With the threat of climate change looming larger each and every day, there's hardly been a more important time for science.   But you know how it goes. Often times, conversations around climate change devolve into political battles...

Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability   Meet Nhat Ho, our newest Net-Zero Hero! Nhat is an engineer and Vice President at Civilitude, a local engineering and planning firm located in Austin’s Mueller district. Nhat uses his skills and expertise in engineering to serve...

Sponsored Post - from Earth Day Austin Written by Janis Bookout.   Janis Bookout is the Executive Director of Earth Day Austin. The Earth Day ATX festival will take place on Saturday, April 13th at the campus of host and sponsor, Huston-Tillotson University. Production of the festival has...

Guest Post - from Sasha Ashton   Sasha is 16 years old and a junior at Headwaters School in Austin, Texas. On March 15th she joined with thousands of other students from around the world in skipping school and participating in a School Strike 4 Climate event....

Nature In The City Podcast, Season Two, Episode 3: Life At The Edge   Each year, we follow along with Dr. Kevin Anderson, a geographer and philosopher managing the Environmental Research Center for the City of Austin, as he shares his knowledge about the world around us....

Nature In The City Podcast, Season Two, Episode 2: The Ecology of Flowing Water   Each year, we follow along with Dr. Kevin Anderson, a geographer and philosopher managing the Environmental Research Center for the City of Austin, as he shares his knowledge about the world around...

Nature In The City Podcast, Season Two, Episode 1: Streams and Hydrology   Each year, we follow along with Dr. Kevin Anderson, a geographer and philosopher managing the Environmental Research Center for the City of Austin, as he shares his knowledge about the world around us. In...

"What am I going to do today to care for others, self, and the earth?".   It's a question Lesa Walker asks herself every morning when she wakes up.   For Lesa, it's all about practicing compassion, an effort she's dedicated her life to.   Lesa is the founder of Compassionate...