Would you like to join a group of educators collaborating to create a dynamic, responsive Reggio-Inspired environment for children ages three through five? Are you interested in seeing what happens when young children play in our natural world? Utilizing many mediums like clay, paint, paper, light, and shadow? And are you interested in seeing how we work with children while they play and learn in awe and wonder? Are you interested in seeing removing the four walls and working with children?

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we share the “final” iteration of the 2022-2025 Affiliate Network Work Plan. This plan is a result of several years of work culminating in a facilitated process to create strategies and tactics to help us reach the Network Goals established last year. This post contains a copy of the work plan, the launch webinar recording, and copies of the slides from the webinar for Affiliates to use.

by Bruce Young | March 2, 2022

Affiliates

The Connecticut Outdoor & Environmental Education Association's Board of Directors is recruiting new board members to join our volunteer team starting January 2022.

October 21, 2021

Affiliates

FULL-TIME/PERMANENT - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER 2 OR 3 WDFW Capital and Asset Management Program (CAMP) Olympia, Washington Do you have the gravitas and expertise to develop solutions to environmental problems? Are you looking for a challenge and wishing to take action to improve infrastructure, remediate hazards to the environment, and improve public access using your engineering skills? If so, then apply to become an Environmental Engineer!

STILLAGUAMISH SENIOR RESTORATION SPECIALIST FULL-TIME/PERMANENT ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER 4 (EP4) WDFW Habitat Program Mill Creek, Washington If you are an expert environmental planner skilled at building and upholding effective relationships with strategy partners and implementers, and managing salmon recovery projects, then this is the job for you!

FULL-TIME/NON-PERMANENT FISH HATCHERY SPECIALIST 2 (FHS2) WDFW HATCHERIES DIVISION SAMISH HATCHERY Burlington, Washington Anticipated Appointment Length: 9 Months September 27th, 2021 - June 27th, 2022 Are you an ardent conservationist looking to protect salmon, steelhead, and their natural habitats? Looking to make a positive impact in the future of these aquatic species? If so, apply to become a Fish Hatchery Specialist!

Are you passionate about the conservation of salmon and their natural habitats? Looking to make a positive impact in the future of these aquatic species? If so, apply to become a Fish Hatchery Specialist! FULL-TIME/PERMANENT FISH HATCHERY SPECIALIST 2 (IN-TRAINING) WDFW HATCHERIES DIVISION RINGOLD SPRINGS HATCHERY Mesa, Washington STANDBY DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED HOUSING IS NOT PROVIDED

Are you an experienced Fish Hatchery Technician looking for a challenge? Are you looking to use your expertise to protect and conserve salmon and their natural habitats? If so, apply to become a Fish Hatchery Technician! FULL-TIME/NON-PERMANENT - FISH HATCHERY TECHNICIAN WDFW HATCHERIES DIVISION BEAVER CREEK HATCHERY Cathlamet, Washington Anticipated Appointment Length: 9 Months October 6th, 2021 - July 3rd, 2022

FULL-TIME/PERMANENT - FISH HATCHERY SPECIALIST 2 (IN-TRAINING) WDFW HATCHERIES DIVISION, COWLITZ SALMON HATCHERY Salkum, Washington STANDBY DUTIES ARE NOT ASSIGNED NO HOUSING PROVIDED Highly motivated and experienced in Fish Hatchery work? Are you an environmentalist and looking to support salmon conservation while providing sustainable fish and wildlife recreational opportunities in the state of Washington? If so, apply to become a Fish Hatchery Specialist!

Help conserve and manage habitats and forests for native fish and wildlife species in Southwest Washington by assisting in leading a team and supporting the Wildlife Program’s mission! FULL-TIME/PERMANENT FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST 2 (BIO2) KLICKITAT WILDLIFE AREA ASSISTANT MANAGER WDFW Region 5 Wildlife Program, Goldendale, Washington

Help conserve and manage habitats and forests for native fish and wildlife species in Southwest Washington by assisting in leading a team and supporting the Wildlife Program’s mission! FULL-TIME/PERMANENT FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST 2 (BIO2) MT. ST. HELENS WILDLIFE AREA ASSISTANT MANAGER WDFW Region 5 Wildlife Program Ridgefield, Washington

FULL-TIME/CAREER SEASONAL SCIENTIFIC TECHNICIAN 2 (ST2) WDFW Fish Program - Science Division Region 6 - Duty Stations: Seabeck, Washington - Kitsap, County Tacoma, Washington - Pierce, County Anticipated Season Length: 10 Months June 24th - May 7th

EIGHT (8) OPENINGS PART-TIME/ON-CALL-NON-PERMANENT SCIENTIFIC TECHNICIAN 2 (ST2) COMMERCIAL ON-BOARD FISHERY OBSERVERS WDFW Fish Program Ocean Park, Washington (3 openings) Montesano, Washington (5 openings) Anticipated Appointment Lengths: 2.4 Months: August 16th, 2021 - October 19th, 2021 (3 positions) 1.5 Months: September 13th, 2021 - November 5th, 2021 (3 positions) 2 Months: September 13th, 2021 - November 15th, 2021 (2 positions)

SIX (6) OPENINGS FULL-TIME/NON-PERMANENT SCIENTIFIC TECHNICIAN 2 WDFW Fish Program Tumwater, Washington Anticipated Appointment Lengths (with possibility for extension): 3.5 months: August 1st, 2021 – November 15th, 2021 (3 positions) 3.5 months: August 16th, 2021 – November 30th, 2021 (3 positions) PLEASE NOTE: The first review of applications will be July 29, 2021.

OCEAN FISHERY MANAGER WDFW Fish Program Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife Montesano, Washington FULL-TIME/PERMANENT NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENTIST 3

WDFW Fish Program Washing State Department of Fish and Wildlife Montesano, Washington Anticipated Project Length: 23 months August 2nd, 2021 – July 2nd, 2023 FULL-TIME/PERMANENT-PROJECT FISH & WILDLIFE RESEARCH SCIENTIST 1

To continue innovating and increasing representation and transparency, in fall 2020, an NAAEE Affiliate Network 2.0 working group was established and resourced with a facilitation team to conduct a collaborative three-month design sprint imagining 2021 and beyond. Out of this design sprint came new network goals for the NAAEE Affiliate Network, this report details the process for writing the goals, summarizes network feedback, and presents both the new goals and next steps for the Affiliate Network.

by Bruce Young | April 14, 2021

Affiliates

To continue innovating and increasing representation and transparency, in fall 2020, an NAAEE Affiliate Network 2.0 working group was established and resourced with a facilitation team to conduct a collaborative three-month design sprint imagining 2021, and beyond the documents below are the deliverables and reports from this work.

by Bruce Young | February 2, 2021

Affiliates

Grist’s solutions lab, Fix, is launching a free-entry, climate-fiction short story contest, Imagine 2200: Climate fiction for future ancestors. Submissions close April 12th, 2021.

January 28, 2021

Global EE

Advocacy, Policy, and Civic Engagement

Conservation and Behavior Change

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Young and Emerging Professionals

Winter is an excellent season for owling, and this family-friendly article covers the "How," "What," "When," "Where," and "Hooo" for how to enjoy owling in a considerate and cautious way. If the EE program you're involved with provides resources to families, this may be a great link to share out.

by Elisa Kondo Rudolph | January 26, 2021

Conservation and Behavior Change

K-12 EE