ACORN December 2017

To add events or resources for teachers contact Stacy Smith at stacy.smith@athensclarkecounty.com

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Calendar

12/5 Meals in the Middle, Farm to School to Table Dinners
12/6 Final Community Engagement Session with Dr. Means, Rolling Ridge Apartments 4 to 5:30 PM
12/9 Journey through the Stars: Star of Bethlehem, SCNC
12/12 or 14 Cornell Webinar: Early Childhood, Learning Through Birds and Books
12/14 Christmas Bird Count
12/28 Journey through the Stars: Star of Bethlehem, SCNC
1/6 Bring One for the Chipper, Various Locations
1/15 MLK Day of Service, Various Locations
1/17 Native Plant Symposium, State Botanical Garden of Georgia
1/27 Green Life Expo, ACC Library
1/27 "Fun"damentals of Storytelling, Tommy Tye State Botanical Garden of Georgia
1/29 and 2/19 Orchard Fruit Production/Pruning, State Botanical Garden of Georiga
2/2 Bee Lab Lecture, State Botanical Garden of Georgia
2/16 Arbor Day Tree Ramble, State Botanical Garden of Georgia

We are at the HALFWAY mark for the Green School year!
See where your school stands with activities and credits. Activities submitted as of 12/4/2017
REPORT YOUR ACTIVITIES HERE!

DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

Tours

Landfill
Commercial Compost
Recycling Facility
Water Reclamation Facility
Drinking Water Treatment

Special Programs

Schoolyard Litter Gitters
Enviroscape (Contact KACCB)
Master Gardener/Composter Help
Mascots (not for credit unless they come with a lesson!)
School Garden Workday
Washed Ashore, Integrated Arts Marine Debris Curriculum, Free Download
UGA EcoReach
Skype with a Scientist
GA Museum of Natural History Science Boxes
GA Adopt-A-Stream Water Science Poster Session, Deadline January 15
Georgia Arbor Day, 2/16 Free Trees and planting programs from KACCB. Contact to schedule or to get a tree.
Give Wildlife a Chance DNR Poster Contest, Deadline April 13, 2018

Green School Brochure

Green School Activity Guide

Report your Green School Activities!

Grants and Resources

Dragonfly Grants for EE and the Arts, Deadline January 22
Teacher Reuse Store Hours (open all year during CHARM hours)
Continuous - KACCB Green School Grant $50, $200, $500
Shades of Green Athens Extension Gardening Newsletter, November Issue

See Available Lessons and Staff Programs

Water Conservation
Recycling
Stormwater
Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful
Planning Arborist

Professional Development (*t)

Cornell Bird Sleuth Webinars,Birds and Books 12/12 or 14
State Botanical Garden of Georgia Certificate in Native Plants

Winter Tree Identification, January 18
Defense Systems of Native Plants, February 3
Native Plant Propagation, February 23
Natural History of Georgia Plants, February 24

Advanced Training in Environmental Education (ATEEG)

Core Course 1 (Foundations of EE)- January 26-28, 2018. Register by January 15, 2017.
Core Course 2 (Fostering Learning)- March 23-25, 2018. Register by March 12, 2018.
Core Course 3 (Assessment and Evaluation)- June 8-10, 2018. Register by May 25, 2018.

Get In Touch With Us

Sarah Lockman
Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension
ACC Cooperative Extension
(706) 613-3640

Cecile Riker
Stormwater Education Specialist
ACC Transportation and Public Works
(706) 613-3440 ext. 384

Mason Towe
Program Education Specialist
ACC Recycling Division
(706) 613-3512 ext. 316

Laurel Loftin
Water Conservation Coordinator
ACC Public Utilities Department
(706) 613-3729

Stacy Smith
Program Education Specialist
Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful (KACCB)
(706) 613-3512 ext. 309

Marc Beechuk
Planner II • Arborist
Athens Clarke County Planning Department
706 613.3515

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