Did You Know You’re in a Conservation District Right Now?!
Hello to all! My name is Sharma Torrens, and I am thrilled to have joined the AAEE Board recently. I am the Conservation Education Director for Arizona Association of Conservation […]
Entries by Ellen Bashor
Meet the 2020 Excellence in EE Award Winners!
Wow! 2020 was a memorable year to say the least. Despite unprecedented local and global challenges facing our communities, Arizona environmental educators stepped up to meet the challenge. Each year […]
Meet the Board of Directors!
WOW! None of us expected to start the year in a pandemic, but here we are. Navigating the challenges and changes of 2020 has been difficult for all of us. […]
EE Organizations in the Pandemic
by Kelly Jay Smith, University of Arizona In the wake of pandemic many Environmental Education (EE) organizations across Arizona and the nation have been experiencing major setbacks. In an attempt […]
Community Science in Conservation
by Annia Quiroz of Central Arizona Conservation Alliance What is public participation in scientific research (PPSR)? PPSR is more commonly known as community science aka citizen science. These are initiatives […]
Arizon-Wha?!
ARIZON-WHA?! We’re starting a new column! Stay tuned for funky new mystery species with every newsletter. Can you identify this ferocious-looking critter? Clue: They are found underground around Arizona in […]
Urban School Gardens: A Nature Niche
by Jessie Rack The world’s intrinsic beauty and complexity is a never-ending source of inspiration for educators. And we’ve all seen the results of being outside on our students, no […]
Interview with an Environmental Educator: Joining Together
“As a community, we can do better by joining forces. Collectively we can empower larger audiences and, I believe, shift the trajectory of our planet’s future.” Elise Dillingham: Program Coordinator, Desert […]
Licensing Outdoor Preschool?
By Diona Williams, M.Ed. ECSE The state of Washington is the first pilot in the United States that aims to finally license outdoor, nature-based, and forest preschools. This is in […]
A Nature-Based Preschool in the Desert?! You Bet!
By AAEE Member & Volunteer: Diona Williams I am a full-time Early Childhood Education Professor a few days out of the week at a Tribal Community College called Tohono O’odham. […]
