Shawn Taylor: Future Climate Leaders and Land Restoration
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Provided by: Project Drawdown|Published on: September 19, 2022
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Synopsis
- In this video, Shawn Taylor, a site supervisor at Land Force, is interviewed about his personal journey growing up in Pittsburgh and the importance of his job in fighting climate change.
- Land Force plants trees, maintains green infrastructure, and reduces flooding and pollution through stormwater management.
- The resource also includes written text about Shawn's story, discussion questions, links to learn more, and ways to take action.
- The video opens at Emerald View Park, a beautiful example of restored land.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Career Skills
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Pennsylvania
Languages: English
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Positives
- The video includes an inspiring personal narrative about overcoming financial hardship and incarceration.
- Students will hear some great advice about finding a career they love.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the terms land restoration, stormwater management, and green infrastructure.
Differentiation
- This is a great resource to use when students are exploring possible career paths.
- The provided discussion questions will spark engaging conversations, but can alternatively be used as writing prompts.
- The video discusses the importance of green spaces for physical and mental health. Students can journal about their own experiences with green spaces in their community or about how their community can benefit from more access to these types of spaces.
- Teachers can encourage students to explore the links to learn more and take action. The Drawdown Ecochallenge is an especially great resource to learn about ways to join the fight against climate change.
- Other related resources include this story of another land restoration project in Pittsburgh, this video about the importance of tree planting, and this video about the health benefits of green spaces.
This video inspires young people to take actions to draw down CO2 emissions through engaging in land restoration, green infrastructure, and tree planting activities. There is a high confidence in using this resource for teaching.
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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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