On Thursday July 14th, a public forum will be held to discuss the draft of the Environmental Literacy Plan. The Environmental Literacy Plan grew out of the efforts of a large number of formal and informal educators in response to the No Child Left Inside legislation currently being considered in Congress. The meeting will...
A residential week at Environmental Science and Forestry’s Huntington Wildlife Forest Sunday, August 14 through Thursday, August 18 Activities and topics may include: Project WILD Birds Forest, field, and pond exploration Making and using dichotomous keys Owl ecology including pellet dissection Mammals Plants Water quality testing Children’s nature literature Insect study Orienteering Earth measurement...
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...
Biomimicry: a Beacon of Light for Today’s Innovative Educators. If you don’t know the answers yourself, then welcome to the amazing and inspiring world of biomimicry. For educators, biomimicry provides a tool to engage students in the science of today, inspire them with solutions?based thinking, and introduce them to the jobs of tomorrow. This workshop is divided...
Join NESEA staff, in collaboration with the New York State Outdoor Education Associations (NYSOEA) and the Fresh Air Fund, on Tuesday, February 8 from 12:30 – 3:30pm at the Fresh Air Fund’s Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY for a entertaining gambol through wind energy education. The Wind Wisdom for School Power…Naturally Teacher Training Workshop offers a...
February 4, 5, & 6 Ashokan’s premier winter event! * Indoor & outdoor workshops and activities. * NYSOEA Awards Banquet Saturday night * Saturday night performance by the Ben Rounds Band. * Connect with others. * Professional development. REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Packages range from $25-$99 Register Online Rooms at Winchell’s Inn (located on the...
As promised, on Tuesday August 24th at 10 am, there will be a presentation and behind-the-scenes tour of the world-renowned green roof at the 5-Boro Parks complex on Randall’s Island. The roof currently has 21 uniquely designed landscapes over a whopping 26,000 square feet. From Hempstead Plains and Rocky Summit grasslands to a vegetable...
Wind Wisdom in the Classroom The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) in collaboration with the New York State Outdoor Education Association (NYSOEA) is facilitating Wind Wisdom for School Power Naturally, a free professional development workshop for formal and non-formal educators on Saturday, April 17 at the Greenbelt Nature Center on Staten Island, NY from...
A residential week at Fresh Air Fund’s Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY Thursday July 22 to Monday July 26, 2010. Join veteran naturalists for an educational week of nature and environmental activities. We’ll split the week between sessions on natural history and environmental quality, and activities you can do with your students....
JULY 22-25, 2012
RAQUETTE LAKE in the ADIRONDACKS
Join veteran naturalists for an educational week of nature and environmental activities.
