Grounding Waters
CBEEN’s 2017-2018 Focus is Climate Change Education
We recognize this as both a gap and opportu-
Grounding Waters, a youth mentoring program funded through an EPA Urban Waters grant, connects students to nature and encourages them to become advocates for the environment.
Grounding Waters is now mentoring 8th and 9th graders from Alliance High School, Roosevelt High School, and George Middle School in Portland.
UVIC Cascadia Sustainability Field School
Geography field schools provide
unique life-changing learning opportuni- ties for University of Victoria students. In 2016, the Cascadia Sustainability Field School traversed the Pacific North- west region visiting destinations in BC, Washington, and Oregon. En route students met with community activists, urban plan- ners, First Nations, academics and others, learning about their efforts to promote economic, social, and ecological sustain- ability or resilience in our region.
EEAO Projects Moving Forward
The Environmental Education Association of Oregon has many projects in the works,
including planning for the 2018 Environ- mental Education Conference (date and lo- cation still to be determined), a Leadership Building Diversity Initiative, implementa- tion of the Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan, Outdoor School for All, E-STEM, and implementation of the EE components of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
2018 Residential Outdoor Education Conference in the Ozarks
The 36th annual Residential Outdoor Education Conference will be held Febru- ary 16-18, 2018 at Camp Lakewood on the grounds of the YMCA of the Ozarks in Potosi, Missouri (70 miles from St. Louis). Conference program and registration information can be found at https://www.
roeeconf.org/.
Friends of Outdoor School leaders Kim Silva and Brina Bo- lenz will be among the presenters, which also in- cludes Dr. Roberta McFar- land of Camp Waskowitz in North Bend, WA.
CLEARING Fall 2017
www.clearingmagazine.org
nity in the Canadian Columbia Basin. As stated in our recent Inventory and Assess- ment of Community-based Environmental Education, “Currently, climate change is the biggest environmental threat in the Columbia Basin yet only 9% of inventoried (environmental) organizations are focusing on it”. Throughout the 2017-2018 year CBEEN will place an emphasis to Climate Change Education through our resources, work- shops and events. Please get in touch with us if you have any suggestions for resources of professional development opportunities that we can share with other members of CBEEN.
Coastal Learning Symposium: Focus on Ecosystems
October 13, 2017
The purpose of this conference in Newport OR is to give educators content, activities, and resources to engage students in learning about the ocean and coast. Reg- istration includes access to over 20 different workshops and field trips, lunch and light refreshments, special behind-the-scenes ex- periences at Oregon Coast Aquarium, and more! For more information, contact Sara Roberts at
sara.shawroberts@
aquarium.org or call 541-867-3474 x5317.
Seattle University students and other volunteers clear invasive English ivy from Frink Park. Seattle University’ Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability,
OAR (Outdoor Adventure Recreation) and Earth Corps organize this event in May 2017. Photo: Seattle U.
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