Appleseed Series

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"The Appleseed Series: Exploring Local Sustainability" was a series of events held in Durango, Colorado, in 2009–10 by a group of partner organizations to raise awareness about issues related to local sustainability. Current partners are the Durango Youth Coalition, FLC Environmental Center, Oil & Gas Accountability Project, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Turtle Lake Refuge.

2009/2010 Past Events

• September 30, 2009. Solar Power in Our Community (organized by the Sustainability Alliance)
• November 4, 2009. Organic Earth and Soil – Fall Garden Prep, Making Compost Tea, and Growing Greens Year Round (organized by Turtle Lake Refuge)
• December 2, 2009. Utilities, Clean Energy, and Jobs (organized by Durango Youth Coalition)
  
• January 6, 2010. Recycling (organized by San Juan Citizens Alliance)
• February 3, 2010. Community Theatre: Storytelling as a Tool for Action (organized by FLC Environmental Center)
• March 3, 2010. What's Happening with Horse Gulch and Ewing Mesa? (organized by Durango Youth Coalition)
• May 5, 2010. Wild Foods/ Spring Greens (organized by Turtle Lake Refuge)

On January 6, 2010, San Juan Citizens Alliance hosted the fourth monthly Appleseed Series Event, on the topic of recycling, at the Durango Recreation Center. Ashleigh Tucker, a recent graduate of Prescott College with a degree in Education for Sustainability, facilitated the presentation. Ashleigh shared a local as well as a global perspective on recycling and related issues.

by Durango Youth Coalition (DYC)

The December Appleseed Series event Utilities, Clean Energy, and Jobs was hosted by the Durango Youth Coalition. Primary organizers were Charlie Erickson and Riley Neugebauer, with photography courtesy of Eirik White.

By Terry Woodward, Sustainability Alliance of SW Colorado Outreach Committee