Environmental Education Websites

Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (www.aeoe.org)
Dedicated to the education of children and to helping them increase their awareness and understanding of their natural environment, this organization believes in the potential of education to help children perceive and understand the environment.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (www.ascd.org/cms/index.cfm?TheViewID=2103&flag=2103)
A new Education Topic focusing on environmental education has been produced by ASCD. ASCD Education Topics "are short multimedia lessons on topics that interest all levels of educators. Each lesson includes a definition, short articles on the topic, audio files of experts and practitioners, and a listing of resources that you can use to continue your professional development."

Audubon Adventures (www.audubon.org/educate/aa)
This environmental education program for children in grades 4 to 6 comes to you packaged as a classroom kit, which presents basic accurate facts about birds, wildlife and their habitats.

California Environmental Education Interagency Network (www.calepa.ca.gov/education/CEEIN/)
CEEIN is a consortium of environmental educators representing California State departments, boards, and commissions of the Department of Education, California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Resources Agency, which have oversight responsibility to protect California’s environment.

California Regional Environmental Education Community (www.creec.org)
The CREEC Network is your "one stop shop" for environmental education resources in California, bringing together local, state, and federal agencies in support of the development of environmentally literate students.

Can Central (www.cancentral.com)
This Website of the Can Manufacturers Institute serves as a clearinghouse of information about the can and the industry. In addition, the Aluminum Beverage Cans: The ABCs of Environmental Education curriculum uses the aluminum beverage can as a case study and provides information on the concerns regarding the development and use of packaging.

Education and the Environment Initiative (www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/)
Cal/EPA and the CIWMB’s groundbreaking effort to connect student learning to the environment, while meeting California Academic Content Standards.

Environmental Education at the California Department of Education (www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/oeeintrod.asp)
This program, in the Mathematics and Science Leadership Office of the California Department of Education, supports environmental education (EE) efforts throughout California by providing information on current EE resources, special events, and grant opportunities.  This office also directs the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network and the Environmental Education Grant Program and participates in the California Environmental Education Interagency Network (CEEIN).

Environmental Education on the Internet (www.eelink.net)
EE-Link develops and organizes Internet resources to support, enhance, and extend effective environmental education in K-12 grades. EE-Link project conducts training workshops and promotes interaction and exchange among environmental education students, teachers, and professionals.

Environmental Education Programs and Contacts (www.blm.gov/education/LearningLandscapes/menu/states/index.html)
The Bureau of Land Management Environmental Education home page provides a state-by-state guide to programs and activities provided by the agency. The information ranges from kindergarten to the college level.

High School Environmental Center (www.epa.gov/highschool/)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled a new Website to help high school students explore and learn about their environment and ways to protect it. The Website contains easy to find and easy to understand information about air and water issues, waste and recycling, conservation, health and safety, ecosystems, and community environmental conditions. It also links interested students to internship and scholarship opportunities, environmental careers and community involvement projects.

Keep America Beautiful (www.kab.org/)
A network of local, statewide, and national programs that educate about litter prevention, community improvement and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and properly manage waste materials.

KIND News: Teaching Kids to Care about Animals (www.hsus.org/ace/15445)
The school year is underway, and children are hard at work learning the 3 Rs. In thousands of classrooms across the country, they're learning a fourth one, too: Respect for animals.

National Environmental Education Foundation (www.neefusa.org/)
Chartered by Congress in 1990 to advance environmental knowledge and action, NEEF’s ultimate goal is to activate environmentally responsible behavior in the general public. Their strategy is to reach the public through a powerful network of trusted professionals who can help Americans make everyday choices for a healthy life and healthy environment.

North American Association for Environmental Education (www.naaee.org)
The NAAEE is a network of professionals and students working in the field of environmental education throughout North America and in more than 55 countries around the world. NAAEE takes a cooperative, nonconfrontational, balanced approach to promoting education about environmental issues. NAAEE takes a cooperative and balanced approached to promoting education about environmental issues.

Outdoor Education Research & Evaluation Center (www.wilderdom.com/research.html)
This site provides resources about outdoor education and related programs, such as residential camping, and includes free, full-text access to academic articles, examples, and games and activities. Topics focus on philosophy, theory, research, & evaluation of outdoor education programs.

Project Learning Tree (www.plt.org)
PLT offers exciting and challenging interdisciplinary, action-oriented activities that focus on the whole environment--land, air, water, and even waste. PLT's lessons are designed to develop critical-thinking skills and teach students "how" to think about complex environmental issues. Information on how to obtain a copy of the curriculum is provided at this site.

Project WILD (www.projectwild.org)
This curriculum is based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital interest in learning about the natural world. The program emphasizes wildlife and addresses the need for humans to develop as responsible citizens towards the planet.

Real World Math and Science (www.enc.org/topics/realworld/)
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse provides teacher descriptions of ways to bring the real world into the classroom, making the curriculum relevant to students' lives.

Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge (www.seek.state.mn.us)
The SEEK directory works as a clearinghouse for all types of environmental education resources--from articles to lesson plans and from performances to displays.

State Education and Environment Roundtable (www.seer.org)
This cooperative endeavor of state education agencies seeking to improve student achievement by incorporating environment-based education for kindergarten through twelfth grade education. The roundtable's staff coordinates professional development activities, research programs (including The Effects of Environment-Based Education on Student Achievement), disseminates educational resource materials and provides technical assistance to the states.

Terrain for Schools (www.ecologycenter.org/)
Terrain for Schools is a unique, current events-based curriculum for high school teachers. Our goal is to facilitate thought-provoking ecological education in the classroom. We offer science, social studies, and language arts lesson plans that fulfill California state content standards.

Water Facts and Fun (wwwowe.water.ca.gov/education/catalog.cfm)
The California Department of Water Resources presents this Website, filled with free water education materials for students in kindergarten through grade nine plus ordering information.