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Training will take place on Fridays from 9am-3pm, February 8 to May 3, 2013 at the Lewis Creek Visitor Center.  Ideal candidates for the program have an enthusiasm for learning, experience working in small groups and experience in natural resource sciences. Join the Master Naturalist program as a means to further your education and as a way to pass along the knowledge, respect and benefits of nature to others.

How to Apply

  • All application materials are available online at: http://www.bellevuewa.gov/9182.htm. 
  • All interested participants must complete all application materials and return them to the City of Bellevue Parks Department at the address listed below.
  • Application materials can also be emailed to Parks_Stewardship@Bellevuewa.gov
  • All applications must be returned or postmarked by January 11, 2013. 
  • Bellevue residents will have priority. 

Mail Application Materials to:

Attention: Master Naturalist Training Program
Parks & Community Services
Natural Resource Division
16023 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008

For additional questions please call 425.452.4195. 

CLICK HERE for the full brochure

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Join an Environmental Book Club with free coffee:

Fridays at 1230-130 in the PoE Commons, Wallace Hall

Don’t join a different one. The goal is to read literature that is influential to the environmental movement and develop environmental perspectives that are in tune with whatever you think the environmental movement should really look like, and your ability to fight apathy accordingly. Envir post docs and students collectively winnow out ideas to create succinct environmental perspectives/arguments/essays/ethics or anything. Participation is more essential than being up to speed with the reading.

The current (first) book: ‘Blessed Unrest: How the world’s largest movement came into being and why no one saw it coming’ Paul Hawken 2007 

Please read the recruitment letter if you’re interested, and for more details.

Contact: Robsm2@uw.edu

Thank You!

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Thank you to everyone who came out to the PoE Bake Sale today! We raised almost $200 and had a great time with Seattle Tilth.

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Sign up for a wild Alaskan summer of field studies and research with the Tatoosh School!

The Tatoosh School is a not for profit field school with offices in Portland, Oregon and classrooms in the towns, oceans, and forests of Alaska’s Inside Passage. It is the school’s mission to foster first-hand learning about the ecology and environmental policy of Southeast Alaska. 

Course I – June 19 through July 29, 2013

Course II – August 2 through September 11, 2013 

 Academic Course Descriptions (offered concurrently during both 6 week expeditions): 

Natural History & Ecology of Southeast Alaska (6 units)

Southeast Alaska encompasses the Alexander Archipelago – composed of more than 5,000 islands – and a narrow strip of mountainous mainland, split by glacial fiords and major river systems.  The land is home to an array of plant and animal life, and is considered the front lines of study in island biogeography.  This course explores the natural environment from the nearshore intertidal zone to the high alpine, examining the adaptations and relationships of organisms to their environments over time and space.   

 People, Politics & Policy of Southeast Alaska (6 units)

This course explores the political landscape of Southeast Alaska and covers a wide range of topics including land ownership, public and private land management, conservation strategies, local and regional economies, Alaska Native cultures, land settlements, corporate structures and current resource management issues.  It focuses on the evolution of social and legal structures and how those structures guide current decision-making.  Inquiry and reason are applied to real-life challenges, and students engage with citizens and policymakers to consider solutions. 


Learn more and apply at http://tatooshschool.org

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[job] Cloud Mountain Farm Center Internship Coordinator

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Cloud Mountain Farm Center is a 45-acre working farm committed to operating as a living laboratory, training new crop and nursery farmers, and expanding educational workshops for home gardeners and commercial farmers. Programming at the Farm Center fosters research and the development of diverse and collaborative market strategies for a more stable food system.

The Internship Program is a curriculum-based, 8-month, 40-hour-per-week program combining learning-based, hands-on farm work and 8 hours per week of traditional curriculum-based learning.

Position is full time with occasional weekend and evening obligations. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. 

Deadline is November 26, 2012 (position open until filled)

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information of three professional references to Tom Thorton at tom@cloudmountainfarmcenter.org (or see below for mailing address)

Find the full job description and more information about the position here. 


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EAT ME!!!!

PoE BAKE SALE TODAY!!

11am-1:30pm

Upstairs lobby of Wallace Hall

All proceeds benefit Seattle Tilth

Volunteer to be a poster reviewer for local high school students

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A great opportunity to help local high school students!

My Place in Puget Sound High School Poster Session
Friday November 30, 11:30am – 12:15pm
Location: Husky Union Building – North Ballroom, University of Washington
Local high school students present their projects about science, community and action to protect Puget Sound.
If interested in being a poster reviewer, contact Tansy Clay at tansy@uw.edu

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CHANGING WHAT WE TAX, a panel discussion on energy and climate policy.

The Washington Policy Center and Energy & Enterprise Initiative present a panel discussion on energy and climate policy at Seattle Pacific University.

November 14, 2012

7pm-9pm

Seattle Pacific University: Otto Miller Hall, Room 109

“Changing What We Tax: Prospects for a Free-Enterprise Solution to Energy Security and Climate Change”
Moderated by former PoE lecturer and stand up comedian, Yoram Bauman.

Preparing for the Age of the Arctic, TODAY

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The Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, presents:

Preparing for the Age of the Arctic – Canada, the United States & the Arctic Council, by Terry Fenge, Consultant, Ottawa

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

2-3:30 p.m., University (Faculty) Club, Southeast Dining Room

Canada assumes the chair of the eight-nation Arctic Council in 2013 for a two-year term to be followed by the United States in 2015. What might they do to deepen circumpolar co-operation in a world hungry for the Arctic’s energy and minerals? Should they sponsor a legally binding treaty to provide for “orderly” development in the region? What role should the region’s indigenous peoples – Inuit, Athabaskans, Saami and others play as we prepare for the Age of the Arctic? (Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Health Minister, will chair the Arctic Council marking the first time an Inuk has served in this position.)

Co-sponsored with the Future of Ice: Arctic and Antarctic Policy and Science Initiative

Map & Directions

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PoE Bake Sale in support of Seattle Tilth

Wednesday, Nov. 14th

11am-1:30pm

Upstairs lobby of Wallace Hall

The PoE Bake Sale….the only way to support Seattle Tilth’s Garden Hotline by eating cookies and treats! Did you know that Seattle Tilth has a free garden hotline??? That’s right, for over 20 years, the Garden Hotline educators have been providing information and guidance at no cost to home gardeners and landscape professionals. What a resource!

Contact the Garden Hotline

(206) 633-0224 Monday through Saturday
9 a.m.-5 p.m.