eeNEWS for September 4, 2025

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September 4, 2025

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Congratulations to the 2025 CEE-Change Fellows

NAAEE is delighted to announce the 2025 CEE-Change Fellows. This initiative is uniquely positioned to shine a light on the intersection of civic education and environmental education to foster climate action in communities, large and small. Over the next 12 months, the 2025 cohort will work together and through individual community action plans to address today’s complex environmental and social concerns at the local, state, and national levels.

Meet the Fellows >

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Digging Up Interest in Watersheds with Sand Crabs

Knee-deep in sand and science, students from Jean Parker Elementary tracked sand crabs for a long-term scientific monitoring program and learned about marine careers. When students do the work, they start to see how they can be part of protecting the ocean and its inhabitants.

Read the latest eeBLUE blog post >

Environmental Educator Knowledge and Skills: Guidelines for Excellence

Hot off the virtual presses! Explore a comprehensive set of recommendations outlining the experiences and learning that will help educators foster environmental literacy, plan environmental education programs, and successfully implement them. This new guide is a major revision of Professional Development of Environmental Educators: Guidelines for Excellence.

Read the Guidelines >

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Urban Environmental Education (Cornell University Online Course)

Join Cornell’s Civic Ecology Lab for a 4-week global online course (September 15–October 12, 2025) that turns city nature and community projects into powerful learning. Build your lesson or action plan, connect with a worldwide cohort, and earn a Cornell certificate documenting 25 professional-development hours.

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Changing the Game: Community-Based Strategies and Climate Mitigation

A new report from the Redstone Strategy Group looks at the carbon mitigation impacts of community-based climate work. The report offers solid evidence supporting community-based climate projects that are cost efficient, scalable, and contribute to overall community investment.

Access the report >

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