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The Wisconsin Environmental
Education Board invites you to join in the efforts to
help all Wisconsin residents, youngest to oldest,
enhance their personal and collective environmental
knowledge and skills so that together we can promote a
balanced analysis of social, economic and ecological
needs as we address the issues of today and tomorrow.
When the
legislature created the Wisconsin Environmental
Education Board (WEEB) in 1990, it charged it with the following
responsibilities:
- Identify needs and establish priorities for
environmental education in Wisconsin in consultation
with the University of Wisconsin Extension, the
Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education,
teacher training institutions, conservation and
environmental groups, youth organizations, and
nature and environmental centers.
- Make grants for environmental education programs
in accordance with the needs and priorities
established by the Board
- Seek private funds in support of the grants
program.
The WEEB continues to
promote environmental education in all segments of
society, striving to set a course for the future. The
WEEB recognizes progress is directly dependent on the
collective action of countless individuals and
institutions across the state who desire to build upon
Wisconsin's history of citizen involvement and
commitment.
 "Natural resources are a fundamental part of who we are
in Wisconsin, and we owe it to future generations to
preserve them. Not only do our kids need a clean and healthy
environment to live in now, they'll also inherit what we
leave behind, and become responsible for sustaining it.
That's why it's so important to develop a sense of
stewardship and responsibility in our children, and involve
them in activities that allow them to experience the
outdoors.
The
work of the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board helps
children and students understand these important concepts,
experience the wonders of nature, and learn how to safeguard
our natural resources. The board's leadership in
environmental education policy, and the financial assistance
it gives schools and other organizations help our kids learn
about protecting and conserving Wisconsin's water, keeping
our air clean, sustainably managing our forests, using
energy wisely, and maintaining habitat for fish and
wildlife."
--Governor Jim
Doyle
Whether you are looking for information about
statewide environmental education initiatives, grant
funds to support an EE project, or information about
Board activities, we hope you will find what you need on
our website. If not, please contact us, via phone or
email, and we will do
our best to assist you.
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