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January 14, 2026
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Congratulations to the 2025–2026 EE 30 Under 30 Changemaker Grantees

NAAEE’s Changemaker grantees are chosen from NAAEE’s EE 30 Under 30 current and past awardees. These nine leaders from six continents receive small grants, training, and a community of support to boost their impact as they implement projects to build more sustainable communities around the world. They will be working on a range of sustainability issues—from transforming local environmental and agricultural challenges into viable business opportunities in Cameroon to building climate-responsive healthcare in Canada. Let's give them a big round of applause!

Learn more about the Changemaker grantees >
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Building Curiosity Together

Hands-on science, beach explorations, and after-school activities help students connect their daily lives to the health of Puget Sound through the eeBLUE 21st CCLC Watershed STEM Education Partnership.

Read the latest Watershed Chronicles post >
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Press Play and Get Aquacultured!

Made possible through the eeBLUE Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grant, the Get Aquacultured! podcast dives into the systems, stories, and people behind modern aquaculture, served with saltwater charm.

Learn and listen >
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Presidential Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)

Due January 16
Your student's project could be an award winner! The President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) honors a wide variety of projects developed by young students, school classes and clubs, youth camps, and youth organizations to promote environmental awareness and action in schools and communities.

Learn more >
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Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)

Due January 16
Applications are now open for the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. This award recognizes outstanding K–12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for student learning.

Learn more >
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Advancing Environmental Education Practice

Designed for environmental educators and practitioners, this four-week course from Cornell University helps you clarify what you want your programs to achieve, understand how change happens, and build evidence-based pathways using theory of change and backward planning.

Learn more >
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A Teacher's Journey Back to Joy Through Nature and the Guidelines for Excellence

Feeling stretched thin? This educator’s journey from burnout to renewal shows how nature, emotional presence, and the Guidelines for Excellence can reconnect us to why this environmental education work matters.

Read more >
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Last Month to View NAAEE 2025 Conference Recordings

As of Wednesday, there are 13 weekdays remaining in January, allowing one to watch 69 90-minute sessions, 104 60-minute sessions, 156 40-minute sessions, or a whopping 624 10-minute sessions. Still so much to learn, don't miss your chance! 

Didn't attend NAAEE 2025? Purchase a post-conference registration to access all the sessions and keynotes from this year's virtual event.

Learn more >
More from the eePRO Community

Join NAAEE’s eePRO community to network with environmental education professionals around the world. 

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Learning
  • eeBLUE Watershed STEM Education Partnerships Symposium
  • From Pest to Profit: Invasive Species Livestream for Students
  • Next Wave EE: Graduate School and Emerging Professionals in Environmental Education
  • Project-Based Learning Opportunities for Kids to Make an Impact in 2026
  • SustainableED 2026 Virtual Seminar Series

View more learning posts on eePRO >

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Opportunities
  • 2026 National Children and Youth Garden Symposium Call for Sessions—Deadline Extended
  • Wisconsin Environmental Education Award Nominations Open
  • Eagle Bluff Outdoor Education Fellowship 2026–2027

View more opportunities on eePRO >

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Resources
  • Discover Your Freelance Story: A Tool for Freelance Environmental Educators

  • New Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA) Journal: Fall 2025 Issue

  • Learning for Life: Mobilizing Education for the Global Biodiversity Framework

View more resources on eePRO >

 
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