by Teresa Shipley, ’05, SCA Staff
When Dr. James Hansen comes to town to speak about climate change, you pay attention. The man has enough charts and graphs about the perilous state of the planet to scare the pants off anybody listening. And everybody was listening.

by Daniel Parr, '07, '08
As EarthVision attendees gathered for the closing session in the National 4-H Center’s Aiton Auditorium, they were treated to a photo montage from the previous two days of the conference. Youth in the audience clapped and cheered when they saw themselves on the big screen – working, dancing, and usually laughing.

You are there -- see video highlights of the first two days of EarthVision! We've got clips from the gala opening ceremony, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar speaking on the "real movement" of youth in conservation, SCA volunteers getting down and dirty building waterbars, and lots more.

by Daniel Parr, '07, '08

"I think it's critically important that we as young people speak our truth -- but how we speak it is just as important -- that we speak it with love and respect," said Billy Parish, co-founder of the Energy Action Coalition and EarthVision keynoter.

EarthVision had barely kicked off Thursday evening when Gillian Caldwell, a filmmaker, lawyer, Co-founder of Witness and current Campaign Director for 1Sky arrived to speak about creative strategies for using video and the internet to advocate for the environment. Before her presentation, Caldwell took a few minutes to talk with SCA staffer Teresa Shipley about her background in videography, how others can get started in the medium, and why technology is still no substitute for old-fashioned face time.

by Daniel Parr, '07, '08

On a wooded haven surrounded by the Potomac River between Arlington, VA and Washington, DC, groups of young people joined SCA Founder Elizabeth C. Titus Putnam and National Park Service Deputy Director Lindi Harvey to battle trail erosion on Theodore Roosevelt Island, one of seven service projects at EarthVision.

Bus loads of SCA volunteers arrived yesterday at Anacostia Park, C&O Canal, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, National Arboretum, Rock Creek Park, Arlington Memorial Cemetery, and Theodore Roosevelt Island. Here are just a few photos. There are others on our blog.  And you can see hundreds of them on our Flickr pages. Enjoy.

by Daniel Parr, '07, '08
Day 3 of EarthVision is wrapping up, but we're not done yet! Tomorrow will begin with two of SCA's strongest voices: SCA Founding President Elizabeth C. Titus Putnam, and longtime SCA supporter U.S. Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA).

by Teresa Shipley, ’05, SCA Staff
Have you ever wanted to attend a red carpet party?  EarthVision’s opening ceremony at the DOI this morning might be the closest I’ll ever get. Some of the conservation movement’s brightest celebrities are milling around all morning, and none of these attendees are shy about introducing themselves. When Liz C. Titus Putnam shows up, a human circle forms around her like paparazzi. Is this a conservation conference or is it a rock concert?

Department of the Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne had high praise for the opening service, calling it “as impressive an opening as I’ve ever seen!” Kempthorne commended the crowd’s strength, intelligence, enthusiasm and passion for conservation. “You are the heroes of a lot of young people,” Kempthorne said, encouraging everyone to be good role models for youth and to help young people back into the outdoors. View more photos...

Megan from Atlanta, Georgia and other EarthVision participants tell us what it's like to be at the Summit, working on the service projects and meeting other Summit attendees. You can see lots more video on our blog, Conservation Nation.

Emily from Pittsburgh talks about learning by doing.