Simplifying Your Life for the New Year
Mondays Jan 12 - Feb 16th
6:15pm at the USEE office (466 E 500 S Ste 100)
It’s that time again... time to start thinking about and implementing your new year's resolutions! Here at USEE, we have decided that we all want to simplify our lives. Simplicity is not only healthy for us mentally and physically, but also beneficial for the environment. Would you like to join us? Would you like to live more simply? If so, please join our next Community Discussion course, starting in January (exact dates to be determined). We will be meeting once a week for seven weeks to discuss short readings and excerpts from the Voluntary Simplicity guide. Discussion strategies and ideas will help us all stay strong in our resolutions!
This course will help us:
- Gain an understanding of the meaning of voluntary simplicity
- Explore the material and psychological distractions that prevent us from caring for Earth
- Consider how life might be enriched through the practice of simplicity
If you'd like to join this laid back, easy going discussion group, please email andree@usee.org. The cost is $20 per person.
USEE's Green Bag Series: Sustainability in the Intermountain Region
Tuesday, January 13th
Noon-1:30pm at REI Salt Lake City at 3285 E 3300 S
Join USEE and local sustainability experts to talk about sustainable living in mountain environments, from theory to practice. Come learn about land use, recreation, economic and watershed issues, the unique challenges they may pose in the mountain landscapes, and possible solutions to these challenges. Representatives from Alta, Salt Lake City Public Utilities, the University of Utah and Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper will be on hand to give you an overview of their take on sustainable living, related to their jobs and past experiences, and then open it up to your questions. RSVP by Jan 12th by contacting Andree' at andree@usee.org Cost: $5 for USEE members, $10 for non members and a light lunch will be provided.
Project Learning Tree Workshop
The USEE Office, Salt Lake City
Friday, January 30, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Come participate in a Project Learning Tree workshop in downtown Salt Lake! This workshop is geared toward non-formal and pre K-8 educators interested in incorporating more forestry and environment related activities into their programs and classrooms. You will learn interactive activities that meet core requirements; reading strategies with connections to relevant fiction and non-fiction books are spread throughout the activities; technology connections expose students to software applications, imaging tools, and Internet resources; differentiated instruction helps you reach students with varying needs and talents; improved and expanded assessment opportunities are closely aligned with clear objectives.
The cost is free! You actually make money! Each participant will receive a $25 stipend. The catch? One person from each organization or school will be asked to attend a further training (and make another $50) to become a PLT facilitator and get paid to teach future workshops for others (only one workshop a year required). Email andree@usee.org or call (801) 328-1549 to register. Space is limited so please register by January 23rd.
Other events from USEE members...
Dr. Sylvia Earle: "Sustainable Seas: The Vision and the Reality"
& Duane Silverstein "Saving the World, One Island at a Time."
Friday, January 23rd , 2009
7:00 p.m. The Living Planet Aquarium
A benefit for The Living Planet Aquarium and Seacology
Sylvia Earle, called "Her Deepness" by the New Yorker and the New York Times, "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, and the first "Hero for the Planet," is an oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer with experience as a field research scientist. The Living Planet Aquarium, Seacology and Salt Lake City are honored to host this rare visit by one of the world's preeminent marine scientists and ambassador for the world's oceans
Duane Silverstein is Executive Director of Seacology, the world's premier nonprofit environmental organization with the sole purpose of preserving the highly endangered biodiversity of islands throughout the world.
VIP tickets (includes cocktails and hors d'oeuvres with Dr. Earle from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm) are available for $50.
General Admission tickets are available for $25.
For Details see the attached flier, or visit it us at www.thelivingplanet.com .
Tickets must be purchased in advance, call (801)-355-FISH ext. 202 to reserve your seat today!
Idaho Environmental Education Conference 2009
Environmental Service: Bring Learning to Life
March 6 & 7 • Idaho State University • Pocatello, Idaho
The conference will be held at Idaho State University's Rendezvous Center. It is a fantastic facility and should be a great location for the conference.
This year's conference is organized around the theme "Environmental Service: Bring Learning to Life" See the attached flyer for more information.
Register TODAY: Registration fees are $85 for IdEEA members and $110 for nonmembers (includes a 1 year membership to IdEEA) and $35 for full-time students. Register on-line at www.idahoee.org
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