About Field Chats: Environmental Action Civics Essentials
In Field Chats, the Earth Force team breaks down Environmental Applied Civics - the research-based approach to build youth-adult partnerships, help young people be environmental decision-makers, and improve your enjoyment of teaching! Whether you’re just getting started or deep in implementation, Field Chats serves as a living library of best practices, insights, and stories shaping the future of how young people learn best. Episodes are under 20 minutes and full of actionable tips!
Episode 65: What is Environmental Applied Civics? (and what it’s not!)
What is Environmental Applied Civics—and what isn’t it? In this episode, members of Earth Force's Program Team SJ, Taylor, and Alyssa explain what EAC is, how it works, and what sets it apart. Listeners will learn how young people investigate local environmental issues, work with community members and decision-makers, and use science, civic skills, and lived experience to create change. They also share real examples and do a rapid-fire myth busting of common misconceptions about EAC.
0:00: Intro
2:45: What is Environmental Applied Civics
5:27: Rapid-fire myth busting
7:10: What puts the ‘civic’ in Environmental Applied Civics?
8:16: Real examples of EAC in action
21 Sept 2026
Episode 64: All About Youth Climate Summits with Cedar Barg at The Wild Center
Krysten Dorfman and Taylor Ruffin welcome back Cedar Barg of The Wild Center (https://www.wildcenter.org/) to talk about the evolution of Climate Action Planning (CAP) resources and their collaboration with Earth Force. They explore how Earth Force tools—including community inventories, root cause analysis, and power mapping—have been integrated into Youth Climate Summits, how facilitators are adapting the process for different settings, and what happens when young people take on leadership roles themselves. The conversation highlights a central theme throughout EAC: effective climate action is iterative, adaptable, and shaped by the communities and young people doing the work.
00:17 — Welcome & Check-In
02:43 — The Evolution of Climate Action Planning
04:23 — CAP at Youth Climate Summits
08:36 — Community Inventories & Starting With Strengths
17:42 — Adapting CAP for Different Summits
20:20 — Key Takeaway: Embrace Iteration
8 Sept 2026
Episode 63: What 20 years of Environmental Applied Civics evaluation tells us
In this episode of Field Chats, Alyssa McConkey and Vince Meldrum dig into what the data reveals about changes in educators, student confidence and skills, and young people’s ability to participate in local environmental decision-making. They also share a powerful story about fourth graders who helped their community identify a problem adults had overlooked—and sparked action to address it.
00:00 — Welcome to Field Chats
02:50 — What 20+ Years of Evaluation Data Reveals
05:50 — How Environmental Applied Civics Changes Educators
12:05 — What the Data Tells Us About Young People
15:55 — Building Confidence to Take Action
20:00 — The Stories Behind the Data
25:55 — The Big Takeaway: It Works
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