[volunteer]: After School Nature Club Volunteer (Mercer Slough Environmental Education Ctr)

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• Environmental Education:  Assist Nature Club Teachers in sharing the environment of the Mercer Slough Nature Park with students.   

[volunteer]: Polliwog Preschool Volunteer (Mercer Slough Environmental Education Ctr)

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• Early Childhood Education: Assist Polliwog Preschool Teachers in providing learning experiences for preschool-age students, including interacting with students during free play times, modeling and reinforcing positive behaviors, and engaging students in investigations, imaginative play, and cooperative interactions with other students. 

Still need a course for autumn quarter? Interested in Environmental Ed? See below! – poe advisers.
Are you interested in learning more about the world of K-12 education?
Thinking of teaching as a possible career? 

The UW Athletic Department is seeking volunteers to help promote their sustainability efforts during UW’s first football game at CenturyLink Field on September 1st at 7:30pm.
Volunteers will engage fans, ask them to complete surveys and direct fans to the CenturyLink recycle and compost stations. 

The Seattle Architecture Foundation would like to extend a special invitation to University students in the Seattle area to explore our 15th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit.  Our exhibit theme this year, Natural Systems/Emergent Forms, explores the current projects of local Seattle Architectural Firms in which the natural environment is integrated into high-tech design.  

(photo credit: Suncor Energy)
Here are some of the articles, websites and documentaries I’ll be digging into ahead of the trip:
The Canadian Oil Sands: Economic savior or environmental disaster? | UW Bevan Series | David Schindler (Click here for a video of the talk.)
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math | Rolling Stone | Bill McKibben
The Canadian Oil Boom | National Geographic | Robert Kunzig (text) & Peter Essick (photography)
Cry Wolf | DeSmogBlog | Carol Linnitt
Game Over for the Climate | The New York Times | James Hansen
Secrets to Norway’s Petro-Wealth: Lessons for Canada? 

[internship] – Environmental Health & Safety Internship (Glass Bottle/Jar Manufacturer)

We are a manufacturer of glass bottles and jars located in the Seattle SODO district. We are interested in recruiting for an intern to assist our Environmental Health and Safety manager.  

It is the biggest industrial development project, the biggest capital investment project, and the biggest energy project in the world. It holds (at least) 179 billion barrels of oil, ranking it second only to Saudi Arabia in petroleum resources. 

The Geoduck Research Project is looking for a field volunteesr on:
Wednesday, August 15 (departing UW at 5:00am, returning in the evening), andThursday, August 16  (departing UW at 5:15am, returning in the evening)
to help with beach seining and a mark-recapture study. 

Pipeline Project Seminar and Service Learning
EDUC 401N: Nature-based Learning and Development
SLN: 13264
Facilitator: Samantha Dolan (samanb2@uw.edu) and PoE alum!
Dates: ThursdaysTime: 2:30-3:50 pm Location: CHL 105
Many of us make a point of spending time in the natural world daily, whether we are gardening, riding a bike, walking the long way to class, or taking a lunch break in the park.