Calendar
July 28, 9 – 3 pm, EcosySTEM Experience: Measuring the Urban Heat Island Effect
-
Location: Houston Area Research Center in The Woodlands
-
Grades 7 – 12 STEM teachers, free, 6 CPE credits
-
Learn how to measure the urban heat island effect in Houston, and be able to repeat the project on your own campus. Meet additional researchers, hear about their projects, and get a behind-the-scenes tour of the center. With staff from EcoRise, create STEM activities based on HARC research that will be shared with teachers in the region.
July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action
-
Grades K-12, CPE credits
-
Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.
-
Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action
-
Grades K-12, CPE credits
-
Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.
-
Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action
-
Grades K-12, CPE credits
-
Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.
-
Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
August 6, Project WILD
-
Location: Dennis Johnston Park in Harris County Precinct 4
-
Grade K-12 teachers, up to 6 CPE credits
-
Teach students how to think about wildlife with activities and decision making skills
In 1996, a cross-section of stakeholders came together in Pittsburgh for the very first federally co-sponsored National Brownfields Training Conference. Now join National Brownfields Conference as we celebrate the 19th event from September 27th–30th, 2021, in Oklahoma City, OK at the Oklahoma City Convention Center!
Cosponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), the National Brownfields Training Conference is the largest gathering of stakeholders focused on cleaning up and reusing formerly utilized commercial and industrial properties. Mark your calendars for three days of training, networking, and business development!
Join us as we mark an NAAEE milestone! Our 50th-anniversary conference—to be held virtually—will celebrate the power of connection and the profound, restorative role of the natural world in our lives. Together, we’ll reflect on all we’ve learned about the power of environmental education to bring people of all backgrounds and disciplines together to solve our most pressing problems and to create more just and sustainable communities.
Join NAAEE as we mark an NAAEE milestone! The 50th-anniversary conference—to be held virtually—will celebrate the power of connection and the profound, restorative role of the natural world in our lives. Together, let’s reflect on all we’ve learned about the power of environmental education to bring people of all backgrounds and disciplines together to solve our most pressing problems and to create more just and sustainable communities.
Join us for the 4th Annual Wild About Houston Green Film Festival, showcasing more than a dozen short films from the Greater Houston Area that tell the story of local environmental issues, their champions, and how you can make a difference.
Chapter Meeting: Photographing Texas Prairies
Join the Native Plant Society of Texas for their chapter meeting on Zoom! Register
Monday, February 14 • 6:30 p.m.
Good photography can change hearts and minds. Join professional photographer Sean Fitzgerald for a presentation on how to photograph prairies for maximum impact, with a particular focus on often overlooked Texas prairie ecosystems. Learn valuable tips to take better photos using a variety of techniques to help you tell the stories you want to tell.