Insects as food and feed – How to save the planet and get protein too! Are you concerned about the environmental impacts of animal agriculture? Have you ever wondered about using insects as an alternative source of protein? If so, the Black Fly Soldier Symposium may be for you.
Union Chapel United Methodist Church to Install Pollinator Garden.
2018 declared Year of the Bird! In celebration of the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), 2018 has been declared the Year of the Bird.1,2 For those already enthralled by avian antics, this is welcome news: Birds are receiving the recognition they deserve – huzzah! Those who have only a passing familiarity with birds, on the other… Read more »
By Robert Barr. CEES, with support from USDA-NIFA and in partnership with colleagues from the Hendricks County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), hosted a Future Farmers of America (FFA) Career Success Day on October 26 at Starkey Farms in Brownsburg, Indiana.
It has been a busy time for education outreach at CEES, with more than 7300 people participating this past season. CEES activities have included summer weather camps, expansion of the Center’s Discovering the Science of the Environment program, a visit to the state fair, and various other outreach events.
Over 400 IUPUI students and faculty participated in CEES’s service learning program, working to maintain and restore natural areas at Eagle’s Crest, Starling Nature Sanctuary, Holliday Park, Sodalis Park, Oaklandon, Fall Creek, and the Lilly ARBOR. All photographs by V. Schmalhofer.
Beaver (Castor canadensis) have been an intermittant presence at the Lilly ARBOR since the forest restoration project was initiated seventeen years ago. There is plenty of evidence of past beaver activity. All photos by VR Schmalhofer.
Honeysuckle is a bane, and other things to learn about the environment. The service learning, research, and education efforts of CEES are featured in an article by Vanessa Richards in the Science and Technology section of News at IUPUI.
In May of 2016, a generous $400,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation permitted CEES to begin designing and building a mobile lab equipped with a variety of renewable energy technology. One year later, the new – as yet unnamed – unit made its debut at Brownsburg East Middle School.
Despite recent transitions at the Center, 2016 and 2017 have been a busy time for CEES. Here are a few highlights relating to the Center’s education and outreach efforts.