Ask a Scientist!

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Ask a Scientist!

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is interested in your questions about the environment!

SERC is looking to include more voices in our work, and wants to know what is important to your congregation.

If you are interested in learning more about this work, please feel free to reach out to Rylee Wernoch at wernochr@si.edu

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Congregation

How long has your congregation been working towards environmental initiatives?

Less than a year! We are still looking figure out the goals for our congregations, and the most effective way to get there.

1-3 years! We have some initiatives underway that we need to maintain, and are looking where we can grow next.

More than 3 years! We have well-established projects that we are looking to maintain, we are looking for ways that we can reflect on the work that we have done, and are interested in more ways to expand our work.

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What kinds of environmental challenges has your congregation been working towards addressing? Please select all that apply.

1. Community Gardening (food not raingardens)

2. Environmental Education

3. Food Waste

4. Invasive Species

5. Nature Trails and Retreat Spaces

6. Political Activism

7. Pollinators

8. Raingardens

9. Renewable Energy/Energy Usage

10. Runoff/Stormwater

11. Trash Cleanup/Plastics/Pollution

12. Tree Planting

What are the needs of your faith-based community to continue or expand your environmentally conscious work?

1. Education/Expertise

2. Monitoring Existing Initiatives

3. Program Evalution

4. Program Development

5. Recruiting Volunteers

6. Finding Funding

What are some environmental issues that your congregation is not actively working on, but is interested in working on in the future?

1. Climate Change

2. Effectiveness of Stream Restoration

3. Forest Biodiversity

4. Gardening

5. Invasive/Native Species

6. Longterm Monitoring of Projects or Sites

7. Pollution

8. Raingardens

9. Run off/storm water

10. Soil Health

If you could ask an environmental scientist a question about an environmental challenge that your congregation is facing, what would it be?

Is there anything else that you would like to share with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and IPC regarding your current and future environmental initiatives?

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