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What Others Have Said About WEEB

 

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P. Scott Hassett

Former Secretary of Department of
Natural Resources, 2005

"It's important that children and adults have amble opportunities to spend time outdoors to maintain our connection with nature. The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board, through its leadership and grants program, has helped people of all ages in hundreds of schools and organizations learn more about the environment, experience the outdoors, and get involved in protecting and enjoying our abundant natural resources.

Our mission at the Department of Natural Resources is to protect and enhance Wisconsin's natural resources. To do that, Wisconsin needs an educated citizenry that is both knowledgeable and willing to take action on behalf of the environment. The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board helps meet this need.

I am proud of the accomplishments of the board and strongly support WEEB's programs."

Richard Carpenter

Former President Wisconsin
Technical College System, 2003

"When my wife and I moved from Alabama to Wisconsin a short time ago after being selected to led the Wisconsin Technical College System, I was impressed by the quality and concern for the natural environment. Wisconsin parks, lakes, nature centers, woodlands, wetlands and contoured farm lands are much of what makes Wisconsin so attractive to so many people and certainly to us

Conservation mindedness, however, is not to be taken for granted. Overall we are a comparatively wasteful people. In the big scheme of things, wasteful behaviors related to our natural environment can lead to indifference and decline in many area of our lives and our capacity for healthful lifestyles and citizen responsibility.

It has been the commitment of our college faculties, program leaders, students, industries and communities to, as our system vision statement says, “…develop individuals who apply knowledge and skills to enhance quality of life and boost economic vitality.

Quality of life is about more than dollars and meaningful work, it is citizenship, environmental stewardship and finding value in all things, great and small in the natural environment so necessary in our increasingly fast-paced world. Investments of time and resources to make it possible to conduct the grants program and to carry out the mission of WEEB through the schools and non-profit organizations across the state are well placed. I congratulate every single individual that has made, through WEEB, a commitment to advancing environmental education. The projects are fabulous! The outcomes will last more than a lifetime."

Katharine Lyall

Former President UW System, 2003

"Education. It is at the heart of everything we do. The UW System and the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board have long recognized the importance of providing educational opportunities to the state’s business leaders, government officials, and citizens. Collaborative efforts among these constituencies, made possible via WEEB grant funding, have facilitated the identification and implementation of creative, economically feasible solutions to a variety of environmental concerns. The UW System supports restoring the WEEB grant program budget to historical levels so that Wisconsin citizens can continue to receive the highest quality educational services and programs."

Darrell Bazzell

Former Secretary of Department of
Natural Resources, 2001

"Wisconsin is blessed with abundant natural resources. Our forests, agricultural lands, wetlands, rivers and streams directly or indirectly provide a livelihood and sense of place for our citizens. Better water, air and land use; better and more coordinated resource management; and, an everyday commitment from all of us to use our natural resources wisely and prevent their contamination will assure the quality of Wisconsin's natural resources for the future.

The Department of Natural Resources supports the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board on its efforts to provide leadership in the development of quality learning opportunities for our children, teachers and citizens. As a result of the WEEB supported programs and other educational efforts, Wisconsin citizens feel deeply a stewardship for natural resources and a responsibility for passing a clean environment on to our children. Ultimately, an educated citizenry is what has and will continue to protect the special place we call home. The WEEB programs will assure that this tradition continues in Wisconsin."

John T. Benson

Former Superintendent Department of
Public Instruction, 1999

"The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Grants Program has enabled school districts across the state to foster and expand the environmental education components of their curriculum. The diversity of projects undertaken attests to the creativity, ingenuity and resourcefulness of the dedicated professionals we call "teachers." These initiatives have enabled students and staff opportunities to obtain the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to undertake a balanced analysis of social, economic and ecological needs.

I applaud the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board for funding the development and publication of the Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Environmental Education. This document defines the criteria by which one can judge the quality of environmental education programs, and due to the WEEB Grants Program, those occurring in Wisconsin schools are among the finest in the nation. "

George Meyer

Former Secretary of Department of
Natural Resources, 1999

"The mission of the Department of Natural Resources includes the statement, "To work with people to understand each other's views and to carry out the public will. And in this partnership consider the future and generations to follow." This ties in nicely with the mission of the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board. It is a forward-looking perspective that helps insure decisions made today do not adversely effect our environment of the future. I commend the WEEB on its efforts to help citizens to learn to investigate all sides of environmental issues and how to resolve these issues in a balanced way. The WEEB continues to make a significant impact by providing venues for public education, communication, and participation in the resolution of environmental issues. Ultimately, an educated and skilled public is our best guarantee of generating creative solutions that will provide for environmental stewardship, a strong, sustainable economy, and a high quality of life here in Wisconsin."

C.D. "Buzz" Besadny

Former Secretary of Department of
Natural Resources, 1991

"Solving the environmental problems of the 90's and beyond will require everyone's involvement. Education will help us think about and understand the environmental consequences of our everday acatins and help us find solutions to problems. Education will help us change our lifestyles: to recycle, to live in energy-efficient homes, to drive fuel-efficient cars, and to use environmentally safe consumer products. Through education, we will prepare ourselves to make 'earth-friendly' choices as men and women, girls and boys, employees, parents, students, consumers, voters, business persons, and owners of private property. This education, will begin at birth and continue for a lifetime, and will rely on home, workplace, schools, other public facilities, and the land itself as classrooms."

Herbert J. Grover

Former Superintendent of Department of
Public Instuction, 1991

"Stewardship of our environment requires knowledge, attitudes, and skills that are based on a commitment to shaping the world in which we life through thoughtful and active participation. It calls for a perspective which acknowledges that each of our actions has an effect on the entire global ecosystem. Teachers everywhere are the key in helping all students realize it is a collective responsibility to preserve and cherish our home, this precious planet Earth."