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Safe Harbor: Making Education Available
Safe Harbor: Making Education Available
Our Educational Initiative provides access to Safe Harbor’s innovative environmental mitigation systems, advocacy, and research programs. Our presentations for various audiences, as seminars, lectures or workshops, are free upon request. Our publications are in pdf format for downloading.
Our education coordinator will be posting more topics and materials this fall.
Safe Harbor’s Coastal Construction Conference
Harwich HS Honors Biology Class Studies Salt Marsh Restoration
Erosion Control and Storm Water Systems
Professional and Educational Presentations Available in 2009-2010
Our Educational Initiative sponsors these programs, free of charge to groups of 6 or more. We provide Power Point slides and printed handouts. Presentations may be from half hour to forty five minutes, followed by discussion. Materials can be structured for: Montessori; Middle or High School; College Students or Faculty; Community Groups; Town Officials or Professionals. To schedule your presentation, please contact Vida, our Education Coordinator vidasafeharbor@yahoo.com Thank you for your interest in environmental education.
Gordon Peabody, Safe Harbor
PROFESSIONAL:
Understanding Conservation Commissions
Basics of the MA Endangered Species Act
A New Look at Erosion Control and Storm Water Systems
Indigenous Revegetation Systems on Cape Cod
Invasive Plant Management on Cape Cod
Coastal Habitat Restoration Systems on Cape Cod
A Natural System for Steep Slope Stabilization
Innovations in Green Building Materials and Techniques
“Smart Growth†Construction Management
Important Considerations for Coastal Construction
Hybrid Carbon/Sustainable Energy-Systems
Soft Solution Options for Coastal Erosion
Double Loop Learning in Environmental Problem Solving
Sustainable Principles in Environmental Decision Making
Note: these next three programs are pending
Wetlands Protection Act Certification for Landscapers
Wetlands Protection Act Certification for Contractors
Wetlands Protection Act Certification for Arborists
EDUCATIONAL:
“Pulling a Rabbit out of a Hat”: Using Storm Winds to Create New Coastal Landforms
The Elements of Native Habitat Restoration
Sociology and Ecology: The Herring River Salt Marsh Restoration on Cape Cod
Cape Cod Geology: Stolen Sand and Borrowed Time
By Land and Sea: Invasive Species on Cape Cod
Land and Sea: Cape Cod’s Endangered Species
The Role of Carbon Dioxide in Climate Change
The Role of Atmosphere in Climate Change
The Role of Ocean Currents in Climate Change
Temperature, Ice Melt and Sea Level Rise
Thresholds, Tipping Points and “Surprise Factorsâ€
Understanding Coupled Models in Climate Change
Human Adaptations To Climate Change
The Role of Uncertainty in Climate Change Decisions
The Role of Sustainability and Double Loop Learning in Climate Change Decisions
The Struggle to Understand Teleconnections in Climate Change (pending)
Sustainable/Hybrid Energy Choices
Choices We Can Make to Reduce Carbon Use
Sustainable Passive Green Solar Concepts
Sustainable VAT Wind Energy Options