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After college, I became disheartened that environmental education was not the career path that I wanted to continue. Every position I saw offered low wages, part-time, or volunteer work. Then I found Westgate Community School (WCS), a K–12 charter school unlike any other. Environmental Education and…
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Guest writer David J. Backes shares the wisdom of Sigurd F. Olsen who is as relevant to connecting to nature today as in 1987. In the advancement of climate solutions, Backes describes how "hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up."
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What's the Worldwide Teach-In? Learn about a bottom-up educational event led by educators and community members.
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By rethinking what gifts can be and how we ask for them, we can bring less stress and more meaning back to the holidays.
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Read on for a few tips on how to make sure that Halloween isn’t scary for wildlife.
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"Spirit" is a true autobiography of Joe Lombardi's youth as a camper and counselor at a camp in the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania for children from urban Philadelphia.
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We truly appreciate the collective exchange of ideas each of the presenters and keynote speakers facilitate and champion at the NAAEE Annual Research Symposium and Conference. In this post, we're amplifying sessions at NAAEE2022 that center Native voices, culture, and knowledge.
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NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Program is excited to announce that it is funding nine new projects that will use education to build the foundation for resilience to weather and climate hazards.
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National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month takes place every year from September 15 to October 15, as a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions, diverse cultures and histories of the Latinx community in the United States.
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In the latest eeBLUE Harvest Stories, learn about a virtual learning platform used to train Georgia educators on topics such as sea-level rise, an oyster hatchery, and economic resilience through aquaculture.
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Melanie Schikore writes about her Community Action Project (CAP) that uses action research methods to work towards community sustainability goals, particularly the transformation of grass lawns to sustainable yards.
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Getting from changing minds to changing behavior is a challenge all environmental educators face. By providing our audiences with ownership over their actions—and consequences—we can successfully meet this challenge. Learn how New Orleans' teens did just that.
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The Sustainable Earth Educator Awards is thrilled to recognize 19 educators across the country. Learn more about the awardees and two projects.
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In the latest eeBLUE Harvest Stories, Maine Sea Grant and partners work together to make new aquaculture learning opportunities accessible to more than just the coast.
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Environmental NGO, Lynnhaven River Now, works with Faith communities to nurture a sense of local community stewardship.
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Visit the B-WET 20th-anniversary website for stories that illustrate how the B-WET program has impacted students, schools, and communities over the past 20 years. And look for B-WET posts highlighting #BWET20andGROWING on NOAA Education’s social media and B-WET’s Facebook page on August 8-19.
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With the help of a few happy clams, shellfish aquaculture and its role in economic resilience blooms in this blog post.
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Deadline: July 11, 2022. NAAEE interviewed Satheeshkumar Kumarasingam, Pratt & Whitney's chief transformation & strategy officer and executive champion of the Pratt & Whitney E-STEM Awards, to learn more about E-STEM and the program.
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In this eeBLUE Watershed Chronicles blog post, Lilly Meighan, education and outreach coordinator of Lynchburg Water Resources, shares how students experienced and learned about their direct connection to the environment and took steps to care for it.
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In the latest eeBLUE Harvest Stories, Ocean Farmers, a cross-sector, regional partnership, provides lessons in securing healthy and vital food access for generations.
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ESG, or environmental, social, and governance scoring relies on independent ratings that help you assess a company’s behavior and policies when it comes to environmental performance, social impact and governance issues. This blog covers the basics of ESG, including applications related to climate…
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Changemaker grantee Mariam Kabamba tells the story of an environmental education and tree planting program that brought hope to a local community in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Learn about the Global EE Group and meet the Global EE Group moderators.
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Youth-led action and nature-based solutions for climate mitigation are the focus of two programs at the National Wildlife Federation. Read how fieldwork and research are powering the students' next steps.
