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Rural Action and Solid Ground School come together to teach lessons in phenology
By Amy Nicolai, Rural Action Environmental Education AmeriCorps Member
During the 2021–’22 and 2022–’23 school years, Solid Ground School and Rural Action’s Environmental Education ... Read More
AmeriCorps and Rural Action help preserve Athens County history in Kilvert
In early April, a crew of AmeriCorps and Rural Action staff from the Zero Waste, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Forestry programs were tasked with clearing out ... Read More
Service member Mary Popa curates upcycled art exhibition
AmeriCorps VISTA Mary Popa is sharing her skills with not only her host site, Rural Action’s social enterprise Community MakerSpace, at 751 West Union ... Read More
Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District volunteer event made possible thanks to ServeOhio grant
The Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District (AHSWD) has been awarded a 2023 ServeOhio Day Project Grant to improve the counties’ only center for hard-to-recycle materials facility.
On ... Read More
AmeriCorps helps guide alumna’s career, ambitions
Though Kelly Love is now pursuing her Master in Environmental Studies through the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University, she has ... Read More
EE Takes it to the Edge
By Amy Nicolai, AmeriCorps AORC Member
The Rural Action Environmental Education team (plus Trevor from Camp Oty’Okwa) road-tripped to the Edge of Appalachia’s Eulett Center for ... Read More
Would you like to reduce waste at your gathering with Zero Waste’s reusable dishware?
By Seth Kern, AmeriCorps Member
Do you have a family party or event coming up, and want to reduce waste? We’ve got a great way to ... Read More
Exploring the heritage of our region
Written by Amy Nicolai, AmeriCorps Member
On the chilly (but very sunny) morning of Nov. 22, Rural Action’s Environmental Education team visited two local spots to ... Read More
Follow the Food: Firehouse Cooperative
Since April, one of the Chesterhill Produce Auction’s newest customers has been Firehouse, officially named the Student Cooperative Organization (SCO). Located in Athens, Ohio, Firehouse ... Read More
Rural Action welcomes Johna Metcalf in new staff role
Like many staff members, Johna Metcalf’s journey to becoming a full-time Rural Action staff member began with serving through AmeriCorps. Before beginning her new ... Read More
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