From rroperti at zoominternet.net Wed Apr 1 21:02:34 2009 From: rroperti at zoominternet.net (rroperti at zoominternet.net) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:02:34 -0500 Subject: [PAEE] PAEE news Message-ID: <000901c9b32e$b515ebb0$6501a8c0@D9V66M11> There has been another loss of a parent for a PAEE member. Longtime active member and past PAEE president, Kathleen Geist's father died on March 27th. Her contact information is at Green Woods Charter School 8480 Hagy's Mill Road Philadelphia, PA 19128. For those of you wanting Pat McKinney's address it is 109 South Nichols Street Saint Clair, PA 17970. Ruth Roperti 965 Edgewood Road Beaver Falls, PA 15010 rroperti at zoominternet.net 724 843 7046 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geisthaus at comcast.net Wed Apr 1 22:52:53 2009 From: geisthaus at comcast.net (Kathleen Geist) Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:52:53 -0400 Subject: [PAEE] PAEE news In-Reply-To: <000901c9b32e$b515ebb0$6501a8c0@D9V66M11> Message-ID: Whoops, I was very sleepy when I emailed Ruth. The correct date was February 27. Kathleen on 4/1/09 9:02 PM, rroperti at zoominternet.net at rroperti at zoominternet.net wrote: > There has been another loss of a parent for a PAEE member. Longtime active > member and past PAEE president, Kathleen Geist's father died on March 27th. > Her contact information is at Green Woods Charter School 8480 Hagy's Mill > Road Philadelphia, PA 19128. > > For those of you wanting Pat McKinney's address it is 109 South Nichols > Street Saint Clair, PA 17970. > > > Ruth Roperti > 965 Edgewood Road > Beaver Falls, PA 15010 > > rroperti at zoominternet.net > 724 843 7046 > _______________________________________________ > PAEE mailing list > PAEE at actionpa.org > http://mail.actionpa.org/mailman/listinfo/paee_actionpa.org From rroperti at zoominternet.net Fri Apr 3 16:15:00 2009 From: rroperti at zoominternet.net (rroperti at zoominternet.net) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 15:15:00 -0500 Subject: [PAEE] Fw: [affiliates] If you are planning an NCLI or Earth Day event - please read Message-ID: <009f01c9b498$ddf1cd90$6501a8c0@D9V66M11> A good opportunity to get some attention for an environmental event in April focused on kids is detailed here. In fact on the monthly NAAEE call this week, Brian said to even follow these instructions for events in May and June. In this way you are also supporting the No Child Left Inside Coalition. Ruth Roperti ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian A. Day To: 'Affiliates List Serve' Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:55 PM Subject: [affiliates] If you are planning an NCLI or Earth Day event - please read April 2009 is No Child Left Inside Days --------IMPORTANT UPDATE!---------- Congressman Sarbanes has offered to invite your Member of Congress to your NCLI Days event. Simply register your event on the NCLI Days Google map, including your contact information, and the Congressman's office will extend the invitation on your behalf. To insure that the contact can be properly followed up, please also send your own invitation to your Member of Congress, and register your event with Lucas Johnson, NCLI grassroots coordinator, ljohnson at cbf.org. Please register your event as soon as possible, as the Congressman Sarbanes may have an opportunity to list your event on the Congressional Recess Calendar. See below for more information on creating an NCLI Days Event, and thanks for supporting environmental education! Please join us in this national effort to highlight the importance of environmental education. As part of the NCLI Days campaign we are urging environmental, education, conservation and all other interested organizations to work with schools in your community to showcase engaging, environmental education activities. What Can You Do? ? Create an NCLI Days event to showcase the importance of connecting students with nature. Invite students to participate in existing activities in April (including Arbor Day, Earth Day and National EE Week activities), or invite your community to learn about the work that you are doing in schools and on schoolyards. ? Get resources from the NCLI Coalition by accessing our NCLI Days online toolkit. You can also find out how to get a copy of our Get 'Em Outside DVD and other materials for your event. ? Invite your Members of Congress to participate in your event and learn how valuable and engaging environmental education experiences can be. ? Invite the local media to learn more about your program and cover your event. ? Share your event with your community and with the National NCLI Coalition. After posting your event on the website, share your successes by forwarding account, press clippings, and photos that we can post online. Send your event info to: http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=act_sub_actioncenter_federal_nclb_day_map The goal of these events is to highlight environmental education and make sure that the media and members of Congress know about a critical piece of legislation, the No Child Left Inside Act, which would vastly expand and improve environmental education in our public schools. (IMPORTANT NOTE: The No Class Left Inside Days campaign is designed to support the goals of the No Child Left Inside coalition. However, we do not intend that students should be involved in advocating for the goals of the coalition, but instead that be handled by organizations involved in the coalition.) Brian A. Day Executive Director North American Association for Environmental Education 2000 P Street, NW Suite 540 Washington, DC 20036 202 419-0414 (direct) 202 419-0412 (general) 202 419-0415 (fax) brian at naaee.org www.naaee.org NAAEE's 38th Annual Conference: The Power of Partnerships, October 7-10, 2009 - Portland, OR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 6935 bytes Desc: not available URL: From rroperti at zoominternet.net Tue Apr 7 20:11:39 2009 From: rroperti at zoominternet.net (rroperti at zoominternet.net) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:11:39 -0400 Subject: [PAEE] Fw: [affiliates] State Policy Solutions Message-ID: <003f01c9b7de$96b81940$6501a8c0@D9V66M11> 1. NEW REPORT: NWF Unveils Comprehensive State Policy Solutions Guide on Children and the Outdoors The National Wildlife Federation today released the comprehensive Children and the Outdoors State Policy Solutions Guide, written by Allen Cooper, Education Campaign Manager at NWF. This guide reviews leading state policy initiatives and provides policy makers and advocates with model solutions to the growing disconnect between children and the natural world. The Children and the Outdoors State Policy Solutions Guide contains model resolutions, executive orders, and legislation that will aid efforts to reconnect children and families with nature. Solutions to the problems associated with an indoor generation must include providing youth with structured and unstructured opportunities for outdoor play, recreation, and learning. NWF?s campaign to develop an effective response to this problem will mobilize policy across multiple fields, including the areas of public health, education, parks and recreation, and city planning. Read the Report: http://www.nwf.org/nwfwebadmin/binaryVault/State_Policy_Solutions_Guide_FINA L.pdf Read the NWF Press Release: http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=58C22879-5056-A868-A0B865A56F9896A1 2. Get Outdoors Florida! was endorsed by a resolution passed by the Governor and Cabinet of Florida on March 24, 2009, which also includes a Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights. The website with more information about this effort is http://www.getoutdoorsflorida..com/ . Please feel free to share your policy related news with the listserve as well! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: affiliates-unsubscribe at naaee.org For additional commands, e-mail: affiliates-help at naaee.org From rroperti at zoominternet.net Tue Apr 7 20:07:13 2009 From: rroperti at zoominternet.net (rroperti at zoominternet.net) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:07:13 -0400 Subject: [PAEE] Fw: Pittsburgh Green Economy Forum Message-ID: <003901c9b7dd$f818a570$6501a8c0@D9V66M11> FYI Indigo Indigo Raffel Education Coordinator Conservation Consultants Inc. 64 S. 14th Street Pittsburgh, PA. 15203 412 431-4449 x214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Hillary Bright [mailto:hillary.bright at sierraclub.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:29 AM To: hbright at bluegreenalliance.org Subject: Pittsburgh Green Economy Forum Hello all! I wanted to let you know about an event at Carnegie Mellon University next Thursday, April 16 co-sponsored by National Wildlife Federation, PennFuture, Sierra Club, PennEnvironment, Union of Concerned Scientists, Blue-Green Alliance, and the United Steelworkers. Come learn more about the growing green economy and what it means for Pennsylvania. The town hall meeting will provide an opportunity to hear from elected officials as well as representatives from workers' groups, environmental organizations, and green businesses. Please forward the flyer to anyone you think might be interested in participating! Confirmed speakers include: a.. Jason Altmire, Member of Congress b.. Larry Schweiger, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation c.. Fred Redmond, United Steel Workers d.. Tom Granville, CEO, Axion Power International RSVP today for this educational and informative meeting. http://action.sierraclub.org/PAgreenjobs Campus Map: http://www.cmu.edu/homeimages/campus-map/CMU_MapColor_11x17.pdf Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009 Time: 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM) Address: Carnegie Mellon University Porter Hall, Room 100 Pittsburgh, PA FREE Parking - East Campus Garage on Forbes Ave. Hillary Hillary Bright Associate Regional Representative 425 N. Craig Street, Suite 202 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ph. 412.802.6161 fx. 412.681.1419 hbright at bluegreenalliance.org www.bluegreenalliance.org "Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Saffier Audubon At Home Coordinator Audubon Pennsylvania John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove 1201 Pawlings Road Audubon Pa 19403 610-666-5593 x112 Got Habitat? Register at http://pa.audubon.org/habitat P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mford at audubon.org Wed Apr 15 12:12:17 2009 From: mford at audubon.org (FORD, Mary) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:12:17 -0400 Subject: [PAEE] Climate Change in PA - Learn How to Be Part of the Solution Message-ID: Climate Change in PA - Learn How to Be Part of the Solution Training Workshop 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Celebrate Earth Week- Get Involved Now! WHAT: National Audubon Society and the Philadelphia Zoo invite you to attend an invitation only workshop about federal climate change policy, impacts in PA, and the ways that you can enhance your effectiveness as an environmental leader and climate change activist in your community, your business, your school, and/or your family. WHEN: Tuesday, April 21 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM A rain or shine event; it includes outdoor walking in unpaved areas . WHERE: The Philadelphia Zoo 3400 West Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104-1196 COST: $10 (includes lunch and zoo entrance)* RSVP: Registration Deadline is Monday, April 20 at noon. Please sign up online at www.audubon.org/campaign/paworkshop.php Your confirmation will include a link to the online payment process. *PARKING: Participants are responsible for the $12 parking fee at the zoo. Those interested in carpooling will be sent information about other participants from your area. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: The program features three main activities. Participants can elect to skip the outdoor sections before and after the classroom training. Bird Banding Observation (8:30 - 10 AM) Participants will carpool to a site in the West Park section of Fairmount Park to observe and learn of the Migrant Stopover Ecology Study. The Philadelphia Zoo and Audubon Pennsylvania are working in partnership with researchers at Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo Department of Ornithology to assess the ecological value of this habitat. (In the event of heavy rain, the field trip to West Park will be cancelled and the presentation will be in Independence Schoolhouse.) Classroom Training (10 AM - 3:30 PM) This main section includes presentations by local civic and environmental leaders. Workshop participants will engage in collaborative group exercises throughout the program. Zoo Tour (3:30 - 4:30 pm) This special behind-the-scenes tour includes a look at some of the animals and is combined with a sustainability tour highlighting a few of the recent green practices implemented at the zoo. CONTACT: Anne Crowley, PA Outreach Coordinator, Global Warming 610-640-3303 | acrowley at audubon.org Val Peckham, Conservation Program Manager, Philadelphia Zoo (Valerie is the emergency contact on the day of the program) 215-243-5347 __________________________________________ Mary Ford Program Manager Education and Centers National Audubon Society 1150 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 202-861-2242 ext 3023 fax: 202-861-4290 mford at audubon.org Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mford at audubon.org Wed Apr 15 14:22:39 2009 From: mford at audubon.org (FORD, Mary) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:22:39 -0400 Subject: [PAEE] Climate Change in PA - Learn How to Be Part of the Solution Message-ID: Hi again! I just realized that this invitation says "invitation only" on it, which might be a bit confusing. Everyone on this list is definitely invited, and please feel free to share with colleagues as well. We'd love to see lots of environmental educators and other conservation practitioners at the Zoo next week. __________________________________________ Mary Ford Program Manager Education and Centers National Audubon Society 1150 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 202-861-2242 ext 3023 fax: 202-861-4290 mford at audubon.org Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. Climate Change in PA - Learn How to Be Part of the Solution Training Workshop 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Celebrate Earth Week- Get Involved Now! WHAT: National Audubon Society and the Philadelphia Zoo invite you to attend an invitation only workshop about federal climate change policy, impacts in PA, and the ways that you can enhance your effectiveness as an environmental leader and climate change activist in your community, your business, your school, and/or your family. WHEN: Tuesday, April 21 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM A rain or shine event; it includes outdoor walking in unpaved areas . WHERE: The Philadelphia Zoo 3400 West Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104-1196 COST: $10 (includes lunch and zoo entrance)* RSVP: Registration Deadline is Monday, April 20 at noon. Please sign up online at www.audubon.org/campaign/paworkshop.php Your confirmation will include a link to the online payment process. *PARKING: Participants are responsible for the $12 parking fee at the zoo. Those interested in carpooling will be sent information about other participants from your area. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: The program features three main activities. Participants can elect to skip the outdoor sections before and after the classroom training. Bird Banding Observation (8:30 - 10 AM) Participants will carpool to a site in the West Park section of Fairmount Park to observe and learn of the Migrant Stopover Ecology Study. The Philadelphia Zoo and Audubon Pennsylvania are working in partnership with researchers at Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo Department of Ornithology to assess the ecological value of this habitat. (In the event of heavy rain, the field trip to West Park will be cancelled and the presentation will be in Independence Schoolhouse.) Classroom Training (10 AM - 3:30 PM) This main section includes presentations by local civic and environmental leaders. Workshop participants will engage in collaborative group exercises throughout the program. Zoo Tour (3:30 - 4:30 pm) This special behind-the-scenes tour includes a look at some of the animals and is combined with a sustainability tour highlighting a few of the recent green practices implemented at the zoo. CONTACT: Anne Crowley, PA Outreach Coordinator, Global Warming 610-640-3303 | acrowley at audubon.org Val Peckham, Conservation Program Manager, Philadelphia Zoo (Valerie is the emergency contact on the day of the program) 215-243-5347 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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To check it out, click here --The idea competition, launched jointly with The Grable Foundation andChangemakers.net, works like this: Visitors to the site can answer thequestion between now and May 20. Young people submitting ideas can also usethe site to discuss and develop their thoughts. A committee of experts,including Grables Community Cabinet members, will then narrow down the poolof responses. About a half-dozen strong suggestions will appear on the site in early June,and the public will vote for the projects they believe deserve funding.Voting ends June 24, and two winning projects will each receive up to$25,000.Once the competition ends, the next two questions how to create publicspaces that promote intergenerational contact and how to get young peoplemore involved in philanthropy will appear. The entire voting process will becompleted by years end.This is a new way of looking at the community foundation and ourrelationship with the broader community, says Jeanne Pearlman, senior vicepresident for program and policy at the Foundation. Giving Pittsburghers,especially young people, a central voice in deciding where money goes is agreat way to broaden and democratize the grant-making process, she says. Italso helps the Foundation to connect more fully with the community somethingtheyve prioritized this year.Writer: Melissa RayworthSource: Jeanne Pearlman, Pittsburgh FoundationThe Grable Foundation650 Smithfield Street, Suite 240Pittsburgh, PA 15222(412) 471.4550 Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children ? 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