EE in Georgia [Mar. 8, 2017]

Environmental Education in Georgia

March 8, 2017

Upcoming Events

Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup

Journey North Begins

Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup, the Now until Friday, Jun 30, 2017

nation's largest community improvement program, has begun! Now through May 31, millions of people
across the U.S. will be volunteering at recycling

National Green Week Now until Sunday, Apr 30, 2017

events, cleaning up seashores and waterways, and holding educational events. How will you help?

Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup Now until Wednesday, May 31, 2017

National Ground Water Awareness Week

Ground Water Awareness Week, March 5-11,

spotlights this valuable and renewable resource that is

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and well being of humanity For example, about half of the

U.S. population receives its drinking water from wells

and more than 90 percent of the fresh water in the

U.S. and around the world is groundwater.

Georgia Youth Birding T-Shirt Art Contest The Georgia Youth Birding T-Shirt Art Contest is open to Georgia students in grades PK-12. The grand prize winner will receive a $100 gift card from Michael's and have his or her artwork appear on this year's Youth Birding Competition t-shirt. Submissions due March 8, 2017.

EcoTech Grants

EcoTech Grants were created by the Captain Planet

Foundation to combat the notion that students

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explore the role technology can play in designing and

implementing solutions to some of our most pressing

environmental challenges. Apply by March 15, 2017.

National Ground Water Awareness Week Now until Saturday, Mar 11, 2017
Georgia Walk to School Day Wednesday, Mar 8, 2017
Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum Walking Tour Fridays 10 AM - 11:30 AM until May 26, 2017
Belize - Operation RubyThroat Saturday, Mar 11, 2017 until Saturday, Mar 18, 2017
Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum Walking Tour Saturdays 10 AM - 11:30 AM until May 27, 2017
National Wildlife Week Weekdays Mar 13, 2017 until Mar 17, 2017
Thirsty Roots Reading Group Mondays 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM until Mar 27, 2017
Atlanta Science Festival - Bus Vouchers Available! Wednesday, Mar 15, 2017 until Saturday, Mar 25, 2017
Georgia Projects WET, WILD, and Learning Tree Facilitator Training Thursday, Mar 16, 2017 until Friday, Mar 17, 2017 8 AM to 6 PM

Confluence: Georgia Adopt-A-Stream's Volunteer

Monitoring Conference

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open for Confluence, Georgia annual volunteer conference,

March 24-25 at the Gwinnett Environmental &

Heritage Center. Register by March 21, 2017.

Georgia Youth Birding Competition

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Paddle Georgia Scholarships for GA K-12 Teachers Georgia educators are eligible to apply to participate in Paddle Georgia 2017, a week-long canoe and kayak voyage down the Etowah River this June. Receive training in Georgia Adopt-A-Stream and Project WET. One PLU available. Apply by April 15, 2017.

EE Webinars Check out upcoming and archived webinar series for erencvyircolinngmpenrotaglreadmusc,atteoarcsh. iTnogpoicustdinocolurds,efascrmho-otol school programs, and more!

Travel Opportunities for Educators Get out of the classroom and learn about cutting edge research and conservation 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 available.

Junior TreeKeeper BreakAway Camp Friday, Mar 17, 2017 8:15 AM to 3:15 PM
Project WET Educator Workshop Friday, Mar 17, 2017 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Neighborhood Arboretum Walking Tour: Sylvan Hills Friday, Mar 17, 2017 1 PM to 2:30 PM
Zoo Atlanta Educator Appreciation Day Saturday, Mar 18, 2017
Saturday@the Rock Seed Swap Saturday, Mar 18, 2017 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Atlanta's Pristine Forests Hike: East Palisades Saturday, Mar 18, 2017 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Fix a Leak Week Monday, Mar 20, 2017 until Sunday, Mar 26, 2017
National Agriculture Day Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017
Green Schools Conference & Expo Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017 until Wednesday, Mar 22, 2017
World Water Day Wednesday, Mar 22, 2017
Confluence: Georgia Adopt-A-Stream's Volunteer Monitoring Conference Friday, Mar 24, 2017 until Saturday, Mar 25, 2017
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site BioBlitz Friday, Mar 24, 2017 until Saturday, Mar 25, 2017
A Forest for Every Classroom Teacher Workshop Friday, Mar 24, 2017 until Saturday, Mar 25, 2017 9 AM to 4 PM

Teaching Resources Special Days for Environmental Education

Atlanta's Pristine Forests Hike: Cascade Springs Friday, Mar 24, 2017 1 PM to 3 PM

Healthy Soils Are Full of Life

Project WILD Educator Workshop

Grades of Green Environmental Activities

Saturday, Mar 25, 2017 9 AM to 3:30 PM

Hive Alive! Honey Bee Lesson Plans

Friday, May 26, 2017 9 AM to 3:30 PM

NSTA Freebies for Science Teachers

Girl Scouts (Cadettes): "Legacy Trees" Badge

Contests & Awards

Saturday, Mar 25, 2017 1 PM to 3 PM

Craig Tufts Environmental Education Scholarship Award National Association of Conservation Districts Poster Contest Georgia Youth Birding Competition

Webinar: To Unplug or Plug In Monday, Mar 27, 2017 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Wildlife Forever State Fish Art Contest

Urban Forest Explorers: Homeschool Edition

International Youth Nature Photography Contest

Wednesday, Mar 29, 2017 10 AM to 1 PM

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching Water Education Video Contest Agronomy, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Awards and

Speaker Series: Plants for Wildlife in the Urban Forest Thursday, Mar 30, 2017 7 PM to 8:30 PM

Scholarships Tropical Biology Scholarships for High School Teachers Green Difference Awards Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant Competition

Forsyth County Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale Friday, Mar 31, 2017 8 AM to 5 PM Saturday, Apr 1, 2017 8 AM to 4 PM

Carton 2 Garden Contest Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Youth Awards Program for Energy Achievement Stockholm Junior Water Prize Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge

Keep Georgia Beautiful Month Sunday, Apr 1, 2018 until Monday, Apr 30, 2018
Let's G.O.! (Get Outside) Month Saturday, Apr 1, 2017 until Sunday, Apr 30, 2017 Sunday, Apr 1, 2018 until Monday, Apr 30, 2018

Great American Can Roundup Science Without Borders Art Challenge Voya Unsung Heroes Awards Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award

National Garden Month Saturday, Apr 1, 2017 until Sunday, Apr 30, 2017 Saturday, Apr 1, 2017 until Sunday, Apr 30, 2017

Brower Youth Awards for Environmental Leadership

Trees Atlanta's 5th Annual Native Wildflower and Vine Sale

Grants

Saturday, Apr 1, 2017 8 AM to 1 PM

Atlanta Science Festival - Bus Vouchers Available!

Beekeeping 101 - Module II

Project Atmosphere Summer Workshop for Teachers (Kansas City, MO) Saturday, Apr 1, 2017 9 AM to 12 PM

Gerald C. Corcoran Grant for Native Fish Education

Saturday, May 6, 2017 9 AM to 12 PM

Butterfly Mini-Grant Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grants for Public Schools and Libraries American Wilderness Leadership School

Junior TreeKeeper Spring Break Camp Weekdays 9 AM - 3 PM from Apr 3, 2017 until Apr 7, 2017

Agronomy, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Awards and Scholarships
North Face Explore Fund

National Healthy Schools Day Tuesday, Apr 4, 2017

Tropical Biology Scholarships for High School Teachers

Girl Scout Day - Your World!

Action for Healthy Kids Grant for Edible School Gardens

Saturday, Apr 8, 2017 10 AM to 12 PM

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant Competition UNFI Foundation Organic & Sustainable Ag Grants Paddle Nation Project Grant

Webinar: Time to Depave Paradise? Wednesday, Apr 12, 2017 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Paddle Georgia Scholarships for GA K-12 Teachers Dorothy Stout Professional Development Grants Voya Unsung Heroes Awards

National Park Week Saturday, Apr 15, 2017 until Sunday, Apr 23, 2017

Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants

Growing Up WILD Educator Workshop

Saturday, Apr 15, 2017 9 AM to 12 PM

Jobs & Internships

Education AmeriCorps Member, Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Jekyll Island, Children & Nature Network International Conference and

GA

Summit

Summer Camp Counselor, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell, GA Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017 until Friday, Apr 21, 2017

Summer Camp Naturalists, Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center, Mansfield, GA John Muir Day

Naturalist, Len Foote Hike Inn, Dawsonville, GA

Friday, Apr 21, 2017

NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth and Space Science Student

Internship, Distance Learning and Onsite, Austin, TX

Global Youth Service Day

Water Education Intern, Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities

Friday, Saturday & Sunday Apr 21, 2017 until Apr 23, 2017

Department, Athens, GA EnviroVentures Camp Counselor, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Atlanta,
GA

Earth Day Saturday, Apr 22, 2017

EnviroVentures Camp Supervisor, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Atlanta, GA

International Dark Sky Week Saturday, Apr 22, 2017 until Friday, Apr 28, 2017

National Environmental Education Week Sunday, Apr 23, 2017 until Saturday, Apr 29, 2017

National Volunteer Week Sunday, Apr 23, 2017 until Saturday, Apr 29, 2017 Sunday, Apr 15, 2018 until Sunday, Apr 22, 2018

World Penguin Day Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017

Webinar: Finding Hope in the Environmental Movement Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017 3 PM to 4 PM

National Arbor Day Friday, Apr 28, 2017

Georgia Youth Birding Competition Saturday & Sunday Apr 29, 2017 until Apr 30, 2017

Astronomy Day Saturday, Apr 29, 2017

Save the Frogs Day Saturday, Apr 29, 2017

Stewardship Week Sunday, Apr 30, 2017 until Sunday, May 7, 2017 Sunday, Apr 29, 2018 until Sunday, May 6, 2018

Cub Scouts (Webelos): Earn Your "Into the Woods" Badge Sunday, Apr 30, 2017 2 PM to 4 PM

Screen-Free Week Monday, May 1, 2017 until Sunday, May 7, 2017

National Bike Month Monday, May 1, 2017 until Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Tuesday, May 1, 2018 until Thursday, May 31, 2018

National Wildflower Week Monday, May 1, 2017 until Sunday, May 7, 2017

American Wetlands Month Monday, May 1, 2017 until Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Tuesday, May 1, 2018 until Thursday, May 31, 2018

Air Quality Awareness Week Weekdays May 1, 2017 until May 5, 2017

Georgia STEM Day Friday, May 5, 2017

Join Hands Day Saturday, May 6, 2017

Snakes Alive Saturday, May 6, 2017 10 AM to 12 PM

Girl Scout Day - Your Planet! Saturday, May 6, 2017 10 AM to 12 PM

International Compost Awareness Week Sunday, May 7, 2017 until Saturday, May 13, 2017

Drinking Water Week Sunday, May 7, 2017 until Saturday, May 13, 2017

Teacher Appreciation Week Sunday, May 7, 2017 until Saturday, May 13, 2017

National Teacher Day Tuesday, May 9, 2017

National Bike to School Day Wednesday, May 10, 2017

National Public Gardens Day Friday, May 12, 2017

International Migratory Bird Day Saturday, May 13, 2017

Bike to Work Week and Day Weekdays May 15, 2017 until May 19, 2017

Webinar: Grasslands Live Wednesday, May 17, 2017 1 PM to 2 PM

Endangered Species Day Friday, May 19, 2017

National Kids to Parks Day Saturday, May 20, 2017

JAKES Day 2017 Saturday, May 20, 2017 10 AM to 2 PM

International Day for Biological Diversity Monday, May 22, 2017

World Turtle Day Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Don't Fry Day Friday, May 26, 2017

Rachel Carson's Birthday Saturday, May 27, 2017

Great Outdoors Month Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 until Friday, Jun 30, 2017 Friday, Jun 1, 2018 until Saturday, Jun 30, 2018

National Rivers Month Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 until Friday, Jun 30, 2017

A Night of Froggery Friday, Jun 2, 2017 8:30 PM to 10 PM

National Trails Day Saturday, Jun 3, 2017

Butterfly Education and Awareness Day Saturday, Jun 3, 2017

World Environment Day Monday, Jun 5, 2017

Charlie's Trackers Day Camp Tuesday, Jun 6, 2017 until Friday, Jun 9, 2017 9 AM to 4 PM

World Oceans Day Thursday, Jun 8, 2017

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