By Colleen Schmit Walk the Nectar Trail in Ketchum this summer and learn how YOU can provide much-needed resources to local pollinator populations and combat their global decline. The Nectar Trail is a series of planters and gardens with a variety of native, pollinator-friendly plants that are cared for without pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers. Globally, pollinator populations are rapidly … Read More
Pollinator Pop Up and Earth Day at the ERC!
Pollinator Pop Up Join the ERC, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, and Roadbars for a Pollinator Pop Up celebrating Earth Day on Friday, April 20, from 5:00-7:30pm. Stop by and enjoy an evening full of fun, engaging activities that focus on the importance of pollinators and how you can protect them. At our office (471 Washington Ave, Ketchum), the ERC … Read More
Hemingway Students Participate in STEAM-Inspired Projects with the ERC
By Alisa McGowan STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math – is a curriculum philosophy that was recently adopted by the Hemingway STEAM School in Ketchum. STEAM curriculum incorporates elements of the above disciplines in a variety of capacities in every project or lesson. There is a stronger emphasis on how lessons are taught rather than on the details … Read More
About Me: Colleen Schmit
By Colleen Schmit I started as the Development and Community Engagement Coordinator at the ERC in late September, and I already love it! Right now I’m working with the donor database to ensure the ERC has the resources to continue our impactful programs into the future. I’ve had the opportunity to attend a few of the youth education programs, and … Read More
See you at the ERC’s Street Party!
By Alisa McGowan Join us Saturday, June 10, from 5:00pm-8:00pm for the Street Party for the Planet to celebrate the Environmental Resource Center (ERC) and our local environment. We are closing Washington Avenue in Ketchum, between fourth and fifth streets for the event! Enjoy bites by local restaurants (Rickshaw, Smoke Over Baldy, and Pizza Diavola) while dancing to DJ Marlin … Read More