Once again this year, NAAEE Conference attendees can give back to the host community with a few hours of service while enjoying some valued time in the fresh air. Join us in Virginia Beach as we do not one, but two, service projects:
· Beach Walk Planting
· Exploring and Interpreting Community Character through Service Learning

NAAEE's 2007 conference offers a number of in-depth discussions in symposia and panel presentations that offer multiple perspectives on a single topic:

. Connecting Environmental Education and Music
. Our Vision Widens: Combining Environmental Education, Environmental Health, and Environmental Justice
. Industry, Sustainability, and Environment
. Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles
. Internationalizing Sustainability Education: Challenges and
Opportunities
. Corporate Giving, Government Grants, & Foundation Funding.

Each year NAAEE works to minimize the effects of a large conference by practicing what we preach -- sustainability efforts. With each conference being held in different parts of the country, it is largely dependent on what the facility can provide. In August, the Virginia Beach Conference Center (VBCC) was designated as a participant in the Virginia Green Lodging program, a division of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. VBCC is the first convention center to become certified in the state of Virginia. Learn more about how we will reduce, reuse, and recycle at the conference.

Deadline: October 15, 2007
The Volvo for Life Awards is an annual search for and celebration of everyday heroes -- ordinary people who are making a positive difference in the lives of others. Three extra-ordinary citizens will receive a $100,000 charitable contribution to the charity of his or her choice, with one going on to receive the title "America's Greatest Hometown Hero."

The National Civic Education Project (NCEP) is Earth Day Network's grant program which supports urban high school teachers as they promote civic and environmental education in their schools. Through the NCEP, teachers and their students take civic action to improve the environmental health of their schools and communities.

Voting dates: September 6 - October 5, 2007
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One of NAAEE’s conference sponsors, Earth Force, has been nominated for a Corporate Citizenship Award presented by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC). Earth Force is a nonprofit organization that promotes youth civic engagement by providing young people with opportunities to improve the environment and their communities, now and in the future.

The selection process to receive the Partnership Award is a public vote, which takes place on the BCLC Web site from September 6 through October 5. For many years, Earth Force has partnered with General Motors on the GREEN program—a program in which students gather and analyze water quality data from a local river; apply analytical skills to the problems they find; and seek a long-term, sustainable solution. Learn more on their Web site.

Deadline: October 5, 2007
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education, demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others, and work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. Doctoral level graduate students, planning a career in higher education are eligible, regardless of academic department.
Contact: Suzanne Hyers at hyers@aacu.org or 202.387.3760

Nomination Deadline: November 1, 2007
The Newton Marasco Foundation Green Earth Book Awards will be presented in three categories: Children’s Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Nonfiction. Awards in each of the three categories are $1,250 to the author and $1,250 to the illustrator. In addition, a $500 donation will be given to the environmental organization chosen by each winner and approved by the Newton Marasco Foundation.

Deadline: October 31, 2007
Less than two months are left until the deadline to apply for the President Environmental Youth Award (PEYA). All youth who apply have an excellent chance of winning; just ask last year's winners, the "Going Batty" girls from Oklahoma.
Check out their story:

New opportunity from the World Wildlife Fund and the Allianz Foundation for North America for 25 high school students displaced by Katrina, now residing in nine U.S. cities, to assess the climate change vulnerability of the Southeastern United States. Selected students will receive a $1500 stipend, laptop computer for their college studies, attend Climate Camp in June 2008, and a Youth Summit in Washington, D.C., in July 2008. Climate change curriculum for high school students is now available on the World Wildlife Fund Web site >>

November 7-10, 2007 ~ Seattle, Washington
The theme of the Environmental Education Association of Washington (EEAW) 17th anniversary conference is "Reinventing Green: Environmental Education in a Changing World," with the purpose "to foster dynamic links between education, environment, and economy and to empower educators, students and business leaders to leverage the power inherent in these sectors to create a more sustainable future."

Northern AEOE Fall Conference
October 12-14, 2007, at Tamarack Flat in Yosemite National Park.
AEOE once again has exclusive access to this beautiful campsite. For only $30 (October 8th registration postmark), the conference fee includes camping (not park entrance), dinner Saturday night, two simple breakfasts, great workshops, networking opportunities, entertainment, and….Yosemite!
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Southern AEOE Fall Conference, "Be the Change"
October 19-21, 2007, at Rancho Alegre Outdoor School, Santa Barbara.
For only $25 (October 13th registration postmark), the conference fee includes camping or dorms, Saturday dinner, snacks, entertainment, great workshops, and a stunningly beautiful area.

October 10-11, 2007 ~ Decatur, Alabama
Join the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for the 2007 Corporate Lands for Learning (CLL) Education and Outreach Workshop, at the BP Decatur Plant in Alabama. CLL offers experiential, place-based learning opportunities by using local corporate habitats as a tool for teaching to explore ecological concepts and the human role in conservation. CLL opens doors to experience innovative teaching and learning techniques and the opportunity to involve communities in conservation efforts.

1 Day Left for Early Bird Registration: September 27th
Join us for the bi-annual Midwest Environmental Education Conference October 18-20, 2007, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where it is considered a sport to drill 38 inches into the ice during the winter to catch food and the people really know how to polka!!! The conference includes fabulous keynote speakers like Richard Louv, author of the book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, outstanding concurrent sessions, networking opportunities, and a touch of Wisconsin culture during evening socials. Earlybird Registration ends Thursday, September 27th.

November 1-4, 2007 ~ Hunter, New York
The New York State Outdoor Education Association Annual Conference theme is "Preserving the Past, Forging the Future." The conference featured speaker, Jerome Ringo, current President of the Apollo Alliance, will be speaking on curtailing environmental problems by means of a more diverse coalition. Teachers can earn up to 20 in-service credit hours with workshops adhering to NYS Learning Standards.

Lend a hand for the 14th annual coast-to-coast effort to clean up public lands to help preserve America’s lands. The focus this year is on countering the tide of invasive species taking over habitats and native species.

October 17-20, 2007 ~ Moultonboro, New Hampshire
The Great Turning: Education, Leadership & Activism for a Life Sustaining Civilization conference, sponsored by the Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University. Focus: strategies and philosophies of environmental activism and environmental education. Participants will engage body, mind, and spirit in collaborative dialogue with each other and with the Earth to pose critical questions about the challenges and opportunities we face while working toward a life sustaining civilization. Speakers include Winona LaDuke, Bill McKibben, and David Abram.
Contact: GreatTurning@lesley.edu

The Office of Campus Sustainability at Michigan State University is proud to announce its fall line-up of speakers celebrating the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. This decade-long speaker series is meant to provide a venue for fresh perspectives for building a sustainable future for us all and what role education might play in advancing such a vision.

Topics addressed in the talks scheduled for the fall include investing, coal-mining, personal choices and lifestyles, and the role of religion and ecology.

· September 27 - Dave Cooper, mechanical engineer turned environmentalist, who tells the story of mountaintop coal removal in Appalachia, "Mountaintop Removal: The Unseen Costs of Coal-Fired Power"

· October 2 - Erickson Kiva - Satish Kumar, co-founder and Director of Programs for Schumacher College and editor of Resurgence a magazine addressing sustainability for more than 40 years, "Strides Toward a Sustainable Future".

· October 17 - Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker, Co-director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology and Senior Lecturer and scholar at Yale University, "The Growing Alliance of Religion and Ecology".

All events are free and open to the public.

October 23, 2007 ~ Carmel, New York
RSVP by: October 5, 2007
Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act at this one-day workshop hosted by Clearpool Education Center for local school teachers, environmental educators, and neighboring communities. Certification is available in Project WILD, Project WILD Aquatic, and Project WET.

The NSTA National Advisory Board (NAB) is seeking nominations for 15 programs for the 2008 Exemplary Science Program Monograph. The sixth monograph in the series now requests nominations for recognizing teachers and schools. The 2008 ESP monograph will focus on teachers and programs which illustrate full (or open) inquiry.

Nominations should be forwarded to Robert E. Yager, Chair of NSTA’s ESP efforts and editor of the ESP Monograph Series (Science Education Center, Room 450 VAN, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, robert-yager@uiowa.edu, 319-335-1189).

In order to help people become more environmentally responsible, this monthly email newsletter from the U.S. EPA will provide information on activities to use anywhere, including home, workplaces, schools, and communities.

During its 32nd General Conference in October 2003, UNESCO adopted a resolution "recognizing the Earth Charter as an important ethical framework for sustainable development." Educators worldwide, from primary schools to universities have been using the Earth Charter in many ways as it offers a clear vision of sustainability. Learn more about the Earth Charter, programs and activities, and new educational materials developed to help bring the notion of sustainability to classrooms.

A "synthesis" of multiple independent reports that answers high-level questions like: "How have ecosystems and their services changed? How have these changes affected human well-being? How might ecosystems change in the future, and what are the implications for human well-being?" The individual reports were mostly spatially partitioned into different areas of the world, and answered those questions in ways appropriate for the participating institutions.
Also, available an easy-to-read version from GreenFacts >>

Grist magazine graded the greenest colleges & universities around the world. See which colleges got top marks from Grist, then grade their effort.

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