February PA Center For Environmental Education Newsletter Now Online

The February issue of the EE Connections newsletter from the PA Center for Environmental Education is now available online. This month's newsletter highlights these stories:

Critter Quest PA:  Critter Quest PA, PCEE's latest online activity, was developed as an environmental teaching tool primarily for middle school students.  The program combines computer technology with a natural history database to generate distribution maps for the "critters" of Pennsylvania.

General News: PRC Program Helps Reduce Waste in SW Pennsylvania, Conservation Landscaping Guide for Bay Watershed, Results from River Monitoring Programs Released, Video Competition Highlights Awareness of 'Stuff' 

K-12 News: New High School Curriculum: 'Citizen Climate,' Chesapeake Bay Program's 'Bay Backpack' Arrives, 'Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide' Released, Creative Energy Challenge Deadline is Feb. 19 
 
Higher Education News: NAAEE Releases Online Higher Education Directory, Green Courses, Weatherization Training at CCAC, New Issue of Sustainability Journal Available 
 
Professional Development for Educators: PAEE Conference Registration Now Open, Free Act 48 Workshop, 'PA Land Choices' March 27, K-8 Botany and Gardening Inclusion Course Available 
 
Other Professional Development: Land Ethics Symposium Comes to Langhorne, Penn State to Host Forest Landowners Conference Feb. 27, Members Needed for 'Emerging Green Professionals Network' 

Grants/Awards: Mini-Grants Available for 'Celebrate Urban Birds' Events, Challenge Brings EE into High School Classrooms, CARE for Toxic Pollutants in Communities, Award Honors Excellence in Teaching Grades K-6 

             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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2/8/2010

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