AZSA’s Educational Campaigns
If all of the recent global actions on the climate crisis have one major thing in common, it's that young people are leading the charge. Greta Thunberg and Jamie Margolin have become household names over
Apache Trail Beautification Kickoff
Photo by Pattey Taylor We are excited to announce a new campaign to raise funds for trees to be planted in the downtown area of Apache Junction. This initiative has been stalled for
What Can Arizonans Do about the Plastic Crisis?
If you keep up with the news, you've undoubtably seen all of the recent stories about the global plastic crisis. Nearly all of the articles about plastics discuss the implications of plastic waste in our
Does Phoenix Have What It Takes to Be a Sustainable City?
In his 2011 book Bird on Fire, the New York University sociologist Andrew Ross branded Phoenix the "least sustainable city in the world". Since then, his opinion has been corroborated by news publications such as
Biodiversity Loss in Arizona: What We Can Do About It
What is biodiversity? Biodiversity can be seen right outside of your window. Notice the differences between the trees, flowers, and birds. Each of these different coexisting species represent biodiversity in our environment. We all learned
Adopt-A-Park – Weekly Update – May 10, 2019
by Kelsey McKeighan UPCOMING EVENTS: North Mountain Visitor Center Park Clean Up Saturday, May 11th @ 7:30-10:30AM 12950 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85022 Look for the Phoenix Park Stewards tool trailer and our AZSA
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – May 10, 2019
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com This week we hosted the finale event for our Food Tech For The Future: Growing Digital Farmers pilot project at Glendale High School. Our team and Science Club students presented
Leadership Update – April, 25, 2019
Leadership Update April 25, 2019 Aubrey Coffey-Urban, Programs Director Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us for Earth Day! We had a wonderful day celebrating with all of you. Earth Month
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – April 25, 2019
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com This month our team volunteered at The Arizona Worm Farm as apart of our Help-A-Farm program. We helped to prepare 50 vermicomposting bins to be distributed to teachers for classroom
Adopt-A-Park – Weekly Update – April 25, 2019
by Kelsey McKeighan Another Successful Park Clean Up!!!!! We had a great April Park Clean Up at Indian Bend Wash! A huge thank you to Valley of the Sun United Way for supporting this event
Adopt-A-Park – Update – April 5, 2019
by Kelsey McKeighan UPCOMING EVENTS Indian Bend Wash Clean Up April 6 @ 8-11AM 1305 E Curry Rd Tempe 85281 North Mountain Clean Up May 18 @7:30-10:30AM 12950 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85022 If
Sustainable Foods Systems – Update – April 5, 2019
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact:tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com Last week our priority attended the ASU Change the World event at Sun Devil Stadium and exhibited our Sow it Forward: Vertical Garden Project and our Food Tech for The Future:
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