Links and Resources
Environmental Education
Links
- Missouri
Envirothon
- State--Peggy Lemons,
573-893-5188 ext 3
- Northwest--Travis
Dinsdale, St. Joseph Area Office, 816-232-6555 ext. 6;
Teona Harris, Clinton County Office, 816-539-3741 ext.
3
- Kansas City--Bill
Bohnert, Jackson County Office, 816-228-1161 ext.
3
- Northeast--Lena
Sharp, Monroe County Office, 660-327-4117 ext 3;
Audrey Rayle, Lewis County Office, 573-767-5276 ext
3
- St. Louis--Mary
Burt/Theresa Dunlap, St. Charles County Office,
636-922-2833 ext. 3
- Central--Linda Young,
Cooper County Office, 660-882-6347 ext. 3;Tina
Hovendick, Benton County Office, 660-547-2353 ext.
3
- Southwest--Michelle
Lee, Christian County Office, 417-581-2719 ext. 3;
Fred Feldmann, 417-966-7289
- Southeast-- Rachel
Griffin, Ripley County Office, 573-996-3619 ext. 3;
Wilma Carlyon, St. Francois County Office,
573-756-6488 ext. 3
- North
American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
- NAAEE is a
network of professionals and students working in the
field of environmental education throughout North America
and in over 55 countries around the world.
- Leopold
Education Project
- The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is an innovative,
interdisciplinary, critical thinking, conservation and
environmental education curriculum based on the classic
writings of the renowned conservationist, Aldo
Leopold.
- Missouri
Department of Conservation (MDC) Educator's
Page - links to
MDC's professional development calendar
- Missouri
Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) --
Environmental Education page
- Missouri
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - Kids' Page
- Missouri
State Parks (part of
DNR)
- Missouri
Geographic Alliance
- Missouri
Show Me Standards
set general expectations for student learning in Missouri
- Missouri
Grade Level Expectations
set specific goals tested in the MAP or Missouri
Assessment Program, the state standardized test used for
No Child Left Behind
- No
Child Left Behind
is the Federal Act mandating improvement on student
scores for all children in order to be eligible for
federal funding - it drives local education programs
- No
Child Left Inside
is a coalition of environmental education groups lobbying
for inclusion of environmental education in the
reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
- Missouri
Stream Team is a
program of the Department of Conservation that provides
training and support for cleaning up and monitoring
Missouri streams
- National
Environmental Education Advancement
Project -- this
site has information on past programs and research into
state capacity building (EETAP).
- Environmental
Eduction and Training Partnership
(EETAP) -- EETAP
is funded by the EPA's Environmental Education office to
provide EE training to professionals
- Project
Learning Tree -
an award-winning, interdisciplinary environmental
education program with a focus on trees and forests for
educators working with students in PreK through grade 12.
- Project
WET - Water
Education for Teachers - The goal of Project WET is to
facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation,
knowledge, and stewardship of water resources through the
development and dissemination of classroom-ready teaching
aids and through the establishment of state and
internationally sponsored Project WET programs.
- Project
Wild - an
interdisciplinary environmental education program focused
on wildlife used by educators throughout the US and
several other countries.
- Sharing
Environmental Education
Knowledge - SEEK
is Minnesota's interactive directory of environmental
education resources
- EPA Region
7 Environmental Education Page
(Missouri is in
Region 7, along with Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska)
Northwest Region Links(St.
Joseph, Maryville):
Northeast Region
Links(Hannibal, Kirksville, Macon, Mexico
Moberly):
Kansas City Region Links
(Blue Sprs., Excelsior Sprs., Grandview, Gladstone, KC,
Lee's Summit, Liberty, Sedalia, Warrensburg):
Central Region Links
(Columbia, Rocheport, Jefferson City, Marshall):
St. Louis Region Links (St.
Louis, St. Louis Co Cities, Sullivan,
Washington):
SW Region Links
(Carthage, Joplin, Lebanon, Springfield) :
Ozark Region Links (Cabool,
Mountain Grove, Rolla, West Plains, Willow
Springs):
Southeast Region Links (Cape
Girardeau, Farmington, Poplar Bluff,
Sikeston):
Statewide
non-Governmental Organizations (in alphabetical
order)
- Bike
Katy Trail:
a commercial website promoting biking on the 225 mile
Katy Trail, which follows the old rail line along the
Missouri River - restaurants, B&Bs, maps, bike
rentals
- Earth
Share of Missouri
- A federation of non-profit organizations that are
working throughout the world to help our environment -
air, water, recycling, parks, trails, conservation,
wildlife, habitat, and more - through education and
action, improving quality of life. Earth Share is a
simple way to support dozens of environmental groups at
once.
- Food
Circles Network:
sources of locally produced foods in Missouri
- Friends
of Big Muddy:
a non-profit group which supports the Big Muddy (aka
Missouri River) National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
(centered in Columbia area)
- Grow
Native:
state supported (Department of Conservatin) effort to
help Missourians plant more native species
- Missouri
Chapter of the American Fisheries
Society:
dedicated to the conservation, enhancement and
restoration of aquatic resources, cosponsor of
Mo
Nat Resources Conference
- Missouri
Bicycle Federation
- statewide, not for profit membership organization
advocating advancement of bicycling access, safety and
education
- Missouri
Coalition for the
Environment:
a non-profit working to protect Missouri's environment
through education, citizen action and legal
defense
- Missouri
Enviromental Education
Association:
a member supported group providing professional
development for people working in environmental
education, whether preK-16 schools or in organizations,
agencies or businesses, sponsors an annual
conference
- Missouri
Flora:
just what it says, it has a key to Missouri flora with
photos of the plants
- Missouri
Master Naturalist:
state supported (Extension and Department of
Conservation) organization to help develop a pool of
trained volunteer naturalists
- Missouri
Parks and Recreation
Association: to
advocate the quality of life through effective use of
parks and recreation opportunities, education and
resources, sponsors an annual conference
- Missouri
Regional Cuisines
Project:
seeks to market MO wine and food using distinct labels of
origin
- Missouri
River Communities
Network:
enhance stewardship of the Missouri River
- Missouri
River Relief:
organization promoting and organizing large scale
cleanups of the Missouri River from St. Louis to Omaha
(centered in Columbia)
- Missouri
Sierra Club:
the state chapter of the Sierra Club
- Missouri
Society of American
Foresters:
a professional society to advance practice of
professional forestry, cosponsors Mo
Nat Resources Conference
- Missouri
Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation
Society:
advocates for conservation and wise use of soil, water
and related natural resources, cosponsor of
Mo
Nat Resources Conference
- Missouri
State Parks Association:
a non-profit engaged in the protection, enhancement and
interpretation of Missouri State Parks
- Missouri
Stream Team:
state supported (Department of Conservation) program to
train citizens to care for and monitor stream
health
- Missouri
Votes Conservation:
a non-partisan political action network that lobbies for
environmental legislation before the state
legislature
- Missouri
Water Environment
Association -
professional society for those working in water quality
related areas
- Missouri
Chapter of the Wildlife
Society:
professional society to enhance ability of wildlife
professionals to conserve diversity, productivity and
sustainability of wildlife, cosponsor of Mo
Nat Resources Conference
- Missourians
for Safe Energy:
working for an energy future based on efficiency and
renewables, not fossil fuels or nuclear power (centered
in Columbia area)
- Ozarks
New Energy: works
on local energy solutions for the future, sponsors a
conference
- Renew
Missouri:
coalition of citizens and organizations in Missouri
supporting renewable energy
- Scenic
Missouri:
works to protect the state's scenic beauty, especially
from visual pollution along roadways (aka
billboards)
-
Missouri Agencies
and Offices
Federal
Agencies
International
Agencies
Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs)
- Nature:
Wildlife and Conservation
- Business:
Sustainable Economies
Jobs/Volunteer
Opportunities
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