My biggest connection to Environmental Science and my ecology and conservation major was volunteering with Lifeline Puppy Rescue in Denver. Working with dogs has shown me how important an animals surrounding are to their health. This helped me discover animal welfare and conservation.

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In high school, I spent a week away at summer camp in the Lacawac Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. My fondest memory was spending summer solstice floating in the middle of the glacial lake, watching the sun set on the longest day. This was when I knew environmental science was for me.
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The most memorable volunteer opportunities for me have been forest and trail restoration projects in NY parks. I loved working hands-on in invasive species management, clean-up, and more. Learning about the purpose of what we were doing sparked my interest in the environmental sciences! #ENVSCOMM26

In my #ENVSCOMM26 class today, we'll cover Chapters 16-17—'Cleaning Up Our Act' & 'Time to Speed Up'— in Dr. @katharinehayhoe.com's book 'Saving Us.' Then on to writing exercises with 3 types of ABTs (And, But, Therefore) narratives: informational, conversational, and "Goldilocks" (just right). 🧪✍️

My passion for environmental science came from studying abroad in Iceland. Learning about how geothermal energy is used in everyday life and seeing the effects of melting glaciers firsthand made climate change feel real. It sparked my interest in renewable energy and conservation. #ENVSCOMM26

In the summer of my junior year in high school, I mentioned that I dove at the Great Barrier Reef in a class. People's jaws dropped. In my process of me explaining that my experience was disappointing due to bleached corals, I realized I need to be involved in environmental science. #ENVSCOMM26

Apt article for my #ENVSCOMM26 students to read, on what we can learn from climate communicators, especially deemphasizing political debates about climate-change effects & shared responsibility in solutions. 🧪

In my #ENVSCOMM26 class today, in-class writing on "the global climate potluck," a prompt inspired by Dr. @katharinehayhoe.com's chapter with the same title in her book 'Saving Us,' then learning about global energy needs & examples of climate-friendly solutions, like Solar Sister: solarsister.org

In my #ENVSCOMM26 class today, we'll look at Dr. @katharinehayhoe.com's "global potluck" metaphor & climate change: motivating countries to care, capping carbon, pricing carbon, etc. Then practicing the "Dobzhansky template" for finding the right words to use in narratives (from Dr. Randy Olson).

Hopefully we'll have enough class time to also apply a few of Dr. Randy Olson's #scicomm methods, using ABT (And But Therefore) narrative structure for summarizing chapter themes in 'Saving Us.' #ENVSCOMM26 #scicomm 🧪✍️

In my #ENVSCOMM26 class today, we'll start class with writing, as students respond to the following prompt related to readings from Dr. @katharinehayhoe.com's book 'Saving Us.' After writing, they read aloud with a partner, discuss, & edit. After that, then on to talking about next few chapters. 🧪✍️

In my #ENVSCOMM26 class today, in-class writing using the following prompt, followed by paired reading aloud, discussion, & editing. Then, on to discussing Section 3 "The Threat Multiplier") of Dr. @katharinehayhoe.com's book 'Saving Us,' on communicating how climate change is here & now. 🧪✍️