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ColoradoBiz Magazine A deep dive into the importance of purpose-driven work February 15, 2021 Nearly every parent has seen their children’s eyes glaze over while staring at a screen during this pandemic. There are few ways around it, our kids are spending more time inside, online, and away from the great outdoors.  Why should businesses care about children in nature? The more time our kids spend outside in safe and inclusive settings, the better their social and emotional well-being will be, and the more they will want to protect our land, air and water. Also, businesses who align their pu...

Over the last 56 years, more than 130,000 students have explored nature in the Tucson Mountains at the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, an outdoor educational camp just north of Gates Pass that offers programs through a partnership between the Tucson Unified School District and the University of Arizona College of Education. Now the Cooper Center, located at 5403 W. Trails End Road, is launching a $500,000 capital campaign to pay for a new facility master plan that's estimated to cost up to $4 million. Last October's renewal of the intergovernmental agreement between TUSD and the UA ...

UP & OUT Your guide to getting up off the couch and out the door in the Great River Region The Hawk Eye Today Muscatine Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave., will host a New Year's Eve Virtual Event starting at 11 a.m. Families are encouraged to pick up a “party in a bag” to create projects from home while watching the online video. Special guests include Eulenspiegel Puppet Theater, children’s book author and illustrator Jennifer Black Reinhardt, Richard Sessler on piano, and Michelle Berns from the Environmental Learning Center. To learn more, visit www.muscatineartcenter.org Friday At the ...

Simon Fraser University professor David Zandvliet has been named a UNESCO Chair on Biocultural Diversity and Education. Over his four-year term, Zandvliet aims to improve environmental education by collaborating with other educational institutions and incorporating Indigenous practices into study programs. His goal is to encourage a cultural shift that will allow all of us to live in a more sustainable way. Canada’s National Observer spoke to Zandvliet about his appointment, what biocultural diversity education entails and how it relates to food security. Get top stories in your inbox. Ou...

December 29 & 30, 2020 Pre-registrations are Required “Newton’s Laws of Motion” While on break from school, bring the kids out to the Mahaska County’s Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park and join the naturalist in some fun science experiments! On Tuesday, December 29, there will be a STEM Lab program to teach kids ages 6 and older about “Newton’s Laws of Motion” from 10:00 – 11:00 am or 1:00 – 2:00 pm. An adult must accompany kids attending the program. Both program times will have the same activities so sign up for your choice today! Because of the most recent Co...