Oklahoma Environmental Education Coordinating Committee Meetings 2025

ABOUT THE COMMITTEE:

The Oklahoma Environmental Education Coordinating Committee is a collaborative coalition comprised of state and federal agencies, universities, as well as nonprofit organizations working together to foster awareness and appreciation of Oklahoma's shared environment and to strengthen the field of environmental education by fostering collaborations across organizations.

Learn what others are doing and share your unique perspectives with Oklahoma’s eeCommunity of Practice. Any organizations providing environmental education programming are welcome to attend one or all meetings to share their resources and gain ideas for future collaborations.

MEETINGS:

In 2025 the EECC will meet quarterly in-person at the following locations:

• January 23rd: Oklahoma City Zoo, 2000 Remington Place OKC, OK 73111
• June 4th: OSU Botanical Gardens, 3300 W. 6th Street Stillwater, OK 74078
• September 25th: Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st Street Tulsa, OK 74107
• December 11th: Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive OKC, OK 73105

Agendas will be sent to participants in advance with networking beginning at 9:30 AM with formal meeting beginning at 10 AM. Lunches will be on your own or coordinated as potlucks and optional field tours of our gracious host sites will be included in the afternoon following formal buisness.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT US:

Jack Hilgert, amFjayAhIGhpbGdlcnQgfCBjb25zZXJ2YXRpb24gISBvayAhIGdvdg==, (405) 613-3835, Statewide Environmental Education Coordinator, Oklahoma Project WET and Project WILD Coordinator, Oklahoma Conservation Commission

HISTORY:

In 1992 the Oklahoma Legislature passed H.B. 2227 which directed the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to coordinate environmental education in the state. In response to this legislation, the Conservation Commission called a meeting of state agencies that were involved in environmental issues and environmental education. This became the Oklahoma Environmental Education Coordinating Committee.

WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION:

"Environmental education (EE) is a process that helps individuals, communities, and organizations learn more about the environment, and develop skills and understanding about how to address global challenges. It has the power to transform lives and society. It informs and inspires. It influences attitudes. It motivates action" (North American Association for Environmental Education).

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