California is unlike any other place on Earth. It's an environment and a state – but it's also a state of mind, a legacy to be nurtured and passed on to future generations. Yet what is California and what will it become? The path forward requires that we reconnect our everyday lives to the life of California. Restoring these natural connections will inspire us to act in new ways that lead to a sustainable future.

Using California as a national case study of environmental change, the California Environmental Legacy Project (CELP) is a statewide initiative among scientists, educators, and media professionals to enhance public understanding about that change. By creating high quality educational programs and media resources that connect learning about environmental change to local places, CELP will explore the fundamental nature of our relationship to a changing environment – where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.

Using artful storytelling, a place-based approach to learning, and interactive digital media, the project will take viewers on an unforgettable journey of discovery and inquiry into California’s past, present, and possible future environments through a public television series for national broadcast, regional programs across California, and digital distribution.

 

Project Partners

These project partners are working collaboratively to promote and develop CELP's innovative educational programs and media.

 

 

Get the CELP Brochure!

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Brochure (low res)
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EVENTS

Public Lecture
"Reinventing Understanding: Connecting Californians and Environmental Change"

7 pm, Tue, April 29, 2008
Sacramento State Univ.
Redwood Rm, Univ. Union
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DONATE

Make a tax-deductable contribution to CELP!

Download a donation card here.

© 2008 California Environmental Legacy Project


Questions or comments, please contact: jbaxter@csus.edu
Last updated: 4/20/08