Teaching Green Newsletter Now Available From DEP

The Department of Environmental Thursday released the first edition of its quarterly Teaching Green newsletter to help educators, students and parents discover workshops, online tools, curriculum materials, grants and other resources they may find help in teaching environment topics.

For easy access, DEP groups the news in each issue by topic, such as air quality; climate; energy; grants; water; and of course falcons—the famous residents of the 15th floor ledge here at Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg.

The first issue features articles on--

-- Keystone Energy Education Program Workshops

-- $$ EPA Environmental Education Grants Available And How To Apply

-- Harrisburg Falcons and Resources For Educators

-- Londonderry Twp’s Water Workshop Series A Big Hit In Dauphin County

-- Look Below The Surface With DEP To Learn About Water Quality In PA

-- Weathering The Storm Stormwater Workshops To Be Offered In June In Western PA

-- Chesapeake Bay Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Take It Up A Notch

-- $$ Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education, Training Grants Available

Click Here for a copy of the first issue.

To sign up and for more information, visit DEP’s Teaching Green Newsletter webpage.  Questions should be directed to Bert Myers, Director of DEP’s Environmental Education and Information Center, by sending email to: gimyers@pa.gov or call 717-705-3767.

For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEP’s website, Click Here to sign up for DEP’s monthly newsletter, visit DEP’s Blog,  Like DEP on Facebook, Follow DEP on Twitter and visit DEP’s YouTube Channel.