EE-News @NAAEE - October 30, 2000

["Katharine N. Wang" <wangkn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

EE-NEWS @NAAEE
October 30, 2000

The semi-monthly email bulletin for members of the North American
Association
for Environmental Education (NAAEE).

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* RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES*
1. Urban Wildlife Management Conference
2. Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication - Call for
Papers
* GRANTS*
3. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation - Summer 2001
Fellowships
4. Adobe's International Product Donation Program
5. National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitats - Wild Seed Fund
6. 2001 Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center Fellows Institute

* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
7. Governor's Forum on Environmental Education (VA)
8. Election 2000 Resources

 * EE RESOURCES*
9. GreenCOM Database
10. Periodicals.Net
11. Conservation Biology in Practice
12. Environmental Communicator


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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
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1. URBAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
May 1 - May 3, 2001, Nebraska City, Nebraska

The National Arbor Day Foundation is sponsoring a national conference on
managing urban wildlife to be held at the Lied Conference Center on the
Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska. This conference will demonstrate management
opportunities for urban habitats from small city parks in urban centers to
large subdivisions with considerable open space. The roles of urban soils,
vegetation, water quality, noise, open space, greenways, habitat, animal
communities, and human communities will be discussed. Presenters will share
proven strategies for successfully integrating increased wildlife habitat in
cities and towns.

The National Arbor Day Foundation is currently seeking information, topic
and speaker suggestions, examples/case studies, etc.  If you would like to
make a presentation, please contact June Parsons, Director of Conference
Program Development, at: jparsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.arborday.org/programs/conferencereg21.html


2. CANADIAN NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION -CALL FOR
PAPERS
July 18-20, 2001, Whitehorse, Yukon

Storytelling has always been important to northern peoples. And now the
narrative voice is being rediscovered.  Today many practitioners and
researchers think of their work as "telling stories."  The three conference
strands link themes central to the "northerness" of the conference location
and the teaching and learning of traditional forms of communication.  The
three conference strands are: Environmental Education with a Northern
Flavour, Narrative:  The stories we tell, and Research:  What stories tell.

Deadline for proposals: March 1, 2001. For more information contact the
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education at: Yukon College, Box 2799,
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4, FAX:  867 668-8828, EMAIL:
cjee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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GRANTS
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3. THE WOODROW WILSON NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION - SUMMER 2001
FELLOWSHIPS

A total of 150 fellowships for the Summer 2001 study of Biology or
Environmental Science are available to Science Teachers, grades 6-12. The
all expenses paid summer institutes will be held at Princeton University,
the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey or at biological field stations in
Costa Rica.  Applications and detailed information about the CORE
((COntent-driven Reform in Education) programs can be accessed online.
Application Deadline: January 16, 2001.

For more information about the fellowship program visit:
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/


4. ADOBE'S INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAM

Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. has expanded its product donation program
internationally, building on an active giving program in the United States
and Canada.  Adobe's contributions include Internet publishing, graphics,
and multimedia products.  Adobe's Product Donation Program is committed to
supporting organizations that improve the quality of life for underserved
populations and supports a broad range of community issues in many
locations; all eligible nonprofit organizations in France, Germany, Japan,
and the United Kingdom are invited to apply. Application Deadline for
International groups: December 31, 2000.

For more information about the international program, and an application,
visit (in PDF):
http://www.giftsinkind.org/Adobe%20International.pdf


5. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S SCHOOLYARD HABITATS - WILD SEED FUND

Fifty "Wild Seed Fund" mini-grants ($250) are available from NWF to assist
schools in the initial phases of a Schoolyard Habitats project. To be
eligible, schools must be planning to create or restore wildlife habitat on
their school grounds, to use the site as a teaching tool, and to certify as
an official Schoolyard Habitats site by March 15, 2002. Applications are due
on January 15, 2001.

The application can be downloaded in PDF from:
http://www.nwf.org/habitats/schoolyard/2001app.pdf
or call (703) 790-4287 to request an application.  For more information
about the Schoolyard Habitats Program, call the number above or visit:
http://www.nwf.org/habitats/schoolyard/


6. 2001 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER FELLOWS INSTITUTE
June 18-28, University of Northern Iowa

South Central Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (SC PETE)
is currently recruiting faculty to participate in the 2001 ATEEC Fellows
Institute. This year, a total of 18 Faculty will be selected through a
competitive application process. To be eligible, individuals must be
teaching in either the high school or college setting in areas of math,
science, chemistry, biology, environmental science, environmental
technology, or a related field. Each ATEEC Fellow will be awarded a $1000
stipend, paid in two installments, for grant outcome work completed at the
Institute. Two graduate or undergraduate credits shall also be awarded to
each Fellow. In addition, ATEEC will directly pay Fellows' dormitory housing
and assist in travel expenses.  Application Deadline: December 15, 2000.

The 2001 Fellows Institute application can be accessed at:
http://www.scpete.org/programs/applicationform.htm
Information on the ATEEC Fellow Selection Criteria as well as additional
information about ATEEC may be found at:
http://www.scpete.org/programs/ateecinfo.htm


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UPDATES FROM THE HILL
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7. GOVERNOR'S FORUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (VA)
December 7-8, 2000, via the Internet and onsite in Richmond, VA.

The Virginia Environmental Education Advisory Committee, recently appointed
by Governor Jim Gilmore, will hold a planning forum to begin crafting a
master plan for Environmental Education in Virginia. Virginia needs your
input in this important process. The forum will be held in Richmond at
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and will be broadcast via the
Internet to provide widespread public participation.  Online registration is
available at:  http://www.vruec.org/forum.htm


8. ELECTION 2000
November 7

Use the New York Times Election Center to find out where Presidential and
Congressional candidates stand on issues that are important to you, get
information on voter registration, and learn about the key races for
congressional seats.  Election Day is Tuesday, November 7.
http://congress.nw.dc.us/cgi-bin/election.pl?dir=nyt


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EE RESOURCES
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9. GREENCOM DATABASE

The GreenCOM Resource Center is maintained for environmental educators and
communicators around the world. Search this collection of over 4,000 titles
of books, journals, reports, videos, audiotapes, and other classroom
materials in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and other languages. GreenCOM
is a project of USAID.
http://www.usaid.gov/environment/greencom/rsrc.htm


10. PERIODICALS.NET

Produced by Library Technology Alliance, Ltd., Periodicals.net indexes
97,000 publications whose content is available through online vendors or
that are published online (note that some periodicals require subscriptions
for full access to articles). The search page allows keyword queries by
title, subject, or ISSN, and users can further specify coverage type (full,
abstract, index) and vendor. The site also offers a Search E-Journals
interface, which indexes many free resources available online. Search
returns in this category link to the publications' homepages.
http://www.periodicals.net/


11. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY IN PRACTICE

A new quarterly magazine produced by the Society for Conservation Biology
and dedicated to bridging the gap between conservation science, practice,
and policy. It is designed for conservation practitioners and policy makers.
CBiP articles help readers stay in touch with state-of-the-art conservation
biology and ecosystem management, evaluate management options, and shape
their conservation agenda.

For subscription information and submission guidelines, please visit:
http://www.cbinpractice.org

12. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATOR

The November/December issue of the Communicator will focus on Multicultural
EE.  Also be on the lookout for articles about the conference in South
Padre!


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