Environmental Education in Georgia March 3, 2010 Upcoming Events Proposed UGA Budget Cuts Would Close State EE Centers Proposed budget cuts at UGA include closure of the State Botanical Garden and five 4-H facilities across the State (Rock Eagle, Burton Tybee, Wahsega, Jekyll and Fortson), all of which provide environmental education programs. Georgia Master Naturalist Classes 1st Thursday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM until May 6, 2010 Georgia Master Naturalist Classes EE Alliance of Georgia - Conference Registration Deadline Extended 2nd Tuesday of Month 9 AM - 4 PM until Aug 10, 2010 The Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) of Georgia conference will be held Friday, March 19 - Saturday, March 20, Green Living Series PLU Course (2009- 2010 at the Kennesaw State University Continuing Education Center 2010) in Kennesaw, Georgia. Early registration deadline has been extended 2nd Saturday of Month to March 12, 2010 10 AM - 12 PM until May 8, 2010 Journey North: A Global Study on Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Tadpole Times Change Begin tracking the arrival of spring and the migrations of numerous wildlife species using this free online program for educators and students. 3rd Wednesday of Month 10 AM - 11 AM until Dec 15, 2010 2010 International Year of Biodiversity Now until Friday, Dec 31, 2010 "First Wednesday" Home School Series 1st Wednesday of Month 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM until May 5, 2010 PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure Join us for a series of live interactive web casts, web seminars, and satellite field trips about pollinators, gardening, and conservation. The web site features resources that meet National Science Education Standards for the classroom. PollinatorLIVE is geared toward students in grades 4 8, but there are lesson plans and activities of interest to teachers and students in earlier and later grade levels. Register for National Environmental Education Week, April 11-17, 2010 When you register for EE Week, you will join a national network of educators dedicated to increasing the environmental literacy of K-12 students. You will also receive certificates of participation, free online resources, information on professional development and funding opportunities, and access to discounts on educational materials. Register Now for Summer Online EE Courses Register by May 1 for summer online EE courses through UW-Stevens Point. Fundamentals of Environmental Education runs June 1 - August 20 and Making EE Relevant for Culturally Diverse Audiences runs June 1 August 6. Scholarships are also available for both courses. Contests & Awards The Purpose Prize America's Greenest School Contest - Win a Hybrid Bus Youth Birding T-Shirt Art Contest Lanie's Backyard Photo Contest for Girls My Big Green Idea Scholarship Program Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (Middle School) Jr. Duck Stamp Art Contest 10th Annual Home Sweet Home Habitat Art Contest KidWind Poster Challenge Earth Hour Atlanta Poster Challenge Concern Worldwide Creative Writing Competition After School Enrichment 3rd Wednesday of Month 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM until May 19, 2010 Stars Over Elachee Telescope Program Saturday & Sunday Mar 20, 2010 until Mar 21, 2010 Exploring Nature through Art Saturday Drawing Series with Atlanta Artist Carol Sutherland Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 10 AM to 3 PM Saturday, Apr 17, 2010 10 AM to 3 PM Saturday, May 8, 2010 10 AM to 3 PM PFI-Distance Learning: Earth and Environmental Science for Middle and High School Educators (8 Weeks) Now until Monday, Apr 19, 2010 Certified Interpretive Guide Certification Saturdays until Mar 13, 2010 Register Now for Summer Online EE Courses Now until Saturday, May 1, 2010 Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup Begins Now until Monday, May 31, 2010 Women's Outdoor Weekend Friday, Saturday & Sunday Mar 5, 2010 until Mar 7, 2010 Zoo Atlanta Educator Appreciation Day - FREE! Saturday, Mar 6, 2010 Georgia Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest Cooking Up Change National Healthy Cooking Contest Real Food Is - National Video Contest 1st Annual Live Deliberately Essay Contest The Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest Georgia Healthy School Award Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Central Savannah River Area $500 Environmental Teacher of the Year Award Save "George the Prince of Green" for Earth Day 2010 Thacher Environmental Research Contest SunWise with Shade Poster Contest American Birding Association Youth Birding Scholarships 19th International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment Write On! Wetlands Illustration Challenge 11th Annual ECO-MEET Middle School Challenge Forestry Photography Contest Nominate Students for Gloria Barron Prize ING Unsung Heroes Awards Organic. It's Worth It in Schools World of Children Grant/Awards Program Together Green Conservation Leadership Program Brower Youth Awards Leadership in Science Education Award 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 Project WET and Adopt a Stream Chemical Monitoring for Educators Friday, Mar 12, 2010 until Saturday, Mar 13, 2010 9 AM to 3 PM Flies and Fly Water Saturday, Mar 13, 2010 9:30 AM to 12 PM Rain Barrel Workshop Saturday, Mar 13, 2010 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM 2010 EEA Annual Conference "Environmental Literacy" Friday, Mar 19, 2010 until Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 National Agriculture Day Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 World Water Day Monday, Mar 22, 2010 World Water Day Monday, Mar 22, 2010 Home School Day - Water Pollution Solution Monday, Mar 22, 2010 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM 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 Grants Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Grants Royal Bank of Canada Blue Water Project Grants Coca-Cola/KAB Recycling Bin Grants My Big Green Idea Scholarship Program 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants Nature Hills Green America Awards American Wilderness Leadership School - Sponsorships Available American Academy of Dermatology's Shade Structure Grants Harry Passow Classroom Teacher Scholarship World of Children Grant/Awards Program Together Green Conservation Leadership Program Wal-Mart State Giving Program Fruit Tree Orchard Grants $500 Do Something Growth 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 Education Foundation Achievement Grant Sylvan Dell Publishing Educational Resource Grant Learning and Leadership Grant Digital Wish Grants 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 National Garden Month Thursday, Apr 1, 2010 until Friday, Apr 30, 2010 Composting 101 Saturday, Apr 3, 2010 11 AM to 12 PM Wetland Plant Management Workshop: Sections 1-2 Tuesday, Apr 6, 2010 10 AM to 4 PM World Health Day Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010 Wetland Plant Management Workshop: Section 3 Saturday, Apr 10, 2010 9 AM to 12 PM National Environmental Crimes Prevention Week Sunday, Apr 11, 2010 until Saturday, Apr 17, 2010 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 Wildlife Education Internship, Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center, Mansfield, GA Seasonal Interpreters, Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, Locations Vary, GA Summer Camp Counselor, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Atlanta, GA Program Assistant, Environmental Protection Division, Watershed Protection Branch, Atlanta, 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 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 Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2010 Planner Climate Kids Web Site from NASA Classroom Resources for Waste Management National Environmental Education WEEK Sunday, Apr 11, 2010 until Saturday, Apr 17, 2010 Monday, Apr 12, 2010 Tuesday, Apr 13, 2010 Wednesday, Apr 14, 2010 Thursday, Apr 15, 2010 Friday, Apr 16, 2010 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 TV Turnoff Week Tuesday, Oct 19, 2010 until Monday, Oct 25, 2010 Partnership and Participation for a Sustainable Tomorrow Conference Weekdays Apr 19, 2010 until Apr 23, 2010 Home School Day - Backyard Habitats Monday, Apr 19, 2010 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM From Seed to Seed - Plant Science Course for K-8 Educators Groundwater Education Animation Anti-Graffiti Book for Kids Investi-gator Science Journal Earth Day Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 Global Youth Service Day Friday, Saturday & Sunday Apr 23, 2010 until Apr 25, 2010 Astronomy Day Saturday, Apr 24, 2010 Southern Appalachian Wildflowers Saturday, Apr 24, 2010 10 AM to 1 PM 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 Tuesday, Apr 27, 2010 4 PM to 9 PM "Green Eggs and Sand" Horseshoe Crab & Shorebird Workshop Friday, Saturday & Sunday 6 PM from Apr 30, 2010 until May 2, 2010 Bike-to-Work Month Saturday, May 1, 2010 until Monday, May 31, 2010 American Wetlands Month Saturday, May 1, 2010 until Monday, May 31, 2010 Join Hands Day Saturday, May 1, 2010 Compost Awareness Week Sunday, May 2, 2010 until Saturday, May 8, 2010 National Teacher Day Wednesday, May 5, 2010 JAKES Day Saturday, May 8, 2010 10 AM to 2 PM Water Quality Monitoring Saturday, May 15, 2010 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM Bike-to-Work Week/Day Weekdays May 17, 2010 until May 21, 2010 Endangered Species Day Friday, May 21, 2010 Common Birds of Georgia Friday, May 21, 2010 7 PM to 8:30 PM International Day for Biological Diversity Saturday, May 22, 2010 Birding by Ear Saturday, May 22, 2010 8 AM to 11 AM Let's Go Native! Georgia's Native Seasons and Native Waters Habitat Workshop Tuesday, May 25, 2010 9 AM to 3 PM Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9 AM to 2 PM Rachel Carson's Birthday Thursday, May 27, 2010 Camp Kingfisher at the Chattahoochee Nature Center Weekdays 8 AM - 6 PM until Aug 13, 2010 My Account | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Forward