In 2025, Thriving Earth Exchange continued to demonstrate the power of community-driven science to create tangible, lasting change. Across neighborhoods, watersheds, and regions, our projects gained momentum and visibility—advancing local solutions rooted in trust, collaboration,…
This month’s Project Highlight celebrates an inspiring collaboration between community, culture, and science through the Wisconsin Green Muslims’ initiative in Madison and Milwaukee. This Thriving Earth Exchange project brings together faith and environmental stewardship by empowering community…
Thanks to a generous grant for the Moore Foundation, AGU Thriving Earth Exchange commissioned four videos about recent community science projects. Each video shares the people, stories, and the science that make community science so…
Sharing successes and strategies, Thriving Earth Exchange staff and project teams strengthen regional science engagement across Latin America It is remarkable how much cross-cultural collaboration and international exchange can be accomplished remotely. Nevertheless, nothing quite…
The Kansas State Center for Hazardous Substances Research (CHSR) AGU/Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub is now in its second year of helping Indigenous communities restore underused properties and sustain cultural traditions, with projects underway in seven…
This article is in both English and Spanish. María de Lourdes Becerra Zavala is an anthropologist based in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, and a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the Universidad Veracruzana. Her work focuses on…
This article is written in both English and Spanish. Nicole Núñez Vergara is an agronomist with a diploma in Municipal Environmental Management. She co-founded Vivero Los Chungungos, focused on conserving native and endemic flora of central…
Many families living in New Mexico’s Central Consolidated School District don’t have access to amenities like grocery stores, and some even lack basic infrastructure such as running water or electricity. The school district, based in…
Thriving Earth Exchange is excited to announce the October 2025 launch of community leaders! They will work with Community Science Fellows to launch 12 Community Science projects in the United States, Mexico, Chile and Peru….
With a heritage garden, an indigenous community seeks renewal for its land and people As you stride across the prairie, bursting with late-summer wildflowers and scented with wild sage, the overwhelming impression is of vastness….
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our October 2025 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. …
This article is in both English and Spanish. Camila García-Echeverri is a Colombian civil engineer with a Master’s in Hydraulic Resources from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Currently, she also holds a diploma in Project…
This article is written in both English and Spanish. Tell us about your Thriving Earth Exchange project.Cuéntanos sobre su proyecto de Thriving Earth Exchange. The mission of this project is to strengthen the cross-disciplinary collaboration capacities of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to…
Bridging Language Gaps in Community Science Language isn’t just a tool for communication—it’s a foundation for connection, collaboration, and trust. Two years ago, Thriving Earth Exchange embarked on a journey to make community science more…
by Julia Jeanty Before becoming the AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Program Manager for Community Science Fellows, Julia Jeanty served as a volunteer Community Science Fellow on a project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the blog below,…
Fellow Highlight: Imeña Valdes Imeña Valdes earned her B.S in Biology and a Certificate in Agroecology from Florida International University and an M.S in Plant Biology and Conservation from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic…
Community science is very critical at this moment in time. Kate Semmens The Nurture Nature Center is making meaningful strides through its 10 active AGU/Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub projects that span six states….
Project Team: Dr. Pamela Talley, Mr. Richard Ellis, Ojasi Kirtikar, Ogonna Precious Eli, PhD Student, & Mr. Mercy Onaopemipo Akintola In the heart of St. Louis, Missouri, the historic Lewis Place neighborhood is standing up…
Creation Justice Ministries Creation Justice Ministries, an organization that helps faith communities advocate around environmental issues, is one of four AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hubs. The 40-year-old organization, which began as the Eco-Justice…
Thriving Earth Exchange is excited to announce the May 2025 launch of community leaders! They will work with Community Science Fellows to launch 12 Community Science projects in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Fellow Highlight: Catalina Vigoya A native from Bogotá Colombia Catalina Vigoya received her bachelor’s degree in Biology at the Pedagógica Nacional University from Colombia where she…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Community Leader Highlight: Mirella Gallardo and Rafael Schmitt Established in 1995 to help Andean mountain communities like Miraflores improve their livelihoods, Instituto de Montaña develops community-driven…
Asking tough questions about water quality, a Pennsylvania team discovers the power of a pivot Encompassing more than 500 square miles of central Pennsylvania, the Conodoguinet Creek watershed provides drinking water and recreational opportunities to…
The Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N) and AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange have been working together since 2018 and formalized the partnership with a Memorandum of Understanding in 2021. Today, the organizations…
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our May 2025 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. The…
By Aryaana Khan In September 2024, Thriving Earth Exchange launched a project in St. Petersburg, Florida focused on hosting an assembly of interfaith climate actors. This sixth assembly of faith-inspired climate actions focused on strengthening…
The Capacity Collaborative (TCC), a non-profit built around bolstering resilience in rural communities, is one of four AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hubs. Now in its second year of community science projects, TCC’s Southeast…
Restoring Our Own Truth through Education and Demonstration (ROOTED) Community Science Project, Willington (McCormick), SC Project Team: Dr. Rev. ErNiko Brown, Dr. Agnes Pasco Conaty & Mr. Samuel Bamidele The Willington, South Carolina project,…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Community Lead Highlight: Ana Karen Novoa Rodríguez A native of the community of Coatepec, Mexico, Community Lead and General Manager of FIDECOAGUA, Ana Karen Novoa Rodríguez,…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Fellow Highlight: Elvira Lafuente After living in more than five different countries and furthering her academic research in evolutionary biology, Elvira joined the September 2024 fellow…
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