EEinGeorgia, Feb. 4, 2015

Environmental Education in Georgia

February 4, 2015

Upcoming Events

Announcing New Tools for Finding EE International Year of Soils

Resources!

Now until Thursday, Dec 31, 2015

When searching our database for EE resources in 2015, you'll notice some new

Applied EE Program Evaluation Course (UW-Stevens

tools to help you more easily identify the Point NRES 410 or 751)

specific resources you're seeking.

Now until Friday, Apr 24, 2015

Advanced Training for Environmental Education in

Journey North Begins

Georgia - Core Course 2

Each spring, Journey North tracks the

Friday, Jul 24, 2015 until Sunday, Jul 26, 2015

migratory routes of about a dozen species Friday, Jan 22, 2016 until Sunday, Jan 24, 2016

and enlists students to help collect data.

Get your class involved now!

Friday, Jul 22, 2016 until Sunday, Jul 24, 2016

Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Educator

2015 EE Alliance of GA Conference Registration Now Open! Registration is now open for the 2015

Workshop 8 AM - 5 PM from Nov 9, 2015 until Nov 10, 2015

Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) of Lynn Pugh's Organic Farming and Gardening Course

Georgia conference to be held March 20- Saturday, Feb 14, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM

21, 2015 at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Saturday, Feb 28, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM

Conference sessions will focus on the four Saturday, Mar 14, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM

themes of Grow, Citizen Science,

Saturday, Mar 28, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM

Environmental Stewardship, and Tools of Saturday, Apr 11, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM

Action. Scholarships are also available -

apply by February 13, 2015.

Saturday, Apr 25, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM

National Bird-Feeding Month

Valentine's Day Nature Cards for Kids Now until Saturday, Feb 28, 2015

This set of Valentine's Day cards was created to appeal to kids' wild side. In

Journey North Begins

addition to a traditional Valentine's

Now until Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015

greeting, each card has a fun activity

National Green Week

designed to challenge the recipient to get outside and explore nature. A growing

Weekdays until Feb 6, 2015

body of evidence shows that kids who Environmental Education Theory and Practice On-line spend time outdoors are happier, healthier Course (UW-Stevens Point NRES 410/610) and smarter than those who spend most Now until Wednesday, Apr 29, 2015 of their time indoors.
Certified Interpretive Guide Workshop

Valentine's Day Botany

Now until Thursday, Feb 5, 2015 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

The cacao tree and rose bush are the

botanical royalty of Valentine's Day. With Winter and Spring Courses for Citizen Science Academy!

plant products in the limelight, Valentine's Now until Friday, Mar 6, 2015

Day provides you with the perfect

Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015 until Friday, May 8, 2015

opportunity to show students the important role our green friends play in our celebrations and traditions.

GSTA Conference: Science for All Thursday, Feb 5, 2015 until Saturday, Feb 7, 2015

Beekeeping 101

Monarchs Across Georgia Partners Saturday, Feb 7, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM with Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail Saturday, Apr 11, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM If you already have a certified Pollinator Saturday, May 2, 2015 1 PM to 3 PM Habitat, Monarchs Across Georgia (MAG)
encourages you to add your habitat to the HomeSchool Academy

growing list of Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail members. Even if your garden is not certified by MAG, but you are providing nectar plants and host plants for butterflies, you may apply (no fee) to join the Trail.

2nd Wednesday of Month 1 PM - 3 PM from Feb 11, 2015 until May 13, 2015
Webinar: Invasive Species - Toward a Deeper Understanding Thursday, Feb 12, 2015 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Attention Outdoor Classroom Gardeners: Upcoming Spring Plant Sales! Check out the many plant sales taking place this spring across the state. Learn about attracting wildlife and find native plants for your outdoor classroom gardens. Find organic seedlings for the veggie garden, too!

The Great Backyard Bird Count Friday, Feb 13, 2015 until Monday, Feb 16, 2015
World Whale Day Saturday, Feb 14, 2015
Georgia Farm to School & Preschool Summit Thursday, Feb 19, 2015 until Friday, Feb 20, 2015
Arbor Day in Georgia Friday, Feb 20, 2015

EE Alliance of GA Accepting Nominations for Board of Directors Would you like to contribute your skills and knowledge to Environmental Education Alliance (EEA) of Georgia? Consider nominating yourself or a colleague to serve on the Board of Directors. Deadline is April 15, 2015.

Georgia Organics Annual Conference Friday, Feb 20, 2015 until Saturday, Feb 21, 2015
Giant Pandas and the Asian Connection Saturday, Feb 21, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM
Saturday@the Rock: Fundamentals of Backpacking Saturday, Feb 21, 2015 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

National Invasive Species Awareness Week Travel Opportunities for Educators Monday, Feb 23, 2015 until Saturday, Feb 28, 2015 Get out of the classroom and learn about

cutting edge research and conservation Webinar: Citizen Science Tackles Invasive Species

efforts, develop professional skills and make a difference for the environment. A
diverse selection of travel and learning opportunities for educators both within the U.S. and abroad is currently

Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georgia - Core Course 3 Friday, Feb 27, 2015 until Sunday, Mar 1, 2015

available.

Friday, Sep 11, 2015 until Sunday, Sep 13, 2015

Friday, Feb 26, 2016 until Sunday, Feb 28, 2016

EE Webinars

Friday, Sep 9, 2016 until Sunday, Sep 11, 2016

Check out upcoming and archived webinar

series for environmental educators. Topics 2015 Coastal Concerns Teacher Workshop

include school recycling programs,

Friday, Feb 27, 2015 8:30 AM to 5 PM

teaching outdoors, farm-to-school programs, and more!

Youth Ocean Conservation Summit Saturday, Feb 28, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

2015 Georgia Outdoor Learning Symposium - Save the Date! Save the date! The Council of Outdoor Learning will present the 19th annual Outdoor Learning Symposium at the Fortson 4-H Center in Hampton, GA on November 13, 2015.

Growing Up WILD: Early Childhood Professional Development Workshop Saturday, Feb 28, 2015 9 AM to 3 PM
Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup Sunday, Mar 1, 2015 until Sunday, May 31, 2015
National Nutrition Month

Teaching Resources
Special Days for EE: 2014-2015 School Year Planner EPA Streamlines Ordering EE Materials

Sunday, Mar 1, 2015 until Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015
Read Across America Day Monday, Mar 2, 2015

Engineering in Nature Challenge Captain Planet's Learning Garden Lessons Celebrating Wildflowers Program Exploring Water: Water Cycle Curriculum Unit EarthPulse: A Visual Guide to Global Trends GRACE Communications Foundation Water Program

Webinar: Connecting Students to Nature - Protecting Wildlife and Conserving Habitat Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015 7 PM to 8 PM
Georgia Walk to School Day Wednesday, Mar 4, 2015

Contests & Awards

World Read Aloud Day Wednesday, Mar 4, 2015

World of 7 Billion Video Contest Audubon Photography Contest UL Innovative Education Award

Webinar: Building a Youth Beekeeping Program Wednesday, Mar 4, 2015 4 PM to 5 PM

One Hundred Miles 100 - Honoring Those Who Protect, Preserve, Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Facilitator Training

and Enhance GA's Coast

Thursday, Mar 5, 2015 until Friday, Mar 6, 2015

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant Competition

9 AM to 5 PM

Young Eco-Hero Awards Plastic Film Recycling Contest Eco-Comedy Video Contest Endangered Species Day Art Contest Mantis Awards for Community and Youth Gardens

National Ground Water Awareness Week Sunday, Mar 8, 2015 until Saturday, Mar 14, 2015
Webinar: Making Change - Farm to School Policy Tuesday, Mar 10, 2015 1 PM to 2 PM

Georgia Youth Birding T-Shirt Art Contest Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program Young Reporters for the Environment Contest Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest Norm Strung Youth Writing Award Craig Tufts Environmental Education Scholarship Award

Longleaf Pine Restoration Workshop Friday, Mar 13, 2015 10 AM to 4 PM
Confluence: Adopt-A-Stream's Volunteer Monitoring Conference Friday, Mar 13, 2015 until Saturday, Mar 14, 2015 5 PM to 5 PM

Living on the Ocean Planet Video Contest

International Day of Action for Rivers

Peace First Prize

Saturday, Mar 14, 2015

Wildlife Forever State Fish Art Contest Tropical Biology Scholarships Georgia's Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest Youth Awards Program for Energy Achievement Stockholm Junior Water Prize

National Wildlife Week Monday, Mar 16, 2015 until Sunday, Mar 22, 2015
Fix a Leak Week Monday, Mar 16, 2015 until Sunday, Mar 22, 2015

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge Carton 2 Garden Contest Science Without Borders Art Challenge

National Agriculture Day Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015
World Sparrow Day Friday, Mar 20, 2015

Grants

2015 EEA Annual Conference - Scholarships Available!

2015 EEA Annual Conference - Scholarships Available!

Friday, Mar 20, 2015 until Saturday, Mar 21, 2015

Disney Friends for Change Grants UL Innovative Education Award Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant Competition EPA EE Local Grants It's All About the Fruit and Veggies Grant

International Day of Forests and the Tree Saturday, Mar 21, 2015
World Poetry Day Saturday, Mar 21, 2015

Mantis Awards for Community and Youth Gardens Grant-Funded Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grants for Public Schools and Libraries Braitmayer Foundation Grant

Project WILD Educator Workshop Saturday, Mar 21, 2015 9 AM to 3 PM
Creatures of the Night Saturday, Mar 21, 2015 3 PM

ECO Classroom Teacher Workshop in Costa Rica American Wilderness Leadership School Tropical Biology Scholarships Dorothy Stout Professional Development Grants McCarthey Dressman Academic Enrichment Grants

World Water Day Sunday, Mar 22, 2015
World Meteorological Day Monday, Mar 23, 2015

Cullowhee Native Plant Conference Sponsorships Available

Webinar: Invasive Species Learning Options

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2015 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Jobs & Internships

Earth Hour

Seasonal Environmental Educator, Fortson 4-H Center, Hampton, Saturday, Mar 28, 2015

GA

Environmental Programs Specialist, Cobb County Watershed

Keep Georgia Beautiful Month

Stewardship Program, Marietta, GA

Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015 until Thursday, Apr 30, 2015

EE Summer Intern, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Let's G.O.! (Get Outside) Month

Townsend, TN

Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015 until Thursday, Apr 30, 2015

Summer Teacher/Naturalist, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at National Garden Month
Tremont, Townsend, TN Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015 until Thursday, Apr 30, 2015
Assistant Teacher, Inman Park Cooperative Preschool, Atlanta, GA

EE Center Director / Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Webinar: Building Resilience through Eco-Crafts

Point, Stevens Point, WI

Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Summer Camp Counselors, Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center,

Butterflies & Blooms in the Briar Patch Garden Tour and

Mansfield, GA

Plant Sale

Summer Camp Counselor, Central Congregational UCC, Atlanta, GASaturday, Apr 4, 2015 11 AM to 4 PM

EnviroVentures Camp Specialist, Piedmont Park Conservancy,

Atlanta, GA

Environmental Health (UW-Stevens Point NRES 404/604)

EnviroVentures Camp Counselor, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Monday, Apr 6, 2015 until Friday, May 8, 2015

Atlanta, GA

National Healthy Schools Day

EnviroVentures Camp Supervisor, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015

Atlanta, GA

Summer Travel Program Counselor, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Children & Nature Network Conference

Roswell, GA

Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015 until Thursday, Apr 9, 2015

Paddle Georgia Intern, Georgia River Network, Athens, GA

Georgia Master Naturalist Training - Forsyth Co.

Summer Camp Counselor, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell, Fridays 9 AM - 4 PM until May 29, 2015

GA Intern, Dunwoody Nature Center, Dunwoody, GA

Trees Atlanta's Annual Native Wildflower and Vine Sale Saturday, Apr 11, 2015 8 AM to 1 PM

National Environmental Crimes Prevention Week Sunday, Apr 12, 2015 until Saturday, Apr 18, 2015

National Volunteer Week Sunday, Apr 12, 2015 until Saturday, Apr 18, 2015

International Dark-Sky Week Monday, Apr 13, 2015 until Saturday, Apr 18, 2015

Webinar: STEM Starts Early (NSTA Early Childhood Science Education Position Statement) Wednesday, Apr 15, 2015 6:30 PM to 8 PM

Global Youth Service Day Friday, Saturday & Sunday Apr 17, 2015 until Apr 19, 2015

National Park Week Saturday, Apr 18, 2015 until Sunday, Apr 26, 2015

Project Learning Tree: Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood Saturday, Apr 18, 2015 9 AM to 3 PM

National Environmental Education Week Sunday, Apr 19, 2015 until Saturday, Apr 25, 2015

Global Soil Week Sunday, Apr 19, 2015 until Thursday, Apr 23, 2015

National Public School Volunteer Week Weekdays Apr 20, 2015 until Apr 24, 2015

John Muir Day Tuesday, Apr 21, 2015

Earth Day Wednesday, Apr 22, 2015

Webinar: Addressing Aquatic Invasives Thursday, Apr 23, 2015 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

National Arbor Day Friday, Apr 24, 2015

Georgia Youth Birding Competition Saturday & Sunday Apr 25, 2015 until Apr 26, 2015

Save the Frogs Day Saturday, Apr 25, 2015

Growing Up WILD Educator Workshop Saturday, Apr 25, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM

Stewardship Week Sunday, Apr 26, 2015 until Sunday, May 3, 2015

Air Quality Awareness Week Weekdays Apr 27, 2015 until May 1, 2015

Webinar: Promising Practices for School Food Gardens Tuesday, Apr 28, 2015 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

National Bike Month Friday, May 1, 2015 until Sunday, May 31, 2015

American Wetlands Month Friday, May 1, 2015 until Sunday, May 31, 2015

Garden for Wildlife Month Friday, May 1, 2015 until Sunday, May 31, 2015

Join Hands Day Saturday, May 2, 2015

International Compost Awareness Week Sunday, May 3, 2015 until Saturday, May 9, 2015

Drinking Water Week Sunday, May 3, 2015 until Saturday, May 9, 2015

Screen-Free Week Monday, May 4, 2015 until Sunday, May 10, 2015

National Wildflower Week Monday, May 4, 2015 until Sunday, May 10, 2015

Teacher Appreciation Week Weekdays May 4, 2015 until May 8, 2015