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April 19, 2019In just over 20 years, the global seafood sustainability movement has helped turn the tide against overfishing that has damaged or destroyed fisheries. Teresa Ish of the Walton Family Foundation explains how seafood companies that once paid little heed to sustainability are embracing the pressing need for fisheries reforms, recognizing they can’t sell fish if there are none to catch.
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March 29, 2019Performance measures play an important role in grantmaking – to help grantees and the Walton Family Foundation understand if goals have been achieved during the grant period. In this video, grantees will learn how to establish performance measures, which can determine the success of project and provide valuable learnings along the way.
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March 13, 2019Bill Brandau has lived more than 30 years and raised his family on his ranch along the Gila River in southeastern Arizona. He is working with the Gila Watershed Partnership, and RiversEdge West to restore the river's riparian ecosystem and remove invasive species.
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March 4, 2019"I come to work every day because I feel like I am really making a positive impact," says Emily Kasyon. As watershed program coordinator for the Southwest Conservation Corps, Emily is helping protect the Dolores River from invasive species, such as tamarisk, that are crowding out native plants and damaging riparian habitat throughout the Colorado River basin.
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December 4, 2018We found that millennial parents are open to a wide range of methods to hold schools accountable for making sure students are learning properly. We were interested in who millennial parents believe should be held accountable when a school is not living up to that responsibility. We asked our focus groups, “What should happen if a school is consistently failing?”
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December 4, 2018We know millennial parents use a variety of ways to measure their kids’ success in school. Next, we wanted to know how millennial parents evaluate the schools themselves. School culture? Test scores? Extra-curriculars? We asked our focus groups to sketch out what criteria they use to judge a school.
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December 4, 2018Millennial parents use many different criteria to judge if their kids are getting the skills they need. We wanted to learn how millennial parents are evaluating if their kids are being properly prepared for the future. Grades? Conversations with teachers? Test scores? A combination? We asked our focus groups, “What are the important things you look at to measure how much your kid is learning?”
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December 4, 2018Millennial parents care not only about their kids’ academic skills but career and life skills. We asked our focus groups, “What is the purpose of a public education?” and “What skills do you expect your kids to have upon graduation?”
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December 4, 2018Millennial parents expect a lot out of their kids’ schools. We wanted to know how education has changed since millennial parents themselves were in school. We asked our focus groups, “Is millennial parenting different than the way you were raised?”
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October 22, 2018We're proud to showcase the special regions we’re trying to protect through our Environment Program and feature the voices of the people whose commitment to conservation demonstrates the power of individuals to make a difference.
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October 15, 2018Captain Bobby Kelly credits the Magnusson-Stevens Act, passed by Congress in 2006, as the catalyst for the recovery of the red snapper population.
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October 2, 2018In Northwest Arkansas, foundation grantee Artist's Laboratory Theatre blurs the lines between performance and public good with their form of 'immersive theater.' It expands the audience’s role in live theater with original, collaborative performances and interactive experiences. This video showcases their performance of ‘Shelter.’
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September 20, 2018Kristofor Lofgren has committed to serving patrons of his popular Portland, Ore. eateries sustainably caught fish.
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September 6, 2018This unique recreation destination is located on a pristine 300-acre site just a five-minute bike ride from downtown Bentonville, Ark.
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August 31, 2018All of us depend on healthy oceans for the air we breathe, the food we eat and the livelihoods our oceans support.