The latest DEP Teaching Green environmental education newsletter is chock full of new information for formal and informal educators.  Here’s just a sampling--

PA Gateway To Green

Pennsylvania Gateway to Green is a new online hub for Pennsylvania educators (formal and nonformal) to access environmental education resources from government agencies, non-profits, and other partners to improve environmental literacy among Pennsylvania residents.

Instead of searching for individual agency or organization websites, educators can use Gateway to Green to find--

-- Links to state and federal agencies and nonformal and other environmental education organizations that provide environmental education resources, information on what environmental literacy means in Pennsylvania, and resources for creating environmental literacy plans.

-- Ways to identify and reach environmental justice communities.

-- Highlights of issues and education resources about Pennsylvania watersheds.

-- Programs and resources about careers in environmental-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Gateway to Green is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other organizations.

PA Digital Water Atlas

The DEP Water Use and Planning Program recently published an interactive Digital Water Atlas as part of the 2022 State Water Plan.

The Digital Water Atlas storymap presents the landscape of Pennsylvania's extensive water and land resources and how they are managed.

It is intended to help Pennsylvania leaders, educators, and residents understand where their water comes from and how it is affected by natural events and human activity, which is the first important step towards water planning.

Other Topics

-- Keep PA Beautiful School Programs: Litter Hawk Youth Award, Litter Free School Zone, Tools For Schools

-- Wildlife for Everyone Foundation/ Game Commission Seedlings For Schools Program

-- Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education/Training Grants

-- NOAA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Webinars

-- May 18: PA Native Species Day

-- DEP Environmental Justice Internship

-- 2023 Winners Of Student Radon Poster Contest

-- Environmental Ed Grant Shout-Outs: Allegheny College, Juniata & Pike County Conservation Districts

-- Saying Goodbye to Peregrine Falcon 48/AE

Click Here to read the entire newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

For more environmental ed resources, visit DEP’s Environmental Education webpage.  Questions should be directed to ra-eplearningcenter@pa.gov or call 717-772-1828.    Click Here to sign up for the DEP Teaching Green newsletter.

Also visit DCNR’s Conservation Education Opportunities webpage for more on programs and opportunities for people of all ages in all regions.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEP’s website, Click Here to sign up for DEP’s newsletter, sign up for DEP Connects events, sign up for DEP’s eNotice, visit DEP’s Blog,  Like DEP on Facebook, Follow DEP on Twitter and visit DEP’s YouTube Channel.

Related Articles:

-- DEP Teaching Green: New PA Gateway To Green Education Hub; PA Digital Water Atlas; Grant; Programs; Much More!  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center News: Tracking Road Salt In Streams; Scouts From 12 Troops Tackle Merit Badge Program; Much More  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Hosts Webinars On Aquatic Invasive Critters; Vernal Pool Wetland Restoration; Plants That Burn!  [PaEN]

-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Student Scholarship, Due March 24

-- Game Commission: Watch Bears, Eagles, Snow Geese Around The Clock From Home Via Livestreams  [PaEN]

-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts March 9 Online Program About Protecting Your Land With A Conservation Easement.  5:15 to 6:15 p.m.

[Posted: January 24, 2023]

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