EEinGeorgia, Jan. 26, 2010

Environmental Education in Georgia

January 26, 2010
Special Days for EE: 2010 Planner Now Available Each year there are special days set aside for Environmental Education. We all know Earth Day is in April, but when is America Recycles Day, Arbor Day, National Wildlife Week, and American Wetlands Month? Check out the 2010 planner to incorporate some of these special EE days into your curriculum this year! NAI's Certified Interpretive Guide Courses Now Offered in Georgia The National Association for Interpretation's Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) credential is a way to document that you possess skills and knowledge that allow you to perform effectively in the interpretive profession. CIG courses are now being offered in Georgia!
Richard Louv Webcast on February 16! As part of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation's speaker Series, Richard Louv will be giving a presentation in Georgia. The presentation may be viewed live by all via webcast at 6 PM on February 16, 2010.

Upcoming Events
Georgia Master Naturalist Classes 1st Thursday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM until May 6, 2010 Georgia Master Naturalist Classes 2nd Tuesday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM until Aug 10, 2010 Green Living Series PLU Course (20092010) 2nd Saturday of Month 10 AM - 12 PM until May 8, 2010 Tadpole Times 3rd Wednesday of Month 10 AM - 11 AM until Dec 15, 2010 2010 International Year of Biodiversity Now until Friday, Dec 31, 2010

2010 International Year of Biodiversity

Garden Earth Naturalist Home-School

The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Club

Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of Now until Wednesday, Feb 24,

biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 2010 9 AM to 11 AM

to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity.

"First Wednesday" Home School Series

EE Alliance of Georgia - Conference Registration Now Open

1st Wednesday of Month

The Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) of Georgia

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM until May 5, 2010

conference will be held Friday, March 19 - Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Kennesaw State University Continuing Education Center

After School Enrichment

in Kennesaw, Georgia. Early registration ends February 26, 2010. 3rd Wednesday of Month

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM until May 19, 2010

EE Alliance of Georgia Awards - Call for Nominations

The Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) of Georgia recognizes Stars Over Elachee Telescope Program

and honors exceptional contributions to environmental education at Saturday, Feb 20, 2010

its annual awards ceremony. Nominations are due February 12, 2010. Saturday & Sunday

Mar 20, 2010 until Mar 21, 2010

NAAEE - Call for 2010 Conference Proposals

Green Life Expo

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) has issued a call for presentations and workshops for its Annual Conference and Research Symposium, "Environmental Education: Building Connections Bridging Gaps" in Buffalo-Niagra, New York, September 29 - October 2, 2010. The submission deadline for both conference and symposium is

Friday, Jan 29, 2010 Saturday, Jan 30, 2010
24th Annual Southern Gardening Symposium

February 1, 2010.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

National Marine Educators Association - Call for Presentations

Jan 29, 2010 until Feb 7, 2010

"From the Mountains to the Sea" is the theme for the National

Going Native! Georgia's Native Waters

Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Conference to be held July and Native Seasons PLU Workshop

19-23, 2008 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Submit a presentation

Friday, Jan 29,

proposal by February 26, 2010.

2010 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 9 AM to 3 PM

Full Moon Hike

Saturday, Jan 30, 2010

World Wetlands Day

Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010

World Wetlands Day

Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010

Contests & Awards Win a Science Assembly for Your School DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (Elementary Grades) Marine Wildlife Photo Contest DASH+ Fuel Efficiency Design Contest Georgia Project WET School and Teacher of the Year Awards ExploraVision Contest Earthwatch Educator Fellowships Christopher Columbus Community Problem-Solving Award & Grant for Middle School
Students American Forest & Paper Association Recycling Awards EE Alliance of Georgia Awards - Call for Nominations National Ag Day Essay Contest Do Something "Increase Your Green" School Contest National KIND Teacher Award (for K-12 Teachers) Our Planet, Our Stuff, Our Choice Video Competition Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards & Grants Igniting Creative Energy Competition Green Cup Challenge International Compost Awareness Week Poster Contest Young Naturalist Awards Competition Kids' Science Challenge Eco-Hero Awards Program Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Contest and Scholarship Program Mantis Tiller/Cultivator Awards Young Naturalist Awards for Grades 7-12 Do Something Grant Awards Georgia Community Problem Solving Program The Purpose Prize Youth Birding T-Shirt Art Contest Lanie's Backyard Photo Contest for Girls My Big Green Idea Scholarship Program

Monarchs in Mexico: 2010 Trip to the Overwintering Colonies Saturday, Feb 6, 2010 until Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 Saturday, Feb 13, 2010 until Saturday, Feb 20, 2010
Batty About Bats Saturday, Feb 6, 2010
Arbor Day Celebration with Old Man Spruce Saturday, Feb 6, 2010 1 PM to 3 PM
Hawk Identification with Georgann Schmalz Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 2 PM to 4:30 PM
Our Shared Forests Saturday Program Saturdays 10 AM - 11:30 AM until Mar 6, 2010
Exploring Nature through Art Saturday Drawing Series with Atlanta Artist Carol Sutherland Saturday, Feb 13, 2010 10 AM to 3 PM Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 10 AM to 3 PM Saturday, Apr 17, 2010 10 AM to 3 PM
Georgia's Native Habitats Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 3:30 PM to 8:30 PM Friday, Feb 19, 2010 8 AM to 3:30 PM
Atlanta Beltline Arboretum: What's in Store for 2010? Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 7:30 PM to 9 PM

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (Middle School) Jr. Duck Stamp Art Contest 10th Annual Home Sweet Home Habitat Art Contest Concern Worlwide Creative Writing Competition Georgia Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest March - The Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Save "George the Prince of Green" for Earth Day 2010 SunWise with Shade Poster Contest 19th International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment Nominate Students for Gloria Barron Prize ING Unsung Heroes Awards Organic. It's Worth It in Schools Great Georgia Photo SWAP Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Photo, Essay, and Poetry, and Dance Contest Green Thumb Challenge 2010 Bob the Bunny's Environmental Cartoon Competition John Muir Youth Award Nominate a Kid for Radio Disney's Team Green! National Schoolyard Birding Competition Energy Conservation Experiment Units & Awards Program Georgia Green & Healthy Schools Awards Program
Grants Disney Friends for Change Grants Fund For Teachers Professional Development Grants Welch's Harvest Grants for School Garden Programs Christopher Columbus Community Problem-Solving Award & Grant for Middle School
Students National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Five-Star Restoration Matching Grants Program Five Star Restoration Grant Eugene Odum Environmental Grant Open Meadows Foundation Grants for Women and Girls

Arbor Day in Georgia Friday, Feb 19, 2010
Georgia River Network Annual Conference Friday, Feb 19, 2010 until Saturday, Feb 20, 2010
Georgia Organics Annual Conference & Expo Friday, Feb 19, 2010 until Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 7:30 AM to 10 PM
Certified Interpretive Guide Certification Saturdays until Mar 13, 2010
Project WET and Project Flying WILD EE Workshop Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 9 AM to 5 PM
Teacher Workshop: Riches of the Rainforest 1 PLU Saturdays 10 AM - 3 PM until Feb 27, 2010
Winter Botany Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 1 PM to 4 PM
2010 Live Oak Symposium Friday, Feb 26, 2010 until Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 3 PM to 4 PM
Flies and Fly Water Saturday, Mar 13, 2010 9:30 AM to 12 PM
2010 EEA Annual Conference "Environmental Literacy" Friday, Mar 19, 2010 until Saturday, Mar 20, 2010

Celebrate Urban Birds Mini-Grants for Local Events NOAA Environmental Literacy Grants for Informal/Nonformal Science Education Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards & Grants Johnson Controls Challenges K-12 Students to Submit Energy Ideas Fiskars Project Orange Thumb Community Garden Grants Classroom Earth's 2010 National High School Challenge Get Ur Good On $500 Grants BoatU.S. Foundation Grant Syngenta IPM in School Gardens Grant Horace Mann Scholarship Program for Educators Do Something Grant Awards Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Grants Royal Bank of Canada Blue Water Project Grants My Big Green Idea Scholarship Program 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants Nature Hills Green America Awards Fruit Tree Orchard Grants $500 Do Something Growth Grants $500 Do Something Seed Grants The Canopy Fund Donorschoose.org Ittleson Foundation Grants Norcross Wildlife Foundation Grants Walmart Store and Sam's Club Giving Programs Walmart State Giving Program Toyota Grants Programs Annie's Grants for Gardens Annenberg Foundation Ben & Jerry's Foundation Jenny Jones Community Grant Program Project AWARE Foundation Grant AIAA: Grants for Science and Math Programs Reader's Digest Foundation "Make It Matter" Grants

National Agriculture Day Saturday, Mar 20, 2010
World Water Day Monday, Mar 22, 2010
Plant Fair and Sale Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 until Sunday, Mar 28, 2010 3 PM to 7 PM Friday, Mar 26, 2010 to Saturday, Mar 27, 2010 10 AM to 6 PM Sunday, Mar 28, 2010 10 AM to 5 PM
Callaway Gardening School Friday, Saturday & Sunday 8 AM - 1 PM from Mar 26, 2010 until Mar 28, 2010
Let's Go Native! Georgia's Native Seasons and Native Waters Habitat Workshop Saturday, Mar 27, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM Saturday, Apr 24, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM
Earth Hour Saturday, Mar 27, 2010 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Composting 101 Saturday, Apr 3, 2010 11 AM to 12 PM
World Health Day Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010
National Environmental Crimes Prevention Week Sunday, Apr 11, 2010 until Saturday, Apr 17, 2010

National Education Foundation Achievement Grant Sylvan Dell Publishing Educational Resource Grant Learning and Leadership Grant Digital Wish Grants 4imprint In-Kind Grants Captain Planet Foundation $250 - $2,500 Grants National Geographic Society Young Explorer Grants American Honda Foundation Grants David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Grants Pay it Forward Foundation Minigrants Braitmayer Foundation Grants Dollar General's Community Grants Campus Ecology Fellowships Toshiba America Grants for Enhancing Math and Science Ed. Operation Green Plant - Free Seed Grants Tellabs Foundation Environmental Grants Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation Grants
Jobs & Internships Public Programs Manager, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA Environmental Education Intern, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA Wildlife Education Internship, Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center, Mansfield, GA Seasonal Interpreters, Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, Locations Vary, GA Summer Environmental and Outdoor Ed. Jobs, Sandy Creek Nature Center, Athens, GA Contract Educator, Cochran Mill Nature Center, Palmetto, GA Junior Naturalist Summer Day Camp Director, Cochran Mill Nature Center, Palmetto, GA Program Manager, Dunwoody Nature Center, Dunwoody, GA Informal Education Internship, Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Environmental Educator, Wahsega 4-H Center, Dahlonega, GA Environmental Educator, Fortson 4-H Center, Hampton, GA Naturalist / Field Instructor, YMCA Camp Cosby, Alpine, AL Southeast EE Jobs & Internships National EE Jobs Database

National EE WEEK Sunday, Apr 11, 2010 until Saturday, Apr 17, 2010
Elachee Georgia Master Naturalist Program Tuesday, Apr 13, 2010 12:30 PM to 5 PM Tuesdays 12:30 PM - 5 PM until May 25, 2010
National Park Week Saturday, Apr 17, 2010 until Sunday, Apr 25, 2010
Georgia's Wild! Teacher Workshop Saturday, Apr 17, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM
National Volunteer Week Sunday, Apr 18, 2010 until Saturday, Apr 24, 2010
Partnership and Participation for a Sustainable Tomorrow Conference Weekdays Apr 19, 2010 until Apr 23, 2010
Astronomy Day Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010
Earth Day Thursday, Apr 22, 2010
Global Youth Service Day Friday, Saturday & Sunday Apr 23, 2010 until Apr 25, 2010
Southern Appalachian Wildflowers Saturday, Apr 24, 2010 10 AM to 1 PM

Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2010 Planner Groundwater Education Animation Anti-Graffiti Book for Kids Investi-gator Science Journal Project FeederWatch

Stewardship Week Sunday, Apr 25, 2010 until Sunday, May 2, 2010
Let's Go Native! Georgia's Native Seasons and Native Waters Habitat Workshop Monday, Apr 26, 2010 4 PM to 9 PM