WELCOME!
I mention a bit about who I am in my first post. The blog on this website began to communicate my experiences and advice while I was traveling abroad and doing research for a semester in the rainforests of Australia. Now I write about everything spanning the environment and community to traveling, food, and exploring the world. For me they are all connected and anything I write about here will be because it pertains to who I am and what I want to share.
Currently I am working for The Austin EcoNetwork. AEN is a local small business owned by Brandi Clark Burton that aims to connect people to people and resources. We do this through our EcoCalendar of events, through our EcoDirectory of Austin Businesses, Organizations, Non-profits, and Government departments, through our bi-weekly EcoNewsletter, and through our community blog on the website austineconetwork.com. We frequently have jobs, internships, community actions, information about local resources, projects needing volunteers, or resources that need projects featured on the website.
In the past I have worked on building up the strength of the existing Austin environmental community by increasing it’s visibility and accessibility through promotions and marketing for AEN. Currently I help manage the bi-weekly newsletter production and do accounting. Please feel free to direct anyone to this resource, as well as to me, to connect them to all that is “eco” in Austin. Please use the AEN website and newsletter to keep yourself involved as it is one of the best resources of its kind.
I am also working with TreeFolks, a non-profit organization that “grows the urban forest of Central Texas through tree planting, education and community partnerships. In the past I have worked with them on their NeighborWoods program, which gives out free street trees to counteract the urban heat island effect. I have helped to develop promotional materials, canvas neighborhoods to determine street tree eligibility, and develop communication with local neighborhoods to help the success rate of the program. Currently I am working with their Urban Orchard Project and the City of Austin to attain funding and support for a demonstration food forest that will go into a local community garden.
