Region 8
Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations
Environmental Education
Environmental Education (EE) is a learning process that increases people's knowledge of the environment and associated challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters attitudes, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action.
Environmental Education enhances critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective decision-making and teaches individuals to weigh various sides of an issue to make informed and responsible decisions. The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 directs the EPA to provide national leadership in environmental literacy.
National Information
Regional Information
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Environmental education refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environments function and, particularly, how human beings can manage their behavior and ecosystems in order to live sustainably. The term is often used to imply education within the school system, from primary to post-secondary. However, it is sometimes used more broadly to include all efforts to educate the public and other audiences, including print materials, websites, media campaigns, etc.
Some of the sites listed on this page are not on the EPA Web site. Please see our disclaimer information
Highlights and News
Kids Website about our Region 8 Green Building!
Climate Ambassadors: http://www.epa.gov/climateforaction/
-New Fish Kids Website EPA's National Fish Advisory Program released a Fish Kids web site that uses interactive stories and games to teach kids from 8 to12 years of age about contaminants in fish and fish advisories. You can access the site at http://www.epa.gov/fishadvisories/kids
-EPA Ambassadors
EPA Region 8 employees, on a limited basis, are available to present environmental information and topics to schools, community groups, local governments and non-profits. EPA can also host booths at community events and hand out environmental information. EPA Ambassadors can present pre-prepared topic-specific presentations or work with your organization on content. We have a wide variety of materials available to bring to your event.
-Student Tours/ Library Visits:
EPA will offer tours of the building to middle and high school students and library visits and readings to elementary students. Teachers must demonstrate curricula involving green building and environmental education. Please contact Wendy Dew for more information.
Resources
- Teaching Water
- Teaching Stewardship and Sustainability
- Tribal EE
- Community EE
- EE In the News
- Teaching Environmental Health
- Environmental Justice and English as a Second Language Environmental Education Resources
- Teach Green Building
- Teaching Energy
Region 8 EE Information
- Rocky Mountain and Plains Environmental Education Resources
- Rocky Mountain and Plains Regional Climate Science Education Collaborative
- Rocky Mountain and Plains Regional EE Collaborative
- EE Grants
- President's Environmental Youth Awards
- EE Region 8 Contacts
- EE Links
Sustainable Agriculture Education Resources
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