Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education

NAI Heartland Region Virtual Conference: Interpretation Plays in a Pandemic

National Association for Interpretation (NAI)

The Heartland Region of the National Association for Interpretation is hosting a 2 day virtual conference complete with a keynote speaker, concurrent sessions, and virtual field trip sessions. Join us March 23-24 starting at 8:30am CT.

Posted: 02/08/22

Type: Conferences

Deadline: 03/23/22

Surviving COVID-19 as an Undergraduate

Faith Neumann

COVID-19 made things tough over the course of the past year, but it was especially difficult for college students. Faith Neumann, a student at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, shares her experiences.

Posted: 10/06/21

Program/Initiative: Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability Conference

Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Advancing Justice in Challenging Times
September 23-24, 2021
A virtual event via Zoom

The Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) Conference attracts a variety of college and university students, campus sustainability professionals, faculty, and staff. The event provides cutting-edge research and data from regional colleges and universities on sustainability policy and practice. Attendees have an opportunity for regional-wide networking and collaboration-building centered around campus and community sustainability.

The 2021 UMACS Conference theme, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Advancing Justice in Challenging Times, aims to bring attention to the recent health, social justice, and environmental challenges facing our campuses and our communities. National dialogs on COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and climate change, among others, give us the opportunity for personal and institutional reflection and for strengthening our campus commitments to a just and sustainable society.

Posted: 06/10/21

Type: Call for Presentations/Submissions , Conferences

Students spread out sitting on "sit-upons" on a green lawn.

An Interview with the School District of Waukesha Environmental Education Program

Elisa Mattson

The School District of Waukesha Environmental Education program has been running strong for 45 years. In this brief but compelling interview, learn how the EE team, at the onset of COVID-19, transformed their newsletter into a weekly content-driven newsletter that would go on to support hundreds of…

Posted: 05/17/21

Program/Initiative: Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education

Promotional graphic reading: Summer Institute for Climate Change Education. Accompanied by a color graphic of four globes under heat maps, with the word Clean.

Summer Institute for Climate Change Education: A Regrounding in Truth

Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy

This three-day experience is full of powerful and engaging keynote speakers, meaningful discussion about the intersection of social justice and climate change, and collaborative conservations between a national network of climate change education leaders. Leave feeling reinvigorated for the new school year and prepared to educate your students to be global citizens.

Posted: 04/21/21

Type: Workshops

Washington DC at dusk. The Washington Memorial stands illuminated on the left. The Jefferson Memorial, also illuminated stands to the right. The river runs in the foreground.

Support Environmental Education Funding in Congress

Brock Adler

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED: Please call your Representatives and Senators by this Friday, April 23, 2021! Healthy increases to environmental education funding at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are on the horizon. We have a…

Posted: 04/19/21

Program/Initiative: Alaska Natural Resources and Outdoor Education Association, Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education, Arizona Association for Environmental Education, Arkansas Environmental Education Association, California Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education, Coalition for Conservation and Environmental Education (C2E2), Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network, Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Education Association, Delaware Association for Environmental Education, District of Columbia Environmental Education Consortium, E3 Washington, Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia, Environmental Education Association of Alabama, Environmental Education Association of Illinois, Environmental Education Association of Indiana, Environmental Education Association of Oregon, Environmental Education Association of South Carolina, Environmental Education Center of South Dakota, Environmental Education Council of Ohio, Environmental Education of New Mexico, Environmental Educators of North Carolina, Hawai'i Environmental Education Alliance, Idaho Environmental Education Association, Iowa Conservation Education Coalition, Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education, Kentucky Association for Environmental Education, League of Environmental Educators in Florida, Maine Environmental Education Association, Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education, Massachusetts Environmental Education Society, Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education, Minnesota Association for Environmental Education, Mississippi Environmental Education Alliance, Missouri Environmental Education Association, Montana Environmental Education Association, Nebraska Alliance for Conservation and Environmental Education, Nevada Environment Education Association, New England Environmental Education Alliance, New Hampshire Environmental Educators, New York State Outdoor Education Association, Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators, Rhode Island Environmental Education Association, Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance, Tennessee Environmental Education Association, Texas Association for Environmental Education, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Vermont Education and Environment Network (VEEN), Virginia Association for Environmental Education, West Virginia, Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, Wyoming Alliance for Environmental Education

Join Us on Twitter for National Environmental Education Week

NAAEE

National Environmental Education Week is approaching next week, April 19–23! Join us on Twitter, where we will be hosting a live twitter chat on Tuesday, April 20th as well as a hashtag campaign for environmental education opportunities.

Posted: 04/13/21

Type: Event

MAEOE 2021 Conference

MAEOE

Join MAEOE at their annual conference beginning February 3! The theme is Climate, Nature, People, and Education; It's all connected! If you are a member of your state affiliate, join the 2021 MAEOE Virtual Conference for member rates, 20% discount.

Posted: 01/26/21

Type: Conferences

Call for Applicants: 2021 Citizen Science, Civics, and Resilient Communities (CSCRC) Project

National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network

The NOAA-funded Citizen Science, Civics, and Resilient Communities (CSCRC) project is pleased to make available one-time stipends to 20 recipients selected through a competitive application process . The purpose of the stipend is to support the implementation of the CSCRC project, which includes engaging public participants in active learning about climate hazards through citizen science, deliberative forums and resilience planning.

Posted: 12/15/20

Type: Call for Presentations/Submissions , Grant

Deadline: 01/16/21

Wisconsin Water Week 2021 - Registration Now Open!

UW-Stevens Point, Extension Lakes

Register for Wisconsin Water Week is Now Open! Only $20/day!

The Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Partnership is taking a lead role to organize and produce an online, week-long water education event March 8-12, 2021: Wisconsin Water Week. The event’s main audience are water stakeholders seeking insights, ideas and inspiration to care for our irreplaceable lakes, rivers, wetlands, and groundwater.

Posted: 10/09/20

Type: Conferences , Event