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International Events, Announcements, Resources
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1.  ECO ARTS FESTIVAL ~ CHESHIRE, UK

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NAAEE Announcements
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2.  INCENTIVE FOR EARLY SUBMISSIONS TO RESOURCE REVIEW PROGRAM EXTEND

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National Events, Training, Announcements
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3.  BIONEERS BY THE BAY CONFERENCE ~ MASSACHUSETTS
4.  HOT SCIENCE - COOL TALKS LECTURE SERIES ~ ONLINE
5.  YOUTH GROUNDWATER CONGRESS ~ NEBRASKA

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Resources for Students and Educators
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6.  PLANT CONSERVATION EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
7.  NEW PUBLICATION: "IT'S ALL CONNECTED"
8.  WATER'S JOURNEY: THE RIVER RETURNS
9.  NEW ANIMAL PLANET PROGRAM: BACKYARD HABITAT
10.  NEW ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHING POSTER
11.  LIVE E-FIELD TRIP
12.  NEW SOCIETY EE PUBLICATIONS
13.  ENVIRONMENTAL JEOPARDY
14.  RESPECT THE BEACH

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Awards, Grants, Contests
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International Events, Announcements, Resources
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1.  ECO ARTS FESTIVAL ~ CHESHIRE, UK
October 8-9, 2005 ~ Cheshire, UK Inspired by Nature - An Eco Arts Festival is a two day ecological education festival using a blend of literature, music, theatre and visual art as a way of engaging or reconnecting children and adults with the natural world. Festival-goers will be able to take part in creating a life-scale willow sculpture of a family of European bison, attend various seminars and lectures, and generally have fun whilst learning about the natural history of the British Isles and Europe.
http://www.education4conservation.org/information/Festival.asp

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NAAEE Announcements
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2.  INCENTIVE FOR EARLY SUBMISSIONS TO RESOURCE REVIEW PROGRAM EXTEND
Deadline: August 26, 2005 Submit your EE Resource to NAAEE Resource Reviews and enter into drawing to win $150 Institutional Membership to NAAEE. Receive constructive feedback on your resources from a panel of reviewers trained in using NAAEE's EE Materials: Guidelines for Excellence. Thanks for helping NAAEE launch this valuable new service to the EE community!
http://naaee.org/pages/resourcereview/index.html

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National Events, Training, Announcements
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3.  BIONEERS BY THE BAY CONFERENCE ~ MASSACHUSETTS
October 14-16, 2005 ~ Dartmouth, Massachusetts The Bioneers Conference is a hub of practical solutions for restoring the Earth – and people. It's a thriving network of visionary innovators working with nature to heal nature. The Bioneers draw from four billion years of evolutionary intelligence and apply the knowledge in practical ways to serve human ends harmlessly. The conference will feature such topics as renewable energy systems, new paradigms in business, native ecology, healthy food, youth leadership, holistic health, sustainable communities, a Youth Initiative program and much more. Online registration.
http://www.connectingforchange.org

4.  HOT SCIENCE - COOL TALKS LECTURE SERIES ~ ONLINE
This Outreach Lecture Series is presented by the Environmental Science Institute (ESI) University of Texas at Austin and provides leading researchers a means to communicate their research to K-12 educators. Providing pre-lecture activities, audience participation opportunities, internet broadcast, a CD-ROM of the lecture series, and more.
http://www.esi.utexas.edu/outreach/lectures.html

5.  YOUTH GROUNDWATER CONGRESS ~ NEBRASKA
November 2-4, 2005 ~ Nebraska City, Nebraska The Youth Groundwater Congress is a three-day national conference for students ages 10-15 and provides the opportunity to learn more about groundwater, voice concerns regarding water issues, and develop possible solutions to take action in the community.
http://www.groundwater.org/pe/youth_congress.html

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Resources for Students and Educators
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6.  PLANT CONSERVATION EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)(U.S.) has launched a Plant Conservation Education E-mail Newsletter. "Education E-Update" is a free monthly email newsletter featuring the latest in plant conservation education news from BGCI and other plant-based education organizations. To join the subscription list, visit the website.
http://www.bgci.org/us/nl_signup.html

7.  NEW PUBLICATION: "IT'S ALL CONNECTED"
Facing the Future’s new textbook "It’s All Connected: A Comprehensive Guide to Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions," is the ultimate resource for teaching about global issues and sustainability. This 150 page, full color text includes seven units on the most critical global issues of today, a host of powerful solutions, extensive references, compelling photos and graphs, and a comprehensive glossary.
http://www.facingthefuture.org/purchase.htm#%20

8.  WATER'S JOURNEY: THE RIVER RETURNS
New environmental web documentary "Water's Journey: The River Returns" is an in-depth exploration of the St. John's watershed, threats to the river and efforts to clean it up. A companion to the television documentary to be released later this year through Jacksonville public television station WJCT and the National Educational Telecommunications Association, “Water’s Journey: The River Returns” is part of the award-winning “Water’s Journey” series directed by Wes Skiles of Karst Productions based in High Springs, Florida.
http://www.TheRiverReturns.org

9.  NEW ANIMAL PLANET PROGRAM: BACKYARD HABITAT
New Discovery Channel Animal Planet program called "Backyard Habitat" premiered on August 15th and is showing weekdays through September 2005. This half-hour show builds on the 30-year long, ongoing National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat program that teaches people to "make the planet a better place for animals — one back yard at a time."
http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/backyard/about/about.html

10.  NEW ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHING POSTER
New poster from The Global Education Project: "Earth: A Graphic Look At the State of the World" includes 15 Maps, 99 Charts and Graphs - one Big Picture. This compact and comprehensive resource presents essential data and commentaries on the condition of the world's natural and human environment. Graphic and accurate, facilitates a quick comprehension of the overall state of the planet. Raising as many questions as it answers, this informative, up-to-date, and thoroughly referenced publication is sure to be of timely interest.
http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/index.shtml

11.  LIVE E-FIELD TRIP
October 14, 2005 Video introduction session on September 30. Live Electronic Field Trip from the U.S. Forest Service for Grades 5-8 on America's rainforests. Join experts on location in the tropical and temperate rain forests to learn about rain forest ecosystems, current research, human needs and management challenges. Sign up to participate.
http://rainforests.pwnet.org/

12.  NEW SOCIETY EE PUBLICATIONS
New Society publishes EE books that present ideas, tools and methods to develop environmental awareness and sensitivity, as well as the spirit to act in positive, ecologically restorative ways. EE titles include: "Teaching Green - The Elementary Years," "Teaching Green - The Middle Years," "Greening School Grounds," "Teaching About Climate Change," "Stormy Weather," and to be released in September 2005 -- "Have Fries - Will Travel! The Adventures of a Veggie-Powered Car and an Eco-Rap Star."
http://www.newsociety.com/NSPcategoryresults.php?categoryindex=18

13.  ENVIRONMENTAL JEOPARDY
Earth Day Network (EDN) has created the first two in a series of three interactive games on environmental issues. Designed like the game show, each edition of Environmental Jeopardy focuses on a specific environmental theme with in-depth answers and suggestions for how to conduct further research. Both available editions can be downloaded for free by registering on the Teachers Corner of the EDN website, www.earthday.net. All new members get a hard copy of the original edition along with the official game board.
http://www.earthday.net/involved/teachers/join-Network.aspx

14.  RESPECT THE BEACH
Respect the Beach (RTB) is an exciting coastal educational program that includes field trips, classroom lectures, handouts, video, and hands-on projects designed to coastal watershed processes, shoreline ecology and coastal areas stewardship to K-12 students and community groups.
http://www.surfrider.org/programs/respectthebeach.asp