EEinGeorgia, May 5, 2015

Environmental Education in Georgia

May 5, 2015

Upcoming Events

2015 Georgia Green Ribbon Schools International Year of Soils

On Earth Day 2015, the U.S.

Now until Thursday, Dec 31, 2015

Department of Education announced the recipients of its annual Green

Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georg Core Course 2

Ribbon Schools Award. Three Georgia Friday, Jul 24, 2015 until Sunday, Jul 26, 2015

schools and two school districts were Friday, Jan 22, 2016 until Sunday, Jan 24, 2016

among those honored.

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

2015 Pollinator Partnership Posters: Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Educator Worksh Carnivorous Plants of North America 8 AM - 5 PM from Nov 9, 2015 until Nov 10, 2015

and their Pollinators The 2015 Pollinator Partnership poster
features carnivorous plants of North

Journey North Begins
Now until Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015

America and their pollinators. Posters Beekeeping 101

are free!

Saturday, Jun 6, 2015 9 AM to 11 AM

Saturday, Aug 1, 2015 9 AM to 11 AM

Upcoming Spring Plant Sales Check out the many plant sales taking place this spring across the state. Learn about attracting wildlife and

HomeSchool Academy
2nd Wednesday of Month 1 PM - 3 PM until May 13, 2015

find native plants for your outdoor Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georg

classroom gardens. Find organic

Core Course 3

seedlings for the veggie garden, too! Friday, Sep 11, 2015 until Sunday, Sep 13, 201

Friday, Feb 26, 2016 until Sunday, Feb 28, 201

Southeast EE Alliance Conference - Friday, Sep 9, 2016 until Sunday, Sep 11, 2016

Call for Abstracts and Session Proposals The Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA) 4th annual

Lynn Pugh's Organic Farming and Gardening Course
Saturday, May 9, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM Saturday, May 23, 2015 8 AM to 5 PM

conference, hosted by the Tennessee Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup

Environmental Education Association Now until Sunday, May 31, 2015

(TEEA), will take place September 2527, 2015 at Montgomery Bell State Park, TN (near Nashville). The deadline to submit research abstracts

Grow Your Professional Development with Citizen Scienc Academy!
Now until Friday, May 8, 2015

and session proposals is May 15,

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

2015.

Now until Friday, May 8, 2015

DOE Survey to Evaluate Science GPS is Now Open to Teachers

Georgia Master Naturalist Training - Forsyth Co.
Fridays 9 AM - 4 PM until May 29, 2015

The Georgia Board of Education is National Bike Month

asking K-12 science teachers to help Now until Sunday, May 31, 2015

eStvaanludaatredtshien

Georgia science.

Performance This survey is

an

American Wetlands Month

opportunity to give detailed feedback Now until Sunday, May 31, 2015

on the current standards and to

Garden for Wildlife Month

provide suggestions for revision. The Now until Sunday, May 31, 2015

survey closes June 15, 2015.

International Compost Awareness Week

Community of Gardens: A

Now until Saturday, May 9, 2015

Smithsonian Digital Archive Project Community of Gardens, a digital archive hosted by Smithsonian

Drinking Water Week
Now until Saturday, May 9, 2015

Gardens in partnership with its

International Conference on Interpretation: Changing

Archives of American Gardens, wants Boundaries, Changing Times

your help in preserving the fleeting Now until Thursday, May 7, 2015

history of gardens in our country by contributing images, stories, videos, and oral histories related to gardens

Screen-Free Week
Now until Sunday, May 10, 2015

and gardening. Share what your

National Wildflower Week

school garden has meant to your

Now until Sunday, May 10, 2015

students.

Teacher Appreciation Week

2015 Georgia Outdoor Learning

Weekdays until May 8, 2015

Symposium - Save the Date!

National Teacher Day

Save the date! The Council of

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

O19utthdaononruLaelaOrnuintdgowoirllLperaersneinngt the Symposium at the Fortson 4-H Center

National Bike to School Day
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

in Hampton, GA on November 13, 2015.

Gorges Atlanta: Geology along the Chattahoochee and i Tributaries

Thursday, May 7, 2015 6 PM to 8:30 PM

EE Webinars Check out upcoming and archived webinar series for environmental

National Public Gardens Day
Friday, May 8, 2015

educators. Topics include school

Geology, Gold, and the Making of Georgia

recycling programs, teaching

Friday, May 8, 2015 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

outdoors, farm-to-school programs,

and more!

International Migratory Bird Day

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Teaching Resources Special Days for EE: 2014-2015 School Year Planner 2015 Pollinator Partnership Posters: Carnivorous Plants
of North America and their Pollinators Ask an EPA Scientist Bee SmartTM Pollinator Gardener App Garden as a Teaching Tool generationOn Biodiversity, Food, and Farming for a Healthy Planet The Great Sunflower Citizen Science Project

JAKES Day 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015 10 AM to 2 PM
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop
Saturday, May 9, 2015 1 PM to 4 PM
Endangered Species Day
Friday, May 15, 2015
National Kids to Parks Day
Saturday, May 16, 2015

Contests & Awards Google Science Fair Competition

Bike to Work Week and Day
Weekdays May 18, 2015 until May 22, 2015

Brower Youth Awards for Environmental Leadership Webinar: Innovative Ways to Fund Your School Garden

National Association for Interpretation Professional

Program

Awards

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4 PM to 5 PM

Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development

Parent Group of the Year National Child Awareness Program Youth Ambassador

Webinar: Monarch Research and Advanced Topics
Thursday, May 21, 2015 2 PM to 3:30 PM

Grant

International Day for Biological Diversity

Ocean Awareness Student Contest

Friday, May 22, 2015

Funky Nests in Funky Places Challenge Four-Year College & University Biology Awards Young Birder of the Year Contest

Don't Fry Day
Friday, May 22, 2015

Golden Radish Awards Afterschool Awards for Students in Grades 1-9 Entomological Society President's Education Awards

World Turtle Day
Saturday, May 23, 2015

Educator Expedition: Be a Wildlife Biologist in Costa Rica

Grants

Saturday, May 23, 2015 10 AM to 4 PM

Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants NAAEE Conference Scholarships for Teachers,

Sunday, May 31, 2015 until Sunday, Jun 7, 201 Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 10 AM to 2 PM

Administrators and Students Educational Facility Grant Program Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Library Grants

Rachel Carson's Birthday
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Green Schools Fellow Leadership Program

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop

Bird-Sleuth Habitat Heroes Mini-Grants

Saturday, May 30, 2015 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM

National Weather Association Meteorology Grants Parent Group of the Year Georgia Pollinator Habitat Grants

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop
Sunday, May 31, 2015 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Georgia Master Gardener Grant Nature Play Grants for Zoos & Aquariums

Great Outdoors Month
Monday, Jun 1, 2015 until Tuesday, Jun 30, 20

Mazda Foundation Grants

National Rivers Month

Jobs & Internships

Monday, Jun 1, 2015 until Tuesday, Jun 30, 20

4-H Environmental Education Program Coordinator, Junior TreeKeepers Summer Camp

Wahsega 4-H Center, Dahlonega, GA

Weekdays

Summer Camp Assistant, Fernbank Museum, Atlanta, GA 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jun 1, 2015 until Jun 5, 2015

Science Instructor, Driftwood Education Center, St. Simons Island, GA

Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jun 15, 2015 until Jun 19, 20

Summer Camp Educator, Dunwoody Nature Center, Dunwoody, GA
Assistant or Associate Professor, Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jul 6, 2015 until Jul 10, 2015 Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4 PM from Jul 20, 2015 until Jul 24, 201

Seasonal Environmental Educator, Fortson 4-H Center, Yellowstone Teacher Project

Hampton, GA

Wednesday, Jun 3, 2015

Environmental Educator, Wahsega 4-H Center,

Monday, Jun 22, 2015 until Wednesday, Jul 1,

Dahlonega, GA

2015

Certificate in Native Plants For Teachers
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Thursday, Jun 4, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM Thursday, Jun 18, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM

Webinar: Integrated STEM Takes Hold
Thursday, Jun 4, 2015 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

World Environment Day
Friday, Jun 5, 2015

National Trails Day
Saturday, Jun 6, 2015

Butterfly Festival
Saturday & Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM from Jun 6, 2015 until Jun 7, 2015

Oxford Institute for EE - Improving Science Education through Schoolyard Ecology - Grant Funded!
Sunday, Jun 7, 2015 until Friday, Jun 12, 2015

World Oceans Day
Monday, Jun 8, 2015

Garden Earth Naturalist Teacher Workshop: Investigating Ecology on Your School Site - Grant Funded!
Weekdays Jun 8, 2015 until Jun 12, 2015

Butterfly Encounter
Monday, Jun 8, 2015 until Saturday, Aug 1, 20

Cool Waters Workshop
Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 until Thursday, Jun 11, 2 8 AM to 4 PM

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop
Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM

A Night of Froggery
Friday, Jun 12, 2015 8:30 PM to 10 PM

National Get Outdoors Day
Saturday, Jun 13, 2015

Rivers to Reef Teacher Workshop - Grant Funded!
Sunday, Jun 14, 2015 until Friday, Jun 19, 2015

Pollinator Week
Monday, Jun 15, 2015 until Sunday, Jun 21, 20

Global Wind Day
Monday, Jun 15, 2015

2015 Sea Turtle Conservation Teacher Workshop
Monday, Jun 15, 2015 until Wednesday, Jun 1 2015

Monarchs Across Georgia Educator Workshop
Monday, Jun 15, 2015 until Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015

Eco-Adventures Summer Camp
Weekdays 9 AM - 4 PM from Jun 15, 2015 until Jun 19, 2015 Weekdays 9 AM - 4 AM from Jun 29, 2015 until Jul 4, 2015

Webinar: Vermicomposting
Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM

World Day to Combat Desertification
Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015

Steve Spangler's Science at Sea Alaska Cruise
Friday, Jun 19, 2015 until Saturday, Jun 27, 20

Georgia Educators Paddle Georgia - Scholarships Availab
Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 20

Paddle Georgia 2015 - Ogeechee River
Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 20

2015 Coastal Ecology Teacher Workshop
Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 until Monday, Jun 22, 2015 9 AM to 4:30 PM

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop
Saturday, Jun 20, 2015 9 AM to 12 PM

Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop
Weekdays 1 PM - 1 PM from Jun 22, 2015 until Jun 26, 2015

STEM Goes Wild
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM

Project Learning Tree Teacher Workshop
Thursday, Jun 25, 2015 until Friday, Jun 26, 20 9 AM to 11:30 AM

Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georg Core Course 1
Friday, Jun 26, 2015 until Sunday, Jun 28, 2015 Friday, Nov 20, 2015 until Sunday, Nov 22, 201 Friday, Jun 17, 2016 until Sunday, Jun 19, 2016 Friday, Nov 18, 2016 until Sunday, Nov 20, 201

Great American Backyard Campout
Saturday, Jun 27, 2015

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Workshop
Saturday, Jun 27, 2015 1 PM to 4 PM

International Mud Day
Monday, Jun 29, 2015

Lakes Appreciation Month
Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 20

Park and Recreation Month
Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 20

Smart Irrigation Month
Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 20

Clean Beaches Week
Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Tuesday, Jul 7, 20

2015 Educator Academy in the Amazon
Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 2015

UV Safety Month
Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 until Friday, Jul 31, 20

Clemson University Summer Scholars: Environmental Sustainability through Parks and Recreation Camp
Sunday, Jul 5, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 2015

Redesigning Our Future: National Environmental Summit High School Students
Tuesday, Jul 7, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 201

Creeks to Coast Educator Workshop - Grant Funded!
Tuesday, Jul 7, 2015 until Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015

National Children & Youth Garden Symposium
Thursday, Jul 9, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 11, 20

World Population Day
Saturday, Jul 11, 2015

Costa Rica Tropical Ecology & Sea Turtle EcoAdventure w Mike Tally
Saturday, Jul 11, 2015 until Monday, Jul 20, 20 7 AM to 7 AM

Outdoor Wildlife Leadership School
Weekdays Jul 13, 2015 until Jul 17, 2015

Projects WET, WILD and Learning Tree Educator Worksh
Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015 until Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 9 AM to 4 PM

Cullowhee Native Plant Conference Sponsorships Avai
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 until Saturday, Jul 18 2015

Saving Species Teacher Workshop
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 until Friday, Jul 17, 2 9 AM to 4 PM

National Moth Week
Saturday, Jul 18, 2015 until Sunday, Jul 26, 201

Professional Development for Educators in Belize & Guatemala with Al Stenstrup
Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015 until Tuesday, Jul 28, 20

Galpagos Islands with Texas Association of Biology Teachers
Friday, Jul 24, 2015 until Monday, Aug 3, 2015

Galpagos Islands - Professional Development for Scienc Teachers with Sehoya Cotner
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2015 until Friday, Aug 7, 2015

Global Tiger Day
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2015

Urban Outdoor Summit
Friday, Jul 31, 2015 until Saturday, Aug 1, 2015

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