Evergreen Green Grants Program: Application Deadline: January 29, 2010

Evergreen Common Grounds is now accepting applications for The Walmart – Evergreen Green Grants Program supporting community environmental stewardship and restoration projects across Canada.

Mark your calendar!

The Walmart – Evergreen Green Grants Program

Application Deadline: January 29, 2010

For full information on eligibility and how to apply, please download a program guide and application form from the Common Grounds Funding page on our Website. Check this site often for announcements and information on other funding opportunities!

Please be advised we are in the process of launching our new website. Should you be redirected to the new site, you may access the grant via the home page or by clicking on "Funding" in the top menu bar.

Green Grants, a Canadian community greening program sponsored by Walmart Canada and led by Evergreen will provide funds of up to $10,000 to community groups working on naturalization projects focused on the restoration and stewardship of urban habitats such as woodlands, meadows, wetlands and ravines through the use of native plants. This grant also supports community gardening projects that involve native plants and food gardening.

Please contact us with any questions.

Sincerely,

Alix Aylen
Grant Program Administrator, Evergreen
aaylen@evergreen.ca
416-596-1495 x312 / 1-888-426-3138 x312  

The Story of Cap and Trade

The Story of Cap and Trade: "* About the Film (from the Makers of "THe Story of Stuff") What is The Story of Cap & Trade? The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the 'devils in the details' in current cap and trade proposals: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis. If you’ve heard about cap and trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film is for yo"

Alberta TPR - Kananaskis Country: Education Materials, Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Alberta TPR - Kananaskis Country: Education Materials, Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation: "For over twenty years, Kananaskis Country has provided Environmental Education publications to help educators bring their classrooms into the natural environments of Alberta. The following is a list of publications currently available to teachers and community educators. We hope you and your students enjoy these activities." Excellent materials, check it out!

Alberta TPR - Kananaskis Country: Education Materials, Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Alberta TPR - Kananaskis Country: Education Materials, Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation: "Environmental Education Publications For over twenty years, Kananaskis Country has provided Environmental Education publications to help educators bring their classrooms into the natural environments of Alberta. The following is a list of publications currently available to teachers and community educators. We hope you and your students enjoy these activities." Some really great materials, folksm check it out!

Under Western Skies: Conference on Climate, Culture and Change in North America - Mount Royal U - Oct 2010

http://www.skies.mtroyal.ca/

Please spread the word!

Under Western Skies: Climate, Culture and Change in Western North America

*October 13-16, 2010*

*Mount Royal University *

*Calgary, Alberta, Canada*.

This interdisciplinary and cross-cultural gathering welcomes presentations
on the environmental challenges now faced by diverse populations, both human
and nonhuman, in the Western lands of Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Academics and other stakeholders from the wider community are invited to
participate in this urgent and compelling dialogue.  The conference invites
academics from the humanities, social and natural sciences, as well as
activists, businesses, artists and others to speak across the boundaries
that conventionally divide them.

Since both the geographical and critical terrains at issue are considerable,
a wide array of topics and time periods is welcome. The shared concern will
be the interaction between humans and the natural environment in the context
of Western history, geography, climate change, and commercial/sustainable
development of lands and resources.

Possible directions may include, but are not restricted to, the following:

   - sustainable economic development
   - indigenous ways of knowing
   - urbanization/suburban sprawl in the "New West"
   - popular culture and the mass media
   - literary or filmic representations of natural, urban or industrial
   environments
   - government action/inaction on the environment
   - ecofeminism
   - environmental racism and justice
   - ecological or ecocritical examinations of particular Western environs
   and climes
   - specific issues such as the Copenhagen Protocol or oil/tar sands
   development
   - the borderlands of Canada / United States / Mexico
   - environmental education in K-12, postsecondary and community contexts
   - historical perspectives
   - environmental activism
   - environmental law and policy

FW: Penguins in your classroom

 

Dear Teachers,

Have your students follow along as Adelie Penguins raise their chicks.  The

2009-10 breeding season is well under way at Cape Royds,  on Ross Island,

Antarctica. The eggs have been laid and we will expect to see chicks in

about  10 days. Our most popular activity, ³Nest Check² selects seven nests

every year, and each one has daily pictures posted on the website as the

adults brood, guard and finally fledge their chicks.  Weather data, a field

journal  are  also updated every day. Check out the ³Did you Know² section,

the ³Penguin Adaptation² pages, ³Sounds from the Colony² and ³Field Notes²

where students  are faced with the same penguin quandaries as the

researchers.  Enjoy  watching these penguins as they march into your

classroom.

 

http://www.penguinscience.com/classroom_home.php

 

Jean Pennycook

Penguin Science Education OUtreach

 

FW: Boreal Songbird Interactive Maps

 

For the birders out there:

 

Be sure to check out the interactive maps on the Boreal Songbird Initiative:

Migration Maps

http://www.borealbirds.org/birdguide/mig_map_main.shtml

 

Cities (as in Towns not CITES):

http://www.borealbirds.org/birdguide/map_main.shtml

This is excellent as you can select an American city and the map shows the

birds that migrate from the Canadian boreal forest.

 

 

 

100 Mile Diet website fro ALRwatch

Just out from the 100 Mile Diet Society of Vancouver a new website:

http://foodshed.100milediet.org/

 

Complete with lesson plans:

http://foodshed.100milediet.org/lessons-and-resources

 

This comes from the Smart Growth BC - ALRwatch listserv (which also has

Liveable Communities and Green Belt Listservs)

http://lists.smartgrowth.bc.ca/read/all_forums/

 

 

 

Forum Plant'ERE in Cameroun

WORLD FORUM PLANÈT'ERE 4 IN CAMERUN

Cameron will host the World Forum Planèt'ERE 4 from the 19th to the 27th of July 2010. The event is organised by the NGO Volontariat pour l'Environnement, focal point of the Collectif en Éducation à l'Environnement du Cameroun (CEECAM).

FORUM PLANÈT'ERE 4 – CAMERON July 17-29, 2010.

 SCHEDULE (general overview)
 

July 17th and 18th arrival and settling-in in Yaoundé.
July 19th transfer to the Palais des Congrès de Yaoundè.
Opening ceremony
Groups departure towards the various regions of Cameron.
Welcoming and groups settling-in in the various regions.
July 20-23 regional phase of the forum in the various regions of Cameron.
Workshops.
Debates.
July 24th back to Yaounde and participants settling-in.
March to support and sensitise the national and international educational community
(Boulevard du 20 mai).
Night of the environment
July 25-27 Phase 2 of the forum
July 25 presentation of the work that has been done in the different regions.
Stand preparation and opening of the environment fair.
Opening of the 'cooperation crossroad'.
Cultural and film evening.
July 26 Round tables and workshops.
Youth forums.
Planèt'ERE general meeting.
July 27 Plenary session
Closing session.
July 28-29 participants departure

For informations

The Executive of the OI Planèt'ERE
infoplanetere@crosemont.qc.ca

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FORUM MONDIAL PLANÈT'ERE 4 IN CAMEROUN

Le bureau exécutif de l'OI Planèt'ERE a le plaisir de vous informer que le Cameroun sera l'Hôte du forum Planèt'ERE 4 du 19 au 27 juillet 2010. L'ONG «Volontariat pour l'Environnement », point focal du Collectif en Éducation à l'Environnement du Cameroun (CEECAM), a la charge d'organiser  l'événement.

Nous vous tiendrons régulièrement informés des préparatifs de cet important événement qui rassemblera les acteurs, oeuvrant en éducation relative à l'environnement dans les pays de l'espace francophone.

FORUM PLANÈT'ERE 4 – CAMERON, du 17 au 29 juillet 2010

PROGRAMMATION (aper ςu sommaire)

17,18 juillet Arrivée et installation des participants à Yaoundé
19 juillet Déplacement vers le Palais des congrès de Yaoundé
Cérémonie d'ouverture du forum
Départ des groupes vers les régions
Accueil et installation des groupes en région
20 au 23 juillet Phase régionale du forum dans 8 régions du Cameroun
Travaux en ateliers
Visites écotouristiques
Débats
24 juillet
Marche de soutien et de sensibilisation par toute la communauté
éducative nationale et internationale (Boulevard du 20 mai)
Nuit de l'environnement
25 au 27 Phase 2 du forum
25 juillet Restitution des travaux en région
Aménagement des stands et ouverture de l'exposition
de la foire environnementale
Ouverture du carrefour de la coopération
Soirée culturelle et cinématographique
26 juillet Tables rondes et Travaux en ateliers
Forum Jeunesse
Assemblée générale de Planèt'ERE
27 juillet Synthèse des travaux
Plénière
Clôture du forum
28,29 juillet Départ des participants

Plus d'informations 

L'exécutif de l'OI Planèt'ERE
infoplanetere@crosemont.qc.ca

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FORUM MUNDIAL PLANÈT'ERE 4 IN CAMEROUN

La organización no gubernamental « Volontariat pour l'Environnement », punto focal del "Collectif en Éducation à l'Environnement du Cameroun" (CEECAM), ha sido encargada de organizar el evento, del cual se puede encontrar un programa provisional aqui abajo.
 
Mayore informaciones al respecto de este evento que reunirà los actores que actuan en la educación ambiental en los países de la francofonía serán proporcionadas en las próximas comunicaciones.    

FORUM PLANÈT'ERE 4 – CAMEROUN de 17 a 29 de Julio de 2010

PROGRAMA PROVISIONAL

17-18 de julio: Llegada e instalación de los participantes à Yaoundé
19 julio: Transferencia al Palacio de congresos de Yaoundé
Ceremonia de abertura del forum
Partida de los grupos para las distintas regiones
Recebimiento e instalación de los grupos en las regiones
20-23 de julio: Fase regional del forum en 8 regiones del Cameroun
Talleres
Visitas ecoturisticas
Debates
24 de julio: Vuelta à Yaounde e instalación de los participantes
Caminata de sensibilización realizada por la comunidad educativa nacional y internacional (Boulevard du 20 mai)
Noche del medio ambiente
25- 27 de Julio: Fase 2 del forum
25 de Julio: Restitución de los trabajos realizados en cada region
Preparación de los stands y abertura de la "feria ambiental"
Abertura del forum de la coopéracion
Noche cultural y de cine
26 de Julio: Mesas redondas y talleres
Forum Juventud
Asamblea general de Planèt'ERE
27 de Julio: Síntesis de los trabajos
Plenaria
Cierre del forum
28-29 de julio: Partida de los participantes

Para obtener informacion mas detallada

El Ejecutivo de OI Planèt'ERE
infoplanetere@crosemont.qc.ca

 

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links galore to scholarly papers, education and psychology

FW: ScienceDirect Alert: Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol. 29, Iss. 4, 2009
Some interesting articles below!

Journal of Environmental Psychology <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/6872-2009-999709995-1571281>    Journal of Environmental Psychology <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02724944>

Volume 29, Issue 4 <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/6872-2009-999709995-1571281> ,  Pages 391-540 (December 2009)
    

        1.      Editorial board/publication information <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4XT3BCY-1&md5=bfa35fa9114b067d04e886d0c52b58bf>
Page IFC
              
     
  Articles    
        2.      Think global, act local: The effect of goal and mindset specificity on willingness to donate to an environmental organization <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4X8J6CH-1&md5=8d291baf8681e2d22b54f6b950a16513>
Pages 391-399
Anna Rabinovich, Thomas A. Morton, Tom Postmes, Bas Verplanken          

        3.      Public commitment making as a structural solution in social dilemmas <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4W9XBH2-3&md5=8bc776d1eb4f483dc0ff49870bcfddd5>
Pages 400-406
Anne Marike Lokhorst, Eric van Dijk, Henk Staats              
        4.      Teachers' conceptions of nature and environment in 16 countries <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4WB3NFT-4&md5=68ed5fde99f7c1e96265d15da27cd298>
Pages 407-413
François Munoz, Franz Bogner, Pierre Clement, Graça S. Carvalho       
        5.      Like father, like son? Intergenerational transmission of values, attitudes, and behaviours in the environmental domain <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4W9XBH2-2&md5=ff2a5cedca4002f725905014e63fcde6>
Pages 414-421
Alice Grønhøj, John Thøgersen         
        6.      The psychological benefits of indoor plants: A critical review of the experimental literature <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4W9XBH2-1&md5=ed645955eaab0bcbf9286bf3d1913cd9>
Pages 422-433
Tina Bringslimark, Terry Hartig, Grete G. Patil       
        7.      The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of emotional connection to nature? <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4VYP99C-1&md5=12656181bab61bf1e8c82bed07d3b674>
Pages 434-440
Jeffrey L. Perrin, Victor A. Benassi          
        8.      Development of the PRCQ: A measure of perceived restorative characteristics of zoo attractions <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4WYDN3K-1&md5=da02f2ac73a8e618581862eb8bc3b892>
Pages 441-449
R. Pals, L. Steg, F.W. Siero, K.I. van der Zee        
        9.      Vegetation and outdoor recess time at elementary schools: What are the connections? <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4VXTSRB-1&md5=e8fa59177fae197ad73eb529e5225ded>
Pages 450-456
Kelley L. Arbogast, Brian C.P. Kane, Jeffrey L. Kirwan, Bradley R. Hertel             
        10.     Creating and validating GIS measures of urban design for health research <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4W0R0NV-1&md5=20578ff0cebfd46d4b17ef727fb2dcea>
Pages 457-466
Marnie Purciel, Kathryn M. Neckerman, Gina S. Lovasi, James W. Quinn, Christopher Weiss, Michael D.M. Bader, Reid Ewing, Andrew Rundle        
        11.     Perception of street vendors as 'out of place' urban elements at day time and night time <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4WXYRB0-2&md5=cc3981a38d9a0863638b9fcce39b900e>
Pages 467-476
Yandi Andri Yatmo             
        12.     Influence of environmental street characteristics on walking route choice of elderly people <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4WXYRB0-1&md5=35158b32917f64690aa6c61b7be6031d>
Pages 477-484
Hieronymus C. Borst, Sanne I. de Vries, Jamie M.A. Graham, Jef E.F. van Dongen, Ingrid Bakker, Henk M.E. Miedema              
        13.     The relationship of place to substance use and perceptions of risk and safety in urban adolescents <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4WY6K21-1&md5=35e6a8772927ee0ed7fd2e397f9bbaf7>
Pages 485-492
Michael J. Mason, Jeremy Mennis, J. Douglas Coatsworth, Thomas Valente, Frank Lawrence, Patricia Pate         
        14.     Effect of surrounding landscape on driving behaviour: A driving simulator study <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4W15KWB-1&md5=9c9d2bf832fd0277d717aa65a6c50665>
Pages 493-502
Hans Antonson, Selina Mårdh, Mats Wiklund, Göran Blomqvist            
        15.     "Impressive?" Credentials, family photographs, and the perception of therapist qualities <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4X6VMKB-1&md5=a4d6c3adc16275d7c879867deae2c487>
Pages 503-512
Ann Sloan Devlin, Sarah Donovan, Arianne Nicolov, Olivia Nold, Andrea Packard, Gabrielle Zandan       
        16.     The distracting effects of a ringing cell phone: An investigation of the laboratory and the classroom setting <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4VVR204-1&md5=db6478c3ba6b65a01e9c96e7a6839f9f>
Pages 513-521
Jill T. Shelton, Emily M. Elliott, Sharon D. Eaves, Amanda L. Exner           
        17.     Stress and recovery assessment during simulated microgravity: Effects of exercise during a long-term head-down tilt bed rest in women <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4X378H3-1&md5=2c66be0b78196d048433176c46f078f6>
Pages 522-528
Michel Nicolas, Karine Weiss          
     
  Book Reviews
        18.     Person environment behavior research: Investigating activities and experiences in spaces and environments <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4WD113C-1&md5=5de2c478b57a8b8a7aa78eae2086b262>
Pages 529-530
Christopher Spencer           
        19.     The psychology of risk <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4XT3BCY-2&md5=3a46a38d4a7ae819d65bd1304e0fa1f9>
Pages 531-532
Julie Rudner          
        20.     Open Space: People Space <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4XT3BCY-3&md5=95010621ad3ccc4c7dd802a236deba48>
Pages 532-533
Sarah Payne           
        21.     Climate change 2007: Mitigation of climate change <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4XT3BCY-4&md5=78f67b2f54a637d9fbb869ace83cb000>
Pages 533-535
Richard E. Wener              
        22.     Meeting environmental challenges: The role of human identity <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4XT3BCY-5&md5=f3ce22c89e47e70de29149a3485f2b2b>
Pages 535-537
Britain A. Scott              
     
  In Memoriam 
        23.     Environmental psychology: The contribution of geography to psychology <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_urlVersion=4&_origin=SDVIALERTHTML&_version=1&_uoikey=B6WJ8-4XT3BCY-6&md5=e7109f709c38f8e46539d20e3d1bd7f6>
Pages 538-539
Tommy Gärling         

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IPY Youth Time Capsule Writing Contest – DEADLINE EXTENDED

** New deadline for entries:  December 31st, 2009 **

The International Polar Year Youth Time Capsule Project Committee is 
holding a writing contest for Pan-Arctic youth, and is calling for 
submissions about life in the north that will be included in the IPY 
Time Capsule, to be re-opened 25 years from now.

The IPY Time Capsule Project is a youth-led initiative, aimed at 
involving northern youth in the International Polar Year in meaningful 
and creative ways.  The Project has been developed based on the belief 
that youth participation is essential to ensuring the lasting legacy 
of the International Polar Year.  So far, the Time Capsule Project has 
included photography, art work and youth surveys, and the Committee is 
now seeking pieces of writing, so that a written interpretation of 
life in the north through the eyes of youth can be presented along 
side the visual components of the Time Capsule.

Youth living in Canada between the ages of 12 and 18, who are 
interested in submitting an entry to the writing contest, are asked to 
submit a one-page piece of writing, in any format (prose, poetry, 
etc), on a subject related to life in the North.

Entries will be accepted in any language that is currently spoken in 
the North, and prizes will be awarded to the first and second place 
entrants in each of two categories:  English/French and Traditional 
Language/Other.

The First Prize winner in each category will receive an Ipod Touch 32 
GB, and the Second Prize winner will receive an Ipod Nano 16GB.

The deadline for entries is December 31st, 2009.

All entries will be considered for inclusion in the IPY Time Capsule 
Project, and select entries will be displayed in a physical Time 
Capsule exhibit, slated for early 2010, as well as on an online 
exhibit, which will be available to the public beginning in late 2009 
and displayed until January 2011.

  In order to participate in the contest, youth can submit entries by 
email to ipy.timecapsule@gmail.com, or by mail to P.O.Box 11050, 
Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3X7, Attn. Bree Denning.

Contact – Bryany Denning, 867 873 9337, 1bbd@queensu.ca

EECOM 2010 Conference, Burnaby BC May 19-22

Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM)
2010 Annual National Conference
Diversity, sustainability and environment: Exploring cultural and practical
diversity for environmental learning
(May 19-22, Simon Fraser University)
 
Call for Submissions
Diversity in sustainability and environmental learning is compounded when one considers the
various cultures, practices and research traditions that inform the field. This complexity
accounts for a range of forms for learning whether it occurs in formal, informal or non-formal
contexts. Cultural diversity is often talked about in educational circles, and it is assumed that
great benefits are to be gained by educators through careful attention to the range of
perspectives that the world has to offer. In terms of curriculum content, pedagogy, and
practice, there is a good deal of evidence that, in order to be more responsive to the needs of
diverse populations, program developments around the world are beginning to reflect the
variation in our society.

In summary, what we are planning for the EECOM 2010 conference is a focus on the
diversity present within the field of environmental learning, both culturally and practically. We
therefore encourage high quality, collaborative proposals which celebrate diversity in
perspectives, methods and/or cultural contexts for the 2010 conference. Proposal submission is
now open and available online (www.educ.sfu.ca/eecom2010 ). Deadline for submissions is
December 20th, 2009. Registration will open December 1st, 2009.



The EECOM 2010 National Conference is being hosted by Simon Fraser University (SFU) in
partnership with L'Association québécoise pour la promotion de l'éducation relative à
l'environnement (AQPERE), Interpretation Canada and the Environmental Education
Professional Specialist Association (EEPSA) of the BC Teachers’ Federation, and in collaboration
with Metro Vancouver. This year the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, located in
the Metro Vancouver region, celebrates 40 years of leadership in environmental programming.
We see this 40th anniversary as a milestone for environmental learning in Canada, and one SFU
would like to share with the Canadian and international community by hosting the 2010 EECOM
conference

A new grant program makes eco dreams a reality for kids

Do you know any kids with great ideas for encouraging their community to go green? They could receive a Sunlight Green Clean Kids grant valued between $250 and $1,500 to help kids put their green ideas into action. Sunlight Green Clean Kids panel is on the lookout for kids ages six to 13 with inspiring green ideas to help their home, community or school. To apply for Sunlight Green Clean grants kids need to share their idea in a 150-word essay. A panel of 10 green kids from across Canada and eco-experts from Canadian environmental organizations will review the essays and award green grants. Deadline for grant submissions is June 30, 2010.

Green ideas can come from individual kids or from groups of kids, such as a class or community group. They can be entered under any one of five
categories: water, nature, air, energy, and reducing your environmental footprint. Kids can submit their application to www.SunlightGreenCleanKids.ca. This website is also an informative resource for kids, parents, teachers and community groups.

No idea is too big or small No green idea is too big or too small for grant consideration, especially since a child's idea is just as likely to inspire green action among adults as other kids. They could include eco-worthy efforts like:
School class projects to compost food waste from lunch rooms
Community clean-up programs around streams, parks and ravines
Waste reduction programs at home
Battery recycling initiatives

Aviva Community Fund

Aviva Community Fund
The Aviva Community Fund competition is giving you the chance to voice an idea that will create a lasting change in your community. The most popular ideas, as chosen by Canadians, will have a chance at sharing in the $500,000 Aviva Community Fund.

We're holding a competition with 3 opening rounds, where you can enter your idea or support your favourites. At the end of each round, 20 ideas go through to the Semi-Finals, and those that don't make it through are still in the running. They will have their vote count reset to 0 and are automatically entered into the next qualifying round. That means everyone has up to 3 chances to compete to be one of the 62 semi-finalists.The competition closes to new entries on November 29th, 2009, so enter your idea now or start supporting ideas in your community. Categories
* Rejuvenate Your Neighborhood
* Support Youth
* Improve Education
* Encourage Healthy Lifestyles
* Promote Well-being
* Preserve the Environment
* Stimulate Culture
* Other Ideas
For more information go to: http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/

Water Education Videos Online

We would like to alert you to www.thewaterchannel.tv . This is a public facility in support of education and environmental awareness - hosting now 350 videos on water and drawing over 15,000 visitors monthly. This includes a special category on climate change - with more than 20 videos from different parts of the world. We also very much welcome everyone want to upload material or send it to use to convert and host.

Eco-Kids Online Resource

Earth Day Canada’s award winning EcoKids Program (www.ecokids.ca), a free online environmental education resource, has offered curriculum-linked materials and activities to elementary school teachers for over 15 years. With over 7.2 million unique visitors over the last school year, and 12 400 schools and youth groups actively engaged in the program, EcoKids is a leading resource for teachers students and families

• Lesson plans tailored to Provincial Curriculum Standards
• Corresponding printable handouts and lesson assessment tools
• Teacher-reviewed ESL lessons and ESL online games
• A Literacy Corner featuring an eco-booklist and teaching tools.

All the free resources are available in our website at www.ecokids.ca . We are also proud to have developed partnerships with Developing a Global Perspective for Educators Cohort at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa and with the University of Western Ontario in the development of new lesson plans.

A multitude of online resources from the NAAEE

Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide the basic steps needed to restore or create wildlife habitat. It is designed so that students complete several tasks that will lead to establishing a forest, meadow, or wetland on school grounds. The projects can range in size from a small 20’ by 20’ area to an acre or more. These steps were developed from the experiences of several schools that have completed similar projects. The process incorporates critical thinking and decision-making skills while challenging students in reading, writing, science, mathematics, and language arts.

http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/schoolyd.html

New High School Curriculum: Citizen Climate

The Will Steger Foundation developed Citizen Climate, a new high school curriculum tied to national standards that focuses on global climate solutions. This curriculum emphasizes civic engagement and helps teachers and students understand the critical and complex climate solutions being discussed on the national and international stage. It also allows students to formulate statements about what they would like to see happen in climate policy and how these policies and actions can be replicated in their states and local communities.

http://willstegerfoundation.org/index.php?option=c...

Eco-Schools USA

The Eco-Schools USA goals are simple: 1) green the school buildings, 2) green the school grounds, and c) green the educational programming at registered schools. It is the new US component of an international network of 30,000 schools in 43 nations. A Web site makes Eco-schools USA registration simple for individual schools also seeking opportunities to join up with other green school programs evolving across America. The program encompasses a rich set of educational "pathways" such as energy, water, green hour outdoors, and climate change -- partners include SchoolTube.com, Facing the Future, Al Gore's Climate Project, and the HSBC climate initiative.

http://www.nwf.org/ecoschools/index.cfm

Easy-to-Use Climate Change Action Projects for K-12 Students

Facing the Future has released a comprehensive service-learning resource for climate change. The Climate Change Action Project Database includes more than 25 ready-to-use action projects that will prepare students to understand and take action on climate change. The online database provides:

· Meaningful projects to fulfill graduation requirements
· Ideas for transforming classroom learning on into action
· Project details and contact information needed to get started
· Options for projects that take place both on and off school grounds

Thanks to funding from the McKibben Merner Family Foundation, these service-learning projects are accessible free at

http://www.facingthefuture.org/ServiceLearning/Cli...

Environmental Communication for Behavior Change ~ Online

January 26 - March 7, 2010 ~ Online
Brian Day, the NAAEE Executive Director, will be the instructor for this Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL) Program. This course provides environmental professionals with an introduction to the strategies and tools of environmental communication that effectively lead to changes in behavior. The environmental social marketing tools gained will benefit all practicing environmental professionals faced with the challenge of changing behaviors.
Contact: del@nicholas.duke.edu

http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/continuinged/envc...

Sailing Expeditions for Students

Spring or Fall 2010
Students (grades 5-12) along with their adult chaperones will experience marine science and sailing on the waters of Puget Sound aboard the 61' Carlyn. Students will take the helm from the minute they step on board, conducting original marine science research and learning to operate the vessel under the careful guidance of the Salish crew. Scholarship money is available for qualifying schools and students! Contact Education Director, Nikken Palesch, at nikken@salish.org or (206) 780-7848 (Salish office) with questions.

http://www.salish.org

CJEE Call for Book Reviews

The Canadian Journal of Environmental Education is a refereed journal seeking to further the study and practice of environmental education. Information on the Call for Book Reviews, Volume 15, including the updated book list and reviewer requirements are listed on the Web site.

http://cjee.gavan.ca/

Conservation Case Studies Needed

Submit by November 18, 2009
Audubon and EETAP are seeking additional examples of projects that have successfully used education to help solve conservation problems. We will highlight these case studies in a Conservation Education Toolkit designed to help conservation practitioners better integrate education as a key conservation strategy. Ideal case studies identify a specific biodiversity target; address threats to the target, focus on specific audience(s); focus on education, communication, outreach, and/or social marketing strategies to reach that audience; and include an evaluation component. Please click on link below by November 18, 2009, to submit a short screening questionnaire. We’ll follow up ASAP!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ALvBAsgp8ys1...

Reources from EEAY Sharing Meeting (Nov 3)

In no particular order, here are some of the items shared by attendees at the meeting:

Parks Canada has released a Environmental Stewardship Certificate Program for Grade 4 students in the NWT and NU, and is working on a Yukon version. The Kluane bear program is being offered to schools again. Resources info can be found at: http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/index_e.asp.


Bringing Youth Together for Equality (BYTE) in Whitehorse has been involved in offering climate change workshops in the communities. Also connected to Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, as Yukoners hold national chair and director posts. 


International Polar Year (IPY) happenings include an Early Results Workshop in February, and outreach activities in the Yukon planned for after. Upcoming Canadian Geographic magazine issue will focus on IPY findings. 


Earth Day 2010 will mark its 40th anniversary The Yukon Territory Environmental Network is working on plans to celebrate in the Yukon.

International Year of Biodiversity 2010: various groups in Yukon looking at how to mark this event. One international initiative underway which involves schools is the GreenWave.

The Magical Thread is an online interactive storybook learning resource for grades 1-4 featuring Yukon artists, First Nations elders and videos. Fun to explore!


climatechangenorth.ca , the North-specific resource on climate change for teachers is now being hosted by the Northern Climate Exchange and they are planning considerable outreach and promotion in Yukon schools over the next months. 


Conferences coming up include the EECOM conference in Vancouver, May 19-22 and the GEOEC (Alberta) conference May 6-8.

Meatless Mondays...school campaign

Where's The Beef?
School Lunch Program Taking Novel Approach

A school in Baltimore, has adopted Meatless Mondays. 

In an effort to improve the school lunch program and an effort to reduce greenhouse gases and preserve natural resources. 

The demand for meat has increased last year and all of the negativity on the impact has as well.  So hat's off to one school district for starting to take a stand.  Perhaps others will follow in your steps. 

Many Eyes

Many Eyes This site allows you to create various visualizations for various sets of data. Could be an interesting way for students to present their work.

EECOM News ready for download

EECOM News / COM'ERE

Greetings / Bonjour Remy!

Le français suit

EECOM News ISSUE 5 2009

The publication of this EECOM newsletter marks some significant changes in the leadership structure for Canada’s premiere network for environmental educators and communicators. Read on in the Message from the Co-chairs. In the Message from the Executive Director, Natalie Swayze reflects that although we typically celebrate New Year’s in January, the fall has always been an important time of “fresh starts” for many of us, including EECOM. Should environmental educators care about polling results? Why on earth might we want to do some polling ourselves? And anyway, isn’t polling really expensive? In our feature, Progress through Polling: Why we should conduct polling about environmental education, discover good reasons why polling helps us with our work – and a number of ways to make if affordable. In the next in our series profiling the winners of the 2008 Canadian Awards of Excellence in Environmental Education, meet Dan Murphy, who has guided thousands of learners, both students and teachers, to a better understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of what nature’s classroom has on offer.  And in the News, the Call for Submissions is now open for the EECOM 2010 Annual National Conference, Diversity, sustainability and environment: Exploring cultural and practical diversity for environmental learning, May 19-22, Simon Fraser University Download the full Issue - http://www.eecom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=38&lang=en COM'ERE Edition 5 2009 La publication de ce bulletin d’EECOM souligne d’importants changements dans la structure à la direction pour le réseau en éducation relative en environnement pour les éducateurs et les communicateurs au Canada. Lisez ce qui suit dans le Message des Co-présidents. Dans le Message de la directrice générale, Natalie Swayze souligne que bien que nous célébrons généralement le nouvel an en janvier, l’automne a toujours été un moment important de « nouveaux départs » pour beaucoup d’entre nous, y compris pour EECOM. Est-ce que les éducateurs en environnement devraient se préoccuper des résultats des scrutins aux élections ? Pourquoi voudrions-nous faire des sondages nous-mêmes? Et de toute façon, les sondages ne sont-ils pas onéreux ? Dans notre dossier, le progrès par le biais du scrutin : pourquoi nous devons effectuer un sondage sur l’éducation relative à l’environnement, découvrir de bonnes raisons pour lesquelles les sondages nous aident dans notre travail et plusieurs manières de les rendre abordables.  Dans la prochaine série sur le profil des gagnants pour le prix d’excellence 2008 en éducation relative à l’environnement, rencontrez Dan Murphy qui a communiqué à des milliers d’apprenants, étudiants et enseignants, une meilleure compréhension, une appréciation et la joie qu’apporte la grande salle de classe du monde naturel. Et dans les nouvelles, les Mises en candidatures sont maintenant commencées pour la conférence nationale annuelle d’EECOM 2010. Diversité, la durabilité et l’environnement : à la découverte de diversités dans les cultures et pratiques dans l’apprentissage de l’environnement, 19-22 mai 2010, Université Simon Fraser Lisez Plus - http://www.eecom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=38&lang=fr

Snowbird: the #snowtweets visual explorer

Snowbird: the #snowtweets visual explorer Dear Colleagues: [With apologies for any cross postings.] We have been experimenting with using publicly available web media to engage community participation in measuring snow! And now we need your help, if you are interested. The Snowtweets project is all about encouraging specialists and non- specialists to make simple measurements of snow depth that can we can access through widely available web media. Snowtweets relies on users "tweeting" their snow depth from their local site through the Twitter website. We then pick up the "tweets" in our own data base and pass them through to a visualization package called Snowbird. Snowbird renders the snow depth on a representation of the globe (e.g. Blue Marble). We are seeking to use this information to help with our remote sensing and model estimates (and to provide a modicum of a public service). To participate, you will need to have a Twitter account (free) and start tweeting. To see the data you can download and fire up the Snowbird application. All you need to know about how to do it, and how to get Snowbird, can be found on our website: http://snowcore.uwaterloo.ca/snowbird In the northern hemisphere, snow extent is coming to it's minimum so in general, we do not expect significant numbers of NH tweets, except from the far north. In the S. hemisphere, however, we might be able to get the attention of people experiencing current snow conditions. Please feel free to join in and "tweet". At this time we would like to test out the system so the more the merrier! Our goal is to reach out to long-term participants (universities, schools, research centres, community/professional groups) who have an interest in contributing for professional/academic/educational reasons. The emphasis is on ease of use (Twitter can be accessed through the web including via mobile data devices) to get more people involved. If you have any comments or questions drop me a line! Best regards Richard ----------------------------------------------------- Dr. Richard Kelly Associate Professor Department of Geography & Environmental Management University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1 Vox. (+1) 519-888-4567 etxn: 35451 email: rejkelly@uwaterloo.ca web: www.environment.uwaterloo.ca/u/rejkelly

EEAY Sharing Meeting, Tuesday Nov 3

Environmental Education Association of the Yukon Sharing Meeting

Tuesday November 3, 2009
Whitehorse Public Library
3:45 - 5:00

for more info call 667-3675

Come meet with other folks involved in environmental learning, 

formal and informal...and find out what's going with EE

in the territory.

Invitiation to teachers: Inquiry to Insight, international project

Let me introduce myself: My name is Géraldine Fauville and I’m the
Swedish coordinator of an international educational project addressing
environmental issues: Inquiry-to-Insight (Project Investigator: David
Epel from Stanford Univeristy and Michael Thorndyke from The royal
Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Let me tell you more about our project:
As the carbon dioxide concentration in the air is increasing, the oceans
are changing: they are getting warmer (global warming) and more acidic
(ocean acidification). These threats are very likely to have substantial
impacts on marine ecosystems and on terrestrial species that depend on
the oceans (e.g. human beings). To prevent the most dramatic
consequences of such changes to the climate, citizens need to take
collective actions. Those issues are international and the only way to
find effective solutions is to promote *collaboration between
countries*. The media and internet release tremendous amount of
information of different quality and accuracy on those issues and thus
people need to have a good *critical thinking ability* in order to sort
out all the information. In that respect, schools have a critical role
to play. In that respect, education is a key factor to increase
awareness and understanding of climate change.

Inquiry-to-Insight -partnership between Stanford University, USA and
Göteborg University, Sweden - develops implements and testes
international students’ collaboration and digital tools addressing
climate change and environmental issues with high schools students
following a Biology/Nature Science class.

The students involved in I2I collaborate with students from another
country through a private social network (used as a social network and a
learning platform) Aside from social networking; I2I provides online
tools on climate change (ocean acidification, carbon footprint) and - in
the near future- on pollution. We also promote interaction between
scientists and students thanks to new technologies.
One such tool that we have developed is an open access virtual animation
and laboratory on ocean acidification
(http://i2i.stanford.edu/carbonlab/co2lab.swf). This tool allows
students to improve their background knowledge of OA and to become
virtual scientists, conducting and analyzing research on the effect of
ocean acidity on a key and well known marine organism: sea urchin. Our
results from a pilot study in two high schools in Sweden and California
indicate that the OA I2I activities in particular and other I2I tools in
general, increase students' awareness and understanding of OA.

Practically, the schools collaborating with us will have:

* the opportunity to get a better understanding of the environmental
issues which will be amongst the most challenging problems in the coming
years
* a rare opportunity to discover a world often misunderstood: Sciences.
Science will not be any longer just laws and formula to study in a book
but a way of thinking and solving problems. This rich experience may
lead some of them to embrace a scientific career.
* a chance to meet a new culture and different ideas. Moreover it is a
real challenge for teenagers to accept and respect someone else’s point
of view- even in family. This exercise of “cross-cultural” communication
will be a useful for them in their “everyday” life.
* for teachers, observing how students react to new technologies. It can
give valuable keys to improve students’ learning interests.

We are looking for English speaking classrooms eager to meet our project
and we believe some High schools from Yukon could be interested in
joining us.

If you want to know more about the project, visit our website:
http://i2i.stanford.edu/index.html or feel free to contact me for any
further information.

Best wishes,

Géraldine
--
*Géraldine Fauville*
Project coordinator WGLN III: Inquiry to Insight
Web: Inquiry-to-Insight <http://i2i.stanford.edu>
The Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences - Kristineberg
S-450 34 Fiskebäckskil
Sweden
Email: geraldine.fauville@loven.gu.se

Phone: ++46 (0) 523 18543
Fax: ++46 (0) 523 18502

River of Words: Contest

River of Words: Contest: "2009 Contest Information Creek Seeker Prize Information Each year, in affiliation with The Library of Congress Center for the Book, River of Words conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of WATERSHEDS. The contest is designed to help youth explore the natural and cultural history of the place they live, and to express, through poetry and art, what they discover. The contest is open to any child in the world, from 5-19 years of age. Older students must have not yet completed high school. There is no charge to enter. (See entry form.)"

Volvo Adventure

The Adventure begins again

The winners of the Volvo Adventure, the world wide search undertaken with UNEP to find the most innovative, imaginative and practical  projects devised by young people to solve environmental problems, has been announced. This year the first prize has gone to the HUNAB team from the Yucatan coast of Mexico for their imaginative solution to local water problems. Using only 900 litres of water, each young person has taken responsibility for a small aquaculture pond, providing a sustainable harvest and a nursery for repopulating the local waterways once they have been cleaned.  This ingenious project has allowed the children to earn extra money to support their ongoing schooling and helped to spread the aquaculture ponds to other young people and improve their environment. Second place went to the visionary ‘tricycle’ project from the Queen Elizabeth II High School on the Isle of Man, combining initiatives such as planting a tree nursery at school, building a bike shed from disused plastic bottles and encouraging ‘Cycle Buses,’ to combat the environmentally unfriendly ‘school run.’ In third place, was the Govt. High School Tilak Nagar Gudhiyari in Raipur, India, the capital of the newly formed State of Chhattisgarh, their ‘Water Drop, a Precious Pearl’ project successfully reduced the wastage and created a more efficient use of the town’s precious public water supply.

This year’s final was fantastic, with all the finalists showing the impact that projects can have when they have sufficient time to develop – this is illustrated by the fact that the top two projects had been entering for a couple of years before winning. So we have decided to give projects more time to develop based upon this feedback from groups building to a bigger and better Volvo Adventure in 2011, the 10^th birthday party for the Volvo Adventure. The benefits:

n        Groups have more time to plan develop their project and gather evidence of its impacts.

n        A set of free education materials and activities to help groups develop their project ideas.

If you working with young people between 13 and 16 years old who are actively involved in devising and managing the project, then you can enter. All you have to do is register and enter your project by visiting www.volvoadventure.org. By registering, you have the opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the final in Sweden and the chance of a financial reward that could make it possible to run, improve or enhance your project. For young people it could be an adventure that offers a chance to make new friends all over the world and attract international recognition for their project.

Start on the website

All you need to do to get started is to go to the Volvo Adventure website – www.volvoadventure.org. There you will find everything you need to register your project. You will receive a start-up package with instructions on how to proceed. We look forward to seeing your network’s projects! Good luck and remember – it could be your project in the 10^th birthday final!

Interesting free stuff

Free Audubon Posters  
Free downloadable PDF posters are available online.
Healthy Yard: http://www.audubonathome.org/yard
Healthy Apartment: http://www.audubonathome.org/apartment/index.html
Healthy Country Home: http://www.audubonathome.org/countryhome/index.html
Healthy Schoolyard: http://www.audubonathome.org/schoolyard/index.html
Healthy Neighborhood: http://www.audubonathome.org/neighborhood/index.html

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Journey South
Give your students hands-on experience with nature by participating in Journey South, the fall portion of Annenberg Media’s Journey North program for K-12 students and teachers.  The international program puts students in touch with students in other countries as together they track wildlife migrations and seasonal growth and change. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
 
 Freshwater and Marine Image Bank
The University of Washington Libraries offers 21,000 digitized images of freshwater and marine life taken from 1735-1924 from various publications.  Visitors can browse by collection and subject, or enter search criteria.   There are also links to other sources for digital images.  
http://content.lib.washington.edu/fishweb/index.html

 EarthTrends- is an online database maintained by the World Resources Institute that focuses on environmental, social, and economic trends.  Research topics include Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, Climate and Atmosphere, and more.  The website includes maps, information guides, a monthly newsletter, and other resources.  
http://earthtrends.wri.org/#