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  • Endangered livestock: Heritage Breeds Week

    You may not think much about it, but there are endangered breeds of livestock. More than 1,400 of them worldwide. And it’s time to start protecting them. That’s what  International Heritage Breeds Week is all about.  After all,  agriculture has dramatically…

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  • I want to ride my bicycle. I want to ride my bike.

    The Queen song aside, now is a great time to start riding your bike to work or school, especially since this week is Bike to Work Week. Biking to work is an efficient and fun way to get the exercise…

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  • Meet the mother of the environmental movement

    This Mother’s Day weekend, T4CI would like to introduce you to the woman considered by most the mother of the environmental movement: Rachel Carson. Carson was the first woman to take and pass the civil service exam for federal employment.…

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  • Eat What You Want Day? #EatLocal

    May 11 is “Eat What You Want Day”.  It was established to allow people to let go of their dieting lifestyle for just one day. That’s nice, but let’s take it a step further. What if you choose a cheeseburger…

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  • Attention Development Professionals: ready for a change? Join T4CI!

    T4CI has experienced tremendous growth over the past three years (~$18-$20M annual revenue) and seek a savvy and experienced senior development professional to join our downtown Oakland team. This is a newly created position and we are poised to hire immediately.…

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  • Liquid Assets: Drinking Water Week

    It’s something many of us take for granted, yet we use it every day: it’s safe, clean drinking water. During Drinking Water Week, T4CI wants to share with you some facts about the water we drink. Take a look at…

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  • Are you all wet? Take our wetlands quiz.

    Like our own kidneys that help purify our blood, wetlands are the ‘kidneys’ of our landscape. They remove excess nutrients, toxic substances and sediment from water that flows through them, helping to improve downstream water quality and the overall health…

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  • Happy Audubon Day

    April 26th is the anniversary of the birth of John James Audubon (1785), an American ornithologist (one that studies birds), naturalist, and painter.  He conducted his first scientific studies from his father’s Pennsylvania estate. After trying and failing in several different…

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  • Education is part of what we do!

    This week is National Environmental Education Week. Held each spring around the time of Earth Day, National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) promotes the understanding and protection of the natural world by actively engaging K-12 students and educators, and people of…

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  • Earth Day? For T4CI projects, it’s “Earth Always”.

    Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues, Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and inspired by the anti-war protests of the late 1960s, Earth Day was originally aimed…

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  • How to teach kids to care for the planet, Earth Day and everyday!

    At T4CI, we celebrate Earth Day everyday, and we hope you do too.  Often, however, the question arises, “How do we teach our children about how to take care of the earth? After all, it is their responsibility too.” We…

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  • What’s your favorite wildlife film?

    Grab some popcorn, because it’s time for T4CI’s top film picks during International Wildlife Film Week. We all have our favorites and it’s interesting to see how diverse the selection is. Take a look, and let us know what your…

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