CLEARING
Environmental literacy education in the Pacific Northwest and Cascadia bioregion
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Creative Educational Networks PO Box 82954
Portland OR 97282 Clearing Board of Directors
Jessmine Anderson, Center for Earth Leadership Don Atwell, Pamplin Media Group Jan Curry, EE Catalysts
Tim DeLano, Forest and Water Educator Joe Tursi, Ecoliteracy Collaborative Anna Wilde, Honoring Our Rivers
2017 Regional Advisory Council
Arya Behbehani—Portland General Electric Laurel Bates—Oregon Green Schools OR
Rose High Bear—Wisdom of the Elders OR Jonas Cox—Gonzaga University WA Denise Dumouchel—IslandWood WA
Karla Eitel—University of Idaho, MOSS Outdoor Science School ID
Sally Hanft—US EPA Region X
Linda Hilligoss—Southern Oregon University OR Rick Kool—Royal Roads University BC Jim Martin—Retired science educator
Mike Marxen—US Fish and Wildlife Service PNW Karen Matsumoto—Suquamish Tribal School WA Leigh Michael—Washington Green Schools WA David Zandvliet—Simon Fraser University BC
Clearing Production Staff
Editor/Publisher/Layout and Design: Larry Beutler
E-Mail:
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Students from Hood Canal School in Skokomish keep a close eye on a kelp crab in one of the many touch tanks at an Earth Day event at the school, hosted by the Skokomish Tribe. Throughout the day,
students from preschool to sixth grade listened to tribal elders talk about the importance of keeping the environment healthy, learned how salmon spawn, and got to touch a plethora of critters, including sea cucumbers, hermit crabs and starfish. From NW Treaty Tribes Magazine. Photo by Tiffany Royal.
Curriculum for the Bioregion Final Report Published
In a document funded in part by the EPA and E3 Washington, the Curriculum for the Bioregion program at The Evergreen State College has released a final report on the multi-year effort to promote sustainability education on college campuses in the state of Wash- ington.
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The report provides a synthesis of recent sustainability programs and trends in three core areas: curriculum and faculty develop- ment, planning and administration, and campus and community engagement. The authors, Jean MacGregor, Co-Direc-
The cover photo was provided by Lisa Terrell of Bolton Middle School in West Linn, Oregon. See page 28.
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tor, and graduate research assistant Danae Presler, hope the report will spark new ideas and inspire other campus and community partnerships.
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NAAEE 2017 Conference Cancelled - 2018 Conference to be held in Spokane WA
Sadly, the devastating hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico in September forced the North American Asso- ciation for Environmental Education (NAAEE) to cancel their 2017 confer- ence that was scheuled to be held in San Juan. NAAEE has expressed its deep concern and best wishes to all those in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean islands impacted by the recent storms. But looking ahead, the 2018 confer- ence is scheduled to take place in Spo- kane WA! This will put the spotlight on the Pacific Northwest and bring an in- ternational audience of educators from around the world to our doorstep. Exact dates have not been released, but keep your calendar open in Octo- ber of 2018. This could prove to be a pivotal event for environmental educa- tion here in the Pacific Northwest.
CLEARING Fall 2017
EE News and Events
Some of what’s happening in environmental education in and around the Pacific Northwest
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