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4-H Dog Photography Contest

August 26, 2020

UConn is pleased to announce the 2020 NE Regional 4-H Dog Photography Contest!

The NE Regional Animal Science 4-H Dog Program Working Group has invited member states to participate in the 2020 NE Regional 4-H Dog Photography Contest.

Any UConn 4-H member age 9-18 can enter. You do not have to be registered in a dog project or have a 4-H verified dog to enter.

There are 2 divisions:

Junior: age 9-12 as of 1/1/2020

Senior: age 13-18 as of 1/1/2020

Winners in each division and class will be eligible to advance to the 2020 Northeast (NE) Regional 4-H Dog Program Photography Contest.

All photos entered will be featured on UConn 4-H website and pages (first names used only) during National 4-H week in October.

Regional winners will be announced October 19, 2020

For more information click here.

To register click here.

9/30 Everyone’s Earth: Voices Of National Leadership In Anti-Racism In The Outdoors

Everyone’s Earth: Voices Of National Leadership In Anti-Racism In The Outdoors

Thursday, September 30th, 2021

12:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Other
virtual

Join us for a conversation with those leading the nation’s effort to address racism and the outdoors. Together, we will explore ways we can increase diversity and equity as it relates to outdoor accessibility and engagement. Leaders will also showcase a recently developed Anti-Racism in the Outdoors Resource Guide.

Goals of the event:

-Raising awareness of the importance of anti-racism in the outdoors, including the Anti-Racism in the Outdoors guide

-Challenging concepts and ideas that marginalize people in nature and the outdoors

-Elevating the voice of national organizations and leaders working on this topic

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
James Edward Mills (moderator)
Community Partnership Liaison, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; Founder, The Joy Trip Project

Christopher Kilgour
Founder, Color in The Outdoors

Claudia Pineda Tibbs (they/them)
Advisory Board, Latino Outdoors; Sustainability Manager, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Corina Newsome
Community Engagement Manager, Georgia Audubon Society

This event is presented in partnership with the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health and Nature Resources - Department of Extension and Nature Rx, the Cornell School of Integrative Plant Science, and The Joy Trip Project with support from the Schlecht Family Foundation

Contact Information: Laura Brown laura.brown@uconn.edu
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