1. Call to Action Green Careers Report: Educating for a Green Economy
 | Description: This report is a Call to Action to provide universal access to quality green career education. California needs a statewide strategic plan—a “California Roadmap to Educating for a Green Economy”—and coordinated statewide implementation of this plan to meet the demand for a skilled green workforce and realize our state’s potential for enhanced economic mobility and equity through green jobs. Visit the CAELI website to download the report. |
2. AEOE Job Board and NAAEE eeJobs Board
  | Description: With a flurry of activity this year related to funding cuts and the elimination of jobs, some folks may be searching for new employment opportunities in environmental and outdoor education. If you’re in the hunt for employment or a new career pathway, check out the AEOE Job Board and the NAAEE eeJobs Board. |
3. CASE Journal of Science Education, Special Edition on Climate Change: PK-12 Education as a Pillar of the Solution for Bending the Global Warming Curve
 | Description: Climate change is an urgent problem. Because it is causing new weather extremes and fatal catastrophes, climate change is better termed climate disruption. Bending the curve to flatten the upward trajectory of pollution emissions responsible for climate disruption is essential for protecting billions of people from this global threat. Education must become a pillar and an integral part of the solution. Great article by Dr. V. Ram Ramanathan, a Distinguished Professor of Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. |
4. CA Natural Resources Agency: Outdoors for All. Providing Equitable Access to Parks and Nature
 | Description: California is known around the world for its iconic and beautiful outdoor places. People travel from far and wide to spend time outdoors here, from national and state parks to beaches, mountains, forests, deserts, lakes, and rivers. These diverse environments support health and wellbeing, and the varied climate supports a year-round outdoor lifestyle that has become part of California’s identity. Yet for too many Californians, these places, recreational activities, and their benefits remain out of reach. The Outdoors for All strategy charts progress on equitable outdoor access to date, highlights work underway, and identifies additional actions to realize the promise of a California for All. This strategy outlines pathways that governments, community organizations, philanthropy, private sector, and residents across California can take together to continue increasing access to the outdoors and nature. |
5. 5. Project Learning Tree: All About Wildfires: Causes, Effects, and Educational Activities
 | Description: Wildfires in the United States have become steadily more common in the last few decades. And while some wildfires naturally occur and help keep forest ecosystems healthy, an astounding 84% of wildfires are caused by human-related activities. Wildfires not only devastate lives and destroy property—they also accelerate climate change. There is an important link between wildfire frequency and intensity and varying forest management practices. Whether you are in peak fire season in North America (summer), or any other time of year, it’s always a great time to make your students aware of the differences between healthy and damaging fire, the natural and unnatural ways fires start and spread, the effect of wildfires on the environment, and how to manage and prevent them. This article from PLT covers these topics and includes classroom activities for all grade levels that will give your students a deeper understanding of wildfires. |