The Nature Record needs more eco ed content
Byrne, Loren
Dear colleagues in the ecology/environmental education community,
You may have seen news about The Nature Record (such as this NYTimes article, with a gift link so it should be free to access), which is a national undertaking to create a report about the state of nature in the US.
The chapters have very few mentions of environmental education. The word “education” only appears about a dozen times in the most relevant chapters, but only in very superficial ways.
The good news is that the drafted documents are open for public comment until May 30 at this link: https://naturerecord.org/chapters
You can provide comments directly in the chapters or at this link: https://naturerecord.org/contact
I thought I’d share in case anyone else is motivated to provide feedback to encourage the authors to include more information about environmental and ecology education.
Happy spring equinox,
Loren
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Dr. Loren B. Byrne (he)
Professor of Biology & Environmental Science
Member, Sustainability Studies & Urban Studies Programs
Roger Williams University
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