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 eanssdenthtiealetnovtirhoenhmeeanltth. 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 ngereeedne"datnodcthooeonsecobuertawgeeeend"uthceatsocrrseaennd" or "the students to 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 RAedgoipsttr-aAti-oSntriesanmo'ws 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 In this 24-hour birding event held during the peak of smparinnygsmpeigcireastioasn,pyoosusitbhlete. aTmhes compete to competition find as is capped off with a wildlife show and awards banquet. Register by March 31, 2017. 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 My Account | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Forward