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Online Resilience Education Database

Our free online database is filled with hundreds of documents, videos, photographs, studies, news articles and more. Now, you can explore the river from any device, anytime!

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Solar United Neighbors : Virginia Solar Advocacy
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Learn how to take positive action in solar advocacy in your local community.  Background information and research from Solar United Neighbors.

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Virginia Institute of Marine Science : BRIDGE Ocean Science Education : Beyond the Classroom
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Includes Museums & Aquaria, Research Organizations & Institutions, National Marine Sanctuaries, and Virtual Expeditions.

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Virginia Institute of Marine Science : BRIDGE Ocean Science Education : Student Center
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Includes Summer Opportunities, Marine Science Careers, Undergraduate Programs, and Science Fair Information.

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City of Norfolk : Keep Norfolk Beautiful
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Includes descriptions for in-school programs to discuss littering and recycling with Pre-K through Grade 8.

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Virginia Space Grant Consortium : BLAST Summer Camp

Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology, BLAST, is a FREE program designed to help Virginia 8th and 9th-grade students find their place in STEM. Participants spend three days at a college dorm doing hands-on STEM activities.

BLAST is a partnership between the VSGC, Old Dominion University, Radford University, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, William & Mary, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Virginia Aquarium : School Programs
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Learn all about different school programs at the Virginia Aquarium and ways to add to your science curriculum. Programs include Outreach Programs that can come to you, Field Trips to the aquarium, Suitcase Science kits, and Virtual Learning programs! Programs are designed for toddlers through 12th grade.

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center : Education Resources
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Check out SERC’s K-12 Education resources.  Learn more about school programs, field trips, group programs, and volunteering. They also have a library of learning resources, along with virtual field trips and talks. In addition, they offer professional development and science courses for educators! 

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation : Environmental Education Opportuntities at the Brock Environmental Center
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All Activities are correlated with Virginia SOLs! Enjoy tours and education programs at one of the world’s greenest buildings. Programs discuss oyster reefs, conservation, water quality, mapping, point source pollution, runoff, and more! Students can also participate in canoeing field experiences.

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Global Footprint Network : Ecological Footprint Calculator

Students can learn about Earth Overshoot Day and calculate how many earths would be needed if everyone lived as they do.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation : Podcasts
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Follow the Bay through the seasons with this podcast library. Topics include water quality, conservation, oysters, sustainable practices, pollution, renewable resources and energy, local species, and more!

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation : Student Leadership Program
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The mission of CBF’s Student Leadership program is to connect, educate, and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards to become critical thinkers and environmental problem solvers by advancing advocacy, raising awareness, and taking action to help Save the Bay.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation : Schoolyard Report Card
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How is your schoolyard doing? Is it helping the Chesapeake Bay, or is it contributing to the Bay’s current condition? Follow this Report Card and find out…

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation: State of the Bay Report
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The State of the Bay Report discusses the heightened impacts of stronger weather systems, resiliency building, and current pollution indicators. Choose to read a summary or download the full report for all the nitty gritty details.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation : Build Your Own Rain Garden
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Downloadable instructions from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on how to build your own rain garden! Add a colorful habitat to your school yard while keeping sediment from choking local streams by using this easy step-by-step guide.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation : Build Your Own Rain Barrel
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Downloadable instructions from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on how to build your own rain barrel. Capture rainwater from downspouts to reduce runoff and have a water source during droughts using this easy step-by-step guide.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation : Fix Your Schoolyard Bare Spots
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Downloadable instructions from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on how to fix bare spots in your schoolyard. Bare spots are places where vegetation no longer exists in the soil. Bare spots come in all shapes and sizes. The outcome of having any type of bare spot is the same: storm water hits the ground and is not able to soak into the land. Use this step-by-step guide to fix the bare spots in your school or home yard.

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askHRgreen : Green Education Knowledge Center
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Explore green education opportunities including fundraiser car washes, recycling at school, pledge to be a green classroom, green learning education guides and more!

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Chesapeake Bay Program : Bay Ecosystem Guide
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This is a guide to estuary basics entitled ‘Introduction to an Ecosystem’. Learn about the Bay ecosystem, its geology, water and sediments, habitats, living resources and biological communities, food production and consumption, and preserving the Chesapeake Bay. The guide includes a glossary of key terms and phrases.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation : How to Start an After-School Environmental Club
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An environmental awareness club will thrill and excite your students as they learn about habitats, animals, outdoor spaces, and vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay region. This document will help you lead an after-school environmental awareness club. When, where, and how much time you commit to this club is your decision. The best thing to keep in mind is keep it simple, keep it fun, and keep it green!

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NOAA : An Educator’s Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)
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An Educator’s Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE), commonly referred to as the MWEE Guide, is designed for users with varying levels of familiarity with the MWEE. It is an easy-to-use manual for constructing high-quality MWEEs for all students. In this guide you will find information about why the MWEE is a powerful educational framework, descriptions of the MWEE essential elements and supporting practices, and resources for planning a MWEE. The tools and information in this guide help ensure that MWEEs are done thoroughly and thoughtfully to increase student environmental literacy.

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Ryan Resilience Lab Event Request

Thank you for your interest in the Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab. We’re delighted that our site is in high demand. As the Ryan Resilience Lab is operated by a small non-profit with a big environmental mission, please help us make sure your event is a great fit.

Our priority is to host groups with relevance to our mission: to restore the Elizabeth River through equitable collaboration with diverse communities, governments, and businesses. When space and staff support are available, we are happy to host such groups free of charge, but do request that you consider an organizational membership and allow us to offer the opportunity for individual memberships.

Please fill this form out at least 30 days in advance of the event.

Our maximum for indoor seated events is 85 theater style and 45 classroom style. For standing receptions, the maximum is 100 indoors or 125 indoor-outdoor.
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