Latest Valparaiso Podcast Episodes
Chautauqua in the Dunes
219 GreenConnect - September 02, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple talks with Becky Jascoviak of Chautauqua in the Dunes about the current 'Exhibit B' at the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center through October 22, 2023. Vote for your favorite photo here >> bit.ly/dunesphotovote. The entry with the most votes will win the 'Peoples' Choice Awa...
Sand County Foundation Comes to Northwest Indiana
219 GreenConnect - June 12, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Carla Kenney, Master Urban Gardener and Nikki D'Adamo-Damery, Conservation Outreach & Equity Director at Sand County Foundation about the organization and her work with the Land Ethic Mentorship Program, supporting historically underserved farmers and ranchers. Nikki...
#OptOutside this Black Friday
219 GreenConnect - November 17, 2022 16:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Joshua Sutton, Retail Manager at Trailyard in Valparaiso. Trailyard is a community hub for bike and outdoor enthusiasts, conveniently located next to Creekside Trails, a mountain bike and multi-purpose trail destination. For the second year in a row, Trailyard is ex...
Carbon Neutral Indiana's Practical Guide to Climate Optimism
219 GreenConnect - November 14, 2022 18:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIf you buy the book using this link. A $15 discount is applied at checkout. So the book will cost $14.95 or use coupon code: NWI. Discount ends 11/25/22, so act soon! Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Daniel Poynter from Carbon Neutral Indiana about their new book, Carbon Neutral Indiana: A Practica...
Diverting waste from the waste stream
219 GreenConnect - September 20, 2022 16:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDiverting waste from the waste stream
How to Talk to Your Kids about Climate Change
219 GreenConnect - August 25, 2022 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNationally renowned author, activist, and sought after speaker, Harriet Shugarman is the 2021 Waterspirit Suzanne Golas Awardee, a 2020 New York City Climate Hero and a 2019 featured speaker at the Global Engagement Summit at United Nations Headquarters. Harriet is the Executive Director and fou...
Confront the Climate Crisis
219 GreenConnect - August 14, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsConfront the Climate Crisis (CTCC) is a grassroots, statewide campaign that has been achieving climate action solutions in Indiana since September 2020, by West Lafayette Climate. Today, we engage over 150 students from communities across Indiana, including Greater Lafayette, Evansville, Indianap...
Region Neighbors for Sustainability
219 GreenConnect - August 03, 2022 16:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks to Highland Neighbors for Sustainability members Cathy Perrin and Connie Wachala about the sustainability commission they are asking Highland to create, why they want one, and what they hope a sustainability commission will accomplish. They will also talk about the Region...
International Climate Action Challenge
219 GreenConnect - July 23, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Gin DeMaio, Executive Director of Green Team Academy about the International Climate Action Challenge her organization has led since 2020. The International Climate Action Challenge is a guided 90-day program that has helped launch community proje...
Voters for a Green Indiana
219 GreenConnect - March 02, 2022 15:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Walter Mueller from Voters for a Green Indiana, a non-partisan, independent group of citizens who want to make this information available to voters so they can make an informed decision. The group has developed a Green Voters Guide for the May primary, highlighti...
The Nature of Creativity, The Creativity of Nature
219 GreenConnect - December 02, 2021 21:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIf you innovated for 3.8 billion years, how creative would you be? Very! So it is with nature. Innovation is just what it has been doing since the beginning of time: designing processes and systems and figuring out other ways to survive. From the beginning, humans have looked to nature for new i...
Indiana Master Watershed Steward Program
219 GreenConnect - February 15, 2021 20:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Leslie Dorworth about the Indiana Master Watershed Steward. New in 2019, it will be offered virtually this year (2021). Indiana Master Watershed Stewards are trained volunteers who understand how watersheds work and are willing to help with watershe...
Indiana Phenology
219 GreenConnect - December 02, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIndiana Phenology is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to empowering Hoosiers of all ages to participate in citizen science. We are committed to developing and implementing engaging educational content, facilitating the state-wide collection of data, and making data accessible to policymakers, sci...
Solar United Neighbors Comes to Northwest Indiana
219 GreenConnect - September 28, 2020 19:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Zach Schalk, the Indiana Program Director for Solar United Neighbors about an innovative, affordable way for people in Northwest Indiana to purchase solar systems for their residences or small businesses. The first co-op is forming now! Listen to t...
Training for Young Farmers in Gary, Indiana
219 GreenConnect - September 25, 2020 14:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDONATE HERE Watch the video The youth of Gary, Indiana have traditionally lacked access to food security, extracurricular opportunity, and employment for too long. For that reason, the Gary Food Council is establishing a 3-year program to train and employ more than 100 youth in best urban farmi...
NWI Citizens Advocate Joining the 2021 IU Resilience Cohort as a Region
219 GreenConnect - August 25, 2020 21:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple, together with Jim Poyser from Earth Charter Indiana, speak with Highland residents and volunteers, Alex Bazan and Connie Wachala about their organizing efforts around this pioneering region-wide effort. Connie Wachala, along with several other region residents attended last yea...
American Citizen Planner Course Available for Hoosiers
219 GreenConnect - August 07, 2020 18:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Daniel Walker about Purdue's new online course available to Hoosiers who want to learn more about the planning process. More information here. American Citizen Planner – Indiana provides training to Indiana citizen planners who currently serve or plan to serve on ar...
Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light Comes to Northwest Indiana
219 GreenConnect - July 29, 2020 20:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Dori Chandler & Blake Gardiner about their work with Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light. Hoosiers of faith working together to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency, as a response to climate change. Visit their website and follow them on social media to lear...
Become a Clean Water Ambassador
219 GreenConnect - April 10, 2019 20:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Natalie Johnson, Executive Director at Save the Dunes about their new Clean Water Ambassador program. Help is needed in the following neighborhoods: ---South of Chesterton Area--- Wind Ridge, Liberty Township, Porter Co. Tanner Trace, Liberty Township, Porter Co....
Welcome wood chips instead of lawn: a Gary urban homesteader receives citation
219 GreenConnect - March 30, 2019 13:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Department of Environmental Affairs gave Aja Yasir a citation for her nontraditional yard. She has wood chips instead of lawn and was told that her wood chips are debris and that the chips attract bugs and fungi; therefore they are being deemed a health hazard. I befriended Aja after tourin...
Valparaiso Citizens Work Together to Preserve Natural Space Near Spectacle Lake
219 GreenConnect - November 21, 2018 19:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings219 GreenConnect podcast host Kathy Sipple speaks with Andrea Proulx-Buinicki, an Andover Dr. neighbor, Dr. Larry McAfee, a retired veterinarian and wildlife advocate. Property owners of a 13.7-acre parcel on Spectacle Drive in Valparaiso, Indiana are seeking to sell their land. They are within...
Climate Advocate Training Workshop
219 GreenConnect - October 23, 2018 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWant to stop global warming? Learn how citizens from Northwest Indiana can effectively help. Please come to our free CLIMATE ADVOCATE WORKSHOP, led by Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a nonpartisan volunteer group focused on national and international solutions to effectively address clima...
Calumet Beginnings with Ken Schoon
219 GreenConnect - August 09, 2018 19:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with author and geologist Ken Schoon about the ancient shorelines and settlements at the south end of Lake Michigan.
Valparaiso University Earthtones Student Group Hosts Environmental Event
219 GreenConnect - April 10, 2018 20:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsValparaiso University's student group, Earthtones, will host an event open to the public, focused on environmental issues.
Conversations About Climate Change at Valparaiso University
219 GreenConnect - March 21, 2018 14:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Thais Carter from Valparaiso University about the upcoming event they are hosting on Saturday, April 21st from 9am to 2pm in the Helge Center. Bridge/Work 2018 will build on its core principle of connecting theory and practice to bring together voic...
Protecting Indiana's Forests
219 GreenConnect - August 03, 2017 13:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Anne Laker from the Indiana Forest Alliance. IFA is a non-profit, statewide organization of individuals dedicated to the long-term health and well-being of Indiana’s native forests. IFA serves citizens, organizations, landowners and communities with a wide range ...
The Dream of a Solarized Northwest Indiana Persists Despite Changes in Laws
219 GreenConnect - July 25, 2017 20:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Madi Hirschland of the Hoosier Solar Initiative Steering Committee about the group's current efforts statewide, training opportunities and how you can get involved.
Shorecombers Helps Keep Trash Out of Our Waterways
219 GreenConnect - May 25, 2017 16:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Shorecombers founder BJ Smith.
Combating Climate Change with Carbon Pricing
219 GreenConnect - May 24, 2017 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Michael Green, Executive Director at Climate XChange (climate-xchange.org), a Boston-based education and research non-profit dedicated to providing policymakers and advocates with cutting edge information on market-based solutions to climate change. The group also de...
Pachamama Alliance: Awakening the Dreamers in Northwest Indiana
219 GreenConnect - September 12, 2016 22:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Linda Rosenthal, organizer of this event about her work with the Pachamama AllianceWe will explore 4 questions about both the urgency and the opportunity of the times we live in and how you can become an active participant in bringing forth an environmentally sustain...
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