EE Connections

An electronic newsletter linking Pennsylvanians

with environmental news and information.

www.pcee.org
September 2008

News and Updates

PCEE News

'Critter Quest PA' is Now Online!!

"Critter Quest PA," a unique online activity created by PCEE is now available online at www.pcee.org!  Developed as an environmental teaching tool primarily for middle school students, the program combines computer technology with a natural history database to generate distribution maps for the "critters" of Pennsylvania.  Go direct to Critter Quest PA now.

In other PCEE News:
Guide to Outdoor Classrooms Receives Funding
PCEE Director in the News, Charges to Get People Outdoors

General News

• Job Opening at PCEE
• Dudley Edmondson Event Showcases Photos, Speakers Panel
• Thousands of Trees Planted Through Internet Campaign
• Game Commission First State Agency to Host 'eBird' Website
• Allegheny Power Customers Able to Buy Wind Energy Credits
• Four PA Communities Benefit from Recycling Bin Grants

K-12 News

• PCEE's 'Question of the Week' Returns!
• City Teens Encouraged to Explore the World of PA State Park
• Free Download of Rachel Carson Homestead Lessons
• Wildlands Conservancy's EE Activities Featured on Program
• US EPA's 'A Day in the Life of a Drop' Now Available
• Children's Book Features Inside Scoop on Soil

Higher Education

• Energy Efficient Building Technologies Challenge
• Lafayette College Students Place in USGBC Contest
• Penn State Selected to Participate in EcoCar Competition
• Congress Passes Higher Education Sustainability Act
• Campus Climate Neutrality Toolkit now Available
• The Real Food Challenge

Professional Development

• Act 48 Available for Invasive Mussel Species Workshop
• 'Creating Sustainable Community Parks' Conference
• Recycled Products Program Offered Sept. 19
  

Grants/Awards

• Environmental Curricula Development Grants Available
• 'Kids in Need' Teacher Grants
• Announcing Two Earth Day Network Grants for Educators
• Watershed Education Training Grants
• Campus Ecology Fellowship Grants from NWF
• Funding Available for Brook Trout Habitat Improvements

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