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The @CityofEdmonton is updating its climate and energy plan to meet the a safer climate target (only 1.5C warming). Find out what it means for you, next Thursday. https://solaralberta.ca//getting-to-1-5-updating-edmontons

If you’re a grad student in economics and an interest in the environment, check out this part-time summer job with Parkland County. You'll help plan for flooding and investigate natural infrastructure solutions. Deadline: May 9. https://campusbridge.ualberta.ca/postings.htm?pId=16527

How can we get creative to deal with the climate crisis, the next pandemic, and other grand challenges? @UCalgary emeritus professor Tang Lee is here to help. Please join us May 18! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/synergy-and-creativity-in-a-pan

This first weekend of May, Jane’s Walk invites you to discover an Edmonton neighbourhood on foot. This year, check out virtual and self-guided tours of Spruce Ave, Oliver, the U of A, and more! https://janewalksyeg.wordpress.com/self-guided-walks/

(UPDATED EMAIL) Community garden volunteer callout! We're looking for folks to help keep our veggies alive and thriving! Our garden is located at a church i...n Millwoods and we need some help with planting, watering, weeding, and eventually harvesting Hours are flexible and we can work around your schedule. Any help is greatly appreciated! Send us a DM or an email at [email protected] if you would like more details. We also are looking for donations of a hose, a rain barrel , trellises, and tomato cages . Hit us up if you'd be able to donate any of these things! All the vegetables will go back to community once the growing season is over! Thank you Yard Share YEG for sharing your gardening knowledge with us and for compost

Before being hired to our Adaptation Resilience Training, Derek Mueller researched how forest management affects drinking water in the Montane Cordillera. Read about his award-winning research. https://www.forwater.ca/news/archives/11-2020

Check out Campus Sustainability Leaders Award winner Peter Johnson at TEDxUAlberta. Free on Zoom tomorrow! https://tedxualberta.ca/break-of-dawn

Is *this* Biomimicry?? MAYBE Find out what biomimicry is all about at our next lecture: Biomimicry - Design Inspired by Nature with Kira Hunt, Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Noon. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/biomimicry-design-inspired-by-n... Biomimicry Institute Biomimicry Alberta University of Alberta MacEwan University

One of Edmonton's best known fauna is the prairie hare, or white-tailed jackrabbit. Each year, as winter hits, their brown coats turn white so they can blend in and avoid predators. But as climate change shortens our winters, will we end up seeing more clueless white hares being hunted in the brown grass? We asked the University of Alberta's resident nature nut, John Acorn, for the answer.

Can current crises be catalysts for change? Edmonton thought leaders dedicated to social responsibility are coming together to retool the future at the Enlightened Economy Summit on Thursday, Nov 12. Students, use this discount code: STUDENTEES2020 https://enlightenedeconomy.net/