Talking Stick

Volume 4
Issue 1
Winter 2004

Newsletter of the Environmental Education Association of Oregon

Promoting a healthy, sustainable environment through education

Looking Back on 2003

Linda Rhoads, Executive Director

A s we set our sights on the

future, it's important to take
the time to celebrate our accom-
Community Partners program,
researching book sale vendors,
writing several grant proposals,
DHX Advertising Steps Up-To-
The-Plate for EEAO

Dave DeMots, President, and Devy

plishments of 2003! Although a sig-
nificant amount of staff time was
devoted to conference planning and
registration, we managed to
squeeze in a few other activities.
The "Other Ways to Support EEAO"
flyer inserted in this edition of the
Talking Stick outlines a comprehen-
sive list of new fundraising mecha-
nisms we now have in place.
Consequently, our time has been
spent on relatively unglamorous
behind-the-scenes work to make
these giving strategies available.
Our activities included: research-
ing Visa/MasterCard account
options and setting up EEAO as a
merchant, researching the
ShoreBank Pacific Partnership CD
program and submitting an appli-
cation, opening an interest-bearing
savings account, researching and
interviewing numerous invest-
ment/brokerage firms, attending a
"Leave A Legacy" workshop,
contracting a payroll service, plan-
Jamin, Designer, at DHX Advertising
ning and fundraising for our 2003
[www.dhxadv.com] have graciously
conference, consulting with other
donated their time and resources to
nonprofit leaders, designing and
update EEAO's web site. DHX
beginning a strategic planning
Advertising serves such clients as
process, revising our by-laws to
ShoreBank Pacific, Xerox, The
reflect a restructured board and
Collins Companies and Independent
EEAO staff, and creating an EEAO
Nursery Group, and was awarded a
board member statement of agree-
certificate of merit from the Printing
ment. Whew! Thanks to The
Industries of America, Inc. Out of
Bullitt Foundation for their $10,000
5500 entries for the "Benny" award
grant to fund many of these admin-
(the printing industries equivalent of
istrative activities.
an Oscar) DHX finished in the top
10. Thank you to Dave and Devy for
Now that EEAO has established
donating their skills and time to sup-
significant administrative and
port EEAO.
financial processes, we are excited
to turn our attention to more pro-
grammatic-focused initiatives.
Thank you to everyone for your
Join Us at the 2004 Conference!
"Educating Towards Sustainability II -
support during the time we have
Strengthening Our Roots and Building
spent "Getting Our House in
Community"
Order"! Building on our 2003 theme, we will explore
how to use our past and history to build
Setting Our Sights on the community both among ourselves and
Future through outreach.

researching endowment fund During our conference in

options and meeting with Oregon
Community Foundation personnel,
designing an EEAO t-shirt and
selecting a supplier with 100%
organic cotton t-shirts, submitting
an application for the Albertson's
October, our Leadership Facilitator,
Jeff DeFranco, led two sessions to
begin crafting EEAO's next 5-year
strategic plan. Conference partici-
pants worked in affinity groups
such as Nonprofits, K-12 Education,
Continued on page 3
Get Involved!
EEAO is recruiting NOW for planning team
members for both our 2004 and 2005 con-
ferences. If you are interested in this oppor-
tunity to be involved with EEAO please con-
tact Dara Hansen via email:
eeaoregon@yahoo.com or by phone: 503-
851-9758.

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EEAO 2004 Executive Board
Chair
Dara Hansen, Waldo Middle School.
eeaoregon@yahoo.com
Vice-Chair
Mandy Summer, Friends of Opal
Creek.
msummer@wvi.com
Secretary
Courtney English-Neubauer, Liberty
High School.
englishc@hsd.k12.or.us
Treasurer
Vacant
Board Members
Gaylen Beatty, Camp Fire USA Mt.
Hood Council.
gbeattycfusa@aol.com
Katy Bryce, reSource
kbryce@resourceoregon.org
Tom Tattam, Oregon Trout
tom.tattam@ortrout.org
Tanya Tulloch, Girl Scouts, Columbia
River Council
tulloct@juliette.org
Staff
Executive Director
Linda Rhoads 503-234-EEAO.
lindarhoads@mindspring.com
Contact Information
Environmental Education
Association of Oregon
P.O. Box 15192
Portland, OR 97293
(503) 234-EEAO www.eeao.org

participate as a major partner in this
Newsletter layout and design
Sarah Bidwell, Alternatives to
Growth Oregon. 503-222-0282.
sarahbidwell@AGOregon.org
Printed on recycled paper.
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EEAO Around the State
Linda Rhoads, Executive Director
EEAO Proposes Significant
Role in Oregon Sustainable
Schools Initiative
In June, Governor Kulongoski
signed Executive Order number EO
03-03 entitled "A Sustainable Oregon
for the 21st Century" which estab-
lished the Oregon Sustainability
Board. The Board is chaired by
Oregon's Secretary of State Bill
Bradbury. Within months, the
Board released a vision statement
describing their desire to bring sus-
tainability to all Oregon schools.
The vision is that, "All schools - their
students, teachers, administrators,
and staff - employ the sustainability
ethic. This ethic is incorporated into
teaching and learning, operations
and maintenance, construction, ren-
ovation, and community relations,
every aspect of school life."
Furthermore, project leaders
developed a strategy document out-
lining 15 areas of focus for the initia-
tive. They are: chemical usage, com-
puters, curriculum, energy, food,
furniture, grounds keeping, labor
practices, new school construction,
paper and classroom/office sup-
plies, renovation policy, transporta-
tion, waste reduction and manage-
ment, and water. These 15 areas will
be the focus for both implementing
sustainability principles and the
subjects for sustainability curricu-
lum. EEAO submitted a proposal to
initiative. We are currently further
defining the scope and funding
needs for the project and are work-
ing with Thomas Miller of
ZMassociates [www.zmassociates.com]
to develop funding proposals. As
the details of this exciting opportu-
nity for EEAO and its members
unfold, we will keep you posted!
EEAO Works for Sustainable
Funding for Oregon Education
EEAO was selected to serve on a
15 member City Club of Portland
research team to explore current
education finance practices and rec-
ommend solutions for the legislature
and governor to stabilize the state's
financial contribution to K-12 educa-
tion. This year-long process began
by inviting guests to weekly meet-
ings to provide insight and help
research team members learn and
understand the current financial
structure for funding K-12 education
in Oregon. Our guests include indi-
viduals ranging from former legisla-
tors, political strategists, school
superintendents, to business and
community leaders. We are current-
ly culling out pertinent components
of the data and information we have
compiled and will soon begin to
explore alternative funding struc-
tures for education. The final report
will be distributed in September
2004.
Exploring EE Certification in
Oregon
With funding from the
Environmental Education and
Training Partnership (EETAP) and
North American Association for
Environmental Education (NAAEE),
Dr. Bora Simmons, Professor at
Northern Illinois University,
Department of Teacher Education
participated in our conference this
fall. She presented a concurrent ses-
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ASSOCIATION OF OREGON

Welcome New Board

sion on "Sustaining Environmental
Education through State
Certification of Environmental
Educators and Inclusion of EE in
Accreditation of Teacher Colleges."
As part of her presentation, Dr.
Simmons described both national
initiatives for creating a certification
program for environmental educa-
tion and overviews of other state's
programs.
EEAO member Alison Heimowitz
and EEAO staff are in the beginning
stages of exploring how a certifica-
tion program in Oregon might look.
As we make initial inquiries for
potential funding, we are also
assembling a team of individuals
who have expressed an interest in
pursuing a professional certification
program for environmental educa-
tion in Oregon. As we start to move
forward with this initiative, we
invite you to participate at whatever
level you can commit. Don't worry,
if you don't have time to join the ini-
tial team, this will be a lengthy
Setting Our Sights on the Future
Continued from page 1
Members!
process and will include many
opportunities for participation and Tanya Tulloch is the program man-
input! ager for the Girl Scouts – Columbia
River Council (www.girlscoutscrc.
Oregon EE Leader Selected to org) in Lake Oswego.
Serve On National
“My vision for EEAO is to ensure
Environmental Education
that opportunities are still available
Advisory Council
for people of all ages to learn about
EEAO member Jim Stark,
the environment and how they
Director of Environmental
effect and interact with it.
Education with Weyerhaeuser, was
Opportunities might include train-
selected to serve on the National
ing for group leaders/teachers, men-
Environmental Education Advisory
torships, collaborations, and/or
Council. The National
public relations.”
Environmental Education Advisory
Council is comprised of 12 represen-
Katy Bryce joins the board from
tatives from organizations other
Bend, where she works as the
than the federal government who
Community Education and
provide EPA with advice on envi-
Outreach Program Director for
ronmental education.
reSource (www.resourceoregon.
Jim is based in Weyerhaeuser's
org). The mission of reSource is to
Springfield office and has been an
create a sustainable future for
active and supportive member of
Central Oregon by educating people
EEAO. Most recently, Jim served as
about what sustainability means
Site Coordinator for our conference
and how to put it into practice.
at the McKenzie River Conference
Center. Congratulations, Jim! “I envision EEAO as being the voice
of environmental education for the
state of Oregon. I think EEAO
should define what environmental
education means in Oregon and
guide the future of environmental

Industry, Government Agencies, and Higher Education to discuss and education in the state. I see EEAO

record both their vision for environmental education in Oregon and strategy supporting environmental educa-

ideas describing how we will reach our vision. There were several emergent tors of all types throughout the

themes from this exercise with many of them focused on the importance of state by providing support, informa-

integrating environmental education and communicating the value of envi- tion, resources, networking, and

ronmental education. other opportunities to environmen-

The board and staff of EEAO will be further refining the draft strategic tal education providers. I also envi-

plan during our annual "Advance" in February. The draft strategic plan will sion EEAO as being an advocate for

be distributed for members to review via the EEAO list serve. If you are not environmental education within

on the list serve but would like to give input to the strategic plan, please state institutions such as schools,

email director@eeao.org. Thank you for your hard work to everyone who government, and other organiza-

contributed during the two plenary sessions at the conference. Your ideas tions as well as a liaison with

have great depth and are providing the board with a substantial starting national organizations.”

point!
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Tom Tattam – Motoring
Marlin Award
Tom, Tattam, Mid-Willamette and
Central Oregon Regional
Coordinator for Oregon Trout has
been awarded the Motoring Marlin
Award for the last quarter of 2003.
Tom has supported the goals of
EEAO by providing leadership,
support and resources that have
helped to unify environmental
education efforts around the state.
Specifically, Tom supported
capacity building through his
participation in the Willamette
Valley leadership team for the
Columbia Basin Initiative and by
co-chairing the 2003 EEAO Annual
Conference. Besides his involve-
ment in the planning of the confer-
ence, Tom was the “go to” guy on
site throughout the conference as
well as co-presenting with the CBI
team in the session: Sustaining
Environmental Education through
Leadership: Overview of the
Columbia Basin EE Capacity
Building Initiative. We congratulate
Tom on his commitment to further-
ing environmental education in
Oregon.
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Congratulations to EEAO's 2003
Excellence in Environmental Education
Award Winners!
T he 2003 Excellence in
Environmental Education
award winners were recognized at
EEAO's 2003 conference in Blue
River, October 18th.
Congratulations to these exception-
al leaders in the field!
Educator of the Year:
Gerilyn Nichols
Binnsmead Middle
School, Portland
Gerilyn Nichols has
been a teacher for 11
years, 10 at Binnsmead
Middle School as an 8th
grade integrated earth
science teacher where
her goal is to make sci-
Gerilyn Nichols is award-
ence relevant to student's ed Educator of the Year. instruction and service
lives. For the past 10
years, Gerilyn has been teaching a
field-going, forest study project that
includes classroom studies and two
field trips.
In the face of dwindling budgets
she has found business support and
grants, established and retained
involvement of volunteers, and put
forth her personal energies to
ensure her students have an oppor-
tunity to study a forest ecosystem
first hand. Some students even
return as high school
assistants/mentors - a testament to
the lasting impact that this project
has had for her students.
Organization of the Year:
Oregon Trout
Mary Ann Schmidt, Metro
Regional Education Coordinator
Since 1993, Oregon Trout's
Salmon Watch has been an effective
environmental education program
involving over 25,000 middle and
high school students - first in the
Portland area, and now throughout
Oregon. The program provides a
comprehensive curriculum to teach-
ers; organizes field trips so that stu-
dents can experience the
stream habitat as they
learn about how it func-
tions; and coordinates
service learning projects
that restore or enhance
fish habitat. Enabling
students to witness
spawning salmon, one of
nature's great spectacles,
coupled with classroom
learning projects, the pro-
gram is designed to instill a deeper
appreciation and understanding of
the value of native wild fish, water-
shed conservation and environmen-
tal stewardship.
School Program of the Year:
CREST (Center for Research
in Environmental Sciences &
Technologies)
West Linn-Wilsonville School
District, Bob Carlson, Founder and
Director
Founded in 2000 and dedicated
by Dr. Jane Goodall in September
2001, CREST quickly became the
centerpiece of science education in
the district's 12 schools. CREST
engages students in hands-
on/minds-on science, field research
and community service projects.
CREST offers outreach and on-site
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ASSOCIATION OF OREGON

programs for 8,000 an Outdoor School Reflecting on Conference

West Linn-Wilsonville environmental educa- 2003: Sharing Tangible Ideas
K-12th grade students tion program for David Jeannine Ruskin
and provides a variety Douglas 6th graders.
of resources to 450 “Educating Towards
teachers and the Sustainability”—YES! There
broader community. Save Outdoor School couldn’t be a better title to get my
School day lessons Coalition: Chad attention. While I was only able to
range from anatomy "Wildcat" Stewart and attend Saturday’s events, in that
and astronomy to William "Red Hat" one day I met passionate educators
storms and salmon. McClosky like me, saw old friends, and was
The center sits on 4 When Portland inspired by workshops and
Bob Carlson, founder and
acres of land and is Public Schools speakers.
director of CREST, accepts the
adjacent to the 250-acre announced that it was
award for Program of the Year.
Wilsonville Tract, one canceling the spring My favorite workshop that day was
of Metro's Greenspace areas. As the Outdoor School session for its on Sustainable Agriculture and
gateway to the greenspace CREST remaining 6th graders, SOS jumped Food Systems, presented by Chris
showcases many green technologies into action. SOS raised over Schreiner from Oregon Tilth. Chris
including solar demonstration pan- $470,000 in donations and matching went through a PowerPoint presen-
els, eco-roof, Earthtub composters funds in less than 8 weeks, enabling tation that led us through the
and water catchment systems. the rest of Portland Public School processes and necessities of
6th graders to attend Outdoor gardens. I was inspired and
Two special commendations School. empowered by his step-by-step
For efforts to rescue and/or directions on how to start and
maintain environmental education The efforts of SOS not only implement a school garden. Not
programs from the loss of the helped maintain a 37-year-old tradi- only did he explicitly layout the
Multnomah Educational Service tion of environmental education in necessary timelines and stages,
District's Outdoor School program Portland Public Schools, the out- but he gave some awesome
in two Portland school districts. pouring of support made it clear resources for networking and
how much the Portland community implementing into a curriculum.
Cheryl Bland: valued the Such sources were:
Ventura Park Outdoor School ■ Ecotrust: www.ecotrust.org/food-
Elementary, program. For farms/efm.html
Portland the 2003-04 ■ Community Food Security
Cheryl is a school year, all Coalition: www.foodsecurity.org/
6th grade of the partici- farm_to_school.html
teacher and pas- pating school ■ Oregon Tilth: www.tilth.org
sionate support- districts in
er of environ- Multnomah One thing I noticed that day was
mental educa- County main- the necessity for working networks
tion in the David tained or rein- within the EE community. I hope
Douglas School Carrie Brown, Odin Gustafson, and William stated Outdoor that through EEAO, we environmen-
District, where “Red Hat” McClosky accept a special commen- School as a part tal educators can stick together
dation for their work with the Save Outdoor of their 6th and learn from each other during
she has taught
School Coalition. grade science this exciting journey towards
for 7 years.
1/2

Without Cheryl's dedication and curriculum. sustainability.

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EEAO Conference 2003: Thank You!

Thank You 2003 Conference

A
Planning Team and Site tremendous THANK YOU to all of our sponsors for supporting EEAO's
Volunteers! 2003 conference, Educating Towards Sustainability - Achieving the
Triple Bottom Line Through Environmental Education. Your commitment to
The 2003 EEAO conference would
environmental education provided the resources to make our conference a
not have been possible without the
great success. We could not have done it without you!
commitment and hard work of the
planning team members and site
Major Sponsors
volunteers. Thank you to everyone
who played a role in making our
conference a success!

Tom Tattam, Oregon Trout (Co-Chair); Elaine

Jane Cole, Pacific University (Co-Chair); Jim
Stark, Weyerhaeuser (Site Coordinator);
Brian Back, Sustainable Industries Journal;
Gaylen Beatty, Camp Fire USA; Keith
Bellingham; Jessica Born; Carrie Brown;
Katy Bryce, reSource; Maggie Byrkit; Bob
Carlson, CREST; Ryan Collay, Oregon State
University; Julie Cox, USDA Forest Service;
Bob Curtis, Lane Educational Service
District; Sheilagh Diaz, Friends of Tryon
Creek; Emily Dietzman; Courtney English- Sponsors: Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Neubauer, Hillsboro School District; Rex
Ettlin, Oregon Zoo; Rachel Felice, Columbia
Slough Watershed Council; Kate Supporters: Portland General Electric; Morgan Stanley; Northwest Center
Ferschweiler, McKenzie River Watershed for Sustainable Resources.
Council; Kristen Garner; Melora Halaj; Dara
Hansen, Waldo Middle School; Lisa Hilster,
Contributors: Capitol Toyota; Pepsi; Portland Brewing Company; Oregon
The Oregon Garden; Maureen Hosty, Oregon
4-H Extension; Kathy Keable, USDA Forest Screen Impressions; Boise Cascade; Wrap Sacks; National Environmental
Service; Karen Kennedy, CREST; Jenya Education Advancement Project (NEEAP); Environmental Education and
Kielpinski; Jeanne Kraje; Jim Martin,
Training Partnership (EETAP); North American Association for
Portland State University - Retired; Holly
McRae, West Eugene Wetlands; Steve Mital;
Environmental Education (NAAEE); Jeff DeFranco, University of Oregon;
Janet Nagele, Oregon 4-H Extension; Rachel Dara Hansen, Environmental Education Association of Oregon; Neal Maine,
Novak; Merilee Pelletier, Weyerhaeuser; Jan North Coast Land Conservancy.
Rankin, City of Gresham; Mike Riley,
reSource; Erica Ritter, Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry; Fran Rosenthal; Additional Donors: Nike; Sara & Bill Tattam; Azalea House Private Suite;
Jeannine Ruskin; Mary Ann Schmidt, Oregon Oregon Trout; Portland Parks and Recreation; Patagonia; Columbia Slough
Trout; Jen Seamans-Blatner; Freda Watershed Council; Mirador; Clark County Dept. of Public Works; New
Sherburne, Metro Waste Reduction
Seasons Market-Concordia; Grand Central Baking; ReBuilding Center;
Education; Joshua Skov, Good Company;
Shauna Stevenson, Friends of Tryon Creek; McKenzie Watershed Council; Donal Hansen; Portland State University
Tauna Wamsley; Jeanie Waterbury, Tualatin Dept. of EPFA; Cascades Raptor Center; Oregon Forestry Education
Hills Nature Park; Steve Weisner, USDA
Program; Gazelle Natural Fibre Clothing; HJ Andrews Experimental Forest;
Forest Service; Donal Wilkinson; Amy
Wilson, Metro Waste Reduction Education;
The Heritage Institute; No Ivy League; Community Cycling Center; Xerces
Brent Wilson; Jon Yoder, Northwest Center Society; Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council; Eugene Water &
for Sustainable Resources. Electric Board; SafeSpray; EEAO Board; Audubon Expedition
Institute/Lesley University;Timberline Lodge and Ski Area; Elaine Jane
Cole.

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EEAO field trip to Aprovecho
Research Center
Cottage Grove, Oregon; Friday, October 17, 2003
A n unsettled, cool and cloudy
day dawned in Portland, and
was soon replaced by warm breezes
and (almost) tropical sunshine as I
traveled south down I-5 to Eugene.
As we pulled in to the Aprovecho
Research Center, at the end of a long
gravel road in the
hills, a smiling
woman intro-
duced herself
and began
explaining the
center’s mission.
A two-headed rubber boa was found (and
Interrupted by an
released) on the recent EEAO field trip to
excited call from
Aprovecho Research Center.
the wood pile, we
were beckoned to come and see the
two headed snake (yes, really; there
was a six to eight inch light brown
rubber boa being gently held in
worn leather work gloves and it did
indeed possess two heads.) It was
carefully released, after a few pho-
tos, and work progressed moving a
pile of seasoned rough cut lumber
down the hill towards the site of
their next building, a meeting house,
classroom, and group kitchen. All of
the boards being moved, sorted, and
restacked were from timber cut on
site, and milled there with a
portable mill. Folks at Aprovecho
are sustainably harvesting trees
from a second growth timber plot
on the property. While the Center
aims eventually to let their timber
stand restore itself to old growth,
over the next few hundred years,
there is plenty of wood now for
building the modest structures on
the site.
So what is Aprovecho Research
Center anyway? Hard to categorize,
bowlers@catlin.edu
but I’d call it a low budget, high
enthusiasm, and high expertise, cen-
ter for the development of “appro-
priate technology,” meaning tech-
nology that fits a specific, widely
recognized need, is affordable, made
from locally obtainable, perhaps
renewable, or
recycled
resources, and
non-technical
enough that it
can be built by
most anybody with
a need. The
founders wanted
to live simply,
close to the earth, and bought 40
acres outside of Cottage Grove.
Today, interns from all over come to
spend a semester working at the site,
learning appropriate technology,
organic gardening (the people on
site feed themselves all their fresh
foods, year round, from a two acre
organic garden/orchard), and sus-
tainable forestry. Most of the wood
for their building projects comes
from their own land. It’s a wonder-
ful, inspiring, and encouraging
place, truly showing what a tremen-
dous difference a few committed,
energetic, and smart folks can do to
help make the world a better place.
Check out their web site,
www.efn.org/~apro/, or call (541)
942-8198 and arrange a visit if you
can.
Article submitted by:
Scott R. Bowler, AKA “Mr. Science”
Lower School Science Teacher,
The Catlin Gabel School
503.297.1894 X 466
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION OF OREGON
EEAO Recognizes
Conference Presenters
Our conference experience was
highlighted by many exceptional
concurrent sessions ranging from
interacting with the media to com-
munity-based environmental edu-
cation and national environmental
education initiatives. Thank you to
everyone who shared their knowl-
edge and experience with us dur-
ing the conference:
Jeff Adams, Director of Aquatic Programs,
Xerces Society; Gil Anderson, Sales
Representative, Capitol Toyota/Capitol Auto
Group; Dr. Roy Anderson, Faculty Research
Associate, Dept. of Wood Science &
Engineering, Oregon State University; Brian
Back, Editor & Publisher, Sustainable
Industries Journal; Gaylen Beatty, Program
Director, Camp Fire USA, Mt. Hood Council;
Sarah Bidwell, Administrative Director,
Alternatives to Growth Oregon; Jonathan
Brinckman, Staff Writer, The Oregonian; Katy
Bryce, Community Education Director,
reSource; Courtney English-Neubauer,
Science Teacher, Glencoe High School;
Shamu Fenyvesi, Doctoral Fellow, Center for
Learning and Teaching West, Portland State
University, Environmental Educator and Field
Instructor, Wild Rockies Field Institute; Kate
Ferschweiller, McKenzie River Watershed
Council; Jim Goddard, Director of
Environmental Initiatives, Nike, Inc.; Dara
Hansen, Science Teacher, Waldo Middle
School; Lee Jimerson, Mgr. of Manufacturing
& Architectural Accts, The Collins
Companies; Rob Manning, Reporter, OPB
Radio; Dr. Scott Marshall, Assistant
Professor, Portland State University; Holly
McRae, Willamette Regional Educational
Network (WREN); Steve Mital, Program
Coordinator, University of Oregon,
Environmental Studies Service Learning
Program; Dave Morman, Forest Resources
Planning Program Director, OR Dept. of
Forestry; Abby Ruskey, Co-Director, National
EE Advancement Project, and President
Elect, North American Association for
Environmental Education, Olympia
Washington; Mary Ann Schmidt, Metro
Regional Education, Oregon Trout; Chris
Schreiner, Quality Control Director, Oregon
Tilth; Dr. Bora Simmons, Professor, Northern
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2003 Conference Look Inside for . . .

Presenters
Continued from page 7 EEAO and the Oregon Sustainable
Schools Initiative .........................................................................2
Illinois University, Department of Teacher
Education; Joshua Skov, Director of R&D and
Co-Founder, Good Company; Sue Stewart, Fire Welcome New Board Members! .................................................3
Ecologist, BLM Prineville; Tom Tattam, Salmon
Watch Regional Hub Coordinator, Oregon
Trout; Pat Willis, Executive Director, Jackson Excellence in Environmental Education Awards ...............4 & 5
Bottom Wetlands Preserve; Jon Yoder,
Secondary Education Coordinator, Northwest
Center for Sustainable Resources, Salem- Thank You 2003 Conference Sponsors, Volunteers,
Keizer School District; Veronica Zonick, Ph.D.,
Content Specialist - Science, Northwest and Presenters ......................................................................6 & 7
Evaluation Association.

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your membership renewal check for $25.00 to: EEAO, P.O. Box
15192, Portland, OR 97293. Thank you!

Environmental Education Association of Oregon

P.O. Box 15192
Portland, OR 97293
www.eeao.org