We helped shine a spotlight on the American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange program, which connects scientists with communities to tackle urgent issues like air and water pollution, food insecurity, and access to critical resources.
Our work for AGU included a video documentary series that Team Three conceived, directed, and produced, chronicling the power of community science. These projects include: Rooting for Parrish, Resilient Futures for Burlington, Vermont, Fighting for Higher Ground, Michigan, and Waiwai: The Wealth of Water.
As part of the project, we also created case studies that tell the stories of 12 Thriving Earth Exchange communities, bringing together community scientists, activists, organizations, and policy experts—from places like Antlers, Oklahoma and Barren River, Kentucky to San Ysidro and South Central Los Angeles, California.
VIDEO / CASE STUDIESClient: American Geophysical Union
THRIVING EARTH EXCHANGE
WAIWAI: THE WEALTH OF WATER
Team Three partnered with Rusty Dog Films to document KAʻEHU’s restoration of 64 acres of coastal wetlands at Kāʻehu Bay on Maui’s north shore.
Supported by AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange, the project highlights how traditional knowledge and STEM education come together to heal the ʻāina and protect it for future generations.
After devastating 2023–2024 floods destroyed homes and bridges across Vermont, refugee communities in the Burlington area were among the hardest hit.
Partnering with AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange, Team Three and Scott Barber Film documented efforts by the Islamic Society of Vermont to develop a flood risk-assessment toolkit to help more than 5,000 refugees build resilience through community science.
RESILIENT FUTURES FOR BURLINGTON, VERMONT
Fighting for Higher Ground in Detroit
This story follows Scott Memorial United Methodist Church in Detroit as it confronts illegal dumping to create a safer, healthier neighborhood.
Supported by Creation Justice Ministries and Thriving Earth Exchange, Team Three’s film, working with Anthony B. Media, Fighting for Higher Ground documents how faith, community science, and collaboration can drive change in communities nationwide.
ROOTING FOR PARRISH
This story follows Parrish, Alabama’s effort to turn a neglected site into a community garden by mapping aging culvert infrastructure beneath an old football field.
Partnering with AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange, Team Three and Rusty Dog Films documented how Jubilee House is restoring the land to address food insecurity and strengthen the community.
