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ee_30_under_30_2018_national_press_release.pdf

Thirty young leaders from around the world are being recognized by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) as the top young change-makers in environmental education for 2018. Each year, the Environmental Education (EE) 30 Under 30 program highlights the work of young professionals, under the age of 30, representing diverse backgrounds, cultures, and disciplines, who are using environmental education to create change in their communities and forge a sustainable future. All of this year’s awardees are leaders in their communities, engaging in initiatives as varied as spearheading langur conservation education in Malaysia, and making Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) more accessible to deaf and hard of hearing students.

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ee360 Community EE Fellows National Press Release

Thirty-two outstanding Fellows from around the world have been selected by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) in cooperation with U.S. EPA to help address community environmental and social issues around the world. These Fellows represent a diverse group of talented educators and conservationists who are using the power of education to help tackle tough issues in their communities and striving to create a more equitable and sustainable world.

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Today, Underwriters Laboratories and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) announced the winners of the UL Innovative Education Award for 2018. This year's winners are Techbridge Girls, Ocean Discovery Institute, Sweet Water Foundation, the ‘Alalā Reintroduction Community Inquiry Program at San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy, and Groundswell Michigan. The ESTEM partnership program donates its millionth dollar since launching in 2014.

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eeRESEARCH News Release

New eeRESEARCH library offers free access to one of world’s largest collections of environmental education and nature connection research

March 2018 note to members from Judy Braus, Executive Director.

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National Survey Of Nature-Based Early Childhood Educators Press Release

The Natural Start Alliance, a project of the North American Association of Environmental Education, along with Eastern Region Association of Forest & Nature Schools, Northern Illinois Nature Preschool Association, and Washington Nature Preschool Association conducted a survey in summer 2017 that identified 250+ nature preschools & kindergartens across the country, showing a 66% increase since the previous year.

Judy Braus updates NAAEE members on the Together for Puerto Rico donation campaign, the Virtual Conference, and more.

Get information on the status of the NAAEE Conference and Research Symposium in Puerto Rico.

Our thoughts are with the people of the Caribbean and US in the path of Hurricane Irma. We continue to be in touch with our conference co-hosts, Para La Naturaleza, and our colleagues at the Hilton Caribe. At this point, the NAAEE Annual Conference and Research Symposium will go on as planned. We are already looking at how we can help support our friends and partners before, during, and after the conference.

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2017 ULIEA Press Release

Learn about the five winning organizations selected for 2017's UL Innovative Education Award!

The recipients of 2017's NAAEE & Columbia Sportswear Scholarship, teacher Nakeia Wimberly, and administrator, Sarah Sterling-Laldee, are profiled in their local news outlet, the Paterson Press.

Read a note from NAAEE Executive Director, Judy Braus, on what every person can do right now to help support the field of environmental education in the current contentious political climate.

Judy Braus sends a holiday message of hope to NAAEE members, friends, and supporters.

Message to NAAEE members from Judy Braus.

NAAEE has partnered with the Children and Nature Network, researchers at the University of Minnesota, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to launch the Science of Nature-Based Learning Collaborative Research Network. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Network seeks to synthesize the existing research and conduct exploratory studies on what approaches to nature-based learning work, for whom, how, and under what circumstances. To begin this process, NAAEE worked with C&NN to distribute a survey among its networks to help us understand how environmental educators are connecting children to nature, and how new research in the field can support what you do. This is an executive summary of the survey and its results.

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H2O Challenge Launch PR

Cal Water H2O Challenge, in collaboration with the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), builds on ongoing statewide efforts to conserve water in California.

Environmental leaders announce the creation of a national Superintendents' Environmental Education Collaborative, supported by Upstream Alliance, NAAEE, and Project Learning Tree. The Collaborative will help school districts learn information regarding grant opportunities created by the Every Student Succeeds Act, best practices for creating EE models, and successful implementation stories.

We're so excited that Kristen Grimm will be our guest on the next NAAEE webinar on August 31 at 3:00 EDT. In advance, if you have any questions about strategic communications that you hope she will talk about, please send your thoughts using this one-question survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S72CD7F . It can help shape her presentation, and we will get to as many of the questions as we can. Kristen is the President and Founder of Spitfire Strategies, which is all about using communication to create a better world. See you on the 31st!

In collaboration with North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), the UL Innovative Education Award program champions excellence and innovation in youth programming that uses the environment as pathway to STEM learning. The winners of the program's second year have been announced.

Our director of policy, Sarah Bodor, is quoted in this article from the Hechinger Report on Oregon's plans for outdoor education as part of the traditional K-12 school curriculum.