CLEARING Compendium 2009

ecological prResources for place-based, environmental and sustainability educationoblem solvers and informed, EPA Region 10
EEI Promotes Environmental
responsible and engaged citizens and
Environmental
Literacy in California
that they are prepared with the objective
Education The California Environmental Protec-
knowledge and skills they will need to
Clearinghouse tion Agency (Cal/EPA) and the California
devise creative solutions to the complex
The US Envi-
Integrated Waste Management Board (CI-
natural resources challenges facing Or-
ronmental Protection
WMB) are actively engaged in the imple-
egon.
Agency (EPA) Region 10 maintains a
mentation of the Environmental Education
The Task Force will be a collaboration
clearinghouse of environmental education
Initiative (EEI) pursuant to AB 1548 and
of ofﬁcials from state environmental and
material available in the Paciﬁc Northwest.
AB 1721. These landmark laws mandate
educational agencies including; the Direc-
Resources from hundreds of organiza-
the development of a uniﬁed education
tor of the Department of Environmental
tions have been organized in a number of
strategy to bring education about the
Quality, a member appointed by the
categories, including:
environment into California’s primary and
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the
• audience
secondary schools.
State Forester and eight other individuals.
• resource type
The Final Draft EEI Curriculum is
The bill calls for the Task Force to complete
• subject
currently posted for public review and
and submit an Oregon Environmental
Searches of the clearinghouse will
comment. There are 85 curriculum units
Literacy Plan by October 2010.
provide you with information about where
spanning grades Kindergarten through
For more info please contact Traci
you can obtain the resources (most are
12th. A link to the EEI Curriculum and in-
Price, traci@thefreshwatertrust.org
free!). Check it out at http://yosemite.epa.
structions for submitting public comment
gov/r10/clearinghouse.nsf
is available on the California Department
of Education EEI website.
Other partners include the State Board
B-WET Funding Opportunity
Children and
of Education, the Ofﬁce of the Secretary for
Application Deadline: October/ November Education, the Curriculum and Supple-
2009 (varies, depending on region)
Nature Network
mental Materials Commission, the State
NOAA’s Bay Watershed Education
Inspired by the
Department of Education, and the Califor-
and Training (B-WET) program provides
response to Richard
nia Resources Agency.
grants to support experiential learning
Louv’s book “Last
through meaningful watershed educa-
Child in the Woods:
EEAO Resource
tional experiences for K-12 students and
Saving our Children
Directory
related professional development for
from Nature-Deﬁcit
Environmental
teachers. Funding opportunities for 2010
Disorder” (Algonquin
Education Asso-
are now available in California, Chesa-
Press 2005), the Chil-
ciation of Oregon is
peake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, New
dren & Nature Network will encourage and
proud to announce a
England, and the Paciﬁc Northwest.
support the people and organizations work-
ing to reconnect children with nature. The
preview of Oregon’s
network will provide a critical link between
Environmental Education Resource Direc-
E3 Resource
researchers and individuals, educators and
tory.
Center
organizations dedicated to children’s health
Over the past year EEAO has been de-
veloping a fully custom, online, searchable
In 2007 the Envi-
and well-being.
environmental education resource direc-
ronmental Education
Visit the website at http://www.cnaturenet.org/index.
tory. The resource directory will serve as
Association of Washing-
html.
Oregon’s only statewide clearinghouse of
ton (EEAW) created an
environmental education resources. Non-
online searchable direc-
formal environmental educators, teachers,
tory, the E3 Resource Center. In the ﬁrst
The President’s Environmental
students and the general public visiting
half of 2009 this tool and the E3 website was
Youth Awards
the EEAO web site will be able to easily
updated into a state-of-the-art integrated set
Application Deadline: December 31, 2009
identify resources and events by topic area,
of online tools. The new site is now a high-
EPA’s President’s Environmental
provider organization, watershed, age/
end site that: 1) incorporates a new graphic
Youth Awards program recognizes young
grade level, benchmark and numerous
look and feel based on the state E3 Wash-
people across America for projects which
other categories.
ington plan and print marketing materials;
and 2) facilitates dissemination, discovery
demonstrate their commitment to the
environment. Projects submitted in the
Idaho
and collaboration among network partici-
past have included recycling programs in
Environmental
pants by providing opportunities for all to
implement plans, publish, browse, search
schools and communities; construction
Education
and edit a variety of resources relating to
of nature preserves; major tree plant-
Association
environmental and sustainability educa-
ing programs; student videos, skits, and
(IdEEA)
tion resources/initiatives and the E3 plan
newsletters focusing on environmental
issues; and environmental science projects.
It is an exciting
implementation.
Young people in all 50 states and the U.S.
time to be involved in EE in Idaho, and a
To see what all the fuss is about, visit
territories are invited to participate in the
member of IdEEA. Coming off a very suc-
the E3 website at http://eerc.e3washington.
program.
cessful spring conference in Pocatello, the
org/
conference planning committee is already
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