Science and Religion: Conflicting, separate worlds, or fully connected?
As part of Carleton College’s Climate Action Week, join us on Monday February 15th at 7 pm in the Carleton College Chapel Lounge for a discussion about science and religion. Contact nybergo@carleton.edu with questions. Sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office.
Questions about Community Solar Gardens? Learn more at our next info session at Just Food Co-op!
Community solar gardens as one of the best ways to foster a community-wide response to climate change that reduces carbon in our atmosphere. Energy independence and environmental responsibility start at home – with a community solar garden subscription. With global climate change causing more disruption to our way of life each year, a group of Northfield residents decided to get together to do something about it. In partnership with MN Community Solar, they founded Northfield Area Community Solar (NACS), an organization formed to create solar gardens for Northfield area residents. NACS is composed of community members from all walks of life who have worked together for years to make Northfield more environmentally responsible.
Questions about Community Solar Gardens? Learn more at our next info session at Just Food Co-op!
Community solar gardens as one of the best ways to foster a community-wide response to climate change that reduces carbon in our atmosphere. Energy independence and environmental responsibility start at home – with a community solar garden subscription. With global climate change causing more disruption to our way of life each year, a group of Northfield residents decided to get together to do something about it. In partnership with MN Community Solar, they founded Northfield Area Community Solar (NACS), an organization formed to create solar gardens for Northfield area residents. NACS is composed of community members from all walks of life who have worked together for years to make Northfield more environmentally responsible.
Join Minnesotans who were in Paris for the UN climate talks
(COP21) to discuss what YOU can do to cool our climate now.
We will begin with an intergenerational panel of Minnesotans
discussing the COP21 UN Climate Conference in Paris. Followed
by small group action planning on steps citizens can take. Free
and open to the public, all ages especially youth.
(43rd St and Xerxes Ave)
Info: Paul 612-810-4664
www.coolplanetmn.org
Nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus often limit production in aquatic ecosystems, but high levels of these nutrients lead to system degradation. Stream ecosystems in the Driftless Area of the Upper Midwest are especially vulnerable to nutrient pollution because of the high nutrient inputs to the region and because many of the streams have very high connectivity to the landscape through karst topography. Once in a stream ecosystem, downstream transport of nutrients is primarily a function of hydrology and biotic processes. This seminar will highlight several research studies exploring nutrient concentrations and the mechanisms of nutrient cycling in Driftless Area streams.
Traditional agricultural and pastoral landscapes are not only crucial for the livelihoods of farmers and herders, but also provide habitat for wild biodiversity, maintain water and soil resources, and serve as the genetic basis for the global food supply. In the highlands of Ethiopia, traditional agricultural landscapes are inherently social-ecological; environmental, economic, political, and cultural forces interact to shape the extent and distribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services. By overlaying ecological and social science datasets, it becomes possible to identify emergent patterns and that are not evident when looking through a strictly disciplinary lens, and that may be crucial for effective conservation. In the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia, the joint use of conservation genetics and farmer interviews illuminates the way in which social institutions shape the spatial dynamics of crop genetic diversity in patterns that would not be visible through genetic methods alone.
Michael Kowalewski, Lloyd McBride Professor of English & Environmental Studies and Associate Director of American Studies, has been teaching and writing about California for more than a quarter of a century at Carleton and at Princeton University. He will present a “self-retrospective” on his interdisciplinary “Visions of California” course, which explores the literature, history, art and visual culture of the Golden State, and which has garnered national attention both as an on-campus and an off-campus seminar.
What a way to start the New Year by preserving the historic Northfield depot!
The Northfield depot will be moved on Wednesday morning. All are invited to watch the progress as it crosses Third St. to its new home on the Q-block. Thank you to all of our supporters for over 1,000 cash donations, thousands of hours of volunteer help and in-kind services and materials.
It’s a BOGO – Buy one adult rental and get kids rentals FREE! And kids can earn a FREE t-shirt by completing a photo scavenger hunt while on snowshoes. Get outdoors to see Hidden Falls or make your own tracks as you explore the woods in winter. Offer is from noon to 3 p.m. Sat and Sun in January while snowshoe conditions are favorable. One small youth t-shirt per child. A vehicle permit is required. Snowshoe rental is $6/pair.
Climate Action Week: No Impact Edition is two weeks in February filled with a variety of sustainability-oriented events such as movie screenings, keynote speakers and discussions. This year, the Climate Action Week theme is “No Impact” to encourage critical thinking about the impact of our lifestyles and how to improve our carbon footprints.