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Talking to Teens About Alcohol: What Really Works
Talking to teens about alcohol isn’t always easy. Adolescence is a stage of growing independence, testing boundaries and questioning authority. It’s also a time when many teens seem to shrug […]
What Parents Need to Know About Recycled Crumb Rubber Playground Surfaces
Playground equipment has come a long way from the days of rusty metal structures with sharp edges. Playground surfaces have evolved, too, from sand and cement to wood chips and […]
Wildfire Risk is Here to Stay. Are You Ready?
With hotter summers and drier winters more than ever before, the risk of wildfire does not end when summer is over and autumn arrives. As of July, this summer has […]
How Student Art Can Help Tackle Plastic Pollution
Virginia Phelps – environmentalist, with contributions by environmentalist Ellen Sweeney, retired biochemist Geneva M. Omann, Ph.D. and plastic pollution artist Debra Curtis. Plastic is everywhere in modern life. It helps package our food, deliver […]
Small Scraps, Big Change – How Butte Environmental Council’s Drop in the Bucket program turns kitchen leftovers into healthier soil, giving families a practical way to care for their community.
A banana peel does not look like much. Neither do coffee grounds, apple cores or limp carrots forgotten in the back of the refrigerator. But gathered household by household, those […]
Growing Healthy Communities Through Food
At Butte County Local Food Network, we believe food is one of the most powerful tools for building community. Every day, we all make choices about the food we eat. […]
Food Security and Nutrition on a Budget
In today’s climate of economic uncertainty, many families are feeling increasingly anxious about their ability to put food on the table. While food pantries provide critical short-term relief, they cannot […]
More Than Children’s Books: A Journey of Wonder, Connection and Belonging
Stories have an incredible ability to shape how we see ourselves and the world around us. Long after we forget the details of a bedtime story, we often carry its […]
Chico State’s Cross-Cultural Leadership Center Serves the Beauty and Diversity of California’s Population
Research has shown time and again that college students with strong networks of friends, family, mentors and teachers are more likely to stay engaged, persist and graduate. For nearly two […]
