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Guam Green Growth Beautification Recap: Ordot-Chalan Pago

Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Beautification Recap: Ordot-Chalan Pago
The Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps were in Ordot-Chalan Pago this past week for their beautification project!
 
The group began in Pago Bay where they pulled tons of litter, large items like TVs, furniture and couches from the bay and surrounding shorelines and jungles.
 
Joined by a great group of sailor volunteers from the United States Navy and community members, the G3CC collected bags of trash, recyclable cans and more that otherwise would have continued to wreak havoc on our island.
 
Afterwards, the crew got to work on freshening up two bus stops just in time for back to school. The group painted the bus stops after cleaning it out. Now our kids will have a bright, clean and beautiful place to start their school days.
 
Thank you so much to all of the volunteers and community partners along with Mayor Gogue and the crew for their support!
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RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Eight

RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Eight
The Conservation Corps started the eighth week of the five month program with the Guam Department of Agriculture.
 
During their time with the Dept. of AG, the group learned about invasive species and how they can help to stop their spread. They learned about technology updates and how the team is using the latest tech to help with reforestation projects and more.
 
They also got a crash course in bee-keeping with the amazing team that made the experience “too sweet.”
 
The group continued their work with the Center for Island Sustainability and the UOG Sea Grant aquaponics team learning about proper chemical levels to benefit the fish and plants they are growing, and more.
 
The group finished the week with beautification activities in Ordot – Chalan Pago including a beach and village cleanup and bus stop painting just in time to welcome students back to public schools.
 
#GuamGreenGrowth #Guam #GreenEconomy #WorkforceDevelopment #Sustainability #ProtectionAndPreservation #TooSweet
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Village Beautification Recap – Sinajaña

Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps and volunteers clean up the beautiful village of Sinajaña!
Island Beautification Recap – Sinajaña
 
Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps members teamed up with the Sinajaña Mayor’s Office and countless volunteers from the United States Marine Corps to cleanup the village streets and roadsides of Sinajaña last Friday!
 
The group broke into several smaller units to tackle different areas of the village.
 
All in all, over 40 lbs of plastic, three 33 gallon trash bags full of recyclable cans, 3 tires and 650 lbs of other litter and trash were collected during the morning event.
 
Tomorrow, the G3CC makes their way to the Pågo Bay area of Ordot-Chalan Pågo for the next beautification event.
 
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RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Seven

RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Seven
This week, the Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps were outdoors and by the water with the UOG Sea Grant Aquaculture Specialist David Crisostomo.
 
The group learned about what it takes to start up and maintain an aquaculture system here on Guam from the man helping to do just that.
 
Along with learning about balancing the water properly for fish satisfaction, the group also learned about the usage of the water from the tilapia tank in an aquaponics system.
 
The G3CC cleared land and began planting various fruits and vegetables that will also benefit from the aquaculture water, while also helping to prepare silt socks to help prevent erosion.
 
Crisostomo led the team in setting up another aquaculture system ready to continue our island’s swim towards sustainability.
 
#WorkingHard #Guam #GuamGreenGrowth #ConservationCorps #Aquaculture #Aquaponics #SustainableGuam
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RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Six

RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Six
Week six started with a ride on the river, as the Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps made their way to the Valley of the Latte for a week of agriculture work.
 
The team joined the amazing Valley of the Latte crew in preparing, harvesting and planting several of Guam’s favorite fruits and vegetables including Pineapple and Taro.
 
Never scared to get down and dirty, the team cleared land, and learned about the uses and benefits of locally grown produce and their affect on our economy.
 
They even got to try their hands at some wood working.
 
The week came to a close with another stop on the G3 Conservation Corps Island Beautification Schedule as the group took to an often litter-filled area in Mangilao, 1000 Steps. There they filled over 50 bags with trash from along the roadside and sorted 8 bags full of recyclable aluminum cans.
 
Thank you again for another week well spent Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps!
 
#Guam #GreenEconomy #GrowWhatWeEat #Farming #ValleyOfTheLatte #TanoIChamoru #GuamGreenGrowth #ConservationCorps
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G3 Conservation Corps Week Five in Review

RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Five

Following some classroom safety training, the group hit the trail for Liberation week.

They started with some painting in Inalahån, where they helped bring visibility to safety barriers along the main road.  

The team also continued work on the mural in East Hagatña with the theme LIFE BELOW WATER in line with Sustainable Development Goal #14.

The G3 Conservation Corps spent the middle of the week working with recycling as they sorted cans at various locations throughout the island.

Our weekly cleanup schedule continued in Mongmong-Toto-Maite where the group collected trash and waste along Route 16 and surrounding areas. 

Finally, the group wrapped the week up as a part of the Lt. Governor’s Tree Planting Event in Malesso’ where they along with volunteers and interns planted over 2500 trees on the land they helped prepare just one week earlier.

It was a very busy and productive week for the Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps as they continued their training and work to help build Guam’s Green Economy.

#GuamGreenGrowth #GetUpandMoveGuam #Guam #DontMessWithGuam #UNSDGS #TurnitAround #LifeonLand #LifeBelowWater

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RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Four

RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps Week Four
 
The fourth week of the G3 Conservation Corps program brought the team back to the south for more contributions to the continuing fight to protect our coral reefs from further degradation.
 
The Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps joined the Department of Agriculture to help with reforestation efforts.
 
The team helped to prepare rows of land to make space for about 1500 trees that will be planted soon.
 
They cut long grass and pruned Acacia trees over an area of close to 2 acres.
 
The team used the non-native Acacia trees to form wattles, dam like structures to slow watershed erosion, at the base of the bad land slopes.
 
At the end of the week, the group joined volunteers in Barrigada for their weekly beautification activity, cleaning the roadside and into parts of the very popular exercise area in Tiyan.
 
With another action-packed week in the books, the team looks forward to learning more in the remaining months of the program.
 
Guam EPSCoR serves a catalyst for Guam Green Growth, the jurisdiction’s most comprehensive public-private partnership ever created to achieve its sustainable future. The G3 Conservation Corps is a newly launched workforce development program preparing the local community for the emerging green economy.
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G3 Conservation Corps Week Three in Review

RECAP: Conservation Corps Week 3

The G3 Conservation Corps grew into week three and tried their Guam GREEN Growth thumbs at farming.
The group was led through a comprehensive agriculture program with the amazing Farm To Table farmers.
They learned to prep the soil and land for planting, about the proper techniques for plant placement and maintenance practices that could lead to a successful harvest.
The group also built their own chicken coop, and welcomed its residents home.
The group will return to learn more about what many consider the greenest segment of the emerging Green Economy.
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G3 Conservation Corps Week Two in Review

RECAP: G3 Conservation Corps Week 2
The Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps’ second week left little time to waste.

Following CPR training, the team took to the hills of DanDan Inalahan and begun work with the Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) team.

Along with the GROW team, the G3 Conservation Corps cleared some non-native trees to make room for the planting of the native Dukduk (breadfruit) trees to help combat erosion.

The team used the cleared trees to build wattles, which are dam like structures erected in the path of flow paths that slow erosion and help to build terrace formations to hold back any other mud or dirt that could make their ways to rivers and oceans jeopardizing our coral reefs.

The G3 Conservation Corps finished off the week with the next stop on their weekly island beautification schedule, the most northern village of Yigo.

After meeting with Senator Joe San Agustin and Yigo Mayor Anthony Sanchez the team took to Marine Corps Drive and added to the already growing number of trash bags filled, significantly reducing the amount of roadside trash.

The G3 Conservation Corps program prepares our community for the emerging green economy. The twelve member group program will last for five months.

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G3 Conservation Corps Week One in Review

RECAP: G3 Conservation Corps Week One

I Recycle's Peggy Denney taught the crew about the do's and don't of recycling
Recycling starts with sorting
A lot of sorting
First day cleanup along the roadside in Mangilao
Gotta keep our roadways clean
Shoutout to the Mangilao Mayor's Office for their support.
Conservation Corps member Joey Certeza begins work on a mural in East Hagatna.
Members help with the painting.
There is plenty to do to get the mural finished.
Ending the week with a beachside cleanup!
Ed Dali does his part to save our sealife.
You'd be surprised what we found even in the water at the beach.
Working together to get the job done.
Thanks to the LT for stopping by to show support.
Week One was action packed for the first cohort of members for the Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps!
 
Following orientation, the crew took it to the streets with a roadside cleanup along with the Mangilao Mayor’s Office.
 
They also learned about recycling and got to put that knowledge to work as they helped Peggy Denney from the IRecycle program sort out various bins around the island.
 
The team also began work on a mural in East Hagatna and finished off their first three days with a beachside clean up from the Alupang Beach Tower to Paseo.
 
It was a shortened week as the group started officially on Wednesday, but they sure did get a lot done.
 
Stay tuned to see what else they accomplish and how you can help.
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