Young people are feeling the emotional weight of the climate crisis. How we prepare them for today's reality will shape tomorrow. Climate and water education plays a powerful role for K-12 students across Colorado. While some elements are required in the state academic standards, local school districts ultimately decide what is taught in the classroom. Youth learning opportunities depend heavily on community support, organizational capacity and political will. This 30-minute documentary explores what this looks like in three distinct regions across the state. How do educators, parents, decision-makers and students collectively move from ache to action, in a way that makes climate education accessible for all?
Stay in the room for the next session's brightspot to ask Christi questions!
Christi Bode is a documentary filmmaker that calls Southwest Colorado home. From watershed health and wildfires, to environmental justice and climate adaptation, she unpacks a wide range of topics about water in dry places. Her independent media company, Moxiecran Media, produces... Read More →
The Plant Mobile is a program which distributes free native plants at non-traditional outreach venues, like breweries and climbing gyms. This presentation will outline the economics and logistics of germinating plants, the plant species selected, and the educational impacts this program has had on Master Gardener volunteers and Boulder County Residents.
**This session will be shared with one or two other mini, brightspot sessions.
Home Horticulture Coordinator, Colorado State University
Tommy Roth is an extension educator at Colorado State University. His focus is on helping people create sustainable and beautiful landscapes which feed humans, insects, and wildlife.
The State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) is an expansive resource on the status of some wildlife populations and habitats in Colorado of greatest concern. This session will cover a new collection of digital resources you can use to bring more conservation content into your programs. The SWAP seeks to amplify lived experiences and empower people, including youth, to take action by intentionally involving those closest to potential solutions. Learn about available data, maps and other tools for locally relevant information that engages your participants in issues in your community and across our state. You will also have the opportunity to share with Colorado Parks and Wildlife feedback on what resources CPW can provide to most effectively enhance and support the essential work you do.
State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Kacie is the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Coordinator for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. She enjoys bringing people together via conservation planning to facilitate ideas coming to fruition. Kacie has focused much of her career on relationship building and helping people develop... Read More →
Learn how the City of Denver uses a multi-agency approach to protect and improve urban waterways by reimagining infrastructure design and by implementing cutting-edge water quality monitoring technology. Hear how podcasting our environmental messages gave our outreach a fresh sound. Walk away with tips on what makes podcast programs successful.
Environmental Trainer , City and County of Denver- Environmental Quality
Dori Tilko is an Environmental Trainer with the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment, where she’s spent over 20 years helping City of Denver employees protect land, air, water and public health. She’s known for creating a dynamic, ever-evolving training program that... Read More →
