The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people in the UK. It says that it’s an award-winning combination of exciting theatre shows, interactive workshops and exhibits and careers information from STEM professionals. The 2017 Fair will be held at the NEC, Birmingham…
Here’s the latest from Project Dirt including details of: Dartmouth Park in West Bromwich are looking for volunteers to help maintain the sensory garden in the park each week and clear space for their new flower beds. Interested? Abbey Gateway Skills Club are looking for volunteers in Devon to support adults with learning disabilities in a variety of activities. School Farms…
Acorn Ecology has some eco-training news. Click here for a list of ecology courses that include: Badger Ecology and Surveying—Guildford Friday 17th March Otter Ecology and Surveying – Exeter Monday 20th March Phase 1 Habitat Survey – Guildford Wednesday 19th April Bat Ecology and Surveying—Exeter Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th April Bat Sound Analysis Using Analook—Exeter…
This is how the most recent blog by Phil Rothwell, the Head of UK Corporate and Public Affairs for The Wildlife Trusts, begins: “Wildlife knows no political boundaries. I was reminded of this recently when I visited archaeological digs at Must Farm and Flag Fen in East Anglia. The finds of fish hooks and the…
So says Indefinitely Wild. The post begins … “Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires any construction project “permitted, funded, or licensed by any federal agency” to be reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for endangered species present in the area. To the best of our knowledge, Donald Trump has filed no such request for his…
Click here for the latest from the Science Geek who has a recent feature on GPS. This begins: “The Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, has come to affect countless aspects of our daily lives, from directing our holiday aeroplanes to enabling us to drive round an unfamiliar city without any map other than…
Click here to read blogs from the Children and Nature Network [CNN]. These include Stephen Kellert’s REFLECTIONS ON CHILDREN’S EXPERIENCE OF NATURE: Honoring a visionary through his own words and Susan Bales’ GETTING THE URBAN INTO NATURE: New Research and New Thinking
You can read the latest research bulletin from the North American Association for Environmental Education [NAAEE] here. It covers the period from January to June 2015 and offers digests of research under these headings: behaviour / evaluation / teaching methods / sense of place / professional development. ChangeScale has worked with NAAEE and Stanford University to create this…
This animation shows annual temperatures each year since 1880 compared to the twentieth-century average, ending with record-warm 2016. Because of global warming due to increasing greenhouse gases, the maps from the early years in the animation are dominated by shades of blue, indicating temperatures were up to 3°C (5.4°F) cooler than the twentieth-century average. Recent…
Here’s a link to Australian Geographic and its story of harmony between indigenous people and wildlife. The story begins: “AUSTRALIA WAS ONCE home to giant reptiles, marsupials and birds (and some not so giant), but the extinction of this megafauna has been the subject of a debate that has persisted since the 19th century. Despite…