Red Rock Canyon Las Vegas, Nevada June 1st, 2010 MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Woohoo! (Laughter and applause.) Oh, my goodness, I am just delighted to be here. This is beautiful. And you notice, kids, how quiet it can be outside? We’re outside! I live in the city. It is...
The Office of Education Programs at Brookhaven National Laboratory invites you to participate in a Long Island Environmental Education Summit on April 13, 2011. The Summit is being held at Brookhaven starting at 9:00am. We have several goals in mind. We would like to bring together as many groups and individuals, as possible, who...
Last April, the President launched the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a cooperative conservation and recreation agenda for the 21st century. Following an information-gathering stage, the departments in charge (the Department of Interior, USDA, and EPA) are ready to roll out the program. America’s Great Outdoors website: www.americasgreatoutdoors.gov PRESS RELEASE: January 16, 2011...
Mark your calendar as we say farewell to winter and hello to spring. The Fresh Air Fund’s Sharpe Environmental Center in Fishkill, NY will host the 8th annual Open House Maple Celebration on Saturday March 12th, 2011; 10 AM to 4:00 PM. Visit the sugar shack and enjoy a variety of family activities to...
Stony Kill Foundation presents Give a Hoot: The Wonderful World of Owls on Saturday, February 26 (snow date: February 27), from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Youngsters in grades 2 and older are invited to join us in the Barn Classroom at Stony Kill to learn about these nocturnal birds of prey. Various owl specimens will...
Explore a place. Discover your world. THIS Wednesday, Oct. 20, 4:15-7:30 p.m. Where Do Human Rights Begin? with Susanne Norris, education specialist, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, National Park Service. It’s too late to register with the Teachers’ Center but there is space available. For details, e-mail or phone Susanne at 845-229-0174. Students can build...
The Master Naturalist Program is a high-quality, science-based training program designed to teach adults about New York’s natural resources, empowering them to educate others and participate in on-the-ground conservation management projects. If you would like to learn more about New York’s natural environment and get involved with important conservation issues facing our natural resources...
Teaching the Hudson Valley’s annual summer institute July 27-29, 2010 Thursday 7/29, 1-3pm Environmental Literacy Panel PAUL HAI, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry YUSUF WASI BURGESS, environmental educator, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation SUSAN HERETH, education coordinator, Scenic Hudson TYRELL HUGHES, Natural Leaders Network JEN KRETSER, The Wild Center SEAN MAHAR, Audubon...
Visit The Fresh Air Fund’s Sharpe Reservation on March 20th, 2010 for our 7th Annual Maple Celebration, co-sponsored by NYSOEA. Gate is open 9:30-4:30 This open house event, free to the public, features maple sugaring, planetarium shows, nature discovery room, hikes, Maple sugar judging contest, farmers market and much, much more. This day...
NYSOEA has been a leader in outdoor and environmental education since 1968. Now at an ever increasing pace, outdoor learning and environmental education has become cutting-edge pedagogy as more and more people are connecting or reconnecting with the natural world. As educators, we appreciate the importance of outdoor activity. In a very short time,...
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Outdoor education has always been GREEN...and an effective way to teach STEM!
