Kalysha Clark

Last weekend, I attended the Environmental Education of North Carolina Conference in Columbia, NC. Even though I was born and raised in North Carolina, I haven’t spent much time on the coast. I was excited that the conference venue was

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One of the great things about my AmeriCorps position is that I get to work with kids from all over the Piedmont Triad and show them that science can be fun. When these kids are having fun and playing, they

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Our family of two consists of myself and my boyfriend. He's a mechanic and he works long days, usually 10-11 hours, so he eats a lot. It's easy for someone to go into Costco and walk out with a $200

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While I was finishing up my senior year of college, I had a grocery budget of $100 a month. When you break that down, that's $25 a week to feed myself at least two meals a day. Now that I'm

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Last Thursday, Stormwater SMART visited our last class of the 2014-2015 school year. Gibsonville Elementary 4th graders got a bird’s eye view of watersheds and learned more about the human impacts on our water quality as I led them through a program

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As the end of the school year approaches rapidly, many students have already "checked out" and are preparing for their summer vacation. This can be a frustrating time for teachers, particularly if the end of grade exams have already taken

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I spent the last day and a half at Haw River State Park participating in a workshop called Methods of Teaching EE, a requirement for individuals who are working to obtain their North Carolina Environmental Education (EE) certification. I learned

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A rain garden is a shallow depression that collects a few inches of rain water and allows it to be absorbed into the ground or by plants, instead of running off directly into nearby streams and lakes. Plants and soil

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On Wednesday, I started my position at Piedmont Triad Regional Council full-time. I spent a day in the office reading, learning and taking everything in before hitting the ground running. During my finals weeks, I took part in some programs

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It's official! I graduated from college (and with honors)! You are looking at a new alumnae of North Carolina State University. I am thankful to have had such a great support system throughout my undergraduate career, including my family, boyfriend,

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You are looking at the new Stormwater Outreach Coordinator for the Piedmont Triad Regional Council! This is a position through AmeriCorps and is called Project GEOS (Growing Environmental Opportunities through Service). For those who don't know, AmeriCorps is similar to

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I'm famous! Well, sort of. I got my 15 seconds of fame because I was featured in my school's newspaper, The Technician. The feature talks about my summer research in Arizona working with cliff chipmunks, as well as my involvement

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