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Student Project Completed

Another student project becomes reality! Ms. DeLeon’s 5th grade class from Elko, NV created and presented a project encouraging students to Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Her students created comics, posters, and slogans to help inform others of their work. Using the students’ art and slogans, posters were created for the school and community by Envirolution’s design intern, Juliana Ruffatto. We […]

20.04.2022Project ReCharge

Donor Spotlight

Envirolution would like to spotlight one of our most dedicated monthly supporters, Elena de la Pena. Elena was introduced to Envirolution through the local chapter of the American Association of University Women and was inspired by the impact that our programs have had on students by helping them gain valuable STEAM knowledge, skills, and experiences while making the […]

20.04.2022Partners, Volunteer

Huge Turnout for Park Cleanup

Our park cleanup on March 12th was a great success. Over 50 members from the community participated in picking trash and trimming invasive willows at Teglia’s Paradise Park. We were able to pick up about 341 lbs of trash! This was the first of our quarterly park cleanups. Stay tuned for more details on when we’ll have the next one! If […]

20.04.2022Education and Outreach, Volunteer

Community Events This Month

The Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival (NNSTF) is a week-long event from April 26-30, 2022, celebrating science and innovation throughout Northern Nevada. The festival will inspire and connect our community with the power of science and technology through hands-on school programs and a series of FREE, family-friendly events hosted by different organizations and businesses. You can view and register for all the free events here. […]

20.04.2022Education and Outreach, Partners

Join us in celebrating teachers and students in your community!

On May 18th Project ReCharge will be recognizing the hard work and dedication of teachers and students at our hybrid Year End Event. Show your support in person at TMCC Applied Technologies or over zoom. Top student projects will be presenting their work and select projects will be chosen for implementation. You are invited to join us at the celebration! May 18th from 4:00 […]

20.04.2022Project ReCharge

Recruiting Teachers for 2022/2023 Project ReCharge program

Our favorite time of the year is almost here! Join us for the Project ReCharge Professional Learning sessions this summer. Virtual training will be June 27th-29th. However, if you are able to attend in-person we would love to have you join us on July 25th-27th in Reno, NV. Each participant will get the materials to engage in a hands-on experience while our Master […]

20.04.2022Project ReCharge

Happy Earth Month!

This year marks the 52nd anniversary of this environmental movement. It was started by sustainability leaders and students in Philadelphia in 1970 and has continued to inspire communities across the world to live a more sustainable life. Envirolution is thrilled to be participating at the Reno Earth Day on April 24th, 2022 from 11am – 5pm at Idlewild Park. At our booth, we’ll have engaging STEAM hands-on activities like energy sticks, simple motors, and the Energy Bike! You can […]

20.04.2022Education and Outreach

Americorps VISTA Positions Open

Are you interested in gaining a meaningful professional experience, empowering communities, and making a lasting difference? Join the Envirolution team through AmeriCorps VISTA!The Envirolution Research and Evaluation Coordinator VISTA will help improve the effectiveness of current programmatic evaluation processes while also assisting in the research in sustainability and STEAM-related content and reports while the Program Coordinator VISTA will help improve the effectiveness […]

15.03.2022Staff, Volunteer

Classroom Spotlight: Eric Heiselt

Dr. Eric Heiselt is a passionate science teacher at Silverland Middle School in Lyon County School District who first joined Project ReCharge in 2015. Envirolution staff recently went to his classroom to learn about how he integrated Project ReCharge into his curriculum to create a brand new elective class. It was incredible to see a classroom […]

15.03.2022Education, Partners, Project ReCharge, Staff

New Faces at Envirolution

Envirolution is happy to welcome some new faces to our team. Sara Monk, our new Finance and Operations Coordinator. Sara is thrilled to utilize her service experience and passions as the Finance and Operations Coordinator with Envirolution! After earning her Bachelor of Arts in English Studies from Illinois State University, Sara Monks used her love for […]

15.03.2022Staff