Environmental Education
At Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, we devote much of our energy to Environmental Education. Here are recent news and updates related to Environmental Education.
Climate Change: Teachers are the Most Important Influence
“Teachers are the most important influence on the future of climate change action.” – Lori Weeden Thank you to the UMass Lowell Climate…
Read More »Look for our new Eco-mobile at upcoming events!
Our new Eco-mobile debuted at our Summer Solstice Soiree! Soiree donors over the past two years have generously funded the exterior design and…
Read More »What’s your curiousity quotient (CQ)?
Our after-school program connects kids and young adults to nature, to their community, and to each other …
Read More »Changing Forest Study at West Meadow
This fall, Lowell High students set up a forest plot in West Meadow as part of the Harvard Forest Changing Forest Study. This…
Read More »Land Science in Lowell
Girls Incorporated of Lowell CITs ( Counselors in Training) explored Hawk Valley Farm, taking in the sights and sounds of this green oasis…
Read More »All of July: Summer Fun in the Schools
Explore the great outdoors right here in the city! Meet local wildlife. Recreate their habitat and find it along our riverbanks and in our parks. Plan a stewardship project. Collect data …
Read More »Local Youth Host Environmental Youth Conference
Lowell High School TREES & Environmental Adventure students have been hard at work throughout this school year as the organizers and planners of…
Read More »Eco-Mobile Rollout
Help us get mobile… out and about the city …
Read More »A Rain Garden For All!
For their student-designed service learning project, ninth graders in our COMPASS Program, developed a rain garden to reduce stormwater runoff in the alleyway next…
Read More »Tree Planting with Middlesex Students and Habitat for Humanity
Taking the next steps in transforming a once vacant lot into a new green space for Lowell’s Acre neighborhood…
Read More »Agua Y Ambiente: Celebrate Latino Conservation Week
Celebrate Latino Conservation Week and be part of the efforts to keep our natural resources safe for future generations!
Venga y disfrute de música, actividades para toda la familia, y un paseo en bote GRATIS por el río Merrimack!
Read More »Congratulations Class of 2017!
“You will all go on to do great things for this world. No matter what path you take, you can always take the skills you have developed to advocate for the things you care about…”
Read More »Lowell Youth Win River Stewardship Award
Lowell High students honored for coordinating first-ever watershed-wide youth conference. TREES students wanted to encourage environmental stewardship, reaching beyond Lowell’s borders …
Read More »Lowell High Students Honored at the State House
This group of impressive young women worked tirelessly during our summer 2016 service-learning program. Over a month they explored the complex relationship between climate and …
Read More »Cummings Foundation $100K for 100
The Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust (LP&CT) has been selected as one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through…
Read More »Climate Change Education
Do you care about Climate Change? Check out how youth in Lowell are making an impact…
Read More »The Path To Leadership in Lowell
Our very own Bora Poun was recently featured in the summer issue of Mass Audubon’s Connections newsletter! Check out the article about his…
Read More »Students Awarded Mass Cultural Council Grant
The TREES group (Teens Representing Environmental Excellency and Stewardship) at Lowell High School has recently been awarded an Amplify Youth Voices Grant from…
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