Mendocino College Earth Week 2021

Earth Day Writings, Talks, Lectures, and Tours

Earth Day-Writings

Do you want to contribute your writing to our virtual Earth Day celebration? Use this form to submit your writing. Upon review, staff and student pieces will be added to this website.

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Earth Day-Talks and Lectures

If you are a Mendocino College staff member and want to contribute a video talk or lecture, use this form.

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Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.Nature’s beauty can be fleeting -- but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day.

My wish: Protect our oceansLegendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.

How one scientist took on the chemical industryIn 1958, after receiving a letter describing the deaths of songbirds due to the pesticide known as DDT, Rachel Carson began an investigation into the misuse of chemicals and their toll on nature. In 1962, she published her findings in "Silent Spring," which immediately drew both applause and impassioned dissent. How did this biologist and writer ignite such controversy? Mark Lytle investigates. [Directed by Héloïse Dorsan Rachet, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Luke O'Malley].

How to turn climate anxiety into actionIt's normal to feel anxious or overwhelmed by climate change, says psychologist Renée Lertzman. Can we turn those feelings into something productive? In an affirming talk, Lertzman discusses the emotional effects of climate change and offers insights on how psychology can help us discover both the creativity and resilience needed to act on environmental issues.

Let's prepare for our new climateAs Vicki Arroyo says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for our changing climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought and uncertainty. She illustrates this inspiring talk with bold projects from cities all over the world -- local examples of thinking ahead.

Unseen footage, untamed natureAt TED2012, filmmaker Karen Bass shares some of the astonishing nature footage she's shot for the BBC and National Geographic -- including brand-new, previously unseen footage of the tube-lipped nectar bat, who feeds in a rather unusual way ...

Time-lapse proof of extreme ice lossPhotographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

How you can help save the monarch butterfly -- and the planetMonarch butterflies are dying at an alarming rate around the world -- a looming extinction that could also put human life at risk. But we have just the thing to help save these insects, says author Mary Ellen Hannibal: citizen scientists. Learn how these grassroots volunteers are playing a crucial role in measuring and rescuing the monarch's dwindling population -- and how you could join their ranks to help protect nature. (You'll be in good company: Charles Darwin was a citizen scientist!)

50 Voices for the Planet | Earth DayWe're joining our voices across sectors, generations and continents in a united call for action. This is 50 Voices for the Planet.

Biodiversity CourseTake a virtual expedition with us to investigate the amazing diversity of life on this planet.

Virtual Tours-Check them out!

National Parks-Virtual Tours

There are many ways to celebrate Earth Day! Why not start by exploring a variety of National Parks using Google Earth? Follow this link: VIRTUAL NATIONAL PARKS

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