Environmental education plan links pollution to schools
A state consortium proposes embedding environmental education into existing curricula to tackle litter and pollution. Nancy Smith of DEHNR says tools will fit into math and geography courses, with input from educators, parents, church groups, and school boards to foster partnerships and broaden awareness.
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Croatan National Forest
Deep Blue Sea
Nancy Smith
State Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
DEHNR
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Mary Walter Rumley
Innseon
Smith
Pamlico County
Rumsey
Rumley
Seeing Green A Meeting to Air a State Environ
A meeting at Pamlico Community College Grantsboro NC 306 South aims to discuss state environmental topics. The note highlights North Carolina as the northernmost state with significant sea turtle nesting and explains cooler temperatures produce more male sea turtles.
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Pamlico Community College
Grantsboro
North Carolina
Environmental Education Programs For Teachers In North Carolina
The state offers dozens of programs for teachers inside and outside the classroom. The Division of Environmental Management runs free 45 minute lectures from November to March on estuaries watersheds and birds, with interactive activities. • An annual poster contest by the Environmental Health section of the North Carolina Public Health Association. • An essay contest by the Division of Land Resources on water quality and soil erosion. • The EELE hands on activity packets linked to state parks with pre and post activities and objectives. • Field days run by Soil and Water Conservation districts covering forestry wildlife and more. • Sound Ideas curriculum guides for classrooms. • Workshops offer 1.5 certificate renewal credits. • The NC Museum of Natural Sciences offers a tropical ecology teacher training institute for state teachers.
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Anne Taylor
State Office of Environmental Education
Raleigh
Taylor
Department of Public Instruction
Division of Environmental Management
Division of Environmental Health
Environmental Health
North Carolina Public Health Association
Writers of Tomorrow
Division of Land Resources
DPI
North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Tropics
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Pamlico College
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Pamlico
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