Environmental Education of New Mexico

Equity in EE Learning Community
2018-09-12 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Bachechi Open Space, 9521 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87114
For more information about our “Equity in EE” Learning Community, please visit http://eeanm.org/equity-in-ee.

Introduction to New Mexico STEM Ready! Science Standards: A Deep Dive into Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Workshop
2018-08-16 09:00 - 2018-08-17 15:00 | New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico (NM), 87104
Join the Environmental Education Association of New Mexico (EEANM) and the New Mexico Informal Science Educators Network (NM ISE Net) for a two-day workshop to gain understanding of these new standards and transform your programs.
Who: Seeking non-formal educators interested in gaining hands-on experience with the NM STEM Ready! Science Standards and redesigning their activities and programs to best support classroom teachers. Teams of educators are encouraged to attend.
When: Thursday, August 16th from 9 am-4 pm and Friday, August 17th from 9 am-3 pm
Where: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
The goals of this workshop are the following:
1) Provide non-formal educators with a basic understanding of the NM STEM Ready! Science Standards
2) Share knowledge and skills for redesigning programs to be responsive to and supportive of these new standards
3) Begin modifying programs in community with others
Please see the Draft Agenda for a schedule of Thursday’s and Friday’s activities.
Registration is required and this opportunity is limited to the first 30 who complete the registration process. Cost of this workshop is only $50 and includes materials to support you in your understanding of the NM STEM Ready! Science Standards, snacks, and lunch on both days. In the case of cancellation, registrants can receive a 50% refund if notice is given via e-mail to info@eeanm.org at least 7 days prior to the workshop.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL and if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please send an e-mail with your name, e-mail address, and phone number to info@eeanm.org.

Environmental Literacy Club
2018-07-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Groundstone, 5001 San Mateo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109
Join EEANM for our third Environmental Literacy Club of 2018! We will be meeting the evening of Wednesday, July 25th, from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at Groundstone on San Mateo in Albuquerque (5001 San Mateo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109). This session will center around the theme of traditional ecological knowledge and cultural ways of knowing. We’ll be discussing:
1. The research article, “Native Knowledge for Native Ecosystems,” by Robin Wall Kimmerer (http://www.nicrn.org/…/72…/kimmerer_2000_nativeknowledge.pdf)
2. The TEDx Talk, “Seeds of our Ancestors, Seeds of Life,” by Winona LaDuke (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHNlel72eQc&vl=en)

We look forward to a great conversation!

Take Aim for Environmental Education
2018-06-26 18:00 - 20:00 | NM
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Environmental Literacy Club
2018-05-23 17:30 - 19:00 | The Range Cafe, 2200 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87107
Join EEANM for our second Environmental Literacy Club of 2018! We will be meeting the evening of Wednesday, May 23rd, from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at The Range Cafe on Menaul in Albuquerque. This session will center around the theme of technology and screen time in environmental education – does it help kids, hurt kids, or something in between? We’ll be discussing:
1. The research article, “Bridging the Gap: Meeting the Needs of
Early Childhood Students by Integrating Technology and
Environmental Education” (http://naturalstart.org/sites/default/files/journal/12._final_technology_and_ee.pdf)
2. The NPR article, “Kids and Screen Time: What Does the Research Say?” (https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/08/28/343735856/kids-and-screen-time-what-does-the-research-say)
3. The TED Talk, “3 fears about screen time for kids – and why they’re not true” (https://www.ted.com/talks/sara_dewitt_3_fears_about_screen_time_for_kids_and_why_they_re_not_true#t-699268)
We look forward to a great conversation!

Environmental Literacy Club
2018-03-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Green Jeans Farmery, 3600 Cutler Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
Join EEANM for our first Environmental Literacy Club of 2018! We will meet at Green Jeans Farmery in Albuquerque on Tuesday 3/27, from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm. Look for us in the center of the courtyard on the ground level, weather permitting. (If the weather is not favorable, we will be in the Santa Fe Brewery Tap Room). For this first meeting, we will be discussing David Orr’s essay, “What Is Education For?” (available at https://www.context.org/iclib/ic27/orr/), and the TED Talk, “Nature is Everywhere” (available at https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_marris_nature_is_everywhere_we_just_need_to_learn_to_see_it).
Please also bring your ideas and materials for any future Environmental Literacy Club readings.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Environmental Literacy Summit 2017
2017-11-09 08:00 - 2017-11-10 17:00 | Sandia Mountain Natural History Center, 60 Columbine Ln, Cedar Crest, NM, 87008, United States
Bringing Educators Outdoors
November 9 and 10, 2017
at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center

For a full schedule and registration details, please visit https://eenm.org/programs/summit/

EE Watch Party - September 19 - People-Powered Impacts: Using Citizen Science to Change the World
2017-09-19 16:30 - 18:30 | NM
What is an EE Watch Party?
It is an opportunity to gather with fellow members of the EE community to view one of NAAEE’s monthly webinars and then have an informal conversation. This is a chance to get to know some fellow educators, learn something new, ask questions and share ideas, and enjoy some light refreshments.
This EE Watch Party will be on Tuesday, September 19 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the EEANM Office in the Albert I Pierce Foundation (1110 Pennsylvania St NE b, Albuquerque, NM 87110).

We will be viewing “Using Citizen Science to Change the World”.
We will hear from Mary Ford (National Geographic) and Danny Edelson (BSCS) who will share their expertise in using citizen science to promote learning and increase our impact.
For more information about the webinar, please visit https://naaee.org/eepro/learning/webinars/people-powered-impacts-using-citizen

EEANM Back To School Cookout
2017-08-11 16:30 - 20:00 | NM
Calling all EE Community Members and Their Families
to our First Back to School Cookout

Join us on Friday, August 11, 2017 from 4:30-8:00 p.m. at the Elena Gallegos Open Space Kiwanis Area for EEANM’s First Back to School Cookout.
Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to our Back to School Cookout where we will enjoy a tasty dinner and great company at the foot of the Sandia Mountains at the Elena Gallegos Open Space Kiwanis area (click here for a map).
Test your horseshoe throwing skills and volleyball serves with fellow EE community members while celebrating the start of another school year! Join in on the epic hide and seek game or lace up your hiking shoes for a short hike into the Sandias while munching on some great grub and sipping a local brew.
All profits go towards EEANM’s vision of embedding EE within the Land of Enchantment:
Early Bird Tickets Available through August 1:
Suggested donation of $18 for adults and $8 for kids
Regular Tickets Available from August 2-7: Suggested donation of $25 for adults and $10 for kids
Last minute “At the Door” Tickets: Suggested donation of $30 for adults and $10 for kids
Each ticket gains you entry to our celebratory gathering which will include a tasty bbq dinner (with vegetarian/vegan options), a local beer to enjoy along with other tasty drinks, access to guided hikes, the chance to test out your volleyball and horseshoe throwing skills, and some really great company and conversation!
Tickets are limited so please act early! To secure a ticket, please click here.

EE Watch Party - Wild, Contagious Hope
2017-08-02 16:30 - 18:30 | NM
What is an EE Watch Party?
It is an opportunity to gather with fellow members of the EE community to view one of NAAEE’s monthly webinars and then have an informal conversation. This is a chance to get to know some fellow educators, learn something new, ask questions and share ideas, and enjoy some light refreshments.
This EE Watch Party will be on Wednesday, August 3 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the EEANM Office in the Albert I Pierce Foundation (1110 Pennsylvania St NE b, Albuquerque, NM 87110).

We will be viewing “Wild Contagious Hope”.
On World Ocean’s Day, June 8, 2014 Elin Kelsey co-launched a twitter tag called #OceanOptimism. To her surprise, it went viral, engaging more than 74 million people with marine conservation successes. #OceanOptimism is a harbinger of a collective hunger for hope. Drawing on inspiring examples from Monterey Bay and beyond, Elin chronicles the spectacular rise of this turn toward hope and why it is so unlikely – and so important – to an increasingly fractured world drowning in doom and gloom.
For more information about the webinar, please visit https://naaee.org/eepro/learning/webinars/wild-contagious-hope

Live Viewing of NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence: Community Engagement
2017-05-09 13:30 - 15:00 | Albert I Pierce Foundation, 1110 Pennsylvania Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
Trying to find new ways to meaningful engage in working with communities? This may be the perfect opportunity for you!
Join us for the release of the newest Guidelines for Excellence: Community Engagement!
On Tuesday, May 9, 2017, EEANM will be hosting a live viewing of the North American Association for Environmental Education’s webinar on the Guidelines for Excellence in Community Engagement.
Meet us at our office at the Albert I. Pierce Foundation (1110 Pennsylvania Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM) at 1:30-2:00 p.m. for a quick intro to eePRO (NAAEE’s platform for professional development and resources), at 2:00-3:00 p.m. to participate in the live webinar for the release of the Community Engagement Guidelines, and 3:00-3:30 p.m. for a short discussion on opportunities to apply these guidelines in New Mexico.
Or sign up to join the webinar from your office or home by clicking here.

From NAAEE:
Environmental Education Guidelines for Community Engagement (or “Community Engagement Guidelines” for short) is being written for environmental educators working in all communities—from sparsely populated rural communities to more densely populated urban areas.
It includes ideas for how to get to “know” a community, and how to keep your focus on environmental quality, but also link your work to community wellbeing and issues that your partners care deeply about. It includes ideas about how to work better together, and how to measure your impact.
Environmental Education Guidelines for Community Engagement points out five key characteristics of environmental education in communities. For each characteristic, guidelines are listed for program developers and educators to consider. When fully developed, the guidelines will include an introduction, a set of key characteristics and guidelines, examples/case studies, references, and a glossary of terms.
We are also developing an associated Toolkit which includes detailed explanations and resources related to various topics of importance to environmental education and community engagement.

We hope to see you on May 9, 2017 as we explore opportunities to better engage with our communities in the Land of Enchantment!
Photo via NAAEE.

EEANM Book Club Adventure, a trip to Cottonwood Gulch Base Camp
2017-04-29 12:00 - 15:00 | Cottonwood Gulch, 658 Rt. 612, Thoreau, NM, 87323, United States
Join us on Saturday, April 29, 2017 from noon – 3 p.m. at the Cottonwood Gulch Base Camp in Thoreau, New Mexico to discuss Peter Wohlleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World.
This is sure to be an exciting day exploring Cottonwood Gulch Base Camp, a 540-acre nature preserve approximately two hours from Albuquerque in the foothills of the Zuni Mountains.
Over 90 years, the Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions “sponsors educational wilderness expeditions and outdoor programs in the American Southwest that promote personal growth, scientific, historic, and cultural discovery as well as a knowledgeable environmental ethic among all those who participate.”
This will be a unique EEANM Book Club experience and we hope you can join in on the fun!
If you are interested in carpooling from Albuquerque, please meet at the Annex Building across the street from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (1000 18th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM) by 10 a.m. on April 29. Those interested can plan to carpool from this location, or feel free to meet up with the group at noon at the Cottonwood Gulch Base Camp (658 State Hwy 612, Thoreau, NM 87323).

EEANM Book Club at the Abq. Academy DOT Gardens
2017-01-23 08:00 - 17:00 | NM
Join us on Saturday, February 11 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Desert Teaching Oasis Gardens at Albuquerque Academy at 6400 Wyoming Blvd, Albuquerque, NM to discuss Gary Nathan’s Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land – Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Uncertainty. We look forward to being inspired by the beauty of the gardens along with discussing ways of growing food in our arid landscape. This will be a great opportunity to be inspired to get out and get our own gardens ready for spring planting soon! Please bring your own lunch and water to this and be prepared to be outside and enjoy the elements.
Information about the Desert Teaching Oasis Gardens:
The Desert Oasis Teaching Gardens was born in the summer of 2013 as a vision for a community-based space for experiential learning and exploration of regenerative agriculture.
Earlier that year, the irrigation West of the Science Building at Albuquerque Academy had broke, leading to topsoil loss and erosion. Karen Bentrup, a garden volunteer and experienced farmer, observed these losses and pondered sustainable solutions. At the same time, inspired by tours of East Coast, school-based garden and farming projects, Karen Beamish began pondering agricultural possibilities for the space.
Coming together, the two explored the works of dryland farmers, regional cultural historians, and water harvesting experts, to brainstorm potential solutions for the struggling landscape. Gary Paul Nabhan‘s book, Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land, proved exceptionally inspiring. With Naban’s work in mind, and guidance from local experts, the two crafted the vision for the Desert Oasis Teaching gardens with the focus on desert cultivation in the face of climate change.
Today that vision has become a reality and our garden continues to grow because of the generous support of our community.

EE On Tap
2016-11-11 15:00 - 18:00 | Red Door Brewing Company, 1001 Candelaria Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87108, United States
Come toast our environmental education community while supporting EEANM!
After the Environmental Literacy Summit, we’ll continue our conversation about EE and enjoy each other’s company at Red Door Brewing Company.
Part of the proceeds from drink sales will be donated to EEANM.

2016 Environmental Literacy Summit
2016-11-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, 2901 Candelaria Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87107, United States
Making Environmental Education Relevant and Necessary in Today’s Education
Taking a look back over the history of Environmental Education (EE), join us on
Friday, November 11, 2016 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
for the Environmental Education Association of New Mexico’s annual meeting along with an opportunity to explore the following:

Status of the Environmental Literacy Plan
Environmental Education Certification
Cultivating Diversity within Our Community
Opportunities for Collaboration and Collective Impact
How do we measure our impact?

Whether you are a classroom teacher, non-formal educator, or a community member interested in environmental education, please share your voice as we explore ways for the Environmental Education Association of New Mexico to better support you and our EE community!
When: Friday, November 11, 2016 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: Rio Grande Nature Center State Park Education Building (please don’t forget $3 for parking)
Who: Classroom teachers, non-formal educators, interested community members
Why: Because our voice is stronger and more powerful if we work together!

Questions? Please visit eeanm.org, e-mail director@eeanm.org, or call 505-859-3366.

EEANM Book Club
2016-11-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Green Jeans Farmery, 3600 Cutler Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States
Join us on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Green Jeans Farmery for an EEANM Book Club Meeting.
We will be discussing Gathering the Desert by Gary Paul Nabhan while sampling some of the fantastic foods at Green Jeans Farmery.
We will meet in the center of the courtyard on the ground level, weather permitting. (If the weather is not favorable, look for us in the Santa Fe Brewery Tap Room).
From Amazon:
“To the untrained eye, a desert is a wasteland that defies civilization; yet the desert has been home to native cultures for centuries and offers sustenance in its surprisingly wide range of plant life. Gary Paul Nabhan has combed the desert in search of plants forgotten by all but a handful of American Indians and Mexican Americans. In Gathering the Desert readers will discover that the bounty of the desert is much more than meets the eye—whether found in the luscious fruit of the stately organpipe cactus or in the lowly tepary bean.
Nabhan has chosen a dozen of the more than 425 edible wild species found in the Sonoran Desert to demonstrate just how bountiful the land can be. From the red-hot chiltepines of Mexico to the palms of Palm Springs, each plant exemplifies a symbolic or ecological relationship which people of this region have had with plants through history. Each chapter focuses on a particular plant and is accompanied by an original drawing by artist Paul Mirocha. Word and picture together create a total impression of plants and people as the book traces the turn of seasons in the desert.”
About Green Jeans Farmery:
Green Jeans Farmery is a community-oriented commercial plaza constructed entirely with repurposed shipping containers as modular, architectural building blocks. The Farmery functions as an indoor/outdoor gathering place that builds on ingenuity, fun and localist choices with the message of healthy living and neighborhood.

2016 Soar to Greater Heights Conference
2016-10-14 - 2016-10-16 | New Mexico Tech, Socorrow, NM, United States
We’ll be at New Mexico Tech in Socorro for this fall’s annual STEM conference, sponsored in partnership with the New Mexico Science Teachers’ Association and the New Mexico Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The conference dates are October 14-16.
Important Dates

August 1 – Educator registration opens
September 8 – Deadline for proposals
September 9 – Proposal committee meets to select proposals
September 12 – Speakers notified

Please visit nmsta.org/conference to find additional details, submit proposals, and register for the conference.

BioBlitz at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park Summer Wings Festival
2016-08-06 | Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, 2901 Candelaria Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87107, United States
EEANM is a partner organization in this year’s BioBlitz at the RGNC. Join birders, scientists, and naturalists to identify as many species as possible! You’ll find and learn about insects, birds, plants, and many other organisms.
Presentations on Saturday, August 6

9:00 am – 10:30 am: Dragonflies and Damselflies! Southwest Odonates at the Nature Center – Karen Gaines. Short presentation in the Education Bldg, then capture and ID at the Discovery Pond
10:30 am: Birding and Technology – Judy Liddell, co-author of Birding Hotspots of New Mexico
12:30pm – Native Plants Q & A and book signing with horticulturalist and Judith Phillips, author of Growing the Southwest Garden (Judith will be leading a native plant walk at 11:30am.)
1:00 pm: Hummingbirds of New Mexico – Bill Talbot, Certified Hummingbird Bander (banding 9-11am)
2:00 pm: “The Bees in Your Backyard” – Olivia Carril, author of The Bees in Your Backyard; Book signing following presentation (Olivia will be leading a Bee Walk at 10am, too)

BioBlitz Activities
Join the challenge to identify as many species as possible with the experts!
Friday evening, August 5th

Nature Conservancy Evening Bird Walk with David Mehlman

Saturday, August 6th

8:00am – Nature Conservancy Bird Walk with David Mehlman
8:30am – Guided Bird Walk with RGNC expert volunteers
9:00am – Bilingual Bird and Bug Walk for the Family – Karen Herzenberg and Mike Sanchez, NMMNHS
10:00am – Pollinator Walk with Olivia Carril
11:30am – Butterfly Walk – Rebecca Gracey
11:30am – Native Plants of the Southwest walk with Judith Phillips
Noon – Lizards and Snakes! Walk with a herpetology expert
1:30pm – Discovery Pond Exploration and Phenology – NMMNHS & Jessica Allen, Rio Grande Phenology Trail
2:30pm – Plants & Porcupines! – Valle de Oro NWR’s USFWS Wildlife Biologist Ariel Elliott and BEMP

Other Activities at Summer Wings

9:00-11:00 am – Hummingbird Banding with Bill Talbot
11:00 am – Bird Treaty Centennial Celebration
Nature Journaling with Margy O’Brien
Live Birds with Wildlife Rescue
Central New Mexico Audubon Bird ID
Crafts for the Kids

Admission: RGNC State Park charges a $3 day use fee.

NAAEE Webinar: Cultivating Collective Impact
2016-07-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
How can we tackle deeply entrenched and complex social problems?
Dr. Nicole Ardoin is taking on the challenge with a framework called Collective Impact.
Ardoin, an assistant professor on a joint appointment with Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education and Woods Institute for the Environment, will speak about the potential for cross-sector coordination to initiate large scale social change.
She’ll share insights from her research of the framework put to use by the ChangeScale initiative in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area. ChangeScale is a collaborative partnership among diverse nonprofit, government, and community-serving organizations who, collectively, have interest in expanding the scope and impact of regional environmental education efforts.
Read more about Ardoin and the webinar here.
Register to attend here.
This webinar is presented by the North American Association of Environmental Education, and is co-hosted by EEANM and 9 other affiliates. It is part of NAAEE’s monthly webinar series: Bringing New Ideas and Innovation to the Field of EE.

EEANM Book Club: Sleeping Naked is Green
2016-07-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Old Town Pizza Parlor, 108 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, United States
At the next EEANM Book Club meeting, we’ll discuss Sleeping Naked Is Green: How an Eco-Cynic Unplugged Her Fridge, Sold Her Car, and Found Love in 366 Days by Vanessa Farquharson.
Farquharson takes readers on her 366-day journey to live a more environmentally conscious lifestyle, making one positive change each day.
“One step a day doesn’t seem like much, but over the course of a whole year it adds up to a world of difference. This isn’t just a well-written and fun book about going green, it is about watching a personal transformation. Being inspired was never so entertaining.”—Lloyd Alter, Treehugger.com
You can RSVP on Facebook or by emailing us.

EE Book Club: The Secret Knowledge of Water
2016-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Old Town Pizza Parlor, 108 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, United States
The next EEANM Book Club Meeting will be Wednesday, May 25 at 6 p.m. at Old Town Pizza. Please come ready to discuss The Secret Knowledge of Water.

From Amazon: “Deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to seasoned explorers. Craig Childs has spent years in the deserts of the American West, and his treks through arid lands in search of water reveal the natural world at its most extreme.”

2015 Soar to Greater Heights Conference
2015-11-13 - 2015-11-15 | Hobbs Freshman High School, 1401 E Sanger Street, Hobbs, NM, 88240, United States
Join us for our annual fall conference, co-presented by EEANM, New Mexico Science Teachers’ Association and New Mexico Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
The Hobbs School District and Ninth Grade High School will be our hosts.

Find additional details on the conference page of NMSTA’s website. We are now accepting session proposals (deadline – 9/7/15) and exhibitor registrations. Educator/attendee registration and scholarship applications will be available soon.

Rainwater Harvesting Workshop in Albuquerque - $75 stipend!
2015-11-11 10:00 - 15:00 | School on Wheels, 129 Hartline Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
A hands-on, green-infrastructure project will provide an opportunity for classroom teachers to attend and possibly bring students learn new skills that can be applied at your own school or outdoor area. Work with our group of educators, students and practitioner Joanne McEntire, to install a small rainwater basin near a portable building on the School on Wheels campus.

Workshop Fee: $20.00 Free! Plus classroom teachers receive a $75 stipend!
Fees have been covered thanks to generous funding from the Albuquerque Community Foundation.

EE Book Club - Cooked (Slow Food Potluck)
2015-10-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Cirrelda’s home, north Albuquerque (Alameda), United States
EE Book Club will discuss Michael Pollan’s latest book, Cooked, on Wednesday, October 28. We’ll gather over a “slow food” potluck at 6:30pm at Cirrelda Snider-Bryan’s home in Alameda (north Albuquerque).
RSVP to info@eeanm.org for directions.
“In Cooked, Michael Pollan…discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, water, air, and earth— to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink.
In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook.” – from michaelpollan.com
Buy the book through Amazon Smile and a portion of your purchase benefits EEANM.

Places We Live Workshop in Albuquerque
2015-10-24 09:00 - 15:30 | School on Wheels, 129 Hartline Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
EEANM is partnering with Querencia Green, School on Wheels and South Valley MainStreet for this workshop about local communities.
The urban environment includes everything that is in the neighborhood, both built and natural features. Educators, both classroom and nonformal, are invited to come learn about what creates community character and what students and groups can do to become engaged in determining development in their own communities. A hands-on, green-infrastructure, follow-up project will provide an opportunity to bring students to contribute to the improvement of their own community and learn new skills that can be applied at your own school or outdoor area.
All attendees receive Project Learning Tree’s Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live curriculum and a delicious lunch. In addition, teachers receive a $50 stipend for the educator workshop on October 24th and $75 for attending the follow-up TBD for a total of $125! Must attend the educator workshop to participate in the follow-up hands-on activity with students and receive the second stipend.

Workshop Fee: $20.00 Free! Plus receive up to $125 stipend!
Fees have been covered thanks to generous funding from the Albuquerque Community Foundation.

PLT Places We Live Workshop in Raton
2015-10-03 10:00 - 15:30 | The Isabel Castillo Performing Arts Center (Next door to the Shuler) , Raton, Raton, NM, United States
Explore place-based environmental education during this workshop for formal and informal educators. All attendees receive Project Learning Tree’s Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live curriculum and lunch. In addition, teachers receive a $50 stipend.
Register online now.
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Workshop Fee: $20.00 Free!
Fees have been covered thanks to generous funding from the American Forest Foundation and the McCune Charitable Foundation. It is one of four “Places We Live” workshops presented in partnership with NM MainStreet. Spaces are limited, so register today!

Photo: Raton, New Mexico by Lionel & Heidi/Flickr.

PLT Places We Live Workshop in Grants
2015-09-26 09:00 - 15:30 | School on Wheels, 129 Hartline Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
Explore place-based environmental education during this workshop for formal and informal educators. All attendees receive Project Learning Tree’s Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live curriculum and lunch. In addition, teachers receive a $50 stipend for each meeting – the educator training on Sept. 26 and the follow-up TBD. Must attend the educator workshop to participate in the follow-up hands-on activity with students and receive the second $50 stipend.
Register online now.

Workshop Fee: $20.00 Free! Plus receive up to $100 stipend!
Fees have been covered thanks to generous funding from the American Forest Foundation and the McCune Charitable Foundation. It is one of four “Places We Live” workshops presented in partnership with NM MainStreet. Spaces are limited, so register today!

Photo: Mt Taylor near Grants New Mexico by Ben Burkland Carolyn Cook/Flickr.

Full - registration closed - PLT Places We Live Workshop in Farmington
2015-08-29 09:00 - 15:30 | Downtown Center, 100 West Broadway, Farmington, NM, 87401, United States
Sorry, this workshop is full, but we will be offering another one in Grants on Sept 26 with a $100 stipend!
Explore place-based environmental education during this workshop for formal and informal educators. All attendees receive Project Learning Tree’s Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live curriculum and lunch. In addition, teachers receive a $50 stipend.

Workshop Fee: $20.00 Free!
Fees have been covered thanks to generous funding from the American Forest Foundation and the McCune Charitable Foundation. It is one of four “Places We Live” workshops presented in partnership with NM MainStreet. Spaces are limited, so register today!

Photo of Aztec Ruins National Monument by Aidan Wakely-Mulroney/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Big Money for Small Groups Webinar
2015-08-26 13:00 - 14:30 | NM
Presented by Andy Robinson
80% of charitable funds come from individual donors, not foundations or corporations. Learn to build a fundraising program that honors your mission, engages potential donors, and raises more money.
• Where money comes from: Building a diverse funding base
• Redefining fundraising: It’s not just asking for money
• Identifying prospective donors
• Engaging your board in fundraising
Andy Robinson (www.andyrobinsononline.com) provides training and consulting for nonprofits in fundraising, board development, marketing, earned income, planning, leadership development, facilitation, and train-the-trainer programs. He specializes in the needs of organizations working for human rights, social justice, artistic expression, environmental conservation, and community development.
Over the past 20 years, Andy has worked with organizations in 47 US states and Canada. Recent clients include the American Bar Association, League of Conservation Voters, National Audubon Society, American Rivers, the Land Trust Alliance, and many, many local organizations. Andy is the author of six books, including Train Your Board (and Everyone Else) to Raise Money, www.trainyourboard.com. When he’s not on the road, he lives in Plainfield, Vermont.
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2015-08-15 | NM
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