency radio (VHF) tags can track mussel movement in natural rivers. Propagated mussels from state facilities will receive tags and be released in their typical ...
Added by Dana Mills
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Private
Our goal is to minimize the waste of fresh produce and repurpose it into nutrients for plants at our campus. We started by alerting our peers of the issue and encouraging them to bring their fruit and vegetable scraps to our team. With our social media platform, we were able to spread awareness and share our ideas and goals.
Address
Lawndale, CA 90260
United States
United States
Added by Courtney Cochran
Category Consumption and Waste
Public
The transportation sector is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and electric vehicles (EVs) offer a clear pathway to a cleaner future. Yet, many students and community members still view EVs as distant, impractical, or inaccessible.
This project set out to change that narrative. Through campus surveys, interactive ...
Added by Vishal Kennedy
Category Energy
Public
Located in Owings Mills, MD
In-Person
Labor-based
VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
Hi! This project is mainly labor-based, focused on installing permanent signage around Garrison Forest School that explains concepts such as how pollination works/understanding bees, fish lifecycles, frog/toad lifecycles, and the dangers of pollution in a community.
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In-Person
Labor-based
VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
Hi! This project is mainly labor-based, focused on installing permanent signage around Garrison Forest School that explains concepts such as how pollination works/understanding bees, fish lifecycles, frog/toad lifecycles, and the dangers of pollution in a community.
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Added by Halle Stern
Category Education and Awareness
Public
Native bees are vital to Southern California ecosystems but continue to decline due to habitat loss and reduced floral resources, particularly in semi-arid landscapes. This project will enhance native bee habitat on a 5-acre property in Agua Dulce, California through restoration and expansion of native buckwheat ( Eriogonum spp.)–dominated ...
Added by Adriana Velasquez
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Private
A grant-funded conservation initiative aimed at establishing captive-rearing capacity for Eastern hellbenders ( Cryptobranchus allegeniensis allegeniensis ) in northern Kentucky. Through renovation of existing facilities and collaboration with state and federal wildlife agencies, collected egg clutches will be raised from hatchlings to ...
Added by Daniel Schmidt
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Public
This project will continue the ongoing Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) storm drain mural projects in the Anacostia neighborhood while also bringing a conservation message and career exploration element to teens and young adults in Washington DC’s and Maryland’s foster care systems through DC Family and Youth Initiative (DCFYI).
After the ...
After the ...
Address
Washington, DC 20020
United States
United States
Added by David Corsar
Category Water
Public
I manage a 2.4 acre organic farm located in Skokie, Illinois. We're an urban farm sandwiched between a preschool and an Amazon distribution center. Our land serves as a haven for not just sustainable food production in our community, but also serves the ecological floral and fauna that need habitat in our urban area. Through a collaboration effort with ...
Added by Jack Phillips
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Public
The LSUA BioControl Discovery Lab discovers, isolates, and screens native fungi from Louisiana's bayous, wetlands, and agricultural soils to find natural alternatives to chemical fungicides. Louisiana's unique ecosystems are an underexplored reservoir of fungal biodiversity, organisms adapted to our heat, humidity, and fluctuating ...
Added by Pedro Santos
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Public
Wildlife vehicle collisions are becoming more common in Wyoming. Animals such as elk, deer, and antelope are frequently crossing highways during their season migrations. This can lead to a dangerous collision with vehicles. These accidents can not only pose a threat to human safety but also result in a significant loss in wildlife and economic costs ...
Added by Danae Gomez
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Public
Monarch butterfly education, conservation, and restoration.
Added by Deanna Davis
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Public
Stewarding + Protecting | Restoring + Conserving | Designing + making homes for both ourselves and nature on an island (yes, a literal one) including a watershed and riparian corridor of woodland on 4.8 acres of land in a developed area where a gristmill used to stand. Connecticut- New England.
Urban Nature Sanctuary. Sustainable Homes & Native ...
Urban Nature Sanctuary. Sustainable Homes & Native ...
Added by Corina Presutti
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Public
Ollie-Up cycle is a educational project that aims to educate the students of Leuzinger highschool, not only with information on how to up cycle but offer fun and unique ways for students to start implementing up-cycling into their daily lives. This project is led by I, Julian Agustin Buruca aswell as my partner Xavier Impieral. We used skateboarding as ...
Address
Lawndale , CA 90260
United States
United States
Added by Julian Buruca
Category Education and Awareness
Public
Artificial light at night has become one of the fastest-growing forms of pollution, affecting wildlife, disrupting ecosystems, obscuring our view of the stars, and even impacting human health. Yet many homeowners are unaware that a few simple changes to their outdoor lighting can make a significant difference.
The goal of this project is to educate ...
Added by Lisa Rigas
Category Buildings
Public
I will be uploading infographics about ways that people can support their local environment, as well as easy ways that anyone can reduce their carbon footprint. Use these resources to help educate the people around you on how to be better stewards of our land.
Added by Kat Abraham
Category Education and Awareness
Public
The Stop the Strikes! initiative is a project that aims to decrease and eventually eliminate bird collisions with windows in identified high-strike areas of the Carnegie Vanguard High School campus. This occurs through the installation of vertical window clings on windows on the campus, which help birds see glass and avoid colliding with windows.
Added by Vivian Buchanan
Category Habitat and Wildlife
Public
Buildings project
Address
Austin, TX 78730
United States
United States
Added by CommUnity Bot
Category Buildings
Public
Campus and Community Policy project
Added by CommUnity Bot
Category Campus and Community Policy
Public
Community and Environmental Justice project
Added by CommUnity Bot
Category Community and Environmental Justice
Public
Outdoor Recreation and Leadership project
Added by CommUnity Bot
Category Outdoor Recreation and Leadership
Public
Project Leaderboard
- TEST - Buildings project 40 points
- Family and Youth Initiative Storm Drain Painting 27 points
- Composting and Collecting Crew 22 points
- Reduce Consumption and Protect Your Local Ecosystem 9 points
- TEST - Education and Awareness project 8 points
- Old Mill Eco Island 7 points
- TEST - Purchasing project 5 points
- TEST - Campus and Community Policy project 5 points
- Monarch Butterfly 5 points
- TEST - Outdoor Recreation and Leadership project 5 points
