Thanks to all Kootenay Co-op members who have already donated to Wild Voices for Kids at the till this month!

Wild Voices for Kids is excited to be Kootenay Co-op's Organization of the Month! For all of February, donations made at the till will be used to bring more Wild Voices programming to Nelson and area students this school year. 😁

Wild Voices for Kids thanks and appreciates Kootenay Co-op members for their generosity. 🤩

Students from Yaqan Nukiy learned lots in yesterday's Wild Voices program "True Survival Experts: Animals in Winter". During a predator-prey game, students acting as snowshoe hares are keeping out of sight from the lynxes.

Thanks to the students and teachers from Yaqan Nukiy and to Wild Voices Community Educator Shanoon Bennett for an awesome field trip!

Teachers, if you are interested in booking this Wild Voices program, or one of the other over 60 programs offered throughout the Columbia Basin, go to: https://cbeen.ca/wildvoices-programs/

UBC is offering a new UBC Practitioner Inquiry and Place-Conscious Pedagogies M.Ed. cohort based out of the WKTEP site beginning this August!

More info here: http://ow.ly/6LlS50yl9jB

Interested in learning more? There will be an online information session on February 25th. RSVP to the info session here: https://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/med_kootenays/#tab_InfoSessions-3.

February 27, Columbia Basin Trust will have a free webinar about the various climate data sources available for the Columbia Basin and how to use them. This webinar will be useful for anyone who needs to use climate data to inform technical and/or policy analysis and decision making. Nelson-based climate scientist Mel Reasoner will provide a practical overview of the Columbia Basin Climate Source , the Climate Atlas of Canada and http://ow.ly/w8w350yl8Z8. He will discuss the key features of each, their commonalities and their unique data elements.

For more info and to register, go to: http://ow.ly/GaFd50yl8Z7

What are your students doing to make their school and community more green? Share your school’s story with BC Green Games before March 1 for a chance to win awesome prizes and a free field trip just for participating! Learn more about the contest at bcgreengames.ca
bit.ly/2QNfYvH @BCGreenGames

Thanks to all Kootenay Co-op members who have already donated to Wild Voices for Kids at the till this month!

Wild Voices for Kids is excited to be Kootenay Co-op's Organization of the Month! For all of February, donations made at the till will be used to bring more Wild Voices programming to Nelson and area students this school year. 😁

Wild Voices for Kids thanks and appreciates Kootenay Co-op members for their generosity. 🤩

Kootenay Conservation Program's first webinar of their 2020 Winter Webinar Series: Biodiversity in the Kootenays will be happening on Thursday, Feb 13, from 10-11 PST/11-noon MST

Getting to know Grebes: Different Species and how they link to Wetland Health & Conservation, with Rachel Darvill.

For more info, and to register, go to: http://ow.ly/vLUh50xXjVY

Teachers and educators: check out this awesome opportunity to receive teaching and learning materials about electric vehicles and energy storage! GreenLearning Canada Foundation has created construction plans, lessons, worksheets, and more to help teach about electrification of transportation and energy storage solutions in Canada.

Available to a limited number of teachers, so be sure to register for these teaching materials ASAP! For more info and to register, go to: https://mailchi.mp/greenlearning/7fhtlzqxgn-3430761?e=1a8751288f

A job fair will be happening Feb 20 at the Columbia Valley Community Centre in Invermere, from 1-5pm. Come hear environmental educator Dave Quinn talk about green jobs in the Kootenays, from 4-5pm. See more info in the poster below.

Also, be sure to keep an eye on CBEEN's job and volunteer board, which posts environmental jobs in the Canadian Columbia Basin: https://cbeen.ca/job-volunteer-board/

The City of Nelson is currently developing a comprehensive and integrated Climate Change Action Plan focused on reducing emissions (mitigation) and responding to the climate change that is already happening (adaptation).

This Action Plan - to launch in Summer 2020 - will act to both consolidate and coordinate existing policies and actions on climate change while also surfacing new actions to fill in gaps and address emerging risks and opportunities.

People who live and/or work in Nelson are invited to complete this survey to help shape the future of climate change action in Nelson. To participate in the survey, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ClimateChangeNelson

Wild Voices for Kids is excited to be Kootenay Co-op's Organization of the Month! For all of February, donations made at the till will be used to bring more Wild Voices programming to Nelson and area students this school year. 😁

Wild Voices for Kids thanks and appreciates Kootenay Co-op members for their generosity. 🤩

The Youth Outdoor Policy Playbook is a document that highlights successful policy initiatives and provides resources to support efforts to increase environmental education and youth engagement outdoors.

This playbook is designed to:

- Highlight existing and promising policy solutions for driving youth outdoor engagement.

- Share the knowledge and experience of environmental education and outdoor engagement champions to drive new, innovative ideas.

Though this is a US-based playbook, lots of great, applicable info for this side of the border on why time outdoors can lead to kids to be healthier, happier, smarter, and better stewards of the environment!

Check out the playbook here: https://youthoutdoorpolicy.org/

On Friday, CBEEN supported the East Kootenay Local Chapter of Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA) (EKEEPSA) in getting 18 totally engaged teachers and outdoor educators from across the East Kootenay out with Dave Quinn at Jim Smith Lake Provincial Park! They explored winter activities and ideas related to place-based, community-centered education, and shared cross-curricular ideas including winter forest surveys, winter survival activities, as well as a host of other tips and tricks for successful outdoor winter programs. In addition to some excellent discussions around varied approaches to a suite of K-12 winter activities, the group also discussed frameworks to ensure safe, engaging winter activities with their programs. If you'd like to book this workshop for your community you can find out more here: https://cbeen.ca/book-a-workshop

This upcoming awesome professional development opportunity for teachers and community educators is now SOLD OUT!

What: Outdoor Experiential Workshop, led by Matthias Starzner
When: February 9, 2020
Where: Nelson, BC

The workshop will build capacity as an environmental educator with current research, tried and tested activities and the opportunity to network with and learn from your colleagues. There will be a focus on cross-curricular, outdoor, experiential teaching and learning.

The morning will be spent at the WKTEP classroom and then carpool out to a nearby outdoor setting in the afternoon.

For more info, go to: http://ow.ly/QRir50xXEMN

New jobs just posted to CBEEN's job board:
- Student rangers with BC Parks
- LOTS of positions with Columbia Outdoor School & Blue Lake Camp
- positions with the Ktunaxa Nation
- community ed coordinator with Selkirk College
- + more!

Go to: http://ow.ly/VS0K50y7e1f

Interested in attending the 2020 Classrooms to Communities Conference in Prince George, Oct 23-24, 2020?

CBEEN members can now apply for a $250 bursary to assist you in attending this annual conference!

The conference will consist of a variety of place-based workshops, experiences, gatherings, community-based excursions and opportunities for collaboration and dialogue. Collaborative, co-delivered offerings celebrated shared successes and goals related to place-based learning are encouraged.

Registration will open in Spring, 2020!

For more info on the C2C conference, go to: https://c2c-bc.org/conference/

For more info on the bursary, go to: https://cbeen.ca/bursary/

CBEEN is excited to be hosting in partnership with Selkirk College "The Art of Hosting Meaningful Conversations for Participatory Leadership Retreat", with a focus on climate action in the Columbia Basin.

When: May 6-9, 2020
Where: Yasodhara Ashram, Kootenay Lake

The Art of Hosting is a three-day leadership training course that scales from the personal to the systemic. It will help you develop leadership practices that co-create a collective impact that responds to the complex challenges surrounding us. Participants will learn models and practices to maximize personal leadership abilities and surface the collective intelligence needed to respond to the most pressing issues of our times.

For more info and to register, go to: http://ow.ly/9jCO50xXFrX

Space is limited!

Environment and Climate Change 's EcoAction Community Funding Program is now accepting applications for funding for projects beginning summer 2020. Applications due March 3, 2020.

Funding is available for new projects that engage Canadians and clearly demonstrate measurable, positive results related to the key environmental priority: Freshwater.

Your project must include one related priority result:

1. Canadians contribute to the improvement of water quality through the diversion and reduction of harmful substances in freshwater
OR
2. Canadians contribute to improvement of freshwater management and increase climate resilience through action involving the development and/or restoration of natural infrastructure

For more info, go to: http://ow.ly/I8gC50y14Sl

Super Early Bird rates are now available for CBEEN's 2020 Inquiring Voices Environmental Education Gathering!

When: Sept 25-27, 2020
Where: Quantum Leaps Retreat on the Blaeberry River near Golden

The goal of this annual event is to bring together educators to learn, share, connect, and collaborate with one another. These retreats are a great opportunity to network, exchange resources and stories, inspire one another, and have fun through dialogue and activity.

For more info and to register, go to: http://ow.ly/bJFW50xXFuQ

Teachers and community educators, are you looking to learn some tips and tricks for successful winter outings? CBEEN has a workshop for you!

What: Community Connections Outdoors workshop, led by Dave Quinn
When: January 31, 2020
Where: Cranbrook

The goal of the day is to share ideas and activities suitable for a range of ages, centered on getting your class outdoors more in the winter months, with a focus on community-based programs and activities available to teachers to enable more engaging outdoor winter fun with their classes.

$30 discount for CBEEN members!

For more info, and to register, go to: https://cbeen.ca/community-connections-outdoors/