Learning Endeavors

Join S.C.R.A.P. Gallery in a Home Waste Audit where you discover the amount of rubbish you generate throughout the week. According the the Environmental Protection Agency the average American produces 4.51 lbs. a day. By collecting your trash, identifying single use plastics and learning how to properly recycle, you can devise a plan to lessen your impact on the environment. Find out more at http://ow.ly/bqWt50EtKtp

Hawai'i's reefs span a HUGE geographic region, which is why Eyes of the Reef Hawai'i brings together educators, scientists, and community members to identify and report coral bleaching, disease and more! Go to https://eorhawaii.org/make-a-repo/report-form-instructions/ to report your findings.

Looking for the perfect way to give back while getting some fresh air and sun? Contribute to the Pacific Whale Foundation's Maui Coastal Marine Debris Monitoring Program! Call (808)- 249-8811 to arrange a time to pick up your FREE clean-up kit at either the Lahaina or Ma'alaea location. The kit will include a garbage bag, gloves, data sheet, and instructions to get started. Go to https://www.pacificwhale.org/conservation/marine-debris/ to read more.

Happy Earth Week Learning Endeavors 'Ohana!! Go check out our latest blog post to find out some exciting ways you can get involved https://www.learningendeavors.org/post/happy-earth-week

Happy Earth Day! We have one more thing for you to celebrate today, OUR CITIZEN SCIENCE ADVENTURE CAMP REGISTRATION IS LIVE! The camp will be taking place June 7-10 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, and is available for kids ages 8-12! Campers will explore forests, wetlands, tidepools and more! They will engage in hi-tech citizen science and hands-on science labs, as well as fun art projects! To register visit learningendeavors.org/events or contact us at [email protected].

The Kolea is a migratory shorebird that spend winter in Hawaii and summer in Alaska raising chicks. The purpose of the Kolea Count is to record when, where, and how many Kolea migrate to Hawaii and how many spend summers here. Find more information at https://www.koleacount.org/

HappyWhale offers a location for ecotourists to upload and share their photos of whales they see while out in the water. Unique identifiable markings on a whale’s flukes (tail) and dorsal fin allow HappyWhale to non-invasively track whale movements, showing their migration patterns over time. By focusing on whales, HappyWhale brings attention to the importance of the marine ecosystem the challenges we face as a global community. Go to https://happywhale.com/home to learn more

If you loved the movie Happy Feet you are going to love this citizen science opportunity! Join Penguin Watch in counting adult penguins, chicks and eggs to help protect these special birds. Go to https://www.zooniverse.org//p/penguin-watch/about/research

OUR CITIZEN SCIENCE ADVENTURE CAMP REGISTRATION IS LIVE!! https://www.learningendeavors.org//citizen-science-adventu

Hey gang, check out this Facebook Live event that our friend Joseph Kerski, Education Manager at Esri, will be putting on for Earth Day, Thursday April 22nd! Learn about how to use digital mapping and analysis to teach about planet Earth.

King Tides occur during the summer and winter months and are the highest astronomical tides of the year. This means that occasionally flooding and inundation in low lying areas can occur, causing damage to coastal communities. Join the King Tides Project and to share your photos to gather data for scientists to utilize. Go to their website for all the information you need. https://seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu//ccs/how-to-participate/

The Hawaiian short-eared owl , known locally as the pueo, is an endangered bird in Hawai'i. The Pueo Project aims to help protect the O'ahu population of these beautiful birds. Join the project at https://www.pueoproject.com/copy-of-submit-an-observation

Come explore a collection of unique plants, collected by thousands of botanists over hundreds of years. This online project asks volunteers to study and categorize plant (and fungi and algae) life from all over the world from the comfort of their own home. Visit https://scistarter.org/nybg-virtual-herbarium-expeditions

How do you celebrate earth day? At Learning Endeavors we celebrate earth day by caring for our environment and spreading awareness about climate change. Once we start acting we start to see the potential for change, so take today as an opportunity to do something good for our planet today.