Youth Voices for the Environment

Are you a young person in our community who is working in your school, neighborhood, town, family, and beyond to guide and influence environmental issues and the conversation around climate change? Amplify your work with the Hitchcock Center! Learn more...

 

 

Build Better Podcast Features Hitchcock Center

In Episode #11 of the Build Better podcast Sam Batchelor of designLAB Architects and Jessica Schultz of the Hitchcock Center discuss the Center’s Living Building as an advocacy tool for social and environmental change. Listen here...

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"On Easter, my husband said, 'They’re back!' He beckoned me into the barn, and we peered up at the ceiling. There, in a crack in one beam, was a dark wriggling mass. The bats were back!”
‘Nuff said. Here’s the August 17 Earth Matters, by contributor Mary Harrington. Enjoy!

P.S. If you’re unable to access the Gazette page, wait a few days and go to the Hitchcock Center website, www.hitchcockcenter.org, where you’ll find the article on the home page.
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Earth Matters: Little brown bats in the barn
They have been coming every summer for as long as I can remember — probably even longer than we have lived in the neighborhood. I’ve never paid much attention to them. Sometimes I noted with appreciation their war against mosquitos, waged near our...
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Citizen scientists can submit leaf samples from their hometowns through the end of August
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Smithsonian Scientists Are Using Ginkgo Leaves to Study Climate Change—They Need Your Help
Citizen scientists can submit leaf samples from their hometowns through the end of August
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If you've been on one of our building tours, you know that we talk about some forever chemicals, like PFAS, that are prohibited in materials used in Living Buildings. By saying "No" to materials containing these chemicals, our project and others like it help put market-based pressure on manufacturers to eliminate its use (at least in building related materials) and help make a statement that we will not tolerate these chemicals in our environment, in our bodies, or in the bodies of wildlife. What can you do to purchase PFAS free?
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Birds Are Living Proof That ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollute Our Water Supplies
Decades of studies show avian eggs and tissues are chock-full of widely used PFAS. Now officials are finally taking action for public health.
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In this #BuildBetter podcast, learn how the Hitchcock Center uses its @livingbuilding building as an advocacy tool for social and environmental change. #AmherstMA #LivingBuildingChallenge #LivingBuildingChallengeConversations #BuildtheChange https://t.co/LQ5TdA1ZxJ
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Creating a Living Building with J. Schultz of @HitchcockCenter and S. Batchelor of @designLABBERS https://t.co/8tWJ23whgC #Architecture #August19 #Building #Construction #Energyefficient #Green #HPpodcast #LBC #Livingbuilding #Livingbuildingchallenge #Livingbuildings #NetZero https://t.co/rIUabXsb9z
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Want to taste the winning cocktail at Battle of the Botanicals? A 10-pack of raffle tickets = a chance to win: Red Sox tickets, local adventures, romantic getaways, etc, + a free sample of the winning drink! Tickets: https://t.co/p5lviAyRLv #AmherstMA #BatteloftheBotanicals https://t.co/AMPTrqPD0S
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Dill! Beet! Ginger! Rose! Mint! Basil! Rhubarb! Sorrel! How will these botanicals be used and which will be your favorite this year? We’re on the edge of our seats with mouthwatering anticipation! Get tickets: https://t.co/TAf1ivJpi3 #AmherstMA #BattleoftheBotanicals https://t.co/yHPsJDDGTH
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We have a few spaces still open in Nature Summer Camp this summer! Check what's available and register at our website https://t.co/8zzFw4Bzee #AmherstMA #WesternMA #SummerCamp #NatureSummerCamp https://t.co/bQBoIDHi5m
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The 4th annual Battle of the Botanicals boasts an outstanding line-up of talented chefs & mixologists. Join us to see who makes it to the competition stage! AND new this year...stay for the after party. Details & tickets: https://t.co/dcLeCAsBmr #AmherstMA #BattleoftheBotanicals https://t.co/c1jvkz1dDK
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@MAGreenBuilding Thank you for sharing our project! We just want to clarify that @HitchcockCenter is an independent nonprofit org, not affiliated with a college.
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Choose your challenge and join the count! Fun for all ages. See you there! https://t.co/7YMEb99RWg #AmherstMA #WesternMA #WesternMass #FloraFlaunaFest https://t.co/eVQ5r8bzAC
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Western MA is committed to social equity and environmental responsibility. We believe our building exemplifies that commitment. What does sustainability look like in your community? #AmherstMA #WesternMA #WesternMass #LivingBuilding #SustainabilityMatters #HealthyBuildings https://t.co/hEq4zuMn76
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Thank you @Alex_PROSOCO! We appreciate Prosoco's efforts to remove toxicants from its products for use in our #LivingBuilding. https://t.co/as8JpsUFap #AmherstMA #SustainabilityMatters #NetZero #HealthyMaterials #BuildTheChange #WhatWeTeachKids #EnvironmentalEducation https://t.co/KMuNFoOLL7
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Congrats @HitchcockCenter on being named a Living Building! #lf19 https://t.co/FDktDS83At
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Hitchcock Center's headquarters is 23rd building across the globe, to earn a Certified Living Building Award for achieving the @livingbuilding Challenge from the @Living_Future Institute. https://t.co/xtS6uREWnl #LivingBuilding #SustainabilityMatters #NetZero #BuildTheChange https://t.co/toN8WdDxx7
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"If adults aren't going do it, who is? Us kids have to." https://t.co/xSGSkK4H64 #ClimateStrike #ClimateStrikeMA #GreenClimateStrike #YouthClimateStrike
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Let's talk about how to get to Better Buildings. Saturday 1-3pm. #AmherstMA #BuildtheChange #sustainablebuilding #greenbuilding #livingbuildingchallenge https://t.co/QXutoWjXle
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Better Buildings Workshop, February 23, 1pm @HitchcockCenter for the Environment, #Amherst #MA: https://t.co/s4GyowB9NV #greenbuilding #buildingcodes #sustainability @livingbuilding @Jo_Comerford @qzondervan @neepenergy @MassClimate @MothersOutFront @CAN_mass #Massachusetts https://t.co/MoWEDmWTCV
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There's still time to help us meet our #ValleyGivingTuesday goal to raise $10,000 for our Scholarship Fund! Your donation helps meet a matching challenge & will ensure we can fill our Nature Summer Camp with more children. https://t.co/vG8Wh9uRrX https://t.co/6EntMaTED1
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