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Denise M. Stromme

Environmental Education Specialist
Assistance Division, MN Pollution Control Agency
denise.stromme@pca.state.mn.us


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Campus Environment 2008 A National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education, 2nd edition
This report www.nwf.org/campusEcology/campusreportcard.cfm reviews trends and new developments in environmental performance and sustainability at 1,068 institutions. The results may surprise you.

Campus Greening Tools
Local and national resources are available for those interested in greening college and university campuses.

Center for Ecoliteracy
The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to education for sustainable living by fostering a profound understanding of the natural world, grounded in direct experience.

Education for Sustainable Development Tool Kit
This downloadable PDF book discussing the challenges and barriers to education for sustainable development, suggesting ways to dovetail with community sustainability goals, and providing some training exercises related to these topics.

GOING GREEN The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and Green Workforce
This easy to read 42-page publication examines the growing role of community colleges in a low-carbon, clean energy economy and provides examples of strategies, resources and emerging information.

Green Teacher Magazine
Green Teacher is written by and for educators to enhance environmental and global education across the K-12 curriculum.

Minnesota Healthy Schools Program
This collaborative effort is working to help Minnesota's K-12 schools on a variety of issues, such as health, performance and sustainability.

SEEK: Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge
Minnesota's interactive directory of environmental education resources.

Sustainability Smarts - Best Practices for College Unions and Student Activities
The Association for College Unions International's "Sustainability Smarts," a publication dedicated to sustainability in college unions and student activities. Topics covered include sustainability rating systems, college tours, sustainability blogs, fair trade, green cleaning, and so much more.

The Third Minnesota Report Card on Environmental Literacy
This report card is the outcome of the third survey of adult environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in Minnesota. The results are summarized, broken down demographically and compared to related survey questions in studies conducted in Minnesota, by other states, and nationally.

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Students and Sustainability Webpage The U.S. EPA created the Students and Sustainability webpage for teachers who wish to introduce the concepts of sustainability into their classrooms and for students who need assistance and guidance in their sustainable research projects. http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/student.htm

Generation E: Students Leading for a Sustainable, Clean Energy Future Generation E is a 70 page, example-rich, best-practices report on exemplary student-led sustainability activities and programs at schools around the U.S. To download free of charge go to http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/resources/HTML/generation_e_report.cfm.

What do Minnesota adults know, feel and do about the environment? The Third Minnesota Report Card on Environmental Literacy: a survey of adult environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors is online at www.mnseek.net/reportcard. This is an insightful resource for your sustainability education efforts.

A GreenPrint for Minnesota: State plan for environmental education, third edition A GreenPrint for Minnesota: State plan for environmental education, third edition is now available on SEEK at www.seek.state.mn.us/greenprint. This statewide plan offers a foundation on which to build your education efforts.


Events Calendar
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2/10 Biofuels as a contact sport: shifting the debate from food versus fuel to sustainable land management , presented by John Sheehan
2/13 Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Solar Photovoltaics
2/17 High-tech Global Change Experiments in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Lot of Hot Air? presented by Peter Reich
2/18 MN GreenStar Project Registration Workshop
2/19 Paul Hawken talk, MN Renewable Energy Society 30th Anniversary Symposium and Gala
2/19 Working together in this Blessed Unrest: Unity of Purpose in Building a Sustainable World
2/20 Blizzard Blast - Horse Logging Demo
2/24 GreenStep Cities Seminar - Austin, MN
2/24 Will Steger presents "Eyewitness to Global Warming"
2/27 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Solar Hot Water
3/3 Katey Pelican presents One Health: An emerging field in a wicked world"
3/10 Patrick Hamilton presents "Engaging Audiences in the Anthropocene"
3/11 -3/12 Minnesota Erosion Control Association 2010 Annual Conference
3/12 -3/13 2010 MAEE Conference: Strong Roots for a Strong Future
3/12 -3/14 Midwest Real Food Summit
3/12 -3/13 Twin Cities Sustainable Communities Conference
3/13 Careers in Renewable Energy
3/17 The Rainforest Renaissance (film screening)
3/18 -3/25 LEED Certification: Use Less or Useless?
3/27 Energy Efficiency in the Home
3/29 Resilient Cities - An Urban Design Imperative
3/31 Patrick Nunnally presents Life on the (Future) Mississippi: Or, It's Not (Just) Mark Twain's River Anymore
4/7 Allen Levine presents "Why We Can't Stop Eating"
4/8 -4/15 Global Warming: Cleaning Up the Confusion (Evidence vs. Opinion)
4/9 APPLICATION DEADLINE: Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund

Ongoing Events
MCAD Sustainable Design Online Courses & Related Film Series
** Additional Environmental Education Events
Minnesota River Calendar of Events
Twin Cities Green Drinks
Beekeeping Classes
U of MN Institute for the Environment Calendar
Twin Cities Green Drinks 2010 Hosts Wanted

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