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Kids in our small-group Forest Explorers club have been getting outside, making new friends, and exploring nature!
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See what's new for the Pajarito Environmental Education Center this week!
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Sustainable Holidays!
PEEC is celebrating Los Alamos WinterFest this year! In honor of this year's "Home for the Holidays" theme, we want to help you have a sustainable, fun holiday at home. Check this page throughout the week for new videos with tips on different ways to have a sustainable holiday season. Today, we're looking at wrapping paper alternatives. Be sure to tune in for Saturday's live Q&A to ask your questions, too!
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This Week's Virtual Events
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Unless otherwise noted, all of PEEC's events are currently happening via the live-streaming platform Zoom. Registration is required to get the meeting link and password. Visit our events page to see what other programs are coming up in the next few weeks!
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Landscape Restoration on Valles Caldera National Preserve
Tuesday, December 1, 7 PM
Join Bob Parmenter for this live-streamed talk about landscape restoration at Valles Caldera National Preserve. This presentation will examine the natural resources on the Preserve, the human history on the Preserve and resulting impacts on the land, and present-day restoration efforts. Learn more and register here.
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The Night Sky in December
Friday, December 4, 7 PM
Tune in for this live-streamed astronomy talk from Paul Arendt to learn what will be coming up in December's night skies as a part of WinterFest. This program is being co-hosted by the Valles Caldera National Preserve! In keeping with the WinterFest theme, this presentation will end with a discussion on gift options for telescopes and binoculars. Learn more and register here.
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Home for the Holidays: Making Your Holiday Season More Sustainable
Saturday, December 5, 10:30 AM
Join PEEC's Kristen O'Hara and Elizabeth Watts for this live-streamed event to discuss sustainable changes you can make for the holidays. Ask your questions and learn about developing more sustainable practices this holiday season and beyond! Learn more and register here.
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"I Am Cheo" Virtual Screening & Community Climate Change Panel
Tuesday, December 8, 7 PM
Join PEEC for a screening of the short film "I Am Cheo," followed by a climate change panel discussion from community members that are taking action locally to combat climate change in different ways. Learn more and register here.
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Backcountry Film Festival: Best of Fest
Thursday, December 10, 6 PM
Tune in for the Best of Fest to watch some of the best films from the past 15 seasons of the Backcountry Film Festival and get stoked for January's festival, too! Learn more and buy tickets here.
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Community News
Celebrate Los Alamos WinterFest!
In addition to PEEC's WinterFest offerings, there is a lot going on around our community to celebrate this annual event! Check out the full Los Alamos WinterFest schedule here. This year's theme is "Home for the Holidays."
Upcoming Talk: Save Food, Save Money, and Save the Planet!
Join Sue Barns of the Los Alamos County Zero Waste Team on Monday, December 7 at 6:30 PM for a talk on food waste. Sue will discuss the issue of food waste, its local and global impacts, and how to prevent it in your own kitchen. An update on composting opportunities in Los Alamos County will also be given. Attendees will have the opportunity to receive a free Food Waste Prevention Toolkit from the County. This talk is presented by the Voices of Los Alamos. Email the presenter for the Zoom link at dogstarz505@gmail.com.
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