EE Connections

An electronic newsletter linking Pennsylvanians

with environmental news and information.

www.pcee.org
February 2009

News and Updates

PCEE Welcomes New Communications Coordinator

Julie Graf comes to PCEE with an extensive background in website design and has won more than 40 industry awards. Julie will be responsible for coordinating all of PCEE's technological and online resources and assisting in the development of online educational materials. Click here for more information on PCEE's latest addition.

In other PCEE News:
Still Time to Register for PAEE Conference
The Wait is Over: 'EE News' is Now Online
PCEE Newsletter Expands to Include 'Other Professionals'

General News

• Free Calendar Features Pennsylvanian 'Habitats in Peril'
• Helping Kids and their Families be 'Green'
• National Audubon Awards Projects and Educators in PA
• New Guides Help Communities Create Sustainable Parks
• New National Wildlife Refuge Established in Poconos Region

K-12 News

• New Website Touts Fuels for Schools
• Blue Mountain School District Recognized as Energy Star Leader
• GASP's Environmental Advocacy Competition
• PA Game Commission Offers 'Seedlings for Schools' Program
  
  

Higher Education

• Degree Program Combines MBA with Environmental Studies
• 'Three Simple Steps to Carbon Neutrality' Webcast
• Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference

Professional Development for Educators

• Pennsylvania's Biodiversity Workshop at ZooAmerica
• Project WILD Educator Workshop at Olewine Nature Center
• Eagle Educators Teacher Workshop

Other Professional Development

• Symposium: Creative Approaches for Ecological Landscaping
• 'Manure DuJour' Lunchtime Agricultural Webinars Offered
• Nutrient and Carbon Trading Seminars Scheduled

Grants/Awards

• Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed Restoration Grants Available
• DEP Small Business Energy Efficiency Grants
• Call for Western PA Environmental Awards Nominations
• Workshops for Community Conservation Partnership Grants

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