Episode 62: Community Inventories: A Practical Guide to Environmental Applied Civics

<p>How can educators use community inventories to help students investigate local environmental issues? In this episode of <em>Field Chats: Environmental Applied Civics Essentials</em>, the Earth Force Program Team explores practical ways to use inventories as part of Environmental Applied Civics (EAC) and project-based learning.</p><p>Learn how students can use data collection, surveys, interviews, maps, nature journaling, and appreciative inquiry to investigate their communities, identify environmental strengths and concerns, and develop meaningful questions for further inquiry. The team also discusses place-based learning, traditional ecological knowledge, student choice, and how to adapt inventories to different classroom settings and time constraints.</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e7Nht3VcZu3V-9_ynfda56UdiWi36GTgR5E-XS4IBvA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u><strong>Resource: Inventory Ideas</strong></u></a></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>00:19 What Are Community Inventories?</p><p>02:40 Inventories in Step One of the Earth Force Process</p><p>04:49 Community Inventory Examples: Data, Surveys, Interviews &amp; Maps</p><p>07:14 Nature Journaling, Observation &amp; Appreciative Inquiry</p><p>08:49 Traditional Ecological Knowledge &amp; Place-Based Learning</p><p>11:19 How to Get Started With Student Inventories</p><p>12:49 Adapting Inventories to Classroom Time &amp; Constraints</p><p>15:09 Key Takeaways: Community Strengths, Concerns &amp; Student Choice</p>