Earth Week
Learning, Celebrating, Connecting to the Earth
April 16th - 22nd
Celebrating the Earth
Each year, we celebrate Earth Day, a national day to remember what the earth gives to us, its fragility, and our ability to benefit from it or harm it. This year at TVCC we want to take the opportunity to not only celebrate and connect with the earth, but learn more about it.
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Through the incredible efforts of our Earth Sciences faculty, Sammy Castonguay, we are presenting a week of events beginning Monday, April 16th. Each day, you will have the opportunity to learn more about exploring our region, living off its land, helping make it a better place, and how to give back.
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All events are free and open to the public.
Presenters
Here's just a highlight of some of the excellent speakers presenting live or virtually streaming this week. Check out the schedule for a full line-up.
Dr. Marli Miller
Professor, Photographer, Author, Geologist Extraordinaire
Dr. Miller's recent publications include Roadside Geology of Oregon, Roadside Geology of Washington, and Geology of Death Valley. She will be here sharing her expertise on the geology of our region. And if you haven't seen her photography, you should. She will amaze you!
Joseph Black and Sons, Bruneau, ID Ranch
Chris Black runs a family ranch on the Owyhee Plateau with Holistic Management strategies in hopes of improving range land health. He was honored with a national stewardship award from the BLM in 2008.
Chris Black
Eric Toensmeier
Permaculture and Plant Guru
Author of Carbon Farming Solutions, international speaker on permaculture, plant uses, and much more.
Former data analyst turned permaculturist
Hailing from Harrisburg, PA, Scott shares his passion for plants and earth in his Permaculture Podcast.
Scott Mann
Dr. David Grinspoon
Author, Expert, Dynamic Speaker on Planetary Sciences
Senior Scientist at Planetary Science Institute and Inagural Chair of Astrobiology at the Library of Congress, Dr. Grinspoon studies planetary evolution, and human impacts on the Earth system.
He is the author, most recently, of Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet's Future.
Dr. Clint Shock
Crop Sciences Afficianado
Dr. Shock served as the Director and a teaching Professor Emeritus at the OSU Malheur County Service Station until February 2018. Dr. Shock's expertise lies in the study of environmental issue that affect crops such as erosion, nutrient losses in soil, water run-off, and much more.
Adam Baylor
Director
From Skamania, Washington, Adam manages the Mazamas, the Beacon Rock Climbing Association and he is the director of a documentary, Then & Now, about three routes to the summit of Beacon Rock: Spike Route, Southeast Corner & Dods Jam.
Schedule
Click on any of the icons to view complete event information.
EarthDay2015 by Diane Cordell
Fall Foliage Photography by Forest Wander
Earth Day(Butterfly) by Marlo
#1 forrest by copyriot
Rock by Gordon Wrigley
Living Stones by Andesine
Nature by Ritesh Agarwal
Sponsors
As with all great things, many hands working together make them possible.
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Earth Week 2018 events were organized and created by Sammy Castonguay, current Earth Sciences instructor at TVCC. Gratitude goes out to the following partners for making this week's events happen. We encourage you to click on any of these groups and see the excellent work they are doing in this community.
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