The August issue of EE Connections newsletter from the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education is now available online. The highlights from this month’s issue include—

General News: American Water’s Environmental Grants Fund Three Pa Watershed Projects, DCNR Awards $23 Million for Recreation and Conservation Projects, New Visitor Activity Center at Pocono Environmental Education, Eco-Friendly Coffee Cup, Sierra Club Launches “Smart Energy Summer” Campaign, Take an Online Video Tour of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Unveils New Website, Go Green Initiative Reports Remarkable Results, Cloverdale Books Call for Manuscripts, EPA Watershed Funding Webpage Puts Funding Opportunities in One Place

K-12 News: Cook Forest State Park Teacher Workshop, The USGS and Science Education, NOAA’S Educational Opportunities for Students, Consumers Guide to After-School Science Resources

Higher Education: EETAP Online EE Courses, Design Competition for Sustainability

Professional Development: Pa Electric Power Generation Conference Set for September, Green Building Alliance Promotes Workshop in Pittsburgh Region, Mark Your Calendars for PAEE'S 2007 Conference: No Child Left Inside, ASTROBLAST 2006, 5th Annual Pennsylvania Statewide Project Grass Conference

Grants/Awards: President’s Environmental Youth Awards Deadline Extended, The Fund for Wild Nature, Red, White and Green Climate Change Grant, Starbucks Foundation Grants

8/11/2006