The north american association for environmental education (naaee) respectfully requests $5,000 from the FWS national conservation training center (nctc) to support a young professionals and…

The north american association for environmental education (naaee) respectfully requests $5,000 from the FWS national conservation training center (nctc) to support a young professionals and conservation initiative at the annual conference from november 6-9 being held in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Naaee s annual conference is the largest gathering of environmental education (EE) professionals in north america, designed to help strengthen the field and promote collaboration, innovation, and results. The conference and its theme, building bridges is all about growing the foundation of our movement, from attracting more young people to environmental education and conservation to increasing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (jedi) in every aspect of our work. IT is about inspiring educators, both well established and new to the field, to create change. More than 35% of our conference sessions will focus on some aspect of equity and inclusion, and more than half will focus on youth engagement, conservation, climate change, and connecting people to nature. Here are the strands for this year s conference:--advancing civic engagement and sustainable communities – educating for a changing climate – conservation and environmental education – enhancing environmental education in formal settings – connecting with nature – building leadership in environmental education