People

We provide opportunities and resources from across NOAA for students, educators, and curious people everywhere. This account is managed by NOAA's Office of Education. 

Matt Schnabel is the Environmental Education Coordinator for the SC Forestry Commission and directs the Project Learning Tree environmental education program for South Carolina.  Mr. Schnabel obtained his Associate’s in Natural Resource Management from Central Carolina Technical College, his B.S. in Elementary Education from Miami University, and his Master’s in Parks & Recreation from Clemson University.  Mr. Schnabel is a certified teacher in SC and previously taught for Lexington School District One. He also worked as a park ranger for the NC State Parks and at Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia, SC before working for the SC Forestry Commission.

I work to foster a passion for celebrating and protecting the natural world through interdisciplinary, exploratory, and inspirational opportunities for kids of all ages and backgrounds. I firmly believe that to protect the future of our environment we must teach our children to love the Earth.

We empower conservationists to protect and restore nature everywhere.

Our vision: Every conservationist has access to the skills, knowledge, and network they need to progress their career and make a meaningful difference for our natural world, no matter who they are or where they are from. 

Bashiru is a Climate and Social Entrepreneurial Leader, specialised in Conservation, Natural Resource Management, Tourism Product Planning and Development.

I am an art teacher in Cincinnati OH, at a school for gifted kids grades 3-12.  I am currently working on my Masters' Degree through Slippery Rock University's Masters of Environmental Education.  For the past 20 years, I have worked with kids in an urban gardening site with a charitable nonprofit I co-founded, called Permaganic (permaganic.org).