Despite our national challenges,


Update from E3 Washington


Hosting the NAAEE Conference


Washington State is busy! We’re gearing up to host the NAAEE Nation/ International Conference in Spokane Washington, Environmental Education: A Force for the Future Conference October 10-13, 2018. Or, you can go early to join the Research Conference October 8-9. The Conference center is right on the


picturesque Spokane River. Several pow- erful falls course right through downtown Spokane. Spokane is home to a number of tribes, universities, local businesses and environmental learning sites. We hope you’ll join us in this gem of a city in the Inland Northwest. We’re looking forward to a rich learning environment, strolls along the river and delicious meals. Mark your calendar now!


Supporting Policy in WA Washington State’s Governor Jay


Inslee’s parents were environmental educa- tors—leading summer youth work parties into national parks. He wrote a book, Apollo’s Fire about climate change. The Washington State Department of Education has numerous leaders who understand the advantage of environmental education that integrates subjects around unifying environmental contexts, real world partner- ships with STEM and community profes- sionals and topics that students care about.


Washington State is in a good position to weave science, climate and environmental education into powerful student learning opportunities. Earlier this year, the Capi- tol Campus in Olympia and the STEM Innovation Alliance hosted a showcase of student projects for our first Science, Cli- mate and Environment Day. We invited legislators to support Governor Inslee’s generous supplemental budget for sci- ence, climate and environmental educa- tion. We’re working to support his vision, and to demonstrate the power of student innovation to Washington legislators.


State of the Organization E3 Washington, an NAAEE affiliate,


has been rebuilding to extend these op- portunities to ALL students in Washing- ton state. In 2015, we lost staff and our ex- ecutive director. To be honest, we limped along for a few years and even printed out our dissolution papers. We believed, however, that in this age of environmental challenges, that we needed an organiza- tion to (1) advocate for environmental education, (2) to share resources and (3) to expand the networks and diversity, equity and inclusion of educators who integrate EE into their teaching practice. That is where we are now. Recruit- ing for new active Board Members and volunteers; supporting the NAAEE 47th


annual Conference; and, reaching out to partners, friends and supporters who share our vision of academic rigor, student engagement and meaningful con- nections to healthy environments—both built and natural.


—Lisa Eschenbach, E3 Executive Director


The River Mile Student Science Symposium


Lake Roosevelt National Recreation


Area (NRA) and The River Mile invite you and your students to participate in The River Mile’s 11th annual Student Science Symposium held at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington on May 23, 20018. This event offers 3rd-12th grade students and teachers the opportunity to explore natural and cultural resources to learn about the environment and how scientists and resource managers study and manage these resources. Keynote speakers, special presenta- tions, and concurrent sessions are selected to enhance students understanding of the essential question: “How do relationships among components of an ecosystem affect watershed health?” For more information, contact


LARO Education Team NPS Lake Roosevelt NRA laro_river_mile@nps.gov 509-754-7843


Student volunteers in Seattle University’s Center for


Environmental Justice and Sustainability read environmental books to children in an after-school program at nearby


Bailey Gatzert Elementary School. Seattle University has a longstanding relationship with this Central District school, whose students come from one of the most economically disadvantaged populations in Seattle. Photo: Seattle University.


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