Hampton Road is experiencing challenges from the rising seas and flooding and YOUTH are needed to create innovative solutions as we learn to adapt to the water and become resilient. The Elizabeth River Project is hosting their 2nd Annual Youth Resilience Expo that will showcase youth projects addressing these issues. Girl Scouts are encouraged to submit a troop project to benefit their community.
The Youth Resilience Expo will take place on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens.
Girls choose investigative questions such as:
- How can our community capture and reuse rainwater?
- How can our community address flooding and/or reduce runoff pollution?
- How do we encourage resilience action?
- What can our community do to reduce our carbon footprint?
This year's keynote speaker will be Jeremy Hoffman, the Chief Scientist at the Science Museum of Virginia. Hoffman will speak about urban heat islands and climate change impacts on humans and geological timescales.
Want to learn more or get involved with this year's event? Contact Sarah McBride at 757-399-7487 Ext. 218, smcbride@elizabethriver.org; or Robin Dunbar at 757-399-7487 Ext. 220, rdunbar@elizabethriver.org.
