The Governor's
High School Conference
on the Environment


Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education

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About the Conference

Each fall the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education hosts a conference for high school students and teachers. A different environmentally-related theme is featured each year. A variety of professionals and students present sessions, workshops, and posters related to the theme. The conference is held on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus (with the exception of 2006 and 2007 due to construction on campus).

The purpose of this event is to:

  • Share information on current environmental issues.
  • Provide a forum where students and teachers from all over Wisconsin can learn, network, and share ideas.
  • Empower students with tools to solve environmental dilemmas.
  • Provide career information and skill-building opportunities.

History
The first High School Conference on the Environment was held in 1991. Since then there has only been one year in which the conference was not held. In 2003, Governor Doyle recognized the significance of this event and with his endorsement the event became known as the Governor's High School Conference on the Environment.

Past Conferences

2008 - Student Power: Conserving Your Future with Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

2007 - Students Making a Difference: Citizen Science Monitoring

2006 - Climate Change Up Close: Investigating the Issue in Wisconsin and Beyond

2005 - Power Up Wisconsin:  Charging Ahead to an Energy Efficient Future

2004 - Sustaining Wisconsin's Forests: Exploring and Understanding Our Role

2003 - Pooling Our Resources: Understanding and Protecting Water in Wisconsin

2002 - Waste Not, Want Not: Choices in Consumption and Sustainability


Governor's High School Conference on the Environment

Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
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