General EE Resources

Help us add a link to our Environmental Education Resources page. We are always on the lookout for quality sites addressing environmental education issues and activities as well as environmental topics and educational topics.  Send suggestions to webmaster@aeoe.org

These pages are maintained cooperatively by AEOE and Raincloud Publishing.

Note: It is often difficult to determine where to list a resource link. If you don’t find what you are looking for, try related topics. Also try searching on EE-link.

Raincloud Publishing: Dan Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent list of resources for
environmental educators.

Organizations

(Sometimes known as “alphabet soup”! These organizations have overlapping missions with AEOE for education, science, environmental education, outdoor education, etc. in California)

ACA – American Camp Association

The American Camp Association (formerly known as the American Camping Association) is a community of camp professionals who, for nearly 100 years, have joined together to share our knowledge and experience and to ensure the quality of camp programs. Because of our diverse 7,000 plus membership and exceptional programs, children and adults have the opportunity to learn powerful lessons in community, character-building, skill development, and healthy living — lessons that can be learned nowhere else. Many AEOE Institutional Member organizations’ sites are ACA Accredited.

AEE – Association for Experiential Education

In the early 1970s, a group of educators assembled in Boone, North Carolina, USA to discuss ways in which education could be made more relevant for students. These people believed that the core of learning is greatly
enhanced by experiential forms of education.  Now more than 1,600 members in over 30 countries
around the globe are part of that discussion.  AEE members have affiliations in education, recreation, outdoor and adventure programming, mental health, youth development, service learning, organizational development,
corrections, programming for people with disabilities, and the environment. The work of our members is unique, inspiring, and meaningful, and contributes greatly to the well-being and education of individuals, communities and work environments.

ANCA – Association of Nature Center Administrators

ANCA is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization formed in 1989 to promote leadership and quality management for the nature center profession. Through its members and services, ANCA provides a network where environmental learning center administrators can exchange information and ideas. ANCA also develops
and shares professional training opportunities and aids environmental education organizations through direct technical assistance.

CABAP – California Building A Presence for Science

CABAP is part of the 26-state Building a Presence network coordinated and supported by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).  As part of this network, CABAP aims to have a teacher Point of Contact
in every California public and private school. CABAP provides resources and information that support more and better K-12 science education for all California students.

COSA – California Outdoor School Administrators

COSA is dedicated to quality Residential Environmental Education for the students of California. Our purpose is to enhance existing Outdoor School Programs and to help any Local Education Agency that does not already run
a Residential Outdoor Science School to begin their own. COSA is funded by a grant from the California Department of Education. COSA in-service meetings are held twice a year to conduct the business of the association, assign members to conduct certifications, review educational materials, discuss curriculum and related programs that promote high quality, professional experiences in outdoor education. Many AEOE Institutional Member organizations’ programs are COSA Certified.

CREEC – California Regional Environmental
Education Community

The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network is an educational project whose mission is: To develop a communication network which provides educators with access to High Quality environmental education resources to enhance the environmental literacy of California Students.

The CREEC Network is the best source for Environmental Education resources in California. For local EE assistance, click on your Region to access information for your area

CSTA – California Science Teachers
Association

CSTA represents science educators statewide – in every science discipline
at every grade level, Kindergarten through University. CSTA demonstrates
leadership in science education in the state by organizing and participating
in statewide reform initiatives and provides leadership opportunities for members
who wish to serve on state advisory committees, including framework, standards,
and textbook committees. CSTA sponsors the California Science Education
Conference, the largest state conference designed specifically for science educators
statewide. CSTA’s annual conference is always listed on the AEOE
Calendar.

GSEEC – Golden State Environmental Education Consortium

Golden State Environmental Education Consortium: A partnership to Strengthen
Environmental Education in California for teachers and schools-agencies-non
formal education-organizations-business and industry-university education
programs-environmental organizations-camps and outdoor education programs-parks,
zoos, and museums-communities of faith-community based organizations-the
funding community.

NAAEE – North American Association for Environmental
Education

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is a
network of professionals, students, and volunteers working in the field
of environmental education throughout North America and in over 55
countries around the world. Since 1971, the Association has promoted
environmental education and supported the work of environmental educators.
AEOE is
the
California Affiliate of NAAEE. NAAEE’s annual
conference is always listed on the AEOE
Calendar.

NAI – National Association
for Interpretation

The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) is dedicated to the advancement
of the profession of interpretation (on-site informal education programs
at parks, zoos, nature centers, historic sites, museums, and aquaria). NAI
has a rich history and currently serves 4,500 members in the United States,
Canada, and thirty other nations.

NSTA – National Science Teachers Association

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered
in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed
to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning
for all. NSTA’s current membership of more than 55,000 includes science
teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business
and industry representatives,
and others involved in and committed to science education. Here is
the NSTA’s position
on Environmental Education NSTA’s annual
conference is always listed on the AEOE
Calendar

OGN – Orion Grassroots
Network

The Orion Grassroots Network is the fastest-growing network of environmental
and community organizations in North America. The Network now actively
supports 772 nonprofit organizations with several new member groups
joining each week. Network member organizations are recognized in
their communities as
leaders in the fields of conservation, restoration, education, democracy,
justice, health, and economics. They range from large to small, urban
to suburban to rural, and represent nearly every U.S. state, and
an increasing number of Canadian provinces and Mexican states. The
Orion Grassroots Network connects the full diversity of groups involved
in social and environmental movements, and occasionally engages
them in coordinated campaigns on regional, national, and global issues,
such as the Earth Charter. AEOE is a member of OGN.

“Projects” – sponsored by the Council
for Environmental Education:

CEE is a founding sponsor of Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, Project
WILD Aquatic, and Project WET. Project WILD, Project WILD Aquatic, and
CEE’s latest initiative, WET in the City, are administered by CEE at
the national level.

PLT – Project Learning Tree

WILD – Project WILD and Flying
WILD

WET – Project WET

ROEE – Residential Outdoor Environmental
Education

ROEE offers an annual conference at a residential outdoor education facility
in the spring of every year, on the Presidents Day / Valentines weekend
in February. This conference brings together residential program staff
from primarily the western US and Canada, but extending across North
America. ROEE’s annual
conference is always listed on the AEOE
Calendar

SEER – State Education & Environment
Roundtable.

SEER is a cooperative endeavor of 16 state departments of education. SEER
works to enhance student achievement, improve K-12 instructional practices
and help schools achieve their improvement goals by implementing the EIC
Model™, using the Environment as an Integrating Context for improving
student learning. The EIC Model™ interconnects “best practices” in
education into an instructional tapestry that improves student achievement
by using local natural and community surroundings as a context for learning
.

State and National Government Agencies

California
Government Agencies: CDF&G (California
Department of Fish and Game); CDF (Dept.
of Forestry); CDE (Dept. of Education); CERES (California
Environmental Resources Evaluation System); CEEIN (California
Environmental Education Interagency Network); CalEPA (Environmental
Protection Agency); CIWMB (Integrated
Waste Management Board); OEE (Office
of Environmental Education); State
Parks

National
Government Agencies: EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency); NPS (National Park Service); USFS (Forest
Service); USFWS (Fish and Wildlife)

Environmental Education Resources

(Most of these links have a large number of resources for educators)

Go to AEOE
Teaching Resources Page for
more specific resources (New! Many more links, organized
by subject area)

American Association for the Advancement
of Science (AAAS)

Home of Project
2061 and
the Benchmarks
for Science Literacy and the Atlas
for Science Literacy

Bay Area Science Alliance

BLM’s Learning
Landscapes

There are so many resources on these
pages it is amazing! From specific lesson plans for
activities to resources about various ecosystems from
the Mojave Desert to the Northwest Forests and much
more.

California
Building a Presence for Science

Check out the new 4th-5th
grade science resources correlated to the California Science Standards

California Department of Education

Many resources here, plus information on frameworks, legislation, special
programs, etc.

California Department
of Fish and Game – California Wildlife Notes

The species notes in “California’s Wildlife” provide
biological information for each regularly-occurring amphibian,
reptile, mammal and bird in California.

California Environmental Resources
Evaluation System (CERES)

CERES is an information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing California’s rich and diverse environments. The goal of CERES is to improve environmental analysis and planning by integrating natural and cultural resource information from multiple contributors and by making it available and useful to a wide variety of users.

Bookshelf for Environmental Educators is
an amazing resource! Also see CERES’ CalOCEAN web
and the Wetlands Information System

California
Office of Environmental Education web
page, with links to

The new California
EE Plan seems to no
longer be avalable as a free
download, but you may purchase
“Education
and the Environment” for
$11.00 through the CDE
Press. I will add the link
if I find a downloadable version
again. Here’s the Free
Downloads page
to check)

The State Education
and Environment Roundtable (SEER) California Student Assessment
Project – The Effects of Environment-based Education
on Student Achievement

The CREEC (California Regional
Environmental Education Community) Network

The
CEEIN (California Environmental Education Interagency Network
events calendar

A Child’s Place
in the Environment – K-6 Curricula

The Cailifornia
Integrated Waste Management Board - great resource
for composting education!

And more – check out their site!

UPDATE: The California Office of Environmental Education
Website is back online with a new address! Their old address
of http://www.cde.ca.gov/cilbranch/oee/ is no longer functioning,
and should be changed to http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/oeeintrod.asp

California
Outdoor School Administrators (COSA)

Residential
Outdoor Science School (ROSS) Guide updates,
including the “Correlation
of the Science Content Standards for California
Public Schools (grades 4-7) at Certified Outdoor
Science Schools” and
samples of assessment
tools.

California
Science Project

The California Science Project (CSP) is a university-based
professional development network for teachers of science
at ALL levels. This statewide network works toward the
common goal of improving science education for all students
in California. Good resource for teaching Science to English
Language Learners

California
State Department of Education Curriculum and Frameworks
(all)

Adopted California
State Science Framework and Standards are available now
as downloads from http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/sci-frame-dwnld.asp

ClassroomEarth.org is
a veritable “best of the best” collection of environmental
education programs and resources for K-12 teachers, parents,
and students.

This new site will help educators, after-school providers
and home-schooling parents to get started or improve their
skills in environmental education. It provides up-to-date
information on the most successful, well-tested and effective
national environmental education programs available today.
The site is in five major sections: Most Popular (for K-12
classrooms), Rising Stars, After School, Home School, and
Earth Day. Each section has a top list of outstanding programs
for that particular audience. The pages on each program contain
a clear description, audience/grade level, overview of content
and topics, materials, educator feedback, awards and recognition,
and fast steps for obtaining and implementing the program.

Coastwalk is
a non-profit organization that has been helping people to
experience the California coast in an intimate and respectful
way for 22 years.

The Coastwalk vision is a completed California Coastal
Trail that will stretch continuously from Oregon to the Mexican
border, while preserving the fragile coastal environment.
We partner with various groups – large and small – up and
down the state to complete the Trail. We also offer dayhikes
year-round, and hiking/camping trips – “Coastwalks” – in
each coastal county during the summer months. Organized and
led by experienced volunteers, these Coastwalks leave participants
inspired, invigorated and with a profound appreciation for
the California coast. Visit our page about the Trail for
more information on the California Coastal Trail project;
we also run, in collaboration with the California Coastal
Conservancy, an interactive site devoted to the Coastal Trail
- www.californiacoastaltrail.info

Council for Environmental Education

CEE is a founding sponsor of Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, Project
WILD Aquatic, and Project WET. Project WILD, Project WILD Aquatic, and
CEE’s latest initiative, WET in the City, are administered by CEE at the
national level.

Curriculum and
Instruction links from Raincloud
Publishing.

Dan Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent
list of resources for environmental educators .

Diversity in Outdoor and
Environmental Education

Information on conferences, articles, organizations,
California programs, and books and materials relating to
diversity in EE.

Educational
Realms

Educational REALMS (Resources for Engaging Active Learners
in Mathematics and Science) is a new organization created
in 2004 after the discontinuation of the federally funded
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental
Education (ERIC/CSMEE). Educational REALMS hopes to pick
up where ERIC/CSMEE left off by providing many of the same
services and offering a variety of resources to anyone interested
in science, mathematics, technology, and environmental education
at all levels. We are located on the campus of The Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH. (NOTE: The ERIC database is still online
at a new address – see below)

ERIC Database – still
online, and still great!

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored
by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S.
Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database
of journal and non-journal education literature. ERIC provides
a public Web site for searching nearly 1.2 million citations
going back to 1966 and, with contributor permission, accessing
more than 110,000 full-text materials at no charge. ERIC
is moving forward with its modernization program, incorporating
new technologies to facilitate the addition of materials
and help users identify, evaluate, and obtain education-related
research and other materials.

EE Link

Consistent with the key principles of environmental education,
our mission is to spread information and ideas that will
help educators explore the
environment and investigate current issues with students. We are building
this resource for students, teachers and professionals that support K-12
environmental education, such as media specialists, inservice providers,
nature center staff and curriculum developers.

EE Week

National EE Week is a week of Educational Preparation for
Earth Day.  Every year, millions of students and
educators participate in the annual observance of Earth Day.  Recognizing
this, the National Environmental
Education & Training
Foundation and its many outstanding environmental education
partners elected to enhance the educational impact of Earth
Day through the creation of a full week of educational preparation
in K-12 classrooms, university campuses, and informal settings
such as nature centers, zoos,aquariums and museums. Signing
up as a partner for National EE Week is free!

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)

The mission of the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics
and Science Education (ENC) is to identify effective curriculum resources,
create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate
useful information and products to improve K-12 mathematics and science
teaching and learning. Acquires and catalogs mathematics and science curriculum
resources, creating the most comprehensive collection in the nation. ENC
provides the best selection of math and science education resources on
the Internet, supports teachers’ professional development in math, science,
and the effective use of technology, serves all K-12 educators, parents,
and students with free products and services, and collaborates with organizations
across the nation including the Eisenhower
Regional Consortia , Demonstration
Sites, and the Access
Centers .

Environmental
Education Council for the Californias

A binational network of environmental research, policy, outreach, advocacy,
and grassroots hands-on organizations. The Council has the mission of advancing
a culture of sustainability in the region by addressing the environmental,
economic, and social access issues surrounding environmental education
in the Californias and focusing on increasing environmental awareness and
understanding and the subsequent behavior leading to responsible action
for the environment. I really like their Values
and Principals

The Environmental Literacy Council

No choices are more important than those we make about the environment
- and few are more complex and challenging. Yet the actions we take can
have a permanent, powerful impact, upon human well-being and the face of
nature on earth. The Environmental Literacy Council is dedicated to helping
citizens, especially young people, participate wisely in this arena. An
independent, non-profit organization, the Council gives teachers the tools
to help students develop environmental literacy: a fundamental understanding
of the systems of the world, both living and non-living, along with the
analytical skills needed to weigh scientific evidence and policy choices.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental
Education Center,

Teacher resources such as Curriculum
Resources, Community
Service Projects, Workshops
and Conferences, Grants and
more

The EPA’s Office of Environmental
Education

Includes links to Environmental
Education: Background and History, the National
Environmental Education Act, and Why
Environmental Education Is Important

The Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP)

EETAP is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
Office of Environmental Education through a cooperative agreement
with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. EETAP serves
as a national leader in the delivery of environmental education
training to education professionals. EETAP supports a wide
array of education professionals and is committed to ensuring
that ethnically diverse and low-income communities benefit
from and actively participate in education that advances
student learning and environmental literacy. The EETAP
Resource Library is full of useful information, including:
History of EE, Resources for Teaching, Academic Resources,
Public Understanding of EE, Capacity Building, Assessment
and Evaluation, Decision-Making, Environmental Topics

ERIC
Clearinghouse for Environmental Education (now the
environmental education digests on Educational Realms)

Links to ERIC digests, Bulletins, Journals, bookstore,
lessons, weblinks, organizations announcements and conferences. ERIC is
the Educational Resources Information Center. update: ERIC
is being re-engineered,
but you may access the database at the new
ERIC address here, or use the new Educational
Realms site.

The GLOBE Program (Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment)

GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education
and science program. To
learn more, click here.

Government Science Portal

Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science
information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including
research and development
results. Includes categories for Agriculture & Food, Applied Science &
Technologies, Astronomy & Space, Biology & Nature, Computers & Communication,
Earth & Ocean Sciences, Energy & Energy Conservation, Environment & Environmental
Quality, Health & Medicine, Math, Physics, & Chemistry, Natural Resources
& Conservation, Science Education

Guidelines & Standards links from Raincloud
Publishing.

Dan Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent
list of resources for environmental educators.

Hands
On the Land

Hands on the Land (HOL) is a network of field classrooms
stretching across America from Alaska to Florida. HOL is
sponsored by Partners in Resource Education, a collaboration
of five Federal agencies, a non-profit foundation, schools,
and other private sector partners

In
This Place, Inc. is a 501(c)3 educational organization
founded in March 2001.

Our mission is to promote cultural awareness and survival
through the arts and direct cultural exchange, and to help
bring into balance the relationship between human beings
and the natural world by revealing our vital connection to
the land and the life it supports. We empower young people
of diverse cultures and backgrounds to speak, and to share
their art; to examine and understand what we share in common
as human
beings; to explore and honor the things that make our cultures distinct, and
each one of us as individuals unique and worthy of acknowledgment and support.
Through sharing our stories The
Tracking Way magazine brings increased awareness and understanding
to the issues and challenges that face many Native people and communities.
In This Place joins a growing awareness that the diverse knowledge and culture
of indigenous people can reveal new and different visions of what it means
to be human that are of value to us all.

John Muir Study
Guide

Learning about John Muir’s life can serve as a launching
pad to science-based environmental studies through plant
and animal habitats, ecosystems, earthquakes, avalanches,
glaciers, geology, weather, biodiversity, and forests,
as we discover that, as John Muir said, “When we try to
pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything
else in the universe.”

NAAEE (North American Association
for Environmental Education) “Excellence
in Environmental Education: Guidelines for Learning”

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is
a network of professionals, students, and volunteers working in the field
of environmental education throughout North America and in over 55 countries
around the world. Since 1971, the Association has promoted environmental
education and supported the work of environmental educators. AEOE is the
California Affiliate of NAAEE.

NASA – Science@NASA.gov
- Direct to People!

Informing the world of the latest happening in Science
from around NASA, Science @ NASA brings the world of NASA’s
science to you. Science @ NASA’s motto is to Inform, Inspire,
and Involve.  To
achieve our goal, we produce materials at multiple reading
levels, languages and for multiple purposes.  See this
page for links to other Science@NASA
sites, such as Thursday’s
Classroom. The aim of Thursday’s Classroom is to provide
a lasting connection between NASA’s latest research and the
classroom environment. It provides printable materials for
use in home-schooling or in the classroom.

National Biological
Information Infrastructure

This site has a truly amazing page of education links.
Go there. “The
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
is a broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data
and information on the nation’s biological resources. The NBII links
diverse,
high-quality biological databases, information products, and analytical
tools maintained by NBII partners and other contributors in government
agencies, academic institutions, non-government organizations, and private
industry. NBII partners and collaborators also work on new standards,
tools, and technologies that make it easier to find, integrate, and apply
biological
resources information. Resource managers, scientists, educators, and
the general public use the NBII to answer a wide range of questions related
to the management, use, or conservation of this nation’s biological resources.”

The National
Environmental Education Advancement Project (NEEAP)

NEEAP, located at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point,
supports the development and expansion of quality environmental
education (EE) programs through a variety of state and local
capacity building efforts. Many NEEAP efforts encourage the
development and implementation of Comprehensive Environmental
Education Programs at the state and local levels.  NEEAP
is a member of the Environmental
Education and Training Partnership (EETAP).

National Environmental Education and
Training Foundation (NEETF):

Chartered by Congress in 1990, The National Environmental
Education & Training Foundation (NEETF) is a private
non-profit organization dedicated to advancing environmental
education in its many forms. Since it was established,
the Foundation has become a leader in the development of new policies,
grant-making approaches, and direct programming to advance environmental
literacy in America. We link environmental education (EE) to many of
society’s core goals such as: better health, improved education,
environmentally
sound and profitable business, and volunteerism in local communities.
Each of our programs also focuses on the needs of under-resourced
people in
American society.

National Project for Excellence in
Environmental Education

Lots of great resources, including “The Environmental
Education Collection: A Review of Resources for Educators,
volumes 1, 2,
and 3) What does
it mean to be environmentally literate? The National Project for Excellence
in Environmental Education, initiated by the North American Association
for Environmental Education (NAAEE) in 1993, is attempting to answer that
question. Environmental education is a process that aims to develop an
environmentally literate citizenry that can compete in our global economy;
has the skills, knowledge, and inclinations to make well-informed choices;
and exercises the rights and responsibilities of members of a community.
Through the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education
, NAAEE is taking the lead in establishing guidelines for the development
of balanced, scientifically accurate, and comprehensive environmental education
programs. Quality environmental education programs facilitate the teaching
of science, civics, social studies, mathematics, geography, language arts,
etc. These guidelines will help educators develop meaningful environmental
education programs that integrate across and build upon the high standards
set by the core disciplines.

National Science Digital Library

NSDL is a digital library of exemplary resource collections
and services, organized in support of science education
at all levels.

National Science
Education Standards

The National Research Council released the National
Science Education Standards in December of 1995. The Standards
define the science content that all students should know and be able
to do and
provide guidelines for assessing the degree to which students have learned
that content. The Standards detail the teaching strategies, professional
development, and support necessary to deliver high quality science education
to all students. The Standards also describe policies needed to bring
coordination, consistency, and coherence to science education programs.

National Science Teachers Association

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded
in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the
largest organization in the world committed to promoting
excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning
for all. NSTA’s current membership of more than 55,000
includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators,
scientists, business and industry representatives, and
others involved in and committed to science education. Here is the NSTA’s position on Environmental Education

Nature Publishing Group

Online resources for science from the publishers of the
Scientific Journal Nature.
Including daily Nature
Science Update, a comprehensive Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences, and Nature
Jobs.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Contains a wealth of information, including – seasonal
advice, words of earthy wisdom, weather and astronomy information,
including tide information, sun,
moon and planet rise and set times and a great moon
phase calendar as well!

Organizations links
from Raincloud Publishing.

Dan Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent
list of resources for environmental educators. (have I mentioned
this?)

Rainforest
Alliance Learning Site: Connecting Kids to Conservation

The site not only provides complete and FREE lesson plans
for kindergarten through sixth grade which adhere to national
learning standards for teachers and administrators who
want to incorporate conservation in the classroom, but
also many supplemental materials such as presentations,
stories, activities and more. All of the curriculum on
the Learning Site is based on the on-the-ground conservation
work of our partners groups in Latin America. The site’s
monthly newsletter, already with over 580 subscribers,
allows teachers and all those interested in tackling environmental
issues by educating our youth — to read classroom success
stories, teachers’ suggestions and new resources available
on the Learning Site.

Roots and Shoots

Program of the Jane
Goodall Institute: “Roots creep underground
everywhere and make a firm foundation. Shoots seem very weak, but to reach
the light,
they can break open brick walls. Imagine that the brick walls are all the
problems we have inflicted on our planet. Hundreds of thousands of roots
& shoots, hundreds of thousands of young people around the world, can
break through these walls. We CAN change the world.” – Dr. Jane Goodall

San Diego Science Alliance

The San Diego Science Alliance is a non-profit consortium
of leaders from business, K-12 education, higher education
and scientific institutions in San Diego County, and is
committed to enhancing science literacy in K-12 education.

The Sierra Club’s Environmental
Education Programs

Including John Muir Day study guide, nature writing journal
template, Words for Wilderness, Inner City Outings and
more. Also see the Sierra
Club’s “Inside the Outdoors” program which seeks
to strengthen support and funding for outdoor environmental
education programs serving at-risk youth.

SEER – State Education & Environment
Roundtable.

SEER is a cooperative endeavor of 16 state departments
of education. SEER works to enhance student achievement,
improve K-12 instructional practices
and help schools achieve their improvement goals by implementing the EIC
Model™, using the Environment as an Integrating Context for improving student
learning. The EIC Model™ interconnects “best practices” in
education into an instructional tapestry that improves student achievement
by using local
natural and community surroundings as a context for learning .

SCOPE – Science Controversies
On-line Partnerships in Education

From the University of California, Berkeley, the University
of Washington, and the American Association for the Advancement
of Science. SCOPE is establishing
on-line, intellectual communities focused on current controversies in science
that concern leading research scientists and also connect to the interests
of the general public. To enhance understanding within these “knowledge
networking” communities, SCOPE is developing innovative technological
tools, resources, and practices for the members of the public, scientists,
educators,
and science learners who are part of the community.

U.S. Department of Education
homepage

Information on Grants, Research, Programs, Legislation,
as well as resources for teachers such as teaching materials
and professional development

WISE – The Web-based Inquiry
Science Environment

WISE is a free on-line science learning environment for
students in grades 4-12, supported by the National Science
Foundation. In WISE, students
work on exciting inquiry projects on topics such as genetically modified
foods, earthquake prediction, and the deformed frogs mystery. Students
learn about and respond to contemporary scientific controversies through
designing, debating, and critiquing solutions — all on the World
Wide Web!

Training / Professional Development

Including online courses, colleges, certificate and degree programs, graduate
schools, master’s programs, medical/first aid training

The AEOE Calendar Page

Includes Conferences sponsored by AEOE as well as many other environmental
and outdoor education organizations!

AEOE Opportunities for Educators page

Upcoming training opportunities are listed here – many
with short deadlines, some which are ongoing. Also, special
offers for educators, free curricula, grants and other funding,
etc.

American Museum of Natural History Seminars on Science

Online Professional Development for teachers: From outer
space to the inner Earth, explore the life, earth, and physical
sciences through online professional development courses
from the American Museum of Natural History. Authored and
taught by Museum scientists and educators, Seminars on Science
brings educators into the collections, laboratories and exhibitions
of this preeminent
institution. Through flexible access, these courses provide an innovative and
effective approach to professional development.

Annenberg/CPB – Learner.org

Advancing
Excellent Teaching in American Schools. Annenberg/CPB uses media and
telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools. This
mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and broad distribution of educational
video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for the professional
development of K-12 teachers. It is part of The Annenberg Foundation and
advances the Foundation’s goal of encouraging the development of more effective
ways to share ideas and knowledge.

Annenberg/CPB’s multimedia resources help teachers increase their expertise
in their fields and assist them in improving their teaching methods. Many
programs are also intended for students in the classroom and viewers at home.
All Annenberg/CPB videos exemplify excellent teaching. **These are GREAT
and inspiring videos on teaching – I especially recommend that all environmental
educators see “Minds
of Our Own“ and “A
Private Universe“ for
food for thought about teaching methods and an introduction to the constructivist
approach to teaching. There are many great series with background on learning
theory, as well as
series
with
background
on
science
and science education – great resource for thoughtful teachers and lifelong
learners.

California Colleges/Universities with EE degrees/certificates

Cal State University San Bernardino – NEST
(Network for Environmental Science Teaching) Offers Master’s
Degree in Environmental
Education, Hosts the Environmental Expo

Cal State University Monterey Bay – Return
of the Natives – Environmental Education and Environmental Service Certificate
Program

Sonoma State University – Their Department
of Environmental Studies and Planning offers an Environmental Education program

UC
Santa Cruz Extension offers a Certificate Program in Environmental Education

CalState TEACH

CalStateTEACH is designed for teachers who are already teaching in a
multiple subject classroom and need to earn a credential. Most CalStateTEACH
Interns have hectic schedules at work and at home and find it difficult
to fit traditional classes into their schedules. They would have difficulty
attending classes one or more nights a week for several hours. CalStateTEACH
has also been adapted for candidates who are not teachers and want to earn
a credential, but find it difficult to access campus-based programs. Note:
many programs will work with outdoor schools and allow your teaching at
your program to count as your student teaching!

Ecoversity

The EcoVersity was founded in 1999 by a launch team of
educators, ecologists, anthropologists, and activists who
gathered to design a school for students seeking innovative
and practical approaches to learning from the land. In 2001
the school acquired 13 acres for a campus, centrally located
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and began offering Spring, Summer
and Fall continuing education programs.

EnviroEducation.com – Helping You Sort It All Out

For those of you who know that you want to enter the environmental
field, as a student or a professional, you can breath a little
easier. EnviroEducation.com is just what you’ve been hoping
for. No more will you have to spend frustrating hours weeding
through hundreds of responses to your queries on big search
engines. We’ve already done it for
you.

Everything on EnviroEducation.com has been researched, written and designed
for those who are pursuing an environmental career. We’ve got a growing list
of more than 2,000 environmental department and program listings and more than
1,000 links to help you with everything from searching for and applying to
environmental programs to finding and winning environmental scholarships.
Then, we go beyond the academic, providing a clearinghouse for finding environmental
jobs at top companies, government agencies and the conservation sector and
training to receive environmental certificates and licenses. But our main focus
is on students and environmental education.

Environmental
Education Certificate, UC
Santa Cruz Extension

The EE Certificate has been designed especially for teachers, particularly
those who teach in self-contained classrooms, kindergarten through 6th
grade. The core courses provide a substantial foundation in the principles
and practice of integrating EE throughout the curriculum. There are 10
core courses, each one quarter unit, for a total of 100 hours of instruction.
To earn the EE Certificate, participants must complete an additional 5
units of elective courses.

Environmental Education and Training
Partnership (EETAP)

With funding provided by the EPA in 1995, NAAEE formed the Environmental
Education and Training Partnership (EETAP), a consortium of leading EE
organizations and educational institutions. EETAP’s member organizations
work together to improve and expand existing quality EE training efforts.
Over the five-year span of the project, EETAP will train 75,000 professionals
from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other territories.

EnvironmentalSchools.org

If you are looking for an environmental school to attend,
you have come to the right place. EnvironmentalSchools.org’s
mission is to quickly give you the facts so you can make
the most informed decision possible regarding your environmental
education.

“Fundamentals
of Environmental Education”

is a ten-week distance learning (online) course through
EETAP that is appropriate for both classroom teachers
and non-formal educators who work with students and/or
teachers. The
course
is available
for 3 undergraduate or graduate level credits through
the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. It is also
available as a non-credit workshop. Some Scholarships
are available. See
website for more information.

Higher Education
Programs for Environmental and Outdoor Education

List on Raincloud Publishing:
Dan Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent
list of resources for environmental educators. Dan also maintains a
list of Colleges and Universities offering Outdoor
Programs. This includes graduate programs such as Audubon
Expedition Institute‘s MS in Ecological
Teaching and Learning as well as more traditional grad school programs.

IslandWood Graduate Residency in Education, Environment
and Community (EEC)

In Partnership with the University of Washington, Living,
Learning and Teaching in the Pacific Northwest. The graduate
program at IslandWood is based on the principle that a more
sustainable future demands knowledgeable, committed and reflective
educators. Each year, our graduate students live, learn,
teach with us in a spectacular natural setting. Together
we explore the meaning and power of education, environment
and community. Students share their knowledge with culturally
diverse communities through hands-on teaching experiences.

The Learning
Garden

Online courses in gardening, botany and plant science, including a professional
development course, “From
Seed to Seed, “ Plant Science for K-8 teachers.

Master of Science in Science Education
from Montana State

Program designed for science teachers to get their master’s while teaching.
Distance learning during the school year and field classes in Montana
in the
summers!

Medical Training

Links such as Wilderness First Aid (WFA) and Wilderness First Responder
(WFR) courses from Dan Allison and Raincloud
Publishing. Also see Bay Area Wilderness
Training (BAWT).

National Teacher Enhancement
Network (NTEN)

Professional Development For K-12 Science Teachers Delivered Via The
Internet. Created by Montana State University – Bozeman and funded by the
National Science Foundation, the National Teachers Enhancement Network
(NTEN) delivers quality teaching resources and professional development
opportunities through the Internet directly to K-12 science teachers. Educators
access electronic teacher resources, discuss issues with other educators
online, and participate in high-quality graduate telecomputing courses,
all from convenient home or work locations via the Internet. University
scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and science educators teach NTEN’s
graduate courses. NTEN also enhances professional networking nationwide
among science teachers and active research scientists

Outdoor Programs at
various colleges and Universities

From Raincloud Publishing: Dan
Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent
list of resources for environmental educators . (hmmm… deja vu…)

Professional Development Links from Raincloud
Publishing:

Dan Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent
list of resources for environmental educators: National | Credit
in CA | Non-Credit
in CA | Medical
Training | Primitive
Skills

Project NatureConnect

Project NatureConnect is committed to educating and healing
both people and planet through nature awareness and understanding.
We teach the
potent but gentle art and science of a previously unknown
nature-connected
learning process. For people who want to
enhance their relationships and professional effectiveness
through nature-based
organic psychology we offer nature-based
personal balance courses, degree programs as well as accredited
certification course work. We educate
and train therapists,
counselors, complementary healthcare professionals, outdoor
leaders, teachers, and all
other individuals who desire to
increase meaning and well-being in their life and in their
work through a deepening connection to nature.

Regenerative
Design Institute

Permaculture
Institute of Northern California is forming
a new non-profit called the Regenerative Design Institute
in collaboration with the Institute
of Noetic Sciences. This
institute will provide new educational programs located at
the beautiful Institute of Noetic Sciences campus and retreat
center in Petaluma California.

School for Field
Studies

Since 1980, The School for Field Studies (SFS) has been
teaching students to address critical environmental problems
using an interdisciplinary, experiential approach to education.  We
take our students out of the classroom and into communities
around the world to explore and examine the interdependent
cultural, economic, and ecological aspects of real-world
problems. In the end, our students leave their SFS program
with a deeper understanding of the complexity of environmental
problems, and a unique perspective on what it really takes
to develop long-term conservation solutions.

The
Sierra Institute (The
Office of Extended Education, Humboldt State University)

For more than 30 years, the Sierra Institute has been offering
interdisciplinary environmental studies field programs to
undergraduates from around the country. We were bold and
innovative in our origin, and we remain so today. We take
college out of the classroom and put it in the wilderness.

Teaching with Nature of
the Roger Tory Peterson Institute (Formerly called the Selborne Project)

This program trains and supports middle school teachers who wish to adopt
a holistic, hands-on method of teaching and learning, methods advocated
by state and national education mandates around the country. Summer training
institutes prepare teacher teams to engage students in thematic study using
one square kilometer of area surrounding the school building as an organizing
theme.

Wilderness
Awareness School Residential Program

A unique, year-long course of study in the natural world. It is built
upon both ancient and modern roots, and combines indigenous skills
with the language of science. It offers adult students a foundation of
knowledge
and balanced learning in all of Wilderness Awareness School’s core
curriculum areas, known as The
Six Shields of Awareness. Graduates of the Wilderness Awareness Residential
Program come away with both a deeper relationship with the earth
and greater confidence in applying these teachings. All of these elements
are incorporated
with the aspiration of developing dynamic leaders who help caretake
the earth and aid others in establishing healthy connections with their
natural
environments.

Books & Materials

AEOE booklist has sources for each of the books
mentioned or reviewed in the northern and southern newsletters.

AEOE Children’s Read-Aloud
Enivironmental Literature for the Trail a small
selection of favorite trail-tested books to use with students.
Includes reviews, lesson ideas, and curriculum ties.

Acorn Naturalists

Alibris: Whether you’re searching for a long-lost children’s book or a new bestseller, find it at Alibris!

Meeting
Standards Naturally

An
online source of new and used books from the independent bookseller
in Portland. A good alternative. Of course shopping at your local
independent bookstore is even better.

Sierra
Club books- AEOE Institutional Members
and AEOE Affiliate – purchasing through this link
will return a percentage of the price to AEOE!

Magazines

AEOE Newsletters

I am working on getting pertinent articles into online form,
but most past newsletters from the last several years are
available as pdf files for viewing or download.
Many book reviews are available on the Booklist page

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Applied Environmental Education and Communication is a scholarly,
peer-reviewed quarterly for both academics and practitioners.
It presents the latest environmental developments in the fields
of education, communication, social marketing, journalism, and
behavioral science, as well as information on sustainability
education, environmental interpretation, risk communication,
public relations and outreach, environmental health communication,
governmental and corporate public awareness, and environmental
campaigns around the world.

Australian Journal of Outdoor Education

The Australian Journal of Outdoor Education (AJOE) is devoted
to the scholarly examination of issues in the field of outdoor
education. The Journal attempts to provide clear links between
theory, research and practice.  The uniqueness of AJOE is
its ability to meet the needs of a wide cross section of readers
whether they be classroom teachers,
academics or practitioners in the field. The AJOE is a fully
refereed journal, published twice a year (March and September)
for the Australian Outdoor Education Council.
It has both Australian and overseas audiences

Bay Nature Magazine

Bay Nature is the first magazine that explores the natural
world of the Bay Area. Four times a year, Bay Nature delivers
gorgeous photographs and original art; intriguing articles about
local creatures, wild places, and natural history; maps and directions
to first-hand experiences; and much more.

The Bradford Papers Online

The Bradford Papers Online is a peer reviewed journal devoted
to scholarly research in the area of outdoor education, adventure
education, outdoor recreation and outdoor experiential therapy.
The Bradford Papers Online part of the the Institute
for Outdoor Leadership and Education. It is supported by
the Indiana University Department of Recreation and Park Administration
and Bradford
Woods.

Environment and Behavior

Environment and Behavior brings you current research and theories
as they develop. The articles are always fresh, the information
consistently at the forefront of the discipline. Environment
and Behavior analyzes and records the influence of environment
on individuals, groups and institutions. Through feature articles,
discussions and book reviews, you’ll explore such topics
as: · Beliefs, meanings, values and attitudes of individuals
or groups concerning various environments such as neighborhoods,
cities, transport routes and devices, or recreational areas · Evaluation
and effectiveness of environments designed to accomplish specific
objectives · Interrelationships between human environments
and behavioral systems · Planning, policy and political
action aimed at controlling environments and behavior.

Environmental
Education Research

Environmental Education Research is an international refereed journal
which publishes papers and reports on all aspects of environmental
education. The purpose of the journal is to help advance understanding
of environmental and sustainability education through a focus on
papers reporting research and development activities. The journal
also carries more diverse papers including, for example, conference
reviews, retrospective analyses of activities in a particular field,
critical commentaries on policy issues and comparative aspects of
an environmental education issue. The criteria for acceptance of
papers are that they are analytical and critical; that the ideas
being discussed are transferable to other educational systems and
cultures; and that they are accessible to an international audience.
In addition, there will be a review section reinforcing the international
nature of the journal by focusing on books, reports and publications
in other media which deal with international environmental issues.
Available online

California
Journal of Science Education

California Science Teachers Association’s semi-annual scholarly
journal, focuses on one or more critical issues in science
education
to give
readers
a full spectrum of thought-provoking and insightful information
about the topic.  It is the professional journal for
science educators in California.

California Wild Magazine

California Wild: Natural Sciences for Thinking Animals , the science
and natural history magazine published by the California Academy
of Sciences, features the Golden State’s extraordinary biological
and geographical diversity, while serving as a naturalist’s guide
to the state by offering practical advice on where to go, what to
see, and what to do in California. The magazine’s editorial content
regularly goes beyond California’s state borders, but always covers
the wonders and delights of the natural world from both a scientific
and Californian perspective. Our commitments to accuracy, scholarship,
and discovery are paramount, but as threats to the natural world
have intensified, the magazine’s focus has adjusted to encompass
the causes and ramifications of environmental degradation and the
rapid decline in Earth’s diversity.

Canadian Journal of Environmental Education

The Canadian Journal of Environmental Education is a refereed
journal published once a year. It seeks to further the study
and practice of environmental education by providing a thoughtful
forum for researchers, scholars, practitioners, and post-secondary
students. There have been many discussions about environmental
education research. Much has been made, for example, of the
contest
between qualitative and quantitative methodologies. While
this has been important to the advancement of research in
the field, we need to do more. We should give additional
attention to the questions we ask and then seek methodologies
most suited to our inquiries. Environmental education research
has not often enough employed the analytical work of philosophers,
various forms of participatory
inquiry, feminist critique, historical interpretation, narrative
inquiry, and so on. These methodologies offer useful new
possibilities and the Canadian Journal of Environmental Education
can provide a vehicle for their expression.

Clearing Magazine Environmental
Education Resources for Teachers

CLEARING has been published since 1979 by Creative Educational
Networks, a 501(c)(3) organization located in Portland,
Oregon. It has operated for most of that time with a staff
of one
person. A board of directors consisting of educators and
community members oversees the operation of the non-profit
organization. Clearing has historically been supported
almost entirely by individual subscriptions. Underwriters
and sponsors
from the business community are being sought to expand
the circulation of Clearing throughout the western US and
Canada.
CLEARING provides: Ways for you to teach environment-based
lessons across the curriculum that will help your students
meet local and national
education standards. Each issue includes: proven classroom
teaching ideas; fun and easy-to-do learning activities;
access to valuable resource materials; news about exemplary
EE programs
taking place in schools and organizations throughout the
region (written by and for
teachers!) and; inspiration for teaching about the natural
world and environmental issues of today. Here is a sample
of an article on EE
Resources (pdf) from the Winter 2004 issue.

EE Advocate

The EE Advocate is the newsletter of the National Environmental
Education Advancement Project, located at the University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Each issue contains articles
about environmental education (EE) news in the states, national
happenings, funding opportunities, and EE resources.  The
newsletter is geared to those working to build capacity for
EE at the national, state and local levels. This publication
is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
through the Environmental Education and Training
Partnership (EETAP). Educators and others may reproduce
these materials for the non-commercial purpose of educational
advancement.

Environmental Education Research

A Journal publication of NAAEE (North American Association
for Environmental Education)

European
Environmental Education Newsletter

Green Teacher

“Education
for Planet Earth” Green Teacher is a magazine by
and for educators to enhance environmental and global
education across the curriculum at all grade levels.

Green Teacher, 2045 Niagara Falls Blvd, Unit 7, Niagara Falls, NY 14304-1675.

Grist Magazine

“Gloom and Doom with a Sense of Humor” Grist is an online
environmental magazine. Our credo: Pull no punches, take no prisoners,
accept no advertising. Eschew the wealth and fame that so often seduce
online environmental journalists. And try to have a better sense
of humor than a pack of fur protesters. Grist tackles environmental
topics with irreverence, intelligence, and a fresh perspective. Our
goal is to inform, entertain, provoke, and encourage creative thinking
about environmental problems and solutions. We publish new content
each weekday — in-depth reporting, cartoons, summaries of breaking
news stories, diary entries from activists, book reviews, an environmental
advice column, and lots more. We’re based in Seattle, and our contributors
are scattered the world ’round.

Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning

The journal is a peer reviewed journal based in the UK with
an international review board. The purpose of this international
journal is to promote dialogue, research, thinking, understanding,
teaching and practice in the field of adventure education and
outdoor learning.

The
Journal of Environmental Education

Any educator in the environmental field will find The Journal
of Environmental Education indispensable. Based on recent
research in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities,
the journal details how best to present environmental issues
and how to evaluate programs already in place for primary
through university level and adult students. University researchers,
park and recreation administrators, and teachers from the
United States and abroad provide new analyses of the instruction,
theory, methods, and practices of environmental communication
and education in peer-reviewed articles. Reviews of the most
recent books, textbooks, videos, and other educational materials
by experts in the field appear regularly. Not only for teachers,
JEE is for those who administer and fund environmental education
programs for schools, parks, camps, recreation centers, and
businesses.

Journal
of Experiential Education

JEE is a professonal journal that publishes a diverse
range of articles in subject area such as outdoor adventure
programming,
service learning, environmental education, therapeutic applications,
research and theory, the creative arts, and much more. Published
by the Association for Experiential Education (AEE)

New Horizons for Education

A quarterly online journal for education – great Teaching
and Learning Strategies section,
with a sub-section of articles
on environmental education, including diversity, the
naturalist intelligence, stewardship, experiential education
and so much more. Also sections on Transforming
Education,
Lifelong
Education, News
from the Neurosciences, Special
Needs, Student
Voices, and Perspectives
on the Future – a
fantastic resource!

News From Native California

For fifteen years, News from Native California has provided an
inside view of the California Indian world. Written and produced
by California Indians and those close to the Indian community, News
provides an intimate portrait of traditional and contemporary California
Indian culture and history. Published quarterly, each issue has lively
columns and features on art, language, literature, political concerns,
traditional skills, ongoing and upcoming events, and is illustrated
with dozens of historical and contemporary photos.

Orion/Orion
Afield

Since
1982, Orion has worked to reconnect human culture with the natural world,
blending scientific thinking with the arts, engaging the heart and mind,
and striving to make clear what we all have in common.
Orion publishes the work of the writers who are shaping a relationship between
nature and a new emerging cultural ethic … as well
many
new voices. Orion also includes powerful visual images that blur the boundaries
between the human and the natural, and challenge us to see our world from
new perspectives.

Outdoor Education and Recreation
Law Quarterly

From climbing, rafting, and skiing to biking and horseback-riding, The
Outdoor Education and Recreation Law Quarterly will provide commercial,
adventure-based operations with practical commentary about current court
decisions and legal trends. Each issue of The Outdoor Education and Recreation
Law Quarterly contains 8-10 cases, providing concise, easy-to-read, useful
information for outdoor and adventure program decision makers.

Publications

list
on Raincloud Publishing:
Dan Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent
list of resources for environmental educators.
(Did we mention we like Dan’s website before?)

Science and
Children, Science
Scope, and Science Teacher

The National Science
Teachers Association (NSTA) professional
journals for elementary, middle school, and high school science
teachers.

Science Magazine

Their special series on The
State of the Planet is interesting.

Science News Online

Science News is an award-winning weekly newsmagazine covering
the most important research in all fields of science. Its 16
pages are packed with short, accurate articles that appeal to
both general readers and scientists. Published since 1922, the
magazine now reaches about 160,000 subscribers and more than
1 million readers.

Stay on top of the environmental issues that matter to you most - subscribe to Sierra magazine. SIERRA increases your awareness of environmental issues and brings you the information that describes not only the problems we face today but the choices we, as individuals, must take to transform our future. Each issue is packed with stunning full-color nature photography from world-class photojournalists, insightful environmental commentary you simply won’t find anywhere else, informative reports on how the Sierra Club is making a difference for the health of our fragile environment, and exciting adventure stories from around the world. John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, understood that people must experience the wonders of nature, in play and in contemplation, to learn to value and preserve it. SIERRA photography and outdoor adventure stories bring our readers that sense of wonder – as well as practical ideas for their next wilderness outing. No other publication gives you such in-depth environmental reporting while reminding you with every issue that “In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” SIERRA brings you a wealth of natural resources. AEOE Affiliate – joining through this link will return a percentage of the membership fee to AEOE!

The
Tracking Way

Environmental / Outdoor Education
Research -moved to its own page – click here

Service Learning

• Service
  Learning as Civil Engagement: A Resource Guide for the Elementary Grades (pdf)
  From East Bay Conservation Corps
• California Department
  of Education Service Learning Links
• CDE Service Learning – Standards,
  Curricula, etc including Five
  Key Elements of Service Learning
• National Service
  Learning Partnership
• Learning In Deed: Making
  a Difference through Service-Learning
• Kidsgardening
  theme: Service Learning: helping kids and communities grow
• “Learning
  In Deed” – the National Commission on Service Learning
• Article hand-out at Pete Devine’s Service Learning workshop: “Service
  Learning Puts Academics into Action” by Scott Willis, from
  the Association for Supervision and
  Curriculum Development
• Inspirational
  Quotes related to service learning (from hand-out
  in Pete Devine’s Service Learning workshop, AEOE Spring Conference,
  2004)

Sustainable Living -
moved to its own page – see “green_life” page
- click here

Other

The Adventure Pages
http://www.theadventurepages.com seems to be offline as of 6/05.

A printed guide & website to outdoor recreation in California – The
Adventure Pages (TAP). In an effort to promote conservation & environmental
education, As opposed to curriculum development or professional
development, this website is focused on recreational activities
that have EE or conservation integrated into their offering

Associations and Alliances for Environmental Education in other states

If you want to find out what is happening with EE in other states,
check out their websites here.

Circle of Life Foundation

Founded in 1999 by Julia Butterfly Hill, Circle of Life activates
people through education, inspiration and connection to live in a way
that honors the diversity and interdependence of all life. We believe
that you, yes you, make the difference in the world.

Environment
California

The New Home For CALPIRG’s Environmental Work

EE Link GAIN Directories

(formerly Harbinger File) Database of environmental education organizations throughout the US.

Environmental Grantmaking Foundations

EGF is the best-selling guide to sources of environmental grants. This resource includes information on the top independent, community and company-sponsored foundations that fund environmental projects nationally and internationally.

Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)

is a national, non-profit, educational organization.   ECO’s mission is to protect and enhance the environment through the development of professionals, the promotion of careers, and the inspiration of individual action. This is accomplished through internships, career advice, career products, and research and consulting.

EnviroLink Network

Welcome to the EnviroLink Network, the online environmental community. EnviroLink is a non-profit organization… a grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with over 375,000 users daily in more than 150 countries. EnviroLink is dedicated to providing you with the most comprehensive, up-to-date environmental resources available.

Environmental News Network

ENN is the largest and longest-running portal in the global business of the environment. Since 1993, we have worked closely with leading nonprofit groups, academia and corporations to create the definitive on-line destination for environmental information and services. From content and commerce to governance and technology, ENN connects consumers and corporations in the New Economy.

GreatCalifornia.com This excellent web directory has links to resources in education, science, environment, health, recreation, travel and much more – all in California. It is organized for statewide or regional searching by area or by category. Great links under education and science! See also ClickState.com for nationwide listings.

GreenCOM

The
GreenCOM Resource Center is maintained for environmental educators
and communicators around the world. Search our collection
of over 4,000 titles of books, journals, reports, videos, audio
tapes, and other classroom materials in English, Spanish, French,
Arabic, and other languages

NAAEE E-Commerce store

They have gathered a wonderful variety of products to help you educate
others about the natural world. Each purchase you make helps support the
mission and programs of NAAEE!

Nature Serve

Welcome to NatureServe, a source for authoritative conservation
information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological
communities of the United States and Canada. NatureServe provides
in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes
common plants and animals too.

Raincloud Publishing:

In case you hadn’t noticed… Dan
Allison, who originally designed this website, maintains an excellent
list of resources for
environmental educators!

Sacred Land Film Project

In the Light of Reverence – screening held at the 2003 AEOE Spring Conference
at Jones Gulch. Earth Island Institute’s Sacred Land Film Project
produces a variety of media and educational materials — films, videos,
DVDs, articles, photographs, school curricula materials and Web site content — to
deepen public understanding of sacred places, indigenous cultures and environmental
justice. Our mission is to use journalism, organizing and activism to rekindle
reverence for land, increase respect for cultural diversity, stimulate
dialogue about connections between nature and culture, and protect sacred
lands and diverse spiritual practices. For the last decade we have focused
on the production and distribution of the documentary film, In
the Light of Reverence.