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Plastics

Site: eePRO
Type: Collection
Excerpt: … technology in environmental education Digital technologies create vast amounts of plastic pollution, depend heavily on freshwater for manufacturing, cooling data centers, and other processes, yet these impacts remain largely invisible to users. …
Date: May 18, 2025

Water Quality & Marine Education

Site: eePRO
Type: Collection
Excerpt: … collection of educational resources from across the agency. These resources span a wide breadth of ocean, coast, freshwater, climate, and atmospheric science. They are developed by scientists and educators, use scientific data, encourage …
Date: April 9, 2025

eeBLUE Blog Series: Watershed Chronicles

Site: eePRO
Type: Collection
Excerpt: … Blog Posted: 05/22/25 Program: eeBLUE NAAEE Staff "Our goal is for people to become knowledgeable, responsible stewards of freshwater resources through participation in our education programs and exposure to outreach efforts." —Kathryn Difo …
Date: August 17, 2023

eeBLUE Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grants 2024 Details

Site: NAAEE
Type: Page
Excerpt: … Benefits the Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida A partnership between Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center , Mote Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture Research Program , and NOAA’s Southeast Regional Aquaculture Coordinator is leveraging the expertise … Benefits the Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida A partnership between Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center , Mote Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture Research Program , and NOAA’s Southeast Regional Aquaculture Coordinator is leveraging the expertise …
Date: March 5, 2025

Climate, COVID-19, and Education: Building a Nation of Problem Solvers

Site: NAAEE
Type: News
Excerpt: … lives and livelihoods, and we’ve seen a dramatic decrease in everything from bird and insect populations to ocean health, freshwater, and every other environmental indicator of planetary health. And as with COVID-19, climate change affects …
Date: May 26, 2020

Navigating the Intersection of Mining and Freshwater: Insights from a Freshwater Conservation Externship

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … Navigating the Intersection of Mining and Freshwater: Insights from a Freshwater Conservation Externship As global demand for natural resources rises, balancing extraction with environmental conservation is crucial. Musa Kondeh explored the link between mining and freshwater ecosystems during an 8-week conservation externship with the National Geographic Society and the Nature …
Date: July 1, 2024

The Big Picture: Water Footprints’ Value to Environmental and Science Education

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … the carbon footprint, by the late Dutch scientist, Arjen Hoekstra . Hoekstra wanted a concept that could explain how freshwater is consumed in most human activities, from the more obvious, like farming and food production, to the more … accident; it is the result of constant attention, planning and management. Nevertheless, providing ample amounts of clean freshwater to communities, from small localities to vast regions, is challenging because the amount of freshwater on Earth is fixed and varies based on local climate and conditions. Furthermore, water crises already cover much …
Date: December 16, 2020

#NAAEE2020 Gems: Recommendations for EE Board Games

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … (Recommended by Kristie W.) Sow crops and create a thriving forest in this 2-4 player strategy game. For the Fisher: Freshwater Fly (Recommended by Julie W.) Enjoy manual game pieces, improve your fish identification skills, and hurt no worms …
Date: December 7, 2020

Healing the Creek that Runs Through the Heart of Nashville

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … Healing the Creek that Runs Through the Heart of Nashville The Cumberland River basin sits within the third most biodiverse freshwater ecosystem in the world. More than three million people and thousands of species rely on its clean and abundant … solutions and an empowered and educated community. The Cumberland River basin sits within the third most biodiverse freshwater ecosystem in the world. More than three million people and thousands of species rely on the clean and abundant …
Date: June 4, 2021

Data Literacy at the Leonard Gelfand STEM Center

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … environmental side, the Kelley’s Island Collaborative, Learning Streams International, and Environmental Heroes all are freshwater-driven programs that expose students to data they do not normally encounter in school settings. For instance, most … across some really helpful information. The majority of people and organizations I follow professionally are related to freshwater in general and the Great Lakes specifically and I frequently come across creative ways to present data.  There is …
Date: October 19, 2021

Balancing Technology and Nature

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … The app, created by the Lawrence Hall of Science, includes a dozen easy to use, hands-on activities to learn about freshwater ecosystems (indoor and out!). Each activity includes step-by-step instructions that have been tested by educators, …
Date: July 20, 2017

Weathering the COVID-19 Storm: Adapting Educational Experiences at 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … Specialist at Stroud Water Research Center . Stroud™ Water Research Center seeks to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration. This three-pronged approach provides a … ecosystem for making a difference on our planet. Scientists at the Stroud Center work to understand the complexities of freshwater ecosystems and identify actions to improve and protect the health of our watersheds. The restoration team works …
Date: February 15, 2022

World Environment Day 2021 Blog Collection

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … the Creek that Runs Through the Heart of Nashville The Cumberland River basin sits within the third most biodiverse freshwater ecosystem in the world. More than three million people and thousands of species rely on its clean and abundant …
Date: June 7, 2021

"I've Been Thinking a Lot About Water"

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … wasn’t enough water in the West for extensive development. My greatest fear is that, instead of depopulating the West, the freshwater of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes are eyed to maintain that crazy camping trip. My other fear is that this …
Date: September 10, 2021

Visual Learning Legacies Crafted by Youth Watershed Leaders

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … and how that water eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The murals showcase the unique organisms that thrive in the freshwater wetlands, oak motte, coastal prairie, saltwater wetlands, and dune and beach environments that can be seen all …
Date: August 29, 2022

Black Healing in Georgia: Landscapes of Past, Present, and Future

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … colonists, 5,000 miles away, were struggling with.  The sweltering heat. The marshes. The estuarine environment, of both freshwater and saltwater. The need for flood management and soil upkeep. Rather than learn from the West Africans as humble …
Date: February 15, 2022

Coastal Perspectives in EE: Puget Sound Estuarium

Site: eePRO
Type: Blog
Excerpt: … activities happen directly in the estuary, as well as in the learning facility where there are five saltwater and one freshwater aquarium exhibit. These exhibits foster dialogue with visitors about restoration and conservation efforts in the …
Date: January 13, 2022