Missouri Environmental Education News February 2014
Two young MU tiger fans discovered nature with MDC mammal pelts at the January 8,2014 MU/Georgia Men’s basketball game in Columbia. The boys were checking out some animal pelts and learning about different types of MO mammals before the game. Learn more about native plants and animals through our online Field Guide at http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide -- Joe@MDC
- Education News - Race to the top and Early Childhood Ed in State of the Union, MO districts track last year's grads, New assessment plan has more time for instruction, Publishers benefit from CC, Students rattled by tech time outs, Florida suggest changed to its CC, MO state board hears testimony on CC, School nutrition rules relaxed, Portland Maine shares toolkit for school budget, Report says zero tolerance discipline doesn't work
- Missouri Environmental News - MO reps promote hunting rights amendment, Questions about need for federal park for Ozark rivers, White nose in western MO, St. Louis gets loan for drinking water improvements, wastewater treatment, Deer harvest down but inline with regional trends, Core sampling at West Lake landfill, Wolf in Wayne Co., Cold has little effect on borer in MO, Grandin gets grant for wastewater treatment, Sprint wins eco-friendly carrier award, Osage Beach student wins Earth Day slogan contest, Illinois coal staging comeback
- National and Global Environmental News - Air quality dampens Chinese New Year fireworks, Iranian water crisis, How chemical regs failed in WV, Alzheimers correlated with DDT exposure, Plastic shopping bags to vehicle fuel, Axolotl gone from only known habitat, UN-business needs to step up to climate change challenge, Winter Olympics threatened by cliimate change, Chinese emissions ending up in US, Drinking water routinely not tested for tens of thousands of chemicals, Pope drafting encyclical on man and environment, Biofuel crops may affect mosquito populations, Large mammals more affected by climate change, General Mills makes Cheerios GMO-free, 1/4 of sharks and rays threatened with extinction, How labels written affects effectiveness with consumers (hint - appeal to pocket book), handful of species can affect ecosystem health, Batteries from sugar?, California drought, Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CEC) in sewage (so eventually in drinking water), Carbon emissions up 2% in U.S., Geoengineering would cool planet, but screw up rainfall, Supreme Court decides for Monsanto, Economic benefits of reducing N pollution, Using Thoreau to study climate change, Pine Island Glacier shrinking, California pot farms could harm salmon, Chemical leak in WV causes water emergency, Climate change happening faster than scientists can model it, Lions face extinction, Biological batteries, Renewable cheaper than fossil fuels in Australia, Warming could impact Antarctic food chain, Funders behind climate change denial hide donations
- MEEA News - Where does the money go? MEEA's 2014 budget posted, Reports from the six organizations that received EPA subgrants in 2013.
Grants, Awards and Contests (due date in parentheses)
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Grants and Awards for schools, teachers and students: World of 7 Billion Video Contest (2/21): Bob the Bunny Competition (2/28);EPA EE Teacher Awards (2/28); Monsanto Fund (2/28); 23rd International Children's Painting Competition (3/15); Go Bananas Cell Phone Challenge (4/1)
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Other Grants and Awards: Lowe's Toolbox for Education (2/14): Mantis Tiller Award (3/7); Solid Waste Association of North America Unsung Heroes Award (3/15; Toyota Every Day Capacity Building Grants (Rolling Deadline 4/30)
EE Resources PLT Energy Curriculum, Distance Learning Videos from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Polar Vortex/Arctic Outbreak Resources, Kids' Gardening Math Activities, Edible Schoolyard Project Resources, Garden Activity Sheets for Preschooldres, 10 Steps for Migrating your Curriculum to the Common Core, Learning in America Survey - Rating the Best Learning Method, MO DNR Hazardous Waste Maps, Six Decades of a Warming Earth in time lapse, Singing Bird Poster
Professional Development Workshops
Calendars of Outdoor, Nature, Environment
and Sustainability Organizations
MO Species Coloring Sheets: Northern Bobwhite Quail
(Click on the name or image to download a pdf, download takes a bit of time)