Seeking Educators for Our Worlds Connect
We are seeking high school educators to participate in an innovative and trailblazing project during the 2022-23 school year. Our Worlds Connect is a project designed to build relationships between students from disparate communities through a series of...
Hiring A Neighborhood Nature Program Assistant
Rochester Ecology Partners is seeking a part time Neighborhood Nature Program Assistant for the summer. This job is perfect for anyone who wants to lead young people in fun and interesting activities that get them exploring nature in their neighborhoods.Position...
Environmental Organization Landscape Analysis Feedback Sought
The Environmental Organization Landscape Analysis project is an effort to understand the work of organizations that are working to create a more just and sustainable environment in the Rochester Region. Our project team is looking to get feedback from community...
Find A Way
Find a way. When I have something I’m trying to sort out I’ll often head into the woods. This time I was camping along the Finger Lakes Trail trying to figure out if I should leave classroom teaching to pursue building something, I wasn’t quite sure what yet, that...
Finding Nature Together – May 2022 Newsletter
It feels good to be getting out and doing things to fulfill our mission of helping all people find nature where they live, work, and play through nature-based learning and community building!
Community-Engaged Learning Award
The St. John Fisher College Community-Engaged Learning Program recently awarded Rochester Ecology Partners a Reciprocity Award for our work with students in Dr. Jim Bowman’s community writing course. Channing Harell, Brooklyn Kicherer, Hailey Rice, and Chloe Wu piloted survey questions and analysis for our newly launched Environmental Organization Landscape Analysis project. Their work informs how we go about building a better understanding and stronger network of the organizations creating a more just and sustainable Rochester.
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February Break Nature Discovery Camp 2022
Young people laughing as they play in the park is what winter break should sound like. During the 2022 February break last week Anna Murray Douglass Academy School #12, The Center for Youth Earthworks, and Rochester Ecology Partners came together to make that possible for over fifty students grades K-8 with a four day nature discovery camp.
Rochester Area Community Foundation Grant Provides Resources to Launch Organizational Landscape Analysis Project
Rochester Area Community Foundation recently awarded Rochester Ecology Partners a $20,000 grant to launch an organizational landscape analysis project that will lead to a better understanding of environmental nonprofit organizations in the Rochester region. The...
Emil Muller Foundation Grant Will Foster A Better Understanding of Environmental Organizations in the Greater Rochester Region
Rochester Ecology Partners (REP) was recently awarded a $20,000.00 grant from the Emil Muller Foundation for a project that will lead to a better understanding of environmental nonprofit organizations in the Rochester Region. The Environmental Organization Landscape Analysis this grant supports will lead to greater alignment and collaboration between organizations and partners from other sectors. This project furthers REP’s mission of connecting all people to nature where they live, work and play by fostering relationships and developing publicly available resources for community members seeking to influence a more just and sustainable future for our community.