newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EE Connections

 

An electronic newsletter linking Pennsylvanians

with environmental news and information.

 

www.pcee.org
September 2009

News and Updates


PCEE News

NEW! Calendar Offers Text Messaging, Maps and RSS Feeds

Whether it's keeping up with teacher workshops or nature hikes at the local state park, PCEE's online calendar is the one-stop-shop for environmental education events.  And now, it's even easier to use!

Found online http://www.pcee.org/calendar, the Events and Programs Calendar offers all-new functionality that includes direct transfer to personal calendars, automated reminders and more. Click here to go directly to the Press Release.

In other PCEE News:
Call for Outdoor Classroom Experiences

General News

  • Superfund Site Damage Results in Record Settlement
  • Tax Credit Available for Alternative Energy Production
  • Philadelphia Ranks Fifth for Most 'Walkable' City
  • ‘Preservation Station’ Launches on Public Access TV
  • ‘Great Outdoors America' Report Released

K-12 News

  • New Wetlands Materials Feature Quakertown Swamp
  • ‘A Parents’ Guide to Nature Play' Published by Green Hearts Inc.
  • Students Earn While Learning with U.S. EPA
  • ‘Pennsylvania Land Choices' Curriculum Released

Higher Education

  • Solar Decathlon to Highlight Innovation, Future Green Jobs
  • Swarthmore College Green Building Award
  • Articles Highlight PA Colleges Incorporating Sustainability
  • Climate Neutral Campus Report Published

Professional Development for Educators

  • PAEE Looking for Board Members
  • ‘Hopewell Big Woods' Workshop Comes to Elverson
  • University of Pittsburgh Plans Teacher Workshops
  • Scholarships Still Available for Online Courses

Other Professional Development

  • Water Trails Workshop in Harrisburg
  • Endocrine Disruption Topic of Rachel Carson Conference
  • Free Training in Integrated Pest Management Evaluation

Grants/Awards

  • Waste Watcher Awards Honor 70+ Pennsylvania Programs
  • ‘Show Me the Money' Workshop Back by Popular Demand
  • Funding for Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education
  • Project Learning Tree 'Green Works!' Grants Available
  • Fund for Wild Nature Applications due Nov. 1


Contributions welcome!
The Center receives news and information from a variety of sources across Pennsylvania and beyond. We appreciate all of the organizations, agencies and individuals who provide EE services and share their relevant information. If you would like to contribute to future issues of EE Connections, please submit your article before the 15th of the month. Articles should be of statewide interest and are subject to space availability.

Share EE Connections! If you know of others who would appreciate receiving EE Connections, please complete the on-line form or call 724-738-9020. To see all of the resources available on the PCEE Web site, go to: http://www.pcee.org/

To stop receiving this e-mail Click Here.

 

The Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education
Housed at Slippery Rock University
164 South Main Street, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
Phone: 724-738-9020
Fax: 724-738-9018
Email: info@pcee.org
Web: http://www.pcee.org/