May 16, 2001

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

EE-NEWS @NAAEE
May 16, 2001

The semi-monthly email bulletin provided by the North American Association
for Environmental Education (NAAEE), with funding from the Environmental
Education and Training Partnership (EETAP).



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EE-NEWS ITEMS
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* RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES*
1. Certificate Course in Environmental Education

* GRANTS*
2. Environmental Youth Corp. (EYC) Internship Program
3. NAAEE Conference Support - Request For Proposals Update
4. Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
5. John H. Chafee Environmental Education Act of 2001
6. National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Rule - Update

* EE RESOURCES*
7. Watershed Science For Educators
8. Healthy Habitats - Backyards, Schoolyards, And Beyond
9. Raptors In The City
10. Convergence - Environmental Adult Education
11. Nature At Your Doorstep, Real World Investigations For Primary Students
12. Second Nature
13. Environmental Educators Of North Carolina Conference - Midsummer In The
Mountains
14. NAAEE National Conference - 2001: An EE Odyssey  - Update



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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
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1. CERTIFICATE COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
September 11- December 7, Centre for Environment Education, India

The Centre for Environment Education's Sixth Certificate Course in
Environmental Education aims to provide an opportunity for persons who have
entered the profession of EE to acquire, in a relatively short time, the
multidisciplinary perspective that is necessary for environmental educators.
The Course attempts to provide an overview of environmental issues in the
region, stresses the use of education and communication strategies and
techniques for effective environmental management, and helps participants
acquire knowledge and skills in conceptualizing, planning, implementing and
evaluating EE proposals and projects.

The Course medium is English, experience of at least two years in an
environment/education related organization and sponsorship of the
participants by their parent organizations are essential.  Applications must
reach the SASEANEE Secretariat by July 31st. For more information and
application forms contact: SASEANEE Secretariat, Centre for Environment
Education, Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad 380 054, India; Ph: 91 79 6858002 to 9;
Fax: 91 79 6858010 or email: ceeindia@xxxxxxxxx





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GRANTS
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2. ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CORP. (EYC) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The EYC program provides a wage subsidy up to $12 000, depending on the
length and type of project, to Canadian employers who fill new positions
with un/underemployed Canadian professionals under the age of thirty.
Through the EYC, post-secondary graduates are offered the chance to gain
experience in either a national or international environmental project.
Sponsored by the Canadian Council for Human Resources in the Environment
Industry (CCHREI), in partnership with Environment Canada and Human
Resources Development Canada.

http://www.cchrei.ca/eyc.html



3. NAAEE CONFERENCE SUPPORT - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS UPDATE

With a grant for the US Environmental Protection Agency's Office of
Environmental Education, NAAEE will be starting a competitive grant process
for state and regional conferences for NAAEE Affiliates coming mid- May.  Up
to six state and/or regional conferences will be supported with grants of
$5,000.  For questions about the grant process please contact Jill Scheffer
at keen@xxxxxxxxx or (509) 933-4842.

To join the awards committee please contact: Dr. Richard McCloskey, Chair of
the Affiliate Awards Committee: ph: 208-426-3490, email:
rmcclosk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



4. TYLER PRIZE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT

The John and Alice Tyler Prize is awarded for environmental science, energy,
and medicine.  One of the main focus areas includes the protection,
maintenance, improvement or understanding of an ecological or an
environmental condition anywhere in the world. The $200,000 prize is endowed
by gifts from the Alice C. Tyler Charitable Trust and the John C. Tyler
Trust and is administered by the University of Southern California.

Annual deadline: September 15th.  For more information, visit:
http://www.usc.edu/admin/provost/tylerprize/index.html



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UPDATES FROM THE HILL
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5. JOHN H. CHAFEE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2001

The Chaffee Act of 2001 (S. 876) was introduced on May14th by Senator James
Inhofe (R-OK) with the support of six co-sponsors, including Bob Smith
(R-NH) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY).  The Bill would provide $13 million per
year in support for a range of environmental education and training programs
including: $4.5 million for EPA environmental education grants, $1 million
for NEETF grants and programs, $2.5 million for teacher professional
development and $2 million for EPA research, awards and program management.
In addition it would establish a new $3 million program for grants to
institutions of higher education for environmental stewardship education.

John H. Chafee Environmental Education Act of 2001 (S. 876)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:S.876:





6. NATIONAL FOREST ROADLESS AREA CONSERVATION RULE - UPDATE

On May 4th the Bush Administration announced that it would allow the
National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Rule to go forward, but that it
would propose new amendments to the rule in June. Agriculture Secretary Ann
M. Veneman said that the changes will ensure local input on individual
forest decisions.  Since this announcement, Idaho Federal District Judge
Edward Lodge issued a preliminary injunction on May 10th stopping the Forest
Service from enforcing the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, an action that
has been appealed by leading environmental groups.

The U.S. Forest Service held more than 600 hearings nationwide and received
more than 1.6 million comments from the American people on the Roadless
Rule. Under the directive of the policy, 58 million acres of our National
Forests last remaining wildlands would be protected from road building, most
forms of logging and any new mining and drilling.

Federal Judge Blocks Road Ban in National Forests, CNN, May 11, 2001
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/science/05/11/forest.rules.ap/index.html

Bush Plans to Leave Forest Road Ban in Place, ENN, May 4, 2001
http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2001/05/05042001/reu_roadless_43368.asp

Roadless Area Conservation
http://roadless.fs.fed.us/



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EE RESOURCES
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7. WATERSHED SCIENCE FOR EDUCATORS

Written for high school and middle school teachers and students, this packet
will help teachers incorporate the study of watersheds into science classes
and after-school science clubs. Some of the activities include calculating
discharge, sampling aquatic invertebrate life, calculating a biotic index
for stream organisms, using dissolved oxygen nomograph, and physical
monitoring, such as measuring stream depth and velocity. Reproducible data
sheets, background information for educators, worksheets, and more are
included.

Available from: Cornell University Resource Center, 7 Cornell Business &
Technology Park, Ithaca, NY  14850, Phone: 607-255-2080, E-mail:
resctr@xxxxxxxxxxx



8. HEALTHY HABITATS - BACKYARDS, SCHOOLYARDS, AND BEYOND

Healthy Habitats is the National Audubon Society's initiative to tackle the
challenges of detoxifying the backyards and community spaces of America
through outreach and family education ­using sound science. The first public
awareness campaign is the "Audubon Guide for a Healthy Yard and Beyond."
Audubon will provide 1,000 Guides free to organizations willing to assist
with distribution (contact healthyyards@xxxxxxxxxxx for more information).
Smaller quantities can also be picked up at Audubon State and Regional
Offices, Audubon Centers and Chapters, at local franchised bird stores or
downloaded [pdf] from:
http://www.audubon.org/bird/pesticide.html



9. RAPTORS IN THE CITY

An in-depth study for children ages 7-11of the peregrine falcon, a recovered
endangered species.  Working closely with the Ohio Department of Wildlife,
Raptors in the City is in its pilot year at sites in several states, with
ties to wildlife groups and experts across North America.  The goal of the
project is to connect kids with nature via the Internet, with a special
focus on connecting inner-city kids with nature and technology.

http://www.raptorsinthecity.com



10. CONVERGENCE - ENVIRONMENTAL ADULT EDUCATION

The fourth thematic issue of the international adult education journal,
Convergence, includes articles on: arts and creativity as learning and
mobilizing tools of environmental adult education in Canada; issues and
practices of environmental popular education in India and Mexico; ecological
women's knowledge in Niger; developing local/global environmental adult
education modules in the Philippines; environmental adult education programs
and training in the Caribbean; mobile environmental adult education in a
university in the United States; and using websites as tools for
environmental adult education in New Brunswick, Canada.

Copies are CDN $25.00 or USD $17.00 and can ordered through the
International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), Email: icae@xxxxxx,
Fax: 416-588-5725.



11. NATURE AT YOUR DOORSTEP, REAL WORLD INVESTIGATIONS FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS



Nature at Your Doorstep, published by Teacher Ideas Press, provides tips to
elementary school teachers (K-5) and to parents on using the hands-on,
inquiry based approach to learning out of doors. Educators build young
learners' scientific knowledge and skills, while sharing with them the
wonder of nature. Engaging activities are simple enough for students to
perform in their schoolyard or in their own backyards.



http://www.naturediscoverycenter.org/nayd.htm



12. SECOND NATURE

Second Nature's new website is designed to provide updated content,
increased user-friendliness and additional components to help more faculty,
administrators, students and other visitors gain from one another's work in
the Education for Sustainability (EFS) movement.  There are new features to
help first-time visitors understand and navigate the content-rich databases;
new navigation encompassing even more educational resources; new
opportunities allowing contributors to share ideas; and additional
information about EFS, including profiles of sustainability initiatives at
higher education institutions.

http://www.secondnature.org



13. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS OF NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE - MIDSUMMER IN THE
MOUNTAINS
June 22-24, Camp Kanuga, Hendersonville, North Carolina

Join Environmental Educators of North Carolina in the beautiful mountains of
North Carolina for an experiential environmental education weekend during
EENC's 11th Annual Conference.  EENC would like to extend a special
invitation to all other Southeast Affiliates!

For more information visit:
http://www.eenc.org/midsummer



14. NAAEE NATIONAL CONFERENCE - 2001: AN EE ODYSSEY  - UPDATE

Get ready for the NAAEE National Conference!  Presentation proposals have
been reviewed and letters will be sent to those who submitted proposals by
beginning of June.  The Registration Packet, which includes all the details
for preparation of your personal journey: registration form; hotel
information; field trips, etc., as well as information about the Exhibit
Fair will be mailed mid-end of June. Please note that the Early Bird
Registration deadline will be extended to August 31st this year.

For continuing updates about NAAEE's journey to Little Rock visit the NAAEE
website at:
 http://www.naaee.org/html/conferences.html



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