Thriving Earth Exchange

💡 ¿Esta interesado en formar parte de un proyecto de ciencia comunitaria? Thriving Earth Exchange (@thrivingearth.bsky.social) conecta a las comunidades con recursos, gerentes de proyectos y científicos para promover cambios a través de la ciencia. Solicite antes del 26 de marzo: buff.ly/1yLc1hL

⏰ Deadline to apply as a Community Leader is NEXT Wednesday!

💡Volunteer fellows hold a key role as project managers, facilitators, leaders and connectors. If you're interested, apply by March 26th to be considered for our Spring cohort.

✍️Read more and apply here: airtable.com/appdKaGPJWXc...

🌍 Fellow Spotlight ✨

Bernabe Gomez combines ocean physics, data science, and hands-on community work to help monitor water quality in Lima’s rivers — showing how science can power real-world solutions.

Read more in our new blog post: thrivingearthexchange.org/blog/communi...

Community Leader Highlight: Renzo Gabriel Valle Estremadoyro and Elizabeth Corzo Jara The project titled “Community-Based Analysis and Monitoring of Water Quality in the Rímac and Chillón Rivers, Lima, Peru” seeks to address the lack of clear and accessible information about water…

Community science in action! 💧✨

Renzo & Elizabeth are leading a water quality monitoring project in Lima’s Rímac & Chillón rivers — empowering residents with the info they need to protect health & environment.

Read more in our latest blog post: thrivingearthexchange.org/blog/communi...

⏰Deadline to submit an application for our Spring cohort is NEXT Wednesday March 11! Community Leaders work with a volunteer project manager and volunteer scientist to achieve community-led solutions.

Apply here: thrivingearthexchange.org/community-ap...

⏰Deadline to apply as Volunteer Community Science Fellow is a month away! Grow your project management and leadership skills and apply by March 26: thrivingearthexchange.org/community-sc...

Los Voluntarios del Programa de Ciencia Comunitaria son un gestor clave en cada proyecto.

Si le interesa desarrollar sus habilidades de gestión de proyectos y trabajar con comunidades, solicite antes del 26 de marzo: lite.spr.ly/6008PXX6

🤝 Volunteer fellows hold a key role as project managers, facilitators, leaders and connectors. If you're interested, apply by March 26th to be considered for our Spring cohort.

Read more and apply here: lite.spr.ly/6000PXX8

¿Está interesado en solicitar como líder comunitario? ¡Nuestro programa está en búsqueda de comunidades hispanohablantes para formar parte de la convocatoria de la primavera! 🌱 🌍

Fecha límite para solicitar es el 11 de marzo Solicite aquí: lite.spr.ly/6005PXnx

🌎 El programa de AGU Ciencias para la Comunidad, @thrivingearth.bsky.social, centra en conectar a las comunidades con los recursos que necesitan para llevar a cabo un proyecto con un impacto local razonable y claro. Solicite antes del 11 de marzo para formar parte de la convocatoria: buff.ly/pDuYMqo

🌱 ¡Ya está abierta la convocatoria de primavera del programa de ciencia comunitaria AGU @thrivingearth.bsky.social!

🗣️ Si tiene interés en postularse y tiene preguntas, únese a nuestra sesión en vivo el 23 de febrero a las 3:00PM hora ET. Registrase aquí: buff.ly/dngwexh

Less than a month until Community Leader applications for our upcoming Spring cohort close! Work with a volunteer project manager & volunteer scientist to tackle local environmental challenges in your community. 🌍

Apply by March 11: lite.spr.ly/6007PXnU

¡La convocatoria de la primavera está abierta! Si tiene interés en postularse y tiene preguntas, únese a nuestra sesión en vivo la próxima semana, el 23 de febrero a las 3:00PM hora ET.

Registrase aquí: lite.spr.ly/6008PXnM

🌎 Solicite para ser un voluntario del programa de AGU ciencias para la comunidad antes del 26 de febrero para formar parte de nuestra próxima convocatoria.

Lee más y solicite aquí: lite.spr.ly/6000PXV4

Join AGU's @thrivingearth.bsky.social Community Science Program in their upcoming Spring cohort as a Community Leader! Community Leaders work with a volunteer project manager and volunteer scientist to achieve community-led solutions. 🌍 🌱

Deadline to submit application is March 11: buff.ly/IcBihFA

Making a Map to Make a Difference - Eos A new study highlights the partnership between scientists and nonscientist community members in building an interactive GIS map to show flooding risk in a Superfund site.

A project out of @thrivingearth.bsky.social mapped the features and flooding risks in and around the Tar Creek Superfund site in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. #AGUPubs

eos.org/research-spo...

🗣️¡La convocatoria de la primavera está abierta! Si tienes interés en postularte y tienes preguntas, únete a nuestra sesión en vivo el 23 de febrero a las 3:00PM hora ET.

Registrate aquí: agu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🌱Want to turn science into community-driven solutions? Learn more about Thriving Earth Exchange’s Spring cohort at our interest meeting on Feb 18 at 6PM ET.

🗓️RSVP here: agu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🗣️Convocatoria abierta: Nuestro programa está en búsqueda de comunidades hispanohablantes para formar parte de la convocatoria de la primavera. 🌱 🌍

Fecha límite para solicitar es 11 de marzo: airtable.com/appds3RdqOON...

📢 Now recruiting communities for our upcoming Spring 2026 Cohort! Community Leaders work with a volunteer project manager and volunteer scientist to achieve community-led solutions. 🌍 🌱

Deadline to submit your community's project idea is 11 March: airtable.com/appds3RdqOON...

What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

Former Community Science Fellow @carlonimbus.bsky.social makes the case for #SaveNCAR in a new @agu.org @eos.org op-ed—highlighting why decades of public investment in this critical scientific infrastructure matter for communities, safety, and national pride. Read more here: eos.org/opinions/wha...

Community-Led Pollution Monitoring Faces Legal Hurdles Communities around Louisiana continue collecting data on the impacts of industrial pollution, despite a law restricting its use.

“When communities can speak for themselves—with data—that’s power.” Louisiana residents are leading participatory science efforts to track pollution & protect health. Read more in a recent Science Friday article highlighting the Cameron, LA project. 📊🤝

www.sciencefriday.com/segments/lou...

Project Highlight: The Wisconsin Green Muslims community in Madison and Milwaukee Our Thriving Earth project seeks to deepen connections between Muslims in Michigan and Wisconsin and the natural world by expanding their ability to recognize and identify culturally important plants.

🌿 Wisconsin Green Muslims are blending faith with ecological learning, hosting plant ID workshops & crowdsourced observations to deepen connections to the natural world in Madison & Milwaukee.

🌱🧑‍🌾 Dive into the story in our recent project highlight:
thrivingearthexchange.org/blog/project...

2025 Thriving Earth Exchange Year in Review In 2025, Thriving Earth Exchange continued to demonstrate the power of community-driven science to create tangible, lasting change. Across neighborhoods, watersheds, and regions…

🌍📊 2025 was a year of community-driven science in action! From new projects and graduates to stronger global partnerships and impact on air, water & resilience, we delivered real change.

Read the full Year in Review below: thrivingearthexchange.org/blog/2025-th...

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U.S. withdrawal from international climate bodies sidelines scientists when climate impacts are accelerating.

AGU remains engaged at UNFCCC COP, supports U.S. scientists in the next #IPCC assessment, & urges Congress to protect science funding.

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Scientist at #AGU25 are speaking out to #SaveNCAR. Join more than 2000 of your colleagues to call or email your members of Congress to ask them to support NCAR today: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...

Save the Date for #AGU26 in San Francisco, California! See you next year at #AGU26 in San Francisco, California! Save the dates for the AGU26 Annual Meeting in your calendar: 7 - 11 December, 2026.

Thank you for making #AGU25 unforgettable. 💚

To every scientist, student, speaker, exhibitor, partner, and volunteer—your ideas, energy, and connections are what made this meeting so special.

See you next year in San Francisco, 7–11 December, 2026. 🌉✨