Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment

Toledo Repair Cafe Saturday, June 29 at Mott Branch Library

Join SAVE at this fun event! Register soon and get a free donut. 🍩

It's National Donut Day! 🍩 Register for the inaugural Lucas County Farm Connection happening on July 20th and you will get a FREE MacQueen's Orchard delicious donut!

Learn more and register at: https://www.lucasswcd.org/lcfc24.html.

The other local agencies/institutions that are working to make this event possible include: Lucas County Auditor's Office The Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County Lucas County Engineer's Office Lourdes University Lucas County Farm Bureau Toledo GROWs City of Toledo Division of Environmental Services Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful, Inc. Lucas County Fairgrounds Ohio State - Lucas County 4-H

Congratulations to the 2024 SAVE Award Winners! Our May 14 awards ceremony at Lourdes University was an inspiring celebration of people in our region who are dedicated to environmental and societal endeavors.This years awardees included:

Eco-Friend of the Environment Award
Tammy Lyn Connors

David and Janice Sandys Eco-Service Award
Rev. Tony Gallagher

Eco-Community Award
Sonia Flunder-McNair

Eco-School Award (Elementary)
Fairfield Elementary School

Eco-School Award (Secondary)
Baking for Better, Northview High School

Eco-Educator Award (Higher Education)
Dr. Kristen Williams
Lourdes University

Eco-Educator Award (Elementary)
Christine Troiani
Maumee Intermediate School

Sharon Havelak OSF Eco-Faith Community Award
First Unitarian Church of Toledo

Community Building Award
Huse Torrence Institute

Read more about them on our website: https://www.sciencealliancesave.org/save-awards.html

Eco-Spirituality is easy: Put down your phone and go outside.

Many people today are on their phones constantly, walking on the sidewalk, grocery shopping or even when crossing a street. Need a quick answer? Check in with Siri! Our lives are filled with distractions, news, background music and even texting during meals.

Read more from our S.A.V.E. president, Sr. Rosine, in her spring newsletter column below...

Practicing Eco-Spirituality Eco-Spirituality is easy: Put down your phone and go outside. Many people today are on their phones constantly, walking on the sidewalk, grocery shopping or even when crossing a street. Need a quick...

Toledo Repair Cafe Saturday at Washington Branch Library

Scholarship Opportunity!!

Are you a graduating senior in Northwest Ohio or Southeast Michigan planning to to major in an environmental studies program, an environmental science program, or any course of study in which the environment and care for the Earth plays an integral part?

Applications for the SAVE Environmental Leadership Scholarship will be accepted between Friday, February 9, 2024-Friday, April 12, 2024. Learn more and find an application on our website!

Scholarships Scholarship opportunities sponsored by S.A.V.E.

Science Alliance SAVE's Lecture is Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30pm at the Franciscan Center, Lourdes University.

Our annual SAVE Awards night returned in person at Lourdes University last Tuesday, May 9 and was an inspiring celebration of people in our region who are dedicated to environmental and societal endeavors.This years awardees included:

Eco-Friend of the Environment Award
Richard Paat, M.D.

David and Janice Sandys Eco-Service Award
Laurie Bertke

Eco-Community Award
Annette Fink

Eco-School Award (Elementary)
Maumee Valley Country Day School

Eco-School Award (Secondary)
Aerospace & Natural Science Academy of Toledo - ANSAT

Eco-Educator Award (Higher Education)
Todd Crail , Ph. D.
The University of Toledo

Sharon Havelak OSF Eco-Faith Community Award
Nightingales Harvest

Community Building Award
The Luken T. Boyle Family
Luken T Boyle Campaign for Kindness

Community Building Award
Sophia Schroeder

Congratulations to ALL!

As a a catalyst for individual and community action for sustainability, SAVE is committed to fostering the next generation of environmental stewards. We were proud to honor this group of high school and college students at our annual Awards Night last Tuesday, May 9.

Winners of the 2023 NW Ohio District Science Day Planet Earth Sustainability Award included Samuel Edward Kerrigan, 565 Academy, Grade 9; Emily Clare Timmerman and Audrey G. Nixon, Ottawa Hills High School, Grade 9; and Halle Ann Jones
Hilltop High School, West Unity, Grade 8 (not pictured). Winners of the SAVE Environmental Leadership Scholarship were Eva Skarbinski, who will attend the University of Michigan, and Garrett Ody, who will attend Ohio University.

Congratulations to all!

Ottawa Hills Local Schools
St. John's Jesuit High School & Academy

Happy Native Plant Month!

On July 18, 2019, Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill into law designating April as Ohio Native Plant Month. This made Ohio the first state in the country to have a law recognizing the importance of native plants for an entire month! Check out the interactive map on this site that shows where native plant providers are located across Ohio.

Ohio Native Plant Month On July 18, 2019, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed legislation designating the month of April as Ohio Native Plant Month. Our primary goal is educating the public about the benefits of planting Ohio's native plants and removing invasive plants to improve Ohio's ecosystem.

Please note the Zoom link for our next lecture (and all upcoming online events) has changed! The new link to join us virtually is:
https://zoom.us/j/8034675336?pwd=MldmbHNSR2tYM2FsSmhHK2MzRnNNdz09
Meeting ID: 803 467 5336
Passcode: 338114

You can also join us in person at the Franciscan Theatre & Conference Center on April 11!

Save the date for our next FREE lecture!

In case you missed it - our January newsletter is now available on our website! Check it out for all the latest news and upcoming events from S.A.V.E.

S.A.V.E. Newsletters Newsletter archive for the Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment.

Save the date for our next FREE lecture to be held March 14 over Zoom!

Our next SAVE Lecture will be held Tuesday, January 17 both In Person and through ZOOM VideoConference.

Check out the October issue of S.A.V.E Notes for the latest news and events!

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Save the date for our next FREE lecture on November 15: "Paths to a Sustainable Future: Learn How to Use Your Voice, Your Vote." This lecture will be offered in person at the Franciscan Center in Sylvania, with a virtual access option via Zoom as well!

American Novelist Kim Stanley Robinson presenting on "The Ministry for the Future" via ZOOM and sponsored by Siena Heights University. For details, see: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mnOBLZt9TxK3L2ju1cbJcpBBKUBRePZv/view?usp=sharing

Our August 2022 newsletter is now available online! Read all about our SAVE awardees who were honored in May, find details for our new FREE lecture series that starts next month and much more in this latest issue.

S.A.V.E. Newsletters Newsletter archive for the Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment.

All are welcome to join us Tuesday, May 17 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm over ZOOM for the 30th Annual SAVE Awards!

https://lourdes.zoom.us/j/4084419807?pwd=YnByMHZYT25HSlRxL2U0K3RjdXJsUT09

MEETING ID: 408 441 9807 PASSCODE: 796896

Invitation from Lake Erie Water Keepers
13th Annual Lake Erie Conference: Erie Film Producer, Legal; Manure Runoff; Sturgeon; Salmon; Ice; Water Levels & more

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 9:00a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Registration 8:30 am
W.W. Knight Preserve 29530 White Rd. Perrysburg, Ohio 43551

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lake-erie-conference-tickets-292187630067

Lake Erie Conference 13th Annual Lake Erie Conference: Erie Film Producer, Legal; Manure Runoff; Sturgeon; Salmon; Ice; Water Levels & more

S.A.V.E Award Winners, native plant sales, a new scholarship opportunity for high school seniors and much more news in our latest issue of S.A.V.E. Notes! You can view the April issue on our website:

S.A.V.E. Newsletters Newsletter archive for the Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment.

Did you miss our lecture earlier this week? Catch the replay on our YouTube Channel: Dr. Bob Phelps-Clark presents on our current world climate situation and offers insights on remedies and solutions.

04122022 Save Lecture: Climate Care vs. Climate Chaos with Bob Phelps-Clark Dr. Bob Phelps-Clark presents on our current world climate situation and offers insights on remedies and solutions.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!
Beginning in 2022, S.A.V.E. will award two $500 scholarships to high seniors from Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan to assist with their college/university tuition, books, fees and or any other aspect of their education for their freshman year. Applicants need not be a member of SAVE to apply, but must have educational plans to major in an environmental studies program, an environmental science program, or any course of study in which the environment and care for the Earth plays an integral part such as art, religion, sociology etc.

Find complete scholarship description, requirements and an application form on the SAVE website.

Scholarships Scholarship opportunities sponsored by S.A.V.E.