The Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education's December newsletter, EE Connections, is now available online.

PCEE e-mails EE Connections free each month filled with news and information for the environmental education community. This month’s issue includes—

· PCEE News: We're Moving Downtown, PCEE Wants to Know, Question of the Week Awards;

· General EE News: Governor Rendell Investing to Improve PA, Pittsburgh Mayor Appoints Clean Pittsburgh Commission Members, Chester County Recognizes Green Businesses, Winners of the 'Why I Love My Pennsylvania State Park' Children's Essay Contest, Pennsylvania Game Commission Offers 'Wild' Gift Giving Ideas, Placed-Based Education ~ New Edition;

· K-12 News: Students Learn How Trees Make Their Philadelphia Neighborhood A Better Place, A High School Stream Assessment, DCNR's Watershed Education Program, 2006 Arbor Day National Poster Contest, Free Environmental Education Posters, 2006 Junior Duck Art Contest, Winter Ecological Field Studies ~ Online;

· Higher Education: St. Vincent Environmental Education Center is 'On the Road Again,' Penn State Environmental Education and Interpretation Lab, New Course at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, RecycleMania Hits College Campuses in New EPA Recycling Competition;

· Professional Development: 2006 PAEE Conference, Environmental Issues Forum;

· Grants/ Awards: EETAP Offers Scholarship for Online Courses, Small Watershed Grants, 2006 AF&PA Recycling Awards, Rohm and Haas Company Grants, Captain Planet Foundation Grants

PCEE wants to thank all the organizations, agencies and individuals who provide EE services and share EE information from across Pennsylvania. If you would like to contribute to future EE Connections issues, please submit your article before the 15th of the month. Articles are to be of statewide interest. Inclusion in the newsletter is subject to space availability.

Due to the holiday schedule, the next issue of EE Connections will be coming to your email box in February.

For more information on the resources available through the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education, visit PCEE online or call 724-738-4555.

12/9/2005