April PA Center For Environmental Education Newsletter Now Available

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

General News: Philadelphia in Top 25 'Most Energy Efficient' U.S. Cities, Pennsylvania Wilds Resource Center Launches New Website, iConservePA Launches 'Bring Home the Natives' Campaign, Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Expanded to Mifflin County, The Great Sunflower Project

K-12 News: Earth Island Institute Invites Applications for Youth Awards, Nominations Invited for Barron Prize for Young Heroes, 'Sharing Nature Worldwide' Booklet Now Available

Higher Education: PA Land Conservation Conference - Call for Posters, Wilkes University Implements Paper Saving Printing Policy, Drexel U Commits to 'Green Globes' Building Rating System, Record Number of Schools Participate in Recyclemania, 12,000 Youth Attend Power Shift

Professional Development for Educators: Peregrine Falcon Educator's Workshop 'WILD in the City,' Rock Box Workshop at Kings Gap, Sun-Earth Day Workshop at the Carnegie Science Center, 'Sharing Nature' Training & Retreat

Other Professional Development: Monthly Forest-Based Web Seminar Series, Engineering Sustainability 2009 Conference, Pennsylvania Solar Energy Conference

Grants/Awards: 2009 Community Conservation Partnership Grant Program, 'PATH to Organic' Program Introduced, Dominion Foundation's Science Education Grants, Fund for Wild Nature Accepting Grant Applications

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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