Put your organization in front of more than 1,000 environmental education professionals by exhibiting at NAAEE's Annual Conference in Portland. Reserve your booth now to take advantage of early bird pricing. Every exhibitor receives an 8'×8' booth, one full conference registration, a conference app listing, attendee networking opportunities, and more. Space is limited, so secure your spot today!

Don't let time run out! Nominations for NAAEE's Awards for Excellence close on July 17. Help recognize the individuals and organizations making an outstanding impact in environmental education. Award recipients will be celebrated at NAAEE's Annual Conference in Portland this October.

Our PRO Picks are curated recommendations that highlight high-quality educational resources selected by experts in the field. This week, we're showcasing World Wildlife Fund’s Food Waste Warriors, a K–12 program that empowers students to understand, measure, and reduce food waste in their schools. Through hands-on audits, data collection, and action planning, students identify waste patterns and implement solutions to improve efficiency and sustainability. 

It’s the time of the year when students and teachers alike are ready to head outdoors! Here are ideas and resources to take learning outside in ways that make us healthier, happier, and smarter.

In this episode of The World We Want, host Gerry Ellis speaks with Quilen Blackwell, 2025 CNN Hero of the Year and founder of Southside Blooms, about transforming vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into gardens, jobs, and opportunities for young people, and how community-driven environmental work can reshape both land and lives. The World We Want is co-produced by NAAEE and GLOBIO.

2025 CEE-Change Fellow Jeftey Saint Fleur explores his arrival in the United States and inspiration for his Community Action Project, Green Bridges. He found opportunities to strengthen and refine the vision of the project at the CEE-Change Leadership Institute last year.

This blog explores how ecosystem restoration is revolutionizing environmental education by transforming students from passive classroom learners into active ecosystem stewards who heal damaged environments while developing authentic ecological literacy through hands-on community-based restoration work.