News - United States of America

September 2023 news from Midwest Regional Partnerships: University of Wisconsin, Xcite Learning, Purdue University, and University of Toledo  >>

The U.S. Partner Forum would like to thank Kimberly Davis and Jodi Haney for their service to the GLOBE community. They each recently completed their terms on the USPF for the Southeast Region (Kimberly Davis) and as the At-Large representative (Jodi Haney). Stepping into their roles are Deborah McAllister (Southeast Region) and Donna Torres (At-Large representative).  >>

On 15 June, roughly 175 participants engaged in hands-on science at the Waterville Primary School Soil and Solar Festival led by Xcite Learning.  >>

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Office of Outdoor Environmental Education (OOEE) hosted an 8-hour hydrosphere training for 43 camp naturalists and counselors from three LAUSD outdoor education camps. GLOBE Mission Earth West led the training.  >>

This academic year, the GLOBE U.S. Coordination office invites U.S. Partners and educators to join us for Watercoolers on most Wednesdays at 04:10 p.m. ET. The second Wednesday of each month is reserved for educator-focused Watercoolers and they will be held at 07:00 p.m. ET.  >>

The GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office has enlisted the help of educators to design lessons that link GLOBE resources with the USDA Forest Service’s Natural Inquirer series of readers.  >>

A Request for Proposals for the 2023 NARM is now open.  >>

Soil literally and figuratively underpins human wellbeing. Whether it’s growing food and the plants that produce oxygen, storing water or cycling nutrients, soil is a provider of important ecosystem services. We depend on soil just as much as we depend on air and water. We have a vested interest in ensuring that soil is well managed and healthy. The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) defines healthy soils as “the continued capacity … to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and humans.”  >>

News from GLOBE Mission Earth about their GLOBE Kids Club and the Monroe Water Festival (Michigan)  >>

The Xcite Learning/Toledo Zoo/BGSU partnership with funding from the Northwest Ohio STEM Center of Excellence and Project Impact at Bowling Green State University held a GLOBE in the Prairie Student Research Symposium on May 23, 2023. A total of 86 students in grades 3 to 7 and representing three school districts presented their research on the benefits of school prairies.  >>