The October issue of the EE Connections newsletter from the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education is now available online. This month's features include:

General News: PA Recycling Markets Center Launches GIS Tool,Watershed Groups Eligible for Free Rain Barrels,Pittsburgh Corporations Honored as Sustainability Sites,EPA Opens New "Energy Star@Work" Website,Organic Certification Cost Assistance Available

K-12 News: EcoExpress Website Helps Implement PA E&E Standards,White-tailed Deer Lesson Plans and Activities Now Available,"Lens On Litter" Photo Contest,Annual Watershed Program Kicks Off for High School Students,"Gaia, Song of the Earth" Concert,Edutopia Releases "Go Green Database" Online

Higher Education: Villanova Announces "Year of Sustainability,"Design a Cost-Saving Way to Green Old Buildings, Win $5,000,Call For Proposals b International Sustainability Conference,Two PA Universities Break Ground on Green Buildings,US EPA Offers Undergraduate Fellowships

Professional Development: Meet Bats Up Close and Personal at Teacher Workshop,Project WILD Educator Workshop,"Migration Through the Kittatinny Ridge" Workshop,National Green Charter Schools Conference Open to the Public

Grants/Awards: Grants Available to Restore Two Pennsylvania Watersheds,Westinghouse N-Vision b Brighter Future School Grant Program,PA DEP Accepting Coastal Zone Grant Applications, Proposals Sought for Projects in Chesapeake Bay Region,Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority 's Mini-Grant Program,"Greenworks!" Grants Available,NGA Offers Youth Education Grants

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.

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10/10/2008