EE Connections

An electronic newsletter linking Pennsylvanians

with environmental news and information.

www.pcee.org
April 2009

News and Updates

PCEE Director Presents at PAEE Conference

Director Kathleen Paul and several SRU students presented at the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators' annual conference in Entriken.  Conference participants received a sneak preview of PCEE's new Outdoor Classroom Resource Guide and information on the popular educational resources "Question of the Week" and "Critter Quest PA." Click here to go directly to the press release.

In other PCEE News:

General News

• Philadelphia in Top 25 'Most Energy Efficient' US Cities
• Pennsylvania Wilds Resource Center Launches New Website
• iConservePA Launches 'Bring Home the Natives' Campaign
• Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Expanded to Mifflin County
• The Great Sunflower Project

K-12 News

• Earth Island Institute Invites Applications for Youth Awards
• Nominations Invited for Barron Prize for Young Heroes
• 'Sharing Nature Worldwide' Booklet Now Available
  
  

Higher Education

• PA Land Conservation Conference – Call for Posters
• Wilkes University Implements Paper Saving Printing Policy
• Drexel U Commits to 'Green Globes' Building Rating System
• Record Number of Schools Participate in Recyclemania
• 12,000 Youth Attend Power Shift

Professional Development for Educators

• Peregrine Falcon Educator’s Workshop 'WILD in the City'
• Rock Box Workshop at Kings Gap
• Sun-Earth Day Workshop at the Carnegie Science Center
• 'Sharing Nature' Training & Retreat

Other Professional Development

• Monthly Forest-Based Web Seminar Series
• Engineering Sustainability 2009 Conference
• Pennsylvania Solar Energy Conference

Grants/Awards

• 2009 Community Conservation Partnership Grant Program
• 'PATH to Organic' Program Introduced
• Dominion Foundation's Science Education Grants
• Fund for Wild Nature Accepting Grant Applications

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