DENVER — Students at DSST: Elevate Northeast High School in Denver spent part of their day after school learning how to plant drought-resistant, native landscaping as part of an effort introducing young people to careers in climate-related fields.

The hands-on program, organized by the nonprofit Neighborhood Resilience Corps, pairs students with professionals who show them jobs that will be increasingly important as the climate gets more extreme. This school’s event was led by Avery Ellis, CEO of United Ecology, who is a water-wise plants landscaping expert. 12th-grader Zariah Russell watering native plants in the landscaping bed outside DSST Elevate

“We’re really here just to learn what is the science behind climate change, behind climate adaptation, and then, most importantly, what ca

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