Learn Green NYC is a new coalition of sustainability professionals in education, design and enterprise in support of youth engagement, healthy learning environments and community-based approaches to low impact, high quality living. Green Map's Director has been part of the coalition since the very beginning!

Last week, Learn Green NYC hosted an invitational event for NYC youth and concerned adults at Teacher's College Columbia University, as part of the Schools, Food and Community conference sponsored by the Baum Forum.

This Youth Forum was the first of a series of Learn Green NYC programs to engage youth as community sustainability leaders throughout the city.

Carlos Martinez and Thomas Turnbull of Green Map System introduced our youth mapmaking resources, including the forthcoming Green Schools Green Map and the recently released suite of 6 Energy & Environment Exploration Modules designed to help students utilize the community as the classroom. While both of these Green Map projects are being piloted in NYC, the goal is to create global versions to benefit cities, towns and villages everywhere. We appreciate the insights contributed by the youth and adult participants in April 2008! Get involved by clicking the links in this paragraph and taking the survey on the Green Apple Map website.