Education and Outreach Archives

Thank you, Facilitate Joy!

On January 21st, 13 volunteers from Facilitate Joy spent part of their weekend building 100 supply kits in support of “Introduce a Girl to Engineering day,” – Coming February 23rd. This fantastic team went above and beyond by helping us support this national event and even had time for a fun pizza party! Facilitate Joy helps neurodivergent people thrive in a […]

21.02.2023Education and Outreach, Partners, Volunteer

Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival

Mark your calendars for the Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival! Envirolution is proud to be a collaborating partner on this week-long event aimed to inspire and connect our community with the power of science and technology happening in Nevada. More info coming soon on the fun, family-friendly events being held during the week! Plus, don’t […]

17.01.2023Education and Outreach, Partners

Student-Driven Projects Completed

Dayton E.S. Lighting Retrofit – On November 21st, Envirolution and volunteers from McKinstry and NV Energy came out to Dayton Elementary school in Lyon County to help us finish the 2021 5th grade Project ReCharge student project. During 3 volunteer events over the year, over 1,700 fluorescent lamps were replaced with energy-saving LED lamps, resulting in yearly cost savings of $7,500 […]

21.12.2022Education, Education and Outreach, Project ReCharge

Community Outreach

Envirolution attended the Family Science Night at the Discovery Museum on November 2nd in partnership with FIRST Nevada! We had an amazing time helping young minds explore efficient lighting and power production with our E-Bike. There were over 30 young minds that got hands-on experience with our fun activities! We also joined Washoe County School District at their Passport to […]

22.11.2022Education and Outreach, Volunteer

Virtual hands-on engagement continues!

As a continuation of our Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day in partnership with Tesla, we were thrilled to offer the simple motor activity to girls that weren’t able to participate with us in February. Over two weekends in May, volunteer Tesla employees were able to connect and inspire 26 middle school girls from across the […]

15.06.2022Education and Outreach, Introduce a Girl to Engineering, Tesla

Wow, what a busy Spring!

In the past 6 weeks, Envirolution has been busy! We have engaged with over 3,100 students and community partners with over 55 volunteers with events like our Career Quest at the Apple Data Center, Tesla, Redwood Materials, Wood Rodgers, Fulcrum, the Landfill, Eco recycling center, and TMWA, to community outreach at the Shaw community resource day, Earth Day, Aces […]

15.05.2022Education, Education and Outreach, Partners

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

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

Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival – April 23^rd – 30^th

Mark your calendars for the 2nd Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival next month. Envirolution is proud to be a collaborating partner on this week long event aimed to inspire and connect our community with the power of science and technology happening in Nevada. Check out the website below for more information on the fun family friendly […]

15.03.2022Education and Outreach, Partners

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