2019

• IslandWood’s teacher professional development series is featured as part of “the most ambitious statewide climate science education initiative in the U.S.” in the University of Washington College of Education’s article about the Washington state ClimeTime initiative. Funded by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)​, the ClimeTime initiative provides the funding necessary for IslandWood’s professional development series to reach more than 200 teachers and 4,000 students each year. Our workshops and school-based supports help teachers engage their students in climate science that connects the Next Generation Science Standards to real-world stormwater issues. Check out the full article and video here.

• IslandWood receives the 2019 Community Impact Award from Seattle Business Magazine for our work impacting youth in this region. The Community Impact Awards honor Washington state businesses and organizations that are having a tangible, measurable effect on their communities. Learn more about the award and each of our fellow recipients here.

• We formally make commitments to operationalize justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) principles throughout the organization, in all aspects of our work, and lay out specific priorities to move this work forward. Learn more here.