Some EE opportunities ...act now!

ECO Canada has a new Environmental Career Package for use as a resource for EE teachers to deliver to students. Booklets are available free for order until 27 February, 2009.

> http://www.eco.ca/teachcareers/ Global Warming and You, a Taking IT Global workshop on youth climate activism. 21 February, 11am-3pm, free half-day workshop geared at high school students. To register, send an email to Daniella and Christel: > globalwarmingandyou@gmail.com Call for Applications Schools on Board 2009 Field Program. The 2009 expedition will take place at the end of October, 2009, joining ArticNet science teams on board the CCGS Amundsen (Canada's state-of-the-art research icebreaker), in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and will become integrated in the research activities of this multidisciplinary research program. Application deadline: 15 May, 2009. > http://www.schoolsonboard.ca/

Contests Earth Day Canada's 2009 Hometown Heroes Award nominations requested. Earth Day Canada recognizes and encourages environmental leadership and achievement in local communities. The deadline for nominations is 22 April, 2009. For more information, or to nominate yourself, an individual or group, please visit: > http://www.earthday.ca/hometown

YouTube interview with Suzuki by Marten Berkman

Hi all,

with land use planning happening right now for the Peel watershed, I thought it would be timely to share an interview I had with David Suzuki here in the studio. David kindly spent time sharing his thoughts on meaning of the wild for my film in progress, "Wild Waters, Sacred Places" which explores our deep connection with the land. His insights are vigorously refreshing on the big picture we are a part of, on a rational, and heart felt level.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hmIKg4vhhA

Please feel free to forward, and don't forget to give your comments on land use in the Peel:

http://www.peel.planyukon.ca

I'll be posting another video, hopefully soon, of locals from industry, science, the arts, First Nations, and spiritual communities commenting on the same.

cheers,

marten

Marten Berkman

RR#1 Box 10289

Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 7A1

Canada

tel 867 393 3233

marten@northwestel.net

www.martenberkman.com

Reminders....

5^th World Environmental Education Congress, Montreal, 10-14 May, 2009

The deadline for the early-bird registration has been extended until February 27, 2009 to allow you to submit payment at the reduced rate. Please register online at: http://www.5weec.uqam.ca/EN/inscription_introduction.asp

The Canadian Journal of Environmental Education

Volume 13 of the Canadian Journal of Environmental Education has now been published in two issues. 13(2) is a beautiful special issue titled Art, Literature, and Place: An Ecopoetics Reader, guest edited by Rishma Dunlop. Subscribers will receive both volumes for the regular subscription price of $30.00 until May 2009. After that time they will be sold separately as back issues for $30.00 each. Download subscription information at:

http://cjee.lakeheadu.ca/public/journals/22/Subscription.htm

Alaska Sandhill Crane Watch

Follow Sandhill Cranes as they return to Alaska. The ten Lesser Sandhill Cranes were tagged with a satellite GPS transmitter and a radio tracking device to allow researchers to gather more information to help protect habitat for these ancient birds. The cranes will leave their wintering area in California between February 15 and March 1 and will arrive in Homer around mid-April. Maps and access to the Google Earth information is found at http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/cranes/maps.html. Additional information can be found at http://www.cranewatch.org.

Schools on Board... en francais!

There was an article written in French about that trip in a magazine called Krypto (#4 2007-2008) produced by Laval University. This magazine goal is to present youth with interesting undergraduate and graduate programs of interest at the university level.

Here is the magazine’s website: www.krypto.ulaval.ca

See the article: http://www.krypto.ulaval.ca/media/magazine/1_krypto_2007.pdf

Read the article: http://www.krypto.ulaval.ca/articles/voguer-dans-les-eaux-arctiques-2.html

BC Sustainable Schools Forum...Feb 9 online webcast

British Columbia, like the Yukon is in a process of making schools more environmentally sustainable. On Monday February 9, the Sustainable Schools Forum will involve education officials from all over BC, and some Yukon folks.

If you wish to join in and have a look at the proceedings, the entire event will be webcast. You can access the LIVE proceedings all day Monday Feb 9 at this address: http://bcelc.insinc.com/sustainableschools/20090209/desktop

For an agenda and more information see:

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/greenschools/sustschoolforum.htm

The forum aims to inspire education leaders to create a culture of environmental sustainability in all aspects of the K-12 education system. Sustainability issues from both the operational and educational perspectives will be addressed at the forum.

• Date: February 9th, 2009
• Audience: Superintendents, Secretary Treasurers, and district leaders from the education and operations side are invited to attend. Districts are also encouraged to invite school level leaders interested in sustainability issues.
• Location: The forum will be webcast from Byrne Creek Secondary in Burnaby and districts in the Vancouver area will be invited to attend at that location. In addition, regional sites will be located at the following locations: Abbotsford, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Fort St. John, Kelowna, Nelson, Quesnel, Smithers, Victoria.

• Forum Goals:
  • Participants will learn about greenhouse gas reduction and sustainability initiatives happening in other districts.
  • Districts will continue developing sustainability plans that address both operational and educational perspectives of sustainability in their district.

• Forum Format: Webcasting logistics and technology will be used at locations around the province to make this a low carbon footprint event.