The March EE Connections environmental education newsletter published by the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education is now available online.

The Spring 2008 Legislative newsletter is also available. Highlights include:

Highlight: Check out PCEE's "Bay Quest," an environmental education tool that introduces students to pollution problems within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The WebQuest assigns each student a role in the watershed's community as they investigate potential impacts to the local environment and economy. Bay Quest is a fun, interactive way to implement PA's Environment and Ecology Academic Standards into the classroom!

General News: Pennsylvania the Only State on EPA's Green Power List, Great Green America Fest' and 'Green and Growing' Field Trip, 'Global Wealth' Film Festival at SRU, 'Unspoken Borders' Sustainable Design Conference, Earth Hour - March 29, 2008

K-12 News: Applications due for Litter Hawk Youth Award Program, 'Stream Cleaner' eForum 2008, 'Wildlife Leadership' Adventures Applications Due, Creek Connections Annual Student Research Symposiums, Environmental Science Field Trip for Homeschoolers

Higher Education: PhillyCarShare and U. of Penn Add Vehicles to Fleet, Five Local Schools Receive Sustainable Design Grants from EPA, SRU Receives Grant to Expand Green Programs, Application due for Environmental Scholarship, NWF Release, 'Higher Education in a Warming World'

Professional Development: PA Land Conservation Conference, Free Educators Birding Seminar, Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference 'Pennsylvania Coal' Course at Jennings Environmental Center, 'Freshwater Ecology' Workshop at Carnegie Science Center, Sustainable Living Series - Green Buildings, Audubon Society Professional Development Workshops

Grants/Awards: DEP Recycling Grants Available, 'Project Slingshot' Applications Due, 'Captain Planet' Grant Applications Due

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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To see all of the resources available, visit the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education website.

4/4/2008