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Massachusetts Environmental Education Society Website

Welcome to Massmees.org

The Massachusetts Environmental Education Society is dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and improvement of environmental education in the state and region.

MEES provides tools for environmental educators, including our annual conference in March, the MEES Observer newsletter, massmees.org, and sponsorship of Project WET.

Come explore what MEES can do for you!

Ecology and Education Summit
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) and the National Education Association (NEA) in partnership with more than 20 national organizations, is pleased to invite you to the Ecology and Education Summit from Oct 14-15, 2010 in Washington DC. This is an incredible opportunity to disseminate best practices that will advance Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World, reduce duplication of efforts, and coordinate strategies to build capacity and pathways of support for green careers for the next generation.
 
For more information, please visit www.esa.org/eesummit.
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Massachusetts Green Career Conference
“Find Your Role in the New Green Economy”
October 1st, 2010 l Holiday Inn l Marlborough, MA
 
Early Registration Discount before September 1st @ www.GreenCareer.EventBrite.com
Full Information @ www.MassGreenCareers.com
 
CONFERENCE
The second Massachusetts Green Career Conference is on Friday morning, October 1, 2010.  This exciting conference brings together stakeholders in business, education and government and offers green career resources to people from throughout the commonwealth.  Everyone wanting to know about the greening economy and careers will find this conference timely, practical and valuable.
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Addressing Financial Climate Change

Addressing Financial Climate Change: A workshop for Environmental Education Professionals, Program Directors, and Non-Profit Administrators

September 16, 2010
9:30-3:00pm
Doyle Conservation Center
Leominster, MA

$35— price for members of COEEA, RIEEA, VTSWEEP, MEEA, MEES, NHEE.
$45— non-member price
LUNCH PROVIDED


What are your assets and how can they grow?
Is there marketing beyond advertising?
In this workshop, you will learn how to: target and position your sites and programs; design and implement marketing mixes for educational programs and facilities; conduct customer research and analysis. Come prepared to work on actual cases from your site during this hands on workshop. Special attention will be directed towards "values-added" educational programs and services.

Ed Mahoney is a Professor Emeritus in Economics at Michigan State University. Ed comes from a background in resource management as a state park supervisor and financial consultant. He knows the challenges we face and will help participants think like an economist.
To Register, go to: http://neeeaworkshopregistration.wufoo.com/forms/financial-climate-change/
www.NEEEA.org

 
Observer 2010: Reflections from the Board of Directors
For the summer issue of The Observer we decided to have members of the board of directors submit articles. These articles contain personal reflections and studies as well as incite to individual careers of the board. We also included a “meet the board” section at the end of the issue. Other important features in this edition include information about the 2010 NEEEA Conference this fall in Vermont, EEA Award Winners, and how to access the participant directory from our 2010 conference last March. Please consider sending articles for The Observer to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . We would love to help spread the word of the great environmental education going on throughout Massachusetts!
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NEEEA Conference Save the Date
Create, Cultivate, Collaborate: Designing Our Shared Future

 New England’s Environmental Education Conference

Hosted by NEEEA, VT SWEEP and Promise of Place at Lake Morey Inn in Fairlee, VT

SAVE the DATE: October 21-23, 2010
 
Workshops, field experiences, local foods, evening entertainment, plus Thursday, Friday and Saturday keynote addresses
Peter Forbes – Center for Whole Communities
Bill McKibben – 350.org, an international climate campaign
Dana Hudson – National Farm to School Network

Ten years into the 21st century, this moment calls on us ALL:

To CREATE: sustainable solutions, schools, systems, designs, models, tools, jobs…

To CULTIVATE: sense of place, learning communities, partnerships, innovation, diversity, thinking skills, healthy cities, prosperous economies…

To COLLABORATE: with nature, with each other, beyond the usual alliances, in communities, across disciplines and grade levels, toward renewable energy systems and resilient food systems, through stewardship and citizenship, for quality of life …

Partial Scholarships for VT and NH Upper Valley teachers available with generous support from the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation

More info at:
http://2010designourfuture.blogspot.com/                          www.neeea.org
 www.promiseofplace.org                                                   www.vermontsweep.org 
 

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Enthusiastic workshop participants dramatize plant growth in Grow and Learn, More than Gardening.
Enthusiastic workshop participants dramatize plant growth in Grow and Learn, More than Gardening.
From album: 2006 MEES Conference

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