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Two people kneeling on a sandy dune, planting dune grass
RiSC Dune Grass Planting. Photo credit: Teri Brennan
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Building Resilience from the Classroom to the Community

Youth-led action and nature-based solutions for climate mitigation are the focus of two programs at the National Wildlife Federation. Read how fieldwork and research are powering the students' next steps.

A group of students build black mesh cages in an indoor room.
Hayden Mock (right), a student in OysterCorps, building aquaculture cages under the guidance of Todd Bracken from Rattlesnake Cove Oyster Company (left). Photo credit: Anita Grove
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Students Carry On an Important Cultural and Economic Touchstone Through Oyster Aquaculture

Florida students participating in award-winning OysterCorps gain aquaculture literacy and career confidence as they learn about the cultural and environmental importance of oysters in their own backyard.

ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary middle school 21CCLC students pause at a sandbar on a kayak trip to test for pollutants at the Bogue Falaya. Photo credit: Matt May.
ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary middle school 21CCLC students pause at a sandbar on a kayak trip to test for pollutants at the Bogue Falaya. Photo credit: Matt May.
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Reconnecting with Our Wetlands

In this eeBLUE Watershed Chronicles blog post, Polly Burns, Program Director at ReNEW Schools, and Dinah Maygarden, Director of the Coastal Education Program at the University of New Orleans, bring wetland and watershed science investigative projects to middle school students.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Presentations for #NAAEE2022

We are excited for #NAAEE2022, and we are ready for your proposals! NAAEE seeks compelling presentations for the 51st Annual Conference and 19th Annual Research Symposium, to be held in Tucson in October! Virtual options will be available. We are looking for expertise from around the world and encourage all to consider submitting proposals that speak to the overall theme, “Educating for Change.” Want to help shape #NAAEE2022? Volunteer to review proposals! The deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to Wednesday, May 4.

EXTENDED: Call for Presentations is open! Submit by Wednesday, May 4.