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May 6, 2026
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Registration Is Open for NatStart26

June 24–27, 2026
Now's your opportunity to register for the annual Nature-Based Early Learning Conference in San Antonio and online! This year’s theme, Imagine If, invites participants to envision bold futures for children, educators, and communities through nature-based early learning. Together, we’ll explore innovative ideas, emerging research, practical strategies, and collective action to expand access to meaningful outdoor experiences for all young children.

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Apply to the 2026 Youth Innovation Challenge

Due May 31
The Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) has launched the 2026 Youth Innovation Challenge (YIC): Advancing Marine Conservation! GEEP invites young people between the ages of 15 and 30 from around the world to share their innovative solutions for protecting marine resources using environmental education.

Learn more >
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Noticing the Natural World with Aimee Nezhukumatathil

We kick off season two of The World We Want podcast with poet and nature writer Aimee Nezhukumatathil, who speaks about curiosity, attention, and the role that observation plays in environmental education and our relationship with the natural world.

Hear from Aimee >
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Environmental Action Civics (EAC) Week 2026

May 11–15, 2026
Earth Force is excited to announce the 4th annual EAC Week: Changing How Young People Learn! Grab your free ticket now and join in a full line-up of virtual events. Can't attend live? You can register for an event to get the replay.

Register >
Stories from the EE Field
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From Neighborhood to Watershed: How Place-Based E-STEM Is Transforming Environmental Education in Southeastern San Diego

With assistance from a 2024 Global E-STEM Award, Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek deepened their partnership with Millennial Tech Middle School to deliver a full-year, interdisciplinary, project-based learning curriculum across 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.

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Slippery Rock University’s Journey to NAAEE Accreditation

Slippery Rock University's online Master of Education in Environmental Education is a 30-credit program designed for formal and nonformal educators. Achieving NAAEE accreditation helped the program recruit high-quality students and assisted its students in pursuing excellence in the field.

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More from the eePRO Community

Join NAAEE’s eePRO community to network with environmental education professionals around the world. 
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Learning
  • When Values Collide: Deliberating Environmental Issues with Youth and Adults (Recording)
  • Nature-Based Pre-K Certification
  • Environmental Leadership and Community Resilience
  • Guidelines for Excellence: Early Childhood EE Programs Workshop
  • Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA) Program: Marketing Jump-Start
 

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Opportunities
  • We Are Together Prize
  • The National Geographic Society & The Nature Conservancy Marine and Community Conservation Externship
  • Eagle Bluff Outdoor Education Graduate Fellowship 2026–2027


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Resources
  • Globe at Night
  • Healthier, Happier, Smarter—A New Podcast on the Power of Nature
  • Get Outside! PRO Picks Collection


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