Promoting a Sustainable World through Environmental EducationEnvironmental Forum of Marin is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the environment by educating its members and the Marin citizenry about environmental issues. The goal of the Environmental Forum is to conduct programs on environmental issues, provide continuing education for its members and the public, and influence decision-making.Environmental Forum News"Changes, Challenges and Choices" begins Saturday, January 28th!Environmental Forum of Marin presents its eighth annual Seminar Series starting January 28, 2012. Changes, Challenges and Choices, a series of 11 Saturday classes ending on May 5, 2012, explores the changing environmental landscape, from sea level rise to the need for renewable energy, and the challenges those changes pose. Offering a comprehensive overview of the major human-caused conditions giving rise to climate instability, the Series will highlight how humans, wildlife, and plants depend on Nature's life-supporting services. Conversations with scientists, local decision-makers, environmentalists, and land use and transportation experts lead participants to discover how to help communities adapt to problems posed by climate instability. Mill Valley City Councilmember Stephanie Moulton-Peters completed the Seminar Series A student in the Environmental Forum’s current Master Class, she says the Seminar Series provides an opportunity for students, including elected officials and decision-makers, “to steep themselves more deeply in climate instability and sustainability issues.” Register for the 2012 Seminar Series now! For more information, please contact Program Directors Katy Hallal and Vicki Nichols at SeminarSeries@MarinEFM.org.
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Educational Programs and ScholarshipsThe Environmental Forum provides two excellent opportunities to become an informed and inspired leader in the environmental and sustainability movement. The Seminar Series is an 11-week course which focuses on understanding complex current issues facing the environment and how to address them in a sustainable way. Classes may be taken individually or as a series.The 2012 Seminar Series, Changes, Challenges and Choices, starts on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Registration for the 2012 Seminar Series is now available. Current paid members of the Environmental Forum receive a substantial tuition discount. An introductory Preview of the next Seminar Series will be held on Thursday evening, January 12, 2012. Learn more about the next Seminar Series. The Master Class offers participants a comprehensive 18-week series of classes and field trips focused on the natural world, human impacts on the environment, advocacy training, and completion of a stewardship project. The current class started in August, 2011 and will graduate in March, 2012. The next Master Class will begin in August, 2012. Learn more about the Master Class. Scholarship applications for the next Master Class are due in July, 2012. Applicants may apply on their own. Organizations may also nominate a deserving scholarship recipient to attend the next Master Class. Learn about Master Class Scholarships.
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after taking time out to raise her sons following a career in the energy and environmental field. “I took the Seminar Series as a way to get back up to speed on environmental issues prior to running for local office,” says Moulton-Peters.