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DEADLINE: Maynard Institute's Fire Up Entrepreneurship Program [14]

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The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education is launching a pilot cohort to support journalism entrepreneurs as part of the California Propel Local News Initiative, an effort to strengthen the state’s multi-lingual media ecosystem, ensuring long-term sustainability of local public service journalism for underserved localities. The Fire Up Entrepreneur Program, as part of the Propel Initiative, will train up to 16 people representing eight news organizations in revenue, audience, product and community with a focus on ensuring sustainability. Participants will work with experts in business, audience strategy and other topics. For California-serving newsrooms. Deadline May 15.

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SIWI's Water in Communications 2026 Training Series [18]

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Water in Communications is a free online training series for journalists, water communicators and convenors focused on strengthening practical communication and reporting skills around water. The programme explores investigative techniques, storytelling approaches and ways to drive collective action through communication.

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Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting [20]

Press registration is now open for the Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting, the world’s largest gathering of professional ecologists. The 2026 meeting will run from Sunday through Friday, July 26-31, at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 S W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT.

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DEADLINE: PRAx's Public Lands Collaborative Residency [29]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [28]

The Public Lands Collaborative Residency supports creative teams engaged in storytelling projects that have the potential to help re-imagine and shape the future of public lands in the United States. Apply by June 1.

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Biodiversity [30]

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DEADLINE: Migration in Changing Climates — A PLAYA + PRAx + Spring Creek Project Fellowship [32]

Eight fellows from a variety of disciplines (including visual art, writing, philosophy, ethics, performing arts, sound and multidisciplinary genres) will each complete a project that engages with the vital topic of migration — of birds, mammals, plants and/or people — across landscapes undergoing rapid change in the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin.

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Poynter's Vertical Video for Creators and Journalists [33]

Create vertical video that reaches and engages your audience. A hands-on course from trusted experts for journalists and creators ready to show up where it matters most. $249; 2-3:30 P.M. Eastern on July 16, 23 and 30.

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Poynter's The Business of Journalism: Skills for Smarter Decision-Making [34]

Understand the business of journalism and make smarter decisions. A practical course for journalists ready to grow their impact and influence. Join a three-part live course on July 14, 21 and 28, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.

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"Vodun’s Sacred Role In Saving West Africa’s Mangroves" [35]

"In Benin, mangroves are said to be protected by the Zangbéto. In the Vodun belief, this deity forbids wood cutting, under penalty of a curse. As a result, in 10 years, more than 500 hectares (1,200 acres) of mangroves have been preserved thanks to this spiritual practice, which protects fragile and vital ecosystems."

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Source: Mongabay [42], 05/11/2026

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"Close Calls At Michigan’s Dams Are A Climate Warning To America" [43]

"Flooding across northern Michigan last month pushed rivers to record levels, testing the limits of the state’s aging dams so severely that officials in one city nearly ordered evacuations as water threatened to spill over the top of a key barrier — a close call that highlights the growing risk that intensifying storms pose to similar infrastructure around the country."

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