Events

The NAAEE 38th Annual Conference:  Call for Presentations!

The 2009 NAAEE Conference in Portland, Oregon (October 7-10, 2009) has opened its Call for Presentations!  The 6th Annual Research Symposium call is also open.  Submission deadline:  February 1, 2009.  To submit a presentation or workshop for review you must log in to NAAEE.

National EE Week 2009:  Be Water Wise!

Register for National Environmental Education Week April 12-18, 2009

National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) promotes understanding and protection of the natural world by actively engaging K-12th grade students and educators of all subjects in an inspired week of environmental learning and service before Earth Day. This year's EE Week theme is Be Water Wise! Registered partners will have access to a wide variety of FREE environmental education resources, including a school water auditing tool and water quality monitoring resources. Partners receive certificates of participation for themselves and their students, and those who register before January 30 will receive a free copy of National Geographic Explorer magazine. More....

Shared Heritage, Shared Stewardship Connects Sister Parks in US-Mexico

Grand Canyon National Park, February 25-29, 2008

From February 25-29, 2008, the Shared Heritage, Shared Stewardship: Connecting Sister Parks in the U.S. and Mexico Conference was held at Grand Canyon National Park in support of the initiative to overcome language barriers and preconceived cultural identities that can lead to misunderstandings.  This conference, jointly organized by the National Parks Service (NPS) and Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP), brought together representatives from ten United States park units, seven Mexican protected areas, regional and central offices of CONANP and NPS, four U.S. federal agencies, and nine non-governmental agencies from both sides of the border. More...

Latino Leadership Briefing on Global Warming

December 2, 2008 ~ Albuquerque, NM
The National Latino Coalition on Climate Change (NLCCC), regional event is one in a series of regional briefings that the NLCCC holds around the country. The Briefing will feature experts from a range of disciplines around the important issue of global warming, how it disproportionately impacts Latino communities, and the challenges and opportunities it creates.  More…

IMBD 2009:  Celebrating Birds in Culture

International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) is an event celebrated from Central America and the Caribbean to Canada's Yukon.  Each year, the event focuses on a conservation theme important to migratory and resident birds, and a variety of education materials are developed to provide information about the theme.  More....

Ongoing Workshops at the Tijuana River Estuary

Coastal Training Program Workshops: Throughout the year, the Tijuana Estuary puts on workshops that are sponsored by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Some are held at the visitor center, some off-site. Dates, topics and speakers vary. Past topics include: visits to regional wetlands in the US and Mexico, Public Participation in the Environmental Review Process and Volunteer Programs for Water Quality Testing. Contact Oscar Romo (oromo@parks.ca.gov), our Coastal Training Program Coordinator, for upcoming workshops.