ENV-ED-FROM-ECOLOGY List

Re: Free Online Permaculture Design Course Launch

2013-05-20T17:55:03-07:00

Hello friends,

This morning we are thrilled to make an absolutely groundbreaking
announcement. You can now study permaculture online completely
FREE with world-class instructors including Larry Korn through our
new Online Permaculture Design Course.

You can immediately begin viewing the complete 72+hour course
lectures free at http://www.permaculturedesigntraining.com. There
is no catch -- permaculture is rapidly changing the world, and
we're doing our part to dramatically accelerate that change by
making this incredible wisdom available completely free. [...]

Re: August Permaculture Course Scholarships

2013-05-20T17:41:02-07:00

Hello friends,

Join an incredible regenerative leadership and permaculture design
certification retreat in the San Francisco Bay Area, August 20-28th,
and go beyond sustainability towards a wildly fulfilling life and a
truly regenerative culture. We offer a no-nonsense, deeply pragmatic,
mainstream approach to permaculture. No ideologies, only functional
design and solutions that truly work.

-> Read more @ http://www.regenerative.com [...]

FW: Free Green Chemistry Webinar Series available for high school teachers

2013-05-16T20:11:49+00:00

Free Green Chemistry Webinar Series available for high school teachers.

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/6390260775939252992

The Green Chemistry Webinar Series for High School Teachers is brought to you by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and Beyond Benign. Join us for one, two or all three webinars dedicated to providing useful tools and resources for integrating green chemistry into the high school classroom and laboratory. Find out why and how green chemistry can be used to teach core chemistry concepts while at the same time inspiring students to create the next generation of sustainable products and processes. [...]

Oregon Tracking: Public Health Week Events

2013-03-26T09:14:48-07:00

(Please distribute events widely)

Greetings!

Oregon Tracking will be hosting two events during National Public Health Week. Dr. Daniel Morris, Oregon Tracking’s epidemiologist, will be presenting. We welcome you to attend in person or participate remotely.

1. Using DMV Records for Obesity Tracking, Monday April 1st, 12:00pm-1:00pm (PDT), Portland State Office Building – 800 NE Oregon St., Room 1B [...]

FW: WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands course coming to WA - March 9, 2013

2013-02-21T16:36:15+00:00

From: Katelin Frase [mailto:teachwetlands@wetland.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 7:43 AM
To: Beeler, Brook (ECY)
Subject: WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands course coming to WA - March 9, 2013

Brooke,
Can you please forward this opportunity to anyone that might be interested in taking a basic WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands workshop?
I appreciate the help. [...]

Re: Free Online Permaculture Design Course - BIG News

2013-02-06T20:35:03-08:00

Hello friends,

We want to invite you to literally change the world. We
are making the 72-hour permaculture design course available online
completely without charge (this is normally $2000+ course!) and we
need your support. Make no mistake - what we are about to do is
absolutely unprecedented.

Read more @ http://indiegogo.com/online-permaculture -- support
the production of the free online course and get awesome perks,
like the full 72 hour+ program on DVD, e-books and more! [...]

FW: Grades 9-12 contest: Plan your entries now

2013-02-06T21:25:58+00:00

Friends, Ecology has sponsored and participated as judges in this student competition in the past.

It is a wonderful opportunity if you work with high school students.

From: Competition at WSU [mailto:imagine@wsu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 2:57 PM
To: Beeler, Brook (ECY)
Subject: Grades 9-12 contest: Plan your entries now

Imagine Tomorrow competition for 9th to 12th graders | View in Browser | Send to a Friend [...]

FW: Teacher Workshop

2013-02-05T21:39:12+00:00

Hello friends,

I've attached the flier for an upcoming workshop at Padilla Bay. I know a $70 registration fee looks larger than usual for Padilla Bay, but this is exactly the cost of 4 wonderful curriculum books. Clock hours are free, and it should be a very fun, useful workshop.

Registrations should be mailed with payment to Olympia. [...]

FW: ESC hosts Project WET training Saturday April 27

2013-02-05T20:23:07+00:00

Project WET Workshop Saturday, April 27, 2013 in Burien, WA.
See the attached flyer for details. Contact Joanna Stodden to register.

Please help us improve our website!

2013-01-25T00:16:18+00:00

Thank you for your interest in the Washington State Department of Ecology.

We believe our website is a vital tool for communicating with you about our work: what we do, why we do it , how we do it and what it means for you. We currently are reviewing our site and looking for ways to make improvements. Using the Lean process, we're evaluating how we create and post information, looking for ways to make it more clear, comprehensive and current. We also have a customer survey available on our pages, and that's where you come in! [...]

Re: Let's Make a FREE Permaculture Design Course

2013-01-14T19:33:02-08:00

Hello friends,

The Regenerative Leadership Institute is thrilled to make an
absolutely unprecedented ground-breaking announcement. We are
making the FULL 72+ hour permaculture design course available
online completely FREE. You're welcome.

You read that right. The whole course is going online FREE, but
only if you help make it happen by supporting the crowdfunding
campaign for the cost of filming, editing, developing and promoting
the program. [...]

[Be the Change] Sustainability, Permaculture and Leadership

2013-01-09T16:20:04-08:00

Hello friends,

Many people think of permaculture as gardening, but that's a lot like
thinking of math as being only good for building bridges. Permaculture is
a sustainable design science rooted in observation of nature and providing
solutions to some of our most pressing problems. The same branching
pattern that's found in tree is also found in a river, in your heart, and
numerous other places. That pattern maximizes edge (surface area for
exchanging information or nutrients), increases diversity and serves a
whole range of other functions. [...]

FW: River of Words 2013 Contest Press Release! Deadline December 1

2012-11-13T17:17:57+00:00

From: Kathy Jacobson [mailto:kjacobson@esd113.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:53 AM
To: cbec
Cc: sheila@nisquallyriver.org; Stephanie Bishop; Sheila_McCartan@fws.gov; Sherry Buckner; Anita Eisenman; Chanele Holbroole-Shaw; Alicia.Hokanson@lakesideschool.org; amber@genyes.org; Autumn Gunsolley; Brett Ellingson; Bertha Klooz (kloozart@gmail.com); BECKY HENDRICKSON; Beeler, Brook (ECY); Britta Echtle (bechtle@rochester.wednet.edu); Carl.Engelhardt@lakesideschool.org; Chris Maun; Mills, Cammy (cammymills@wsu.edu); Carolyn Maddux; Cori Plato; Hannah Johnson; Daniel Hull; Dana Dietz; Davy_Clark@fws.gov; ethiel@nthurston.k12.wa.us; Sanford, Emily (PSP); Erin Riffe; forrdd@tenino.k12.wa.us; Finanam@co.thurston.wa.us; Gilda.Wheeler@k12.wa.us; Heidi Kirk; Chanele Holbroole-Shaw; Heather McCarthy; Hyre, Janet (ECY); islandjane.howard@gmail.com; Jane Poole; Julie Cleary; Jana Dean (jdean@osd.wednet.edu); jhubbard@novaschool.org; Kerry Marl (KMarl@hoquiam.k12.wa.us); Katie Fleming (katief@re-sources.org); Salgado, Michelle; elizabeth morrison (morsuns@yahoo.com); Mary Chabuk; Nancy Liedtke; [...]

FW: School Share Meeting Fall 2012, announcement for listserv

2012-09-19T17:09:46+00:00

If you are in the Puget Sound area here is an opportunity to network with other environmental educators.

From: Callie K. Martin [mailto:calliem@co.skagit.wa.us] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:58 PM To: Beeler, Brook (ECY) Subject: School Share Meeting Fall 2012, annoucement for listserv Importance: High

Hi Brook,

I would like to add the upcoming School Share Meeting announcement to your listserv if possible. [...]

Schools in Session - Resources for you

2012-09-14T20:21:24+00:00

Now that summer vacation has ended we hope you are settling into your fall schedules. Here are a few new items of note for you educators out there.

Project WET Curriculum - refresher workshops (Teacher workshop calendar webpage) Look for fall workshops in your neck of the woods. Get up to speed on Project WET's new guide and web resources. [...]

Classroom Invaders – students and teachers unknowingly spreading invasive species - blog post

2012-08-21T17:45:08+00:00

According to a study funded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and conducted by Sea Grant, one out of four educators who used live animals as part of their science curriculum released the organisms into the wild after they were done using them in the classroom. Some of these animals used in the classroom are considered invasive. [...]

Let's Talk Science blog series on ECOConnect

2012-07-25T21:50:02+00:00

We want you to know about a new blog series for science educators.

Science is cool! We think it's important to have an understanding of the big concepts in life, Earth, and physical science. It's important not only because our work is based on these concepts, but also because our environment's behavior is based on basic scientific principles. [...]