1.  ROCKWELL COLLINS GREEN COMMUNITIES GRANTS ~ IOWA

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2.  CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS ANNOUNCED
3.  JOHN H. BALDWIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
4.  WANTED: CONFERENCE MANAGER

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National Events, Training, Announcements
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5.  ZERI TRAINING PROGRAM ~ NEW YORK
6.  DISCIPLINE COURSE FOR TEACHERS ~ ONLINE
7.  DESIGN FOR E-LEARNING COURSE ~ ONLINE
8.  BEAUTY AND SUSTAINABILITY: GARDENS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
9.  POPULATION CONNECTION TRAINING INSTITUTE ~ TEXAS
10.  BIOREGIONAL OUTDOOR EDUCATION CONFERENCE ~ UTAH
11.  2006 NFB SCIENCE ACADEMY ~ MARYLAND
12.  PERC FELLOWSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES
13.  ANNUAL WHALE WATCH ~ CALIFORNIA

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14.  MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION FOR EE ~ CALL FOR PROPOSALS

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Resources for Students and Educators
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15.  NEW PBS SERIES: EDENS LOST & FOUND
16.  7 GENERATIONS EE MANUAL
17.  MARINE SCIENCE CAREERS
18.  RACEROCKS.COM
19.  WATER SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS & PROJECTS
20.  HOW MOTHER NATURE COLLECTION

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1.  ROCKWELL COLLINS GREEN COMMUNITIES GRANTS ~ IOWA
Deadline: March 3, 2006 Rockwell Collins' environmental initiative, the Green Communities Program, is designed to help fund grassroots environmental projects in the communities in which Rockwell Collins operates.
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/about/community/green_communities

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International Events, Announcements, Resources
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NAAEE Announcements
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2.  CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS ANNOUNCED
Deadline: February 22, 2006 NAAEE Call for Presentation Proposals for the 35th Annual NAAEE Conference: "Gathering at the Headwaters: Building EE in Society," (October 10-14) & Third Research Symposium: "Continuing the Dialogue: Moving into the Future," (October 9-10), in St. Paul MN. Contact: conferencestaff@naaee.org
http://naaee.org/pages/conferences/index.html#cfp

3.  JOHN H. BALDWIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
University of Oregon fundraising campaign to pay tribute to John H. Baldwin's lifetime commitment to environmental conservation and planning.
http://naaee.org/pages/news/jhbaldwin.html

4.  WANTED: CONFERENCE MANAGER
Deadline: February 1, 2006 See pdf for complete description and requirements. Contact: positions@naaee.org
http://naaee.org/jobs/conf_mgr_desc.pdf

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National Events, Training, Announcements
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5.  ZERI TRAINING PROGRAM ~ NEW YORK
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
http://www.pnwboces.org/environmental/Teacher_Training.htm

6.  DISCIPLINE COURSE FOR TEACHERS ~ ONLINE
Solving Classroom Discipline Problems is a new online course that gives teachers the knowledge and skills to handle common discipline problems. Earn 2.4 continuing education credits.
http://www.classroomdisciplinecourse.com/

7.  DESIGN FOR E-LEARNING COURSE ~ ONLINE
Registration Deadline: February 17, 2006 February 20 - May 31, 2006 ~ Online The Design for E-Learning: An E-Learning Course will explore the principles, theories, and paradigms of distance education; review technology issues and demonstrate design, development and assessment methodologies. Credit available through University of Alaska Anchorage. Contact: Sandi Sturm ssturm@creative-conservation.com or 907-373-7374
http://www.creative-conservation.com/designinffordistance.htm

8.  BEAUTY AND SUSTAINABILITY: GARDENS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
February 18, 2006 ~ Cleveland, Ohio As urbanization entwines with the natural systems, we have new opportunities to inspire beauty while creating habitats, celebrating water and rejuvenating soil. This symposium offers the opportunity to learn from internationally known landscape architects and designers how to apply principles of sustainability to gardens and landscapes.
http://www.cbgarden.org

9.  POPULATION CONNECTION TRAINING INSTITUTE ~ TEXAS
Deadline: April 1, 2006 August 5-6, 2006 ~ San Marcos, Texas Population Connection weekend training institute for Texas educators interested in becoming population education trainers in the state. Event is open to university education faculty, K-12 educators and nonformal educators working in environmental education, science, math and social studies and is being co-sponsored by the Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education. Lodging and a travel stipend will be provided for accepted applicants.
http://www.populationeducation.org

10.  BIOREGIONAL OUTDOOR EDUCATION CONFERENCE ~ UTAH
Early Registration: February 24, 2006 March 3-5, 2006 ~ Blanding, Utah 6th Annual Colorado Plateau Bioregional Outdoor Education Conference "The Colorado Plateau and Our Sacred Waters" will offer over 25 workshops, a slide presentation, morning & afternoon concurrent sessions, and an evening Bird Show. Teachers will get a wide variety of ideas for lessons to incorporate into their classroom. Credits available for additional charge.
http://www.boep.org/index.fsp

11.  2006 NFB SCIENCE ACADEMY ~ MARYLAND
July 29 - August 5, 2006 ~ Baltimore, Maryland This National Federation of the Blind (NFB) weeklong session for junior high students, will expose blind youth to the excitement of science in real-life applications. Contact: Mary Jo Thorpe mthorpe@nfb.org
http://www.nfb.org/nfbji/science_academy.htm

12.  PERC FELLOWSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES
PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center, offers Lone Mountain Fellowships to scholars, journalists, policy-makers, or environmentalists funding to study or complete a project at PERC. 1) Economics for Environmental Science seminar: July 19-23, 2006 2) Media Fellows one week program for journalists 3) Enviropreneur Camp: June 14-28, 2006 4) Enviropreneur-in-Residence program 5) Julian Simon Fellowship for senior scholars 6) Graduate Fellows 7) Free Market Environmentalism Seminar: June 22-28, 2006 Contact: Jane Shaw, 406-587-9591
http://www.perc.org

13.  ANNUAL WHALE WATCH ~ CALIFORNIA
January 28-29, 2006 ~ San Diego, California National Park Service annual Whale Watch Weekend and Intertidal Life Festival at Cabrillo National Monument. Explore tidepools and inhabitants and witness the return migration of the Pacific gray whale en route from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/pphtml/eventdetail20797.html

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14.  MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION FOR EE ~ CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: February 15, 2006 The Minnesota Association for Environmental Education (MAEE) Call for Proposals for the 2nd Midwest Environmental Ethics Conference, May 6, 2006, St. Paul, Minnesota. The organizing committee specifically invites proposals that address the conference theme "Making Ethics Visible" by answering the question: "how can your academic discipline, professional expertise, or personal insight contribute to making ethical practices, principles, and/or assumptions visible in community decision-making about the environment?"
http://www.agricola.umn.edu/ethics/conf.html

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Resources for Students and Educators
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15.  NEW PBS SERIES: EDENS LOST & FOUND
New PBS Series examines how cutting edge sustainability strategies are used to revitalize the urban landscapes and improve city life in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Seattle. Series scheduled to air in spring and fall, 2006, on PBS stations nationwide.
http://www.edenslostandfound.org/

16.  7 GENERATIONS EE MANUAL
"Addressing Village Environmental Issues for the Future Generations of Alaska" 7 Generations downloadable EE Manual, designed for people in rural Alaska who want to accomplish environmental planning, and management using a community based approach.
http://www.7generations.us/page2.html

17.  MARINE SCIENCE CAREERS
Interested in learning more about careers in Oceanography, Marine Science & Marine Biology? Check out this online career directory from Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library, University of California, San Diego.
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/guide/career.html

18.  RACEROCKS.COM
Race Rocks Island is a marine protected area near Victoria, British Columbia, and is maintained by the faculty and students at Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific. The island is home to a very diverse collection of life, and racerocks.com provides an online non-intrusive opportunity to explore the ecosystems present.
http://www.racerocks.com

19.  WATER SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS & PROJECTS
Science Fair Water projects: http://www.sciencefaircenter.com Experiments and demos for teachers: http://www.watercenter.net Basic water information and terms: http://www.watercenter.org Blog on Water Impacts caused by Hurricane Katrina: http://www.watercenter.org/blog
http://www.watercenter.org/

20.  HOW MOTHER NATURE COLLECTION
By Tom Schwartz, Reagent Press, Publisher. How Mother Nature Flowered The Fields of Earth and Mars is a collection of three original Mother Nature stories: Flowering Fields of Earth; Saving Flowering Fields; and Flowering Mars! Stories make learning about environment fun, and interesting. Recommended for young readers transitioning from picturebooks.
http://www.reagentpress.com/tomschwartz.htm