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Established in 1968, the New York State Outdoor Education Association is the leading professional group supporting outdoor education, environmental education, and interpretive services in New York State. NAAEE Affiliate Liaison: Laura Carey
The URL is: http://www.nysoea.org/
November 1-4, 2007 ~ Hunter, New York
The New York State Outdoor Education Association Annual Conference theme is "Preserving the Past, Forging the Future." The conference featured speaker, Jerome Ringo, current President of the Apollo Alliance, will be speaking on curtailing environmental problems by means of a more diverse coalition. Teachers can earn up to 20 in-service credit hours with workshops adhering to NYS Learning Standards. The URL is: http://www.nysoea.org/conference.htm
June 20th-23rd 2007 ~ Ithaca, New York
Applications due: February 16th, 2007 This NSF-funded Citizen Science Toolkit Conference will gather citizen science practitioners to help construct and refine a Toolkit for citizen science program development, implementation, and evaluation. We seek a diverse set of educators, scientists, evaluators and others who feel they can make a significant contribution to this initiative... share your expertise! Questions? Email: JLS223@cornell.edu The URL is: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/confere...
June 7-9, 2007 ~ Syracuse, New York
The Second Environmental Studies Summit for directors, faculty, and graduate students in environmental studies and related fields to discuss the state of interdisciplinary environmental teaching and research and future goals for environmental studies. The URL is: http://enspire.syr.edu/Summit/
July 15-23, 2006 ~ Brooklyn, New York
Join hundreds of marine educators and regulators for a total immersion into marine science explorations at this National Marine Educators Association conference "A City of Islands," with concurrent sessions, field trips, boat trips, keynote speakers, and a day devoted to NOAA scientists at Kingsborough Community College. The URL is: http://www.nysmea.org/con06/index.htm
A New York State-based not for profit organization with a growing national track record for advancing children's environmental health at school.
The URL is: http://www.healthyschools.org/
July 10-14, 2006 ~ New York
Early Bird Registration: December 15, 2005 "Sustainability Education Advanced Summer Institute" for formal and non-formal educators who have participated in a Cloud Institute workshop. Participants will be provided with an advanced awareness and understanding of the core content of Education for Sustainability as it guides them through the three levels of our professional development. Contact Carolyn Gilles, Executive Assistant, at admin@sustainabilityed.org or (212) 645-9930 ext. 826. The URL is: http://www.sustainabilityed.org/TheCloudInstituteA...
Background on environmental disaster of 9/11 with links to scientific and press articles; discussion of government response to the disaster; health consequences; links to other organizations and websites working on the issue.
The URL is: http://www.wtceo.org/
Find out more about the student League for Environmental and Animal Protection. Learn how we saved Earth Day at our high school, and won the NYCityWide Sanitation Department's Recycling Award.
The URL is: http://home.earthlink.net/~bxscience/
In the courtyard of South Country’s Frank P. Long Intermediate School, New York, there is a beautiful garden lush with decorative flowers, shrubs, trees, and ornamental decorations. The garden, which expanded from a small plot to the entire courtyard over the past four years, is the result of the school’s 4th & 5th grader’s Garden Club. Frank P. Long teacher Peter Cisek initiated the program with a $500 grant from radio station WBAB for educators who needed seed money to start a special program and is receiving yearly assistance from the South Country Education Foundation. The Garden Club is totally self-sustaining, and not funded by the school budget.
The URL is: http://www.southcountry.org/LONG/garden.htm
May 18-19, 2006 ~ Buffalo, New York
The Great Lakes Student Summit "Recycle, Restore, Recover" for students to learn about and take an active role in the protection of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem. For teachers and students in grades 5-9 from Great Lakes states and Canada and any student group that is actively involved in Great Lakes, watershed projects, or environmental issues. Contact: Gary Carrel, 716-858-6236, recycle@erie.gov The URL is: http://www.greatlakesed.org/2006glss.html
This program is designed to provide a deep understanding of systems thinking, knowledge of the Five Kingdoms of Nature, information about innovative, sustainable technologies and introduction to the ZERI methodology.
Contact: Dorna Schroeter dschroeter@pnwboces.org The URL is: http://www.pnwboces.org/environmental/Teacher_Trai...
DEC runs workshops for teachers, summer camps for young people and other educational programs at centers around the state. Site also includes project ideas for students and info on public natural areas in New York.
The URL is: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/education/index...
Leading grass-roots community based organization in the South, South Bronx. Community Gardening, Art and Indigenous Culture, Waterfront Revitalization.
The URL is: http://www.friendsofbrookpark.org
CAC will initially administer up to $5 million, donated by Con Edison, to implement clean air strategies for selected community-based projects in New York City.
The URL is: http://www.cleanaircommunities.org
Deadline: March 20, 2006
"Teaching the Hudson Valley" makes annual curriculum development grants to K-12 New York schools collaborating with places of cultural, environmental, and/or historic significance located in the Valley and open to the public. The URL is: http://www.teachingthehudsonvalley.org/
"Bronx Zoo curricula integrate classroom lessons and zoo-visit field trips...and are used in schools and zoos in 48 U.S. states and around the world. " Grades K-12. Information on ordering materials, teacher workshops and school programs at the Zoo. Selected resources have been reviewed by the National Project for Excellence in EE.
The URL is: http://wcs.org/home/education/bzcurricula
Education Update is a free, award-winning newspaper with a readership of over 200,000 in New York City and 500,000 monthly hits on the web. Articles address important issues in education for all grade levels and include
medical and legal education. The URL is: http://www.educationupdate.com/
"The primary objective of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute is to promote nature study in the classroom. The Selborne Project, Nature Journals teachers Workshop and NaturKind are just a few of the programs currently being offered." Located in Jamestown, NY.
The URL is: http://www.rtpi.org/eduprogs/
The Frost Valley Environmental Education Center publishes K-12 environmental education curricula aimed toward encouraging environmental education in the classroom. Teaching guides focus on a variety of topics including resource management, environment and development issues, watershed education and GIS technology ed.
The URL is: http://www.frostvalley.org/
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation offers teacher workshops for these interdisciplinary EE programs, designed to supplement an existing curricula.
The URL is: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/education/edwrk...
A kids educational site featuring rainforest animals' images and facts. Created by sixth graders at Midlakes Middle School, Clifton Springs, New York.
The URL is: http://www.animalsoftherainforest.org/
The NYC WasteLe$$ individual section provides practical ideas for how to prevent waste at home, work, and school, and when shopping. The school page contains many resources for students and teachers to further explore the three R's of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
The URL is: http://nycwasteless.org/indiv/index.html
Waterwire.net covers waterfront and watershed issues in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. Waterwire is a weekly electronic newsletter and Waterwire.net is the home page and archive of the sponsoring organization, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance.
The URL is: http://www.waterwire.net/
A nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, preserving and promoting Van Cortlandt Park as a unique natural resource. We offer free education programs for school groups and teacher workshops.
The URL is: http://www.vancortlandt.org/education2.htm
Williamsburg Watch is a volunteer-based community organization formed to stop the siting of power plants along Williamsburg, Brooklyn's waterfront. We are working together, and with a coalition of citywide activist groups, to prevent the clustering of plants in this already environmentally overburdened community.
The URL is: http://www.williamsburgwatch.org/
BCUE is dedicated to shaping positive and protective attitudes towards our urban environments, both built and natural. Programs for neighborhood communities, schools (preK-12), an afterschool program (grades 1-8), week-end programs and professional development workshops.
The URL is: http://bcue.org/
Learn about edible and medicinal wild vegetables, herbs, greens, fruits, berries, nuts, seeds, and mushrooms with NYC's favorite naturalist, "Wildman" Steve Brill. Find out about his public Wild Food and Ecology tours and the work he does with kids. Read excerpts from
his books and enjoy his botanical artwork and vegan recipes. The URL is: http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/
The New York City TSO program at CENEYC allows junior high and high school students to engage their peers and thousands of citizens in environmental improvement projects-- including water conservation, solid waste reduction, energy conservation and more -- in neighborhoods, schools and homes in all four boroughs.
The URL is: http://www.cenyc.org/HTMLEE/mainee.htm
Save the Pine Bush is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving the Albany Pine Bush, a globally rare ecosystem in New York State.
The URL is: http://www.savethepinebush.org/
Access maps and general information about the Delaware River Watershed. As well as educational resources and lesson plans, environmental field trip ideas, and upcoming educational opportunities throughout the basin. Created by the Delaware River Basin Commission.
The URL is: http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/edweb/edweb.htm
Downloadable in pdf format in the areas of Curriculum Frameworks, Essential Elements of Reading, Learning Standards in all subjects, and Resource Guides.
The URL is: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/pub.html
Newsday (the major newspaper on Long Island) is doing a year long feature on the natural environment of Long Island. Site offers infomation for children, parents and teachers that help children connect with the natural
world. There are suggestions for activities, books to read, infomation on ecological concepts and more. The URL is: http://www.newsday.com/other/special/naturalworld/
The Bard Center is focused on environmental policy and decision-making and dedicated to fostering scientific knowledge with a public purpose. Offering a graduate program leading to either the Master of Science degree in Environmental Policy or to a Professional Certificate in Environmental Policy.
The URL is: http://www.bard.edu/cep/about/
"EEAC is a non-profit organization made up of dedicated educators, youth leaders, environmental professionals and students. EEAC members work together to stimulate and encourage environmental education in New York City and the surrounding region." EEAC also has an email listserve for members, a newsletter and several committees to help promote the overall purpose of EEAC.
The URL is: http://www.eeac-nyc.org/
WCS Education Department programs that help children of all ages discover the natural world and get involved in its protection. Offering teacher workshops, public programs, and classroom visits.
The URL is: http://wcs.org/home/education
GLIN is a very comprehensive resource on the environment, geography, economy, and people of the Great Lakes region. The GLIN project is managed by the Great Lakes Commission.
The URL is: http://www.great-lakes.net/
The Earth Institute at Columbia University seeks post-doctoral candidates interested in enhancing their disciplinary or applied research abilities, while at the same time acquiring the cross-disciplinary expertise and breadth needed to address critical issues related to sustainable development and reducing environmental degradation, poverty, hunger, and disease. Deadline: December 1st
The URL is: http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/postdoc/ind...
HRES is a non profit working to foster research on the Hudson River environment and provide a forum for communication between researchers and concerned citizens.
The URL is: http://www.marist.edu/~en04/index.html
Educational opportunities from the Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, Central Park Wildlife Center, Prospect Park Wildlife Center and Queens Wildlife Center. Information on educational workshops, field trips and wildlife curricula.
The URL is: http://wcs.org/education/
The Coalition is a non-profit network of outdoor and environmental education centers, nature centers, conservation and recreation organizations, outdoor education and experiential
education associations... that share a mission - the support and furtherance of environmental and outdoor education and its goals. The URL is: http://www.outdooredcoalition.org/
Programs for students from Community, Conservative, Orthodox and Reform Jewish Day Schools throughout the Northeast. Site offers link to job network, assists organizations, and individuals in finding potential employees/employers in the Jewish Environmental field who are committed to making the world a better place.
The URL is: http://www.tevacenter.org/
New York City Teachers' RRResource Kit for grades K-5 contains videos (VCR & DVD); activity sheets that comply with Department of Education Standards; and other resources on recycling and waste-prevention. K-5 activity sheets can be downloaded in pdf format. NYC Teachers can download online or order printed or DVD version.
The URL is: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dos/html/rrr_kit.html
Hazecam is the Northeast's real-time air pollution visibility camera network. Real time
webcam photos of New York, Boston MA, Acadia MN, Whiteface Mountain, and Harford CT. The URL is: http://www.hazecam.net/about.htm
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research facility. "BNL's educational programs include internships, research experiences and other hands-on learning opportunities for teachers and students from high school to grad school."
The URL is: http://www.bnl.gov/scied/
Through a partnership between International Paper (IP), Paul Smith's College and the state of New York in tribute to retired IP Chairman and PSC alumnus John T. Dillon, the International Paper John Dillon Park, a 15,800-acre conservation easement in New York, was donated at a dedication ceremony on October 10th. Scheduled to open in Spring 2006, the park is located in the central Adirondack Mountains and among other amenities will provide facilities designed to accommodate people with disabilities. Park facilities will be managed and maintained by students of Paul Smith’s College through a $1.5 million endowment, giving students hands-on experience in managing outdoor recreation for people with disabilities, while learning about forest management and conservation.
The URL is: http://www.ipaper.com/
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