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REGISTRATION OPEN! Presbyterians Planting for Wildlife An Introduction to National Wildlife Federation’s Sacred Grounds Program Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Time: 7:30 pm EDT (6:30 CDT, 5:30 MDT, 4:30 PDT) Presenters: Natalie Cohen, NWF Manager of Community Conservation and Danielle Wendt, NWF Chesapeake Conservation Corps Sacred Grounds is a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) program that recognizes congregations, houses of worship, and faith communities who both create wildlife habitat and actively link faith practices and caring for the environment. Participating congregations simultaneously learn to plant and install their own native plant gardens, educate and engage their communities around the importance of environmental stewardship, and contribute to a network of accessible natural spaces and habitats. Natalie and Danielle will share the important role native plants have in building a more resilient environment, give examples from churches actively involved in the program, and outline how to utilize the Sacred Grounds program with your congregation. CLICK HERE to watch a video spotlight on Sacred Grounds in action in Toledo and Detroit.

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Earth Day 2023 Presentation Recordings Now Available for Viewing & Sharing Everyday Earth Day with The Rev. Dr. Patricia Tull-  Presented at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS on April 22, 2023 Recorded Livestream Available HERE Saving the Planet: An Ethical Imperative Panel Discussion with Bill McKibben- Presented at First Presbyterian Church in New York City, NY on April 16, 2023 Recorded Livestream Available HERE

No Faith in Fossil Fuels: A Climate Finance Summit Hurricanes. Excessive Heat. Crop failure. The loss of biodiversity and human life around the world. All of it is horrible – and could have been avoided. Climate destruction is being bankrolled by large corporations and their executives who choose to act against what is right and good, at the expense of our planet’s future. The climate crisis is a crisis of greed. From May 8-11, people of faith will gather to learn about how banks and asset managers continue to invest in the fossil fuel industries that are destroying communities in the U.S. and around the world – and then find out how to hold these financial institutions accountable. Together, we can commit to taking the bold steps necessary to effect real change. This year’s three day summit will amplify the voices of frontline leaders of Turtle Island (what we now call North America) and the Global South, whose communities bear the direct brunt of financial decisions made by Chase Bank, Bank of America, Vanguard, Black Rock, and others who invest in harmful oil and gas extraction. This summit is for you if you’re just making the connections between faith, finance, and climate, if you’re a money manager rooted in just climate values, or if you are part of a community wrestling with these questions. We will build on the momentum sparked with the 2022 launch of GreenFaith’s Climate Finance Campaign. This year we have a lot to celebrate, and the work continues! We hope you will join us and a growing number of partner organizations as together we: Root in our faiths for resilience, inspiration, and joy for the journey ahead Learn more about Indigenous-led campaigns in the U.S. and East Africa Find out how to move your money Take action in our closing Action Hour

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The Climate Crisis & Empowering Hope PEC Conference 2023 Dates: September 20-23, 2023 Location: Massanetta Springs Conference Center in Harrisonburg, VA (in-person) and Virtual Options Some Featured Presenters: Patricia Tull, Diane Moffett, Mark Eakin, Faith Harris (Virginia IP&L) More information and registration coming soon!

Alyeska: A Special Part of Our Earth by Barbara Brown When I first moved to Alaska in 2007 I had visited here twice before, and I was in awe of the magnitude and majesty of this place. The name Alaska is derived from a native word: “Alyeska”, which means great land, and this state certainly is that.   I live in the city of Palmer in the southcentral area of the state, about a 50 minute drive from Anchorage, the largest city. When I watch our local news and weather, the station is based in Anchorage, but the reports cover other areas of the state as well: North Slope, Interior, Southeast, Aleutian Chain, Western, Kenai Peninsula, and  Prince William Sound. I live in the area which is known as being “on the road system”, where a majority of the population lives. Once you get past Fairbanks in the interior there are no roads to get places except for the Haul Road, used by truckers to get supplies up to the oil fields in the north. Read Barb’s full article in the PEC Blog HERE…

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