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**BREAKING NEWS**

Green Leader Workshops!

Updated Job Postings!

MD Green School certification is mentioned in this article by The Baltimore Sun!

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is now accepting applications for the 2013 Awards Program!

Allyson Bloom joins MAEOE staff as new Volunteer Maryland Coordinator.

Maryland participates in US EPA funded EE Capacity program. Information and resources are located on a national website: www.eecapacity.net

MAEOE Partners with National Wildlife Federation and Eco Schools USA

Four Maryland Schools Receive National Green Ribbon Honor

MAEOE and FieldScope: MAEOE Partners with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and National Geographic

View FieldScope - a mapping tool for Maryland Green Schools & Centers.

NEW -
Green Ribbon 2013
MSDE Press Release and link to application

Canoeing at Eden Mill Nature Center

Sunset on Smith Island

Rosemont ES Green Schools Ceremony 2005

Environmental Concern Bay Grass Nursery

Chesapeake Bay Foundation teacher trip aboard the skipjack Stanley Norman

Students learn about bog at Arlington Echo Environmental Education Center

Steve Heacock, Carroll Co. Outdoor School raptor demo 2007 MAEOE Green Schools Ceremony

Students enjoy planting a MAEOE/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service schoolyard habitat project

Participants learn how to fix a broken turtle shell at the MAEOE Conference

Kayaking at Eden Mill Nature Center

Student finds crayfish - MAEOE/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service schoolyard habitat project

Teacher training stream study at Lathrop E. Smith Center

Arlington Echo Chesapeake Connections schoolyard habitat project in Davidsonville

Students paddle on the Cocoa River

Fifth graders dip net in Cabin Gut Marsh at Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center

Chesapeake Bay Foundation student leadership trip

Arlington Echo Chesapeake Connections schoolyard habitat project in West Annapolis

Eden Mill Nature Center volunteers & staff on Trail Challenge Hike on Old Rag Mountain

Arbor Day celebratory tree planting at Harford Glen

Environmental education trip on the HMS Chesapeake

Lathrop E. Smith Center brings Montgomery Co. Teachers on CBF island trip

Students seine for fish at Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center

Student holds baby turtle at Eden Mill Nature Center

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Green Eggs and Sand Program

Green School Flag Raising

Teacher enjoying the Bay wilderness

Student studying water in snow through snowscope at Lathrop E. Smith Center

MAEOE Maryland Green School Youth Summit

May 31, 2013, Sandy Point!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

The 2013 MAEOE Maryland Green School youth Summit is being held at Sandy Point State Park.

This 780 acre Maryland State Park is located along the northwestern shore of the majestic Chesapeake Bay. The parks benches and picnic areas are well known for their breathtaking scenic water views that overlook one of Marylands true water treasures, the Chesapeake Bay. The Youth Summit is a Celebration that includes the Maryland Green Schools Award Ceremony, the Environmental Literacy Bazaar and Youth Leadership activities.

Speaker: Don Boesch, MADE Clear - Climate Change

Special Activity: Make your own juggling balls and learn to juggle with Dave Finnegan

Honorary Guests: US Congressman John Sarbanes and Maryland Senator Jamie Raskin

Governor O'Malley - invited

Fee for students: $2 each to defer the costs of this event. Chaperones and teachers: free. Each school is allowed to bring 25 students to the Youth Summit. Certifying and recertifying Maryland Green Schools and Centers will be recognized for their acheivements.

If your school is considering applying to become a Maryland Green School, you may attend this event. Please contact greenschools@maeoe.org with questions.

Click here to view a video with highlights from the 2012 Maryland Green School Youth Summit

Click HERE for detailed Youth Summit information

MAEOE is an affliate member of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

MAEOE encourages, engages and empowers the community to understand, responsibly use and promote the natural world.

Donate to MAEOE - your support helps to grow the Maryland Green School Program and increases professional development and Networking opportunities throughout the state!

NEW - Green Ribbon 2013 MSDE Press Release and link to application