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Mountain Demon of the Week
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Tengu
Teh tengu are a class of flying demons who inhabit
cedar or pine trees in the mountains of Japan. They have a
human form, wear the red robes of a bishop and a small crown.
They have white hair, a red face, elongated beaklike noses and carry
a fan made of feathers. Tengu are believed to be the spirits of
vengeful dead. They enjoy stealing human children from their
parents and if the children return they are reduced to a confused
state and never regain their senses. The tengu own the trees
and therefore must be appeased for any lumber taken from the
forest. Without satisfaction, they tend to play dangerous
pranks on the lumberjacks taking the trees.
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Join Our List
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Photo by Danny Allgeier. Grandview State Park, WV. June 2010.
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Dear Allgeier, Daniel,
ECRR Summer Practicum is almost upon us! We are
scrambling furiously to make sure this is the best practicum to
date. In case you haven't registered yet, here are just a
few of the many options to choose from:
GIS: Someone at every watershed should learn to use GIS to
map sites and gather information. This 2-day hands-on course will
teach participants the skills they need to incorporate GIS into their
watershed activities.
10 Principles of Quality Growth: Want to learn the
best ways to help your community grow without sacrificing the
features you care most about? This course, taught by the TVA, will
have discussion and group activities in community development.
Intro to Environmental Economics: Decision Making on a
Limited Budget: This class will teach participants how to manage
their watershed to get the most done within the confines of a
non-profit budget. When you have to choose between projects, learn
how to make sure you choose the best one to get the most
environmental improvement per dollar spent.
Parliamentary Procedure: We have added a new
course to the training. Parliamentary Procedure will help your
organization breeze through meetings quickly and efficiently.
Our executive director attended this course elsewhere and enjoyed it
so much we added it to our schedule.
Can't wait to see you there!
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NEWS
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The
Dangers of Arsenic
Arsenic is an
extremely potent carcinogen and toxic to vital organs such as the
liver, skin, kidney, and cardiovascular system. A common pathway of
human exposure is through drinking water. Full article.
Water
Conservation Tour Rides the Green Wave Across U.S.
With a goal of saving two billion gallons of water
this year, The Responsible Bathroom Water Conservation Tour,
sponsored by American Standard, has been in high gear since it kicked
off in April. The national Tour has attracted thousands of attendees
to 100 events in its first two months, with one event drawing more
than 900 people. Over 300 total events are planned through November
at plumbing wholesale locations in the United States and Canada. Full
article.
Trees a
'Low-cost' Solution to Air Pollution and Biodiversity Loss in Cities
Native woods and trees in urban areas, including
gardens, provide haven for wildlife, reduce air pollution, surface
run-off and flooding. Full article here.
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GRANTS
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K-12
Environmental Education Programs Funded
The goal of NEA's
Green Across America Grant Award Program is to create sustainable
education programs to encourage K-12 students to increase
earth-friendly behavior in their neighborhoods and communities.
Grants of up to $1,000 are available to help educators implement
innovative education programs, activities, lessons, or events to
excite students about going green, caring for the earth, and creating
a sustainable future. The program is open to educators employed by
public or private K-12 schools throughout the country. The
application deadline is July 30, 2010. Visit the NEA website to
submit an online application.
NAWCA
U.S. Standard Grants
Through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
(NAWCA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides matching grants
to organizations and individuals who have developed partnerships to
carry out wetlands conservation projects in the United States,
Canada, and Mexico for the benefit of wetlands-associated migratory
birds and other wildlife. More details.
National
Forest Foundation
The program provides support in the form of start-up
funds for newly forming (or significantly re-organizing) groups or
nonprofit organizations that intend to proactively and inclusively
engage local stakeholders in the community in forest management and
conservation issues on and around National Forests and Grasslands.
More details.
Potomac
Highlands Implementation Grants
In FY 2010, $1.8 million dollars have been authorized
to support on-the-ground projects relating to the protection and
restoration of ecological resources and services to improve the
Potomac Highlands ecosystem. The Potomac Highlands, for the purposes
of this funding, is considered to be the Potomac Watershed west of
and above the fall line, plus the eight counties in the east central
portion of West Virginia defined as the Potomac Highlands by the West
Virginia Department of Commerce:
Mineral, Hampshire, Grant, Tucker, Randolph,
Pendleton, Pocahontas, and Hardy
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EVENTS
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32nd Annual National Association of Abandoned Mine Land
Programs (NAAMLP) Conference
Environmental
Justice Summit
This announcement is a call for research presentations
on environmental justice. We invite submissions that address
environmental justice topics from any disciplinary perspective,
including environmental sciences, social sciences, humanities, law,
journalism, public health and medicine. Although most Summit
participants are from NC, we welcome any submissions that have
relevance to environmental injustices in NC. More details.
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