Tues, Nov 5
2:30 pm
Abby B101
Nichole Marples:
As both executive director of Langley Environmental Partners Society and an active community volunteer, Nichole leads initiatives to encourage citizen involvement in ecological stewardship in the Fraser Valley. She has 17 years of experiential learning in watershed stewardship, environmental education, program development, organizational management, fundraising, and grant administration.
— Abstract: ‘From Awareness to Action, Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS)’
For the past twenty years, LEPS has protected and restored the natural environmental of Langley and surrounding communities through education, cooperation, and action. Through their unique partnership approach, LEPS has engaged thousands of people in paid and volunteer environmental stewardship initiatives, including salmon and wildlife habitat restoration, agricultural stewardship, community outreach and environmental education, habitat mapping, and data collection. Come and hear why LEPS is viewed as a model approach to successful community engagement and awareness projects.
http://www.ufv.ca/sustainability/
For more information, contact Patrick Harrison at Patrick.Harrison@ufv.ca
11/05/2013