"Instead of simply teaching government agencies or other orgs bits of traditional ecological knowledge, the TERA crew goes deeper...more of a kin-centric network of life perspective." #MightyPartner@TERATribalEco
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"Securing a brighter future for the Colorado River Basin means looking out for both people and nature. At the end of the day, we’re all in this together." We we're excited to collaborate together with @WaltonFamilyFdn on nature-based solutions for the West.
Securing a brighter future for the Colorado River Basin means supporting long-term strategies for the river that benefit both people and nature. Read more from Environment Program Director Moira Mcdonald & Jordana Barrack of @mighty_arrow_ff: https://t.co/vBEoWesw3R
🌱 CO #EJ Organizer, Katara Burrola, wrote an op-ed & will be providing her testimony at Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) monthly meeting regarding air pollution & how it impacts Black, Brown and Indigenous communities throughout the state: https://t.co/zH9DpM7vSs
The Colorado River is a vital water source for 40 million Americans, but it was just named the most endangered river of 2023.
If we don't act now, we could lose our way of life in the American West.
https://t.co/45ewCgdDXm
“We need to make sure that agricultural land is accessible & affordable for young & beginning farmers, which is important because the average age of a farmer in the U.S. is over 59 years old.” - Land Fellow Matt Hollenbeck on #landaccess for #youngfarmers https://t.co/EKMpAnLuxS
"We must invest [in #TreeEquity] like never before, in order to ensure our most vulnerable communities have cleaner air and are better protected from extreme heat," says @Hilary_FranzCPL on new Washington Tree Equity Collaborative @waDNR https://t.co/1PPVwKnIDe
“Most people want to go to the moon, but there are unexplored galaxies just below our feet. Why go up, if you can burrow down?” Read our recent Q&A with #MightyPartner Dr. @KiersToby
of @spununderground#WomensHistoryMonth
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There are efforts within philanthropy to actively transform #philanthropy to support the frontlines in real ways.
Check out this op-ed by Supriya Lopez Pillai, the executive director and board member of the Hidden Leaf Foundation.
https://t.co/up29RORare
A proposed rail line carrying up to 350,000 barrels of oil a day by the Colorado River is nearing final approval. The route is predicted to see at least one accident a year. https://t.co/KgzJvlFrrC
“Soil health is quite literally a common-ground issue and a way to build community and connections in what is at times a divided country."
#MightyPartner Aria McLauchlan and @landcoreUSA https://t.co/ycWk0mwyp0
"A new law making unionization easier for California ag laborers has delivered a key victory to Kern County-based United Farm Workers." Read more here: https://t.co/kGmE8VdU4V
It's incredible seeing the transition from degraded, single-thread streams into expansive beaver-engineered wetlands. And it only took a handful of #beavers to do this. Imagine what the continent and the rivers looked like prior to the Fur Trade, back when beavers were abundant!
A quick Google search seems to show that forest thinning treatments — which remove shrubs and small trees from the forest — are hotly debated. But scientists say otherwise. https://t.co/7bw30J5Ngg
Plastic pollution aggravates the triple planetary crisis of #climate, nature loss & #pollution. It hinders the right to a healthy environment. It slows sustainable development. And it hits vulnerable communities hardest. #BeatPlasticPollution.
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Courts matter, when it comes to protecting the environment. We have agency; and we have #MightyPartners like @Earthjustice protecting our rights to clean water, air and more.
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