July 5, 2001

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

EE-NEWS @NAAEE
July 5, 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. Youth Environmental News Desk

* GRANTS*
2. Minority Youth Environmental Training Institute
3. Travel Grants For EE Barter Network Exchanges
4. EETAP States Program

* UPDATES FROM THE HILL*
5. John H. Chafee Environmental Education Act of 2001 - Update

* EE RESOURCES*
6. Conservation and The Coral Reef World
7. Teaching For The Environment In Higher Education: The Promise of The
Earth Charter
8. Invasive Species...America's Least Wanted
9. Kentucky Association For Environmental Education Conference
10. Biodiversity 911: Saving Life On Earth
11. Wildlife For Sale-An Educator's Guide To Wildlife Trade
12. EarthTrends
13. EE-News Archives


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RESEARCH/PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
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1. YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS DESK

To celebrate the work of young winners of the United Nations Environment
Programme Global 500 Award, Horizon Communications and the Environment News
Service have joined forces to create a Youth Environmental News Desk. News
reports on successful environmental endeavors written by people up to the
age of 19 will be published and distributed worldwide by the Environment
News Service (ENS).

Articles for publication should focus on workable solutions to current
environmental problems from an unbiased perspective and are due on the first
of each month.  Submission guidelines are available at:
http://ens-news.com/ens/youthdesk/youthdeskguidelines.html


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GRANTS
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2. MINORITY YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
August 3 - 26, Glorieta Lifeway Conference Center, Glorieta, New Mexico

The National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC) is accepting applications
from teens, aged 13 - 18, to attend its upcoming "Minority Youth
Environmental Training Institute".  The Institute is designed to help create
the environmental leaders of tomorrow by introducing youth (especially
Hispanics and other minorities) to a range of environmental and natural
resource topics, as well as environmental career and college opportunities.

If selected, NHEC will pay all major costs for students to attend the
Institute, including round-trip airfare, housing, all meals, and educational
materials.  There is no fee to apply, and only a $35 registration fee for
students (for the entire 10 days) if selected.  All Application Forms and
other detailed information about the Institute can be accessed in .pdf from:

http://www.nheec.org/MinorityYouth.htm



3. TRAVEL GRANTS FOR EE BARTER NETWORK EXCHANGES

The EE Barter Network is an online resource that helps EE organizations and
resource specialists to exchange services through barter.  To offset travel
costs, seven $500 travel grants are now available.  Your organization must
be registered on the Barter Network to apply.  Application forms are
available from the National EE Advancement Project (NEEAP) - contact Laura
Dove at: ldove@xxxxxxxxx

The application deadline is November 1st; barters must occur by December
15th.  The EE Barter Network is a project of EETAP. For more information
visit:
http://www.edgateway.net/eebarter/



4. EETAP STATES PROGRAM

Building on the success of past initiatives, the Environmental Education and
Training Partnership (EETAP) is pleased to announce a new two-year program
to strengthen educator training in environmental education (EE) through
capacity building.  EETAP is asking for proposals to be created by teams
reflecting a broad base of interests that are working to significantly
advance state comprehensive EE programs. Participating state teams will be
selected to receive up to $50,000 in seed funding in addition to
organizational/leadership and EE professional development resources.

Application deadline August 31st. For more information and an online
application, visit:
http://www.edgateway.net/cs/eetap/print/docs/eetap/rfp.htm



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

On June 14th, Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) along with
cosponsors Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Harry Reid (D-NV),
Bob Smith (R-NH), and John Warner (R-VA) passed the Chafee Environmental
Education Act as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Authorization bill (S.1).  The legislation memorializes the late Senator
John Chafee, an original sponsor of the legislation when it first passed in
1990.  Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), the new Chair of the Senate education
committee supported the inclusion of the amendment in S.1.

The legislation embodies the principal federal program that acknowledges and
supports environmental education and training.  It will now go to the U.S.
House of Representatives for consideration.


Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization (H.R. 1)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:H.R.1:

CR S6672-6831 - TITLE XVII--John H. Chafee Environmental Education Act
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/R?r107:FLD001:S06673

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




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EE RESOURCES
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6. CONSERVATION AND THE CORAL REEF WORLD
July 23 - August 17 and October 1 - 26, Online

This online workshop for teachers and educators, sponsored by the
Sustainable Seas Expeditions and the National Geographic Society, is
designed to bring explorers, scientists and teachers together for four weeks
of learning about ocean and coral reef ecosystems. Participants will receive
the National Geographic Society's Coral Reef Map and "Coral Reefs --An
English Compilation of Activities for Middle School Students."  These
teaching materials are also available in Spanish.

For more information about the workshop and registration, visit:
http://www.coexploration.org/sse/coral/



7. TEACHING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE PROMISE OF THE
EARTH CHARTER
September 21 - 23, The Chewonki Foundation, Wiscasset, Maine

The Chewonki Foundation and the Center for Respect of Life and Environment
invite your participation in an academic symposium on teaching for the
environment in higher education. The purpose of the symposium is to reflect
upon the larger human ecological, ethical, and environmental contexts in
which teaching takes place, and to provide the scholarly analysis and
inspiration to advance teaching for the environment. Questions will be
addressed regarding the state of environmental programs, education for
sustainability in higher education, and the value of environmental education
for higher education.

For questions regarding the symposium, you may contact: Peter Blaze Corcoran
by phone:  (207) 677-3668 or mail: Chewonki Academic Symposium, The Chewonki
Foundation, 485 Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset, Maine 04578-4822.  Or e-mail,
Don Hudson, dhudson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx The conference brochure and registration
form is available in .pdf at:
http://mathforum.com/~richard/chewonki/symposium_brochure.pdf



8. INVASIVE SPECIES...AMERICA'S LEAST WANTED
October 4th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET, Live Broadcast.

Learn about invasive species, what they destroy, what the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service is doing to keep them under control, and what you can do to
help.  Geared to students in grades 6-8.  To register for this FREE
broadcast go to:
http://www.wildthings2001.org/

For more information contact Deborah McCrensky at deborah_mccrensky@xxxxxxxx



9. KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE
October 5-7, Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Kentucky

This conference promises to be an outstanding opportunity for educators to
become better prepared to teach about the environment in Kentucky.   The
conference will mark KAEE's 25th Anniversary and celebrate its Legacy of
Environmental Learning.  Conference presentations have been developed around
at least one of the four concurrent Educational Tracks: Arts and Humanities,
Outdoor Classrooms, Water Resources and Systems.

Early bird registration ends September 15th:
http://www.kaee.org/conference/conference.htm



10. BIODIVERSITY 911: SAVING LIFE ON EARTH

Biodiversity 911: Saving Life on Earth-a traveling exhibition that tells the
important story of biodiversity using science, humor, and creativity-began
touring in June 2001. Developed by World Wildlife Fund and funded by the
National Science Foundation, this exhibition engages visitors in hands-on
activities to explore what biodiversity is, why it's declining, and how we
can help to protect it.  To complement the exhibition, WWF is developing a
comprehensive Web site that provides a walk-through of the exhibition,
on-line activities, scientist profiles, and links to other biodiversity
resources.

http://www.biodiversity911.org/



11. WILDLIFE FOR SALE-AN EDUCATOR'S GUIDE TO WILDLIFE TRADE

This interdisciplinary module is designed to educate middle-school students
and educators about the international trade in wildlife and wildlife
products.  Through fifteen interdisciplinary activities, Wildlife for Sale
teaches students about the nature of wildlife trade, how wildlife trade can
become a problem, and ways that wildlife trade is managed and regulated. The
module includes background information for educators, unit plans to help
educators incorporate the module into their curricula, fact sheets
highlighting the major species and issues in wildlife trade, a conceptual
framework linking the activities in the module to the major issues of
biodiversity conservation and wildlife trade, and a comprehensive list of
resources. The Wildlife for Sale activities are correlated to the national
science and social studies standards.

Wildlife for Sale is part of "Windows on the Wild" (WOW), WWF's
environmental education program:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/windows/trade.html



12. EARTHTRENDS

EarthTrends is an environmental information portal, offering searchable
databases, data tables, country profiles, maps, and feature articles in ten
topical sections. These include Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, Climate and
Atmosphere, Agriculture and Food, and Forests and Grasslands, among others.
The databases may be searched by country, region, variable, and year. Data
tables and country profiles are provided in .pdf format. Provided by the
World Resources Institute (WRI) with assistance from several sponsors.

http://earthtrends.wri.org/



13. EE-NEWS ARCHIVES

The archives of EE-News Bulletins are now available online at:
http://eelink.net/ee-news/maillist.html



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