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Category: Interning at the Center for the Environment
Faith, Spirituality, and Environmental Stewardship Workshops: Communicating Sustainabiliity with Faith Communities
In 2008, the Center for the Environment hosted a three day conference on Faith, Spirituality, and Environmental Stewardship (see link here). This conference was deeply impactful for participants. The conference brought together national leaders inContinue reading
Dave Grace
environmental health, Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, travel
environmental health, Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, travel
Arts Night Out
On Friday, June 21st, I helped organize a booth for Downtown Salisbury’s Friday Night’s Out event themed “Arts Night Out”. We facilitated art activities for children and provided information on air quality to adults.Continue reading
7th Annual WNC Air Quality Conference
This past Friday I got to spend time with the Western North Carolinian’s who live and breath air quality, professionally, at the 7th Annual WNC Air Quality Conference. The conference brought together leaders inContinue reading
Dave Grace
Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, sustainability, travel
Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, sustainability, travel
Financing Solar Energy: A Model for Congregations
On the evening of May 21st, the Board of Trustees at First United Methodist in Salisbury met with two associates from the Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy (AIRE), Jeff Deal and Dave Harman, to discussContinue reading
Dave Grace
Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, sustainability, travel
Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, sustainability, travel
All in a Day’s Work
This post will lay out the basic components of my daily routine. Not the most interesting, but perhaps gives some substance to the blog. Future Center for the Environment Stanback Interns be warned… in aContinue reading
Dave Grace
Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, sustainability, travel
Interning at the Center for the Environment, internships, students, sustainability, travel
Arrival at the Center for the Environment
When I arrived at the center, I was pleasantly surprised to find it nestled into the Fred Stanback Jr. Ecological Preserve– a 189 acre parcel with a portion of that acreage held in a conservationContinue reading