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What is Environmental Education? Environmental education is a learning process that increases people's knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action (UNESCO, Tbilisi Declaration, 1978). http://eetap.org/

NatureServe
http://www.natureserve.org/

NatureServe is a non-profit conservation organization that provides the scientific information and tools needed to help guide effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.

Educational Links from Schuylkill River National National and State Heritage Area... http://schuylkillriver.org/links/educational.asp

National Society for Park Resources. The NSPR represents National Recreation and Park Association members working in natural resources, parks, and conservation.

http://interpnet.com/home.htm
The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) is dedicated to the advancement of the profession of interpretation. NAI's mission: Inspiring leadership and excellence to advance heritage interpretation as a profession.

http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/nrmtc/
Natural Resources Management Training Coalition (NRMTC) is a confederation of professional organizations with an interest in protecting natural resources, while promoting their recreational use.The expressed purpose of the NRMTC is to work collaboratively to facilitate better and more efficient delivery of training and professional development opportunities for recreation and natural resource managers.

www.aee.org
The mission of the Association for Experiential Education is to develop and promote experiential education. The Association is committed to support professional development, theoretical advancement, and evaluation of experiential education worldwide.

EE-Link  http://eelink.net/ 
EE-Link, Environmental Education on the Internet, is a resource designed to support "students, teachers and professionals that support K-12 environmental education, such as media specialists, inservice providers, nature center staff and curriculum developers." The site contains Internet environmental based school projects, classroom activities including many lesson plans, environmental facts and data from many sources, curriculum directory guides, organization and audio visual catalogs, software, conference and workshop announcements, higher education links, facts, grants, literature pointers, regional information, and pointers to other environmental sites.

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) http://naaee.org/ 
The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is a network of professionals, students, and volunteers working in the field of environmental education throughout North America and in over 55 countries around the world. Since 1971, the Association has promoted environmental education and supported the work of environmental educators. There are many environmental interest groups, and many organizations dedicated to improving education. NAAEE uniquely combines and integrates both of these perspectives, and takes a cooperative, nonconfrontational, scientifically-balanced approach to promoting education about environmental issues.