eeNEWS for October 22, 2025

eeNEWS: The latest news, resources, and opportunities in the EE community

October 22, 2025

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NAAEE 2025 Is Bursting at the Seams with Engaging Events, Specialized Meetups, and Dazzling Keynotes!

With less than two weeks until the Research Symposium and Conference main events, we're gearing up to join hundreds of EE professionals in keynote sessions and live and on-demand presentations. If you register today, you can still join a variety of pre-conference meetings and meetups, including a movie night (October 28) featuring In Our Nature, a film highlighting EE programs in the United States, and a fun and informal networking event (October 29). Learn more about the special events here.

We offer three reduced-rate options for registration; no application is required, simply select the ticket price that works for your circumstances. If you are a U.S. government employee who has been furloughed or recently lost your job, please reach out directly to conference@naaee.org to request free registration. Please share this opportunity with your networks!

Learn more and register for NAAEE 2025 >

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From Sea Farm to Table: Farmers MAI-Kit Brings Aquaculture to Your Kitchen

What if your next seafood recipe came with the story of how it was grown? Supported by the eeBLUE Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grants Program, Farmers MAI-Kit blends farm tours, cooking demos, and conversations with farmers into one tasty way to learn about aquaculture.

Read about the MAI-Kits >

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Beyond the 3Rs: New Frontiers in Plastic Pollution Education

Explore cutting-edge approaches to plastic pollution education as revealed in six recent eeRESEARCH studies. Read key takeaways for environmental educators that move beyond traditional "reduce, reuse, recycle" messaging into transformative learning experiences.

Dig into the research >

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NatStart 26 Call for Proposals Is Open

Due December 12
The Natural Start Alliance invites presentations that explore the conference theme, Imagine If. Join hundreds of early childhood educators at the 2026 Nature-Based Early Learning Conference taking place June 24–27, 2026 in San Antonio, TX, and online.

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Love as the Root to Impactful Nature-Based Education

What does it mean to fall in love with nature—and why does that love matter for the future of our planet? In this episode of The World We Want: The NAAEE Podcast, Sean Southey, CEO of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, explores how love and connection form the foundation of lasting change. Open your ears to someone whose confidence in love’s ability to change the world and our relationship to it is both inspiring and activating.

Listen now >

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Plastics: Impacts and Action

November 3–30, 2025
Join Cornell’s Civic Ecology Lab for a 4-week global online course, “Plastics: Impacts and Action." The course blends asynchronous modules, expert webinars, and a peer-reviewed capstone project, so you finish with a ready-to-use learning activity or an action plan focused on plastics.

Learn more >