REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium
March 9-10, 2012

Attention K-12 Teachers and Informal Environmental Educators! The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Environmental Education Association will host the 15th Annual Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium – “Our Environment…Our Future” at the Lafayette Crowne Plaza in Lafayette, Louisiana. 

TWO DAYS left! Early Bird Registration of $35 ends February 10^th!  
^{(Registration after February 10th increases to $50)}
Earn CLUs!

2012 is the Year of Outdoor Teaching! Join us for exciting concurrent sessions, presentations, and short courses with many emphasizing how to use the outdoors to enhance the classroom experience! We‘ll have the experts and the resources to help you educate your students!

Lodging assistance offered to those with significant drive times while funding is available so apply now!
Don't delay! Early Bird Registration is $35 until February 10, 2012. (Registrations sent after February 10th increases to $50.)

Visit Environmental Education Symposium for all the details!

Contact: Venise Ortego, EE Coordinator, 337-948-0255, vortego@wlf.la.gov
 

Louisiana’s Tenth Environmental Awareness
STUDENT ART & LANGUAGE ARTS CONTEST
THEME: "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!"

We invite all students to participate in this exemplary program. The theme for the 2012 contest is “Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!” We hope this theme will be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educating students on how they can incorporate the protection, conservation and enjoyment of water in their daily lives.
Contest is for ages 5-18 years. All submissions must be postmarked by Thursday, April 26, 2012.

**Official contest criteria and registration form is posted below.**

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission’s (LEEC) mission is to create a comprehensive and balanced environmental education initiative that results in a literate citizenry who will make informed decisions to effectively solve existing problems, prevent new ones and maintain a sustainable environmental for future generations.

Whether you are a teacher, student, parent, business representative, college or university faculty member, or interested citizen we applaud your interest in environmental education and hope you will find this site resourceful.

We strive to achieve a high quality environmental education infrastructure in Louisiana that will enable our citizens to have basic knowledge about environmental issues, programs, technology and natural resources.