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Calendar

12/4 Read for Recycling Journals Due
12/6-8 Deck the Hollow, Bear Hollow
12/6 Friends First Friday: Birds! Birds! Birds!, Bot Garden
12/7 Sasquatch Adventure, Meet at SCNC
12/7 Triple Childhood Educator Workshop, Charlie Elliott
12/13 Christmas Bird Count
12/28 Journey through the Stars, SCNC
1/1 First Day Hike, Sandy Creek Park
1/4 Bring One for the Chipper, Multiple Sites
1/14 Advanced Training in Environmental Education Registration Deadline (Class I January 24-26)
1/17-19 Georgia Shorebirds Conservation Teacher Workshop, Sapelo
1/18 Journey Through the Stars, SCNC
1/21 MLK Day of Service, Multiple Sites
1/24 ATEEG Core Course I, Charlie Elliott
1/24 Owl Prowl for Adults, SCNC
1/24 Connect to Protect Leadership Program: Plants & Pollinators Specialization, Bot Garden
1/25 SCiREN GA Networking Event, Bot Garden
1/17 Green Life Expo & Awards Art, Photography, and Poetry Contest: “Leap into Sustainability” 
1/30 Frog Watch Training, SCNC
1/31 Award Deadlines for KACCB, Water Conservation, Stormwater, and Recycling 
2/2 Deadline for Ripple Effect Film Project
2/5 Native Plant Symposium, Bot Garden
2/21 Georgia Arbor Day
2/29 Green Life Expo & Awards, Bot Garden
3/6-8 EEA Annual Conference, Villas by the Sea
Special Programs
Tours

Landfill
Commercial Compost
Recycling Facility

Water Reclamation Facility
Drinking Water Treatment
Green School Brochure
Green School Activity Guide
Staff Programs

Water Conservation 
Recycling
Stormwater
Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful
Planning Arborist
ACC Extension
Grants and Resources

Teacher Reuse Store Hours (open all year during CHARM hours)
Continuous - KACCB Green School Grant $50, $200, $500
Shades of Green Athens Extension Gardening Newsletter
Looking for grant? See the rolling list of Environmental Education grants at EEinGeorgia!
Professional Development

Advanced Training in Environmental Education (ATEEG)
The following three courses will be held at Charlie Elliott Conference Center in Mansfield, GA, and begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday adjourning at noon on Sunday.
Core Course 1 (Foundations of EE)-  January 24-26, 2020, To develop foundations of environmental literacy based on ecology and professional principles. Register by January 14, 2020 
Core Course 2 (Fostering Learning)- March 20-22, 2020, To increase understanding of how to implement environmental education programs that foster learning. Registration and payment is due by March 10, 2020.
Core Course 3 (Assessment and Evaluation)-  June 5-7, 2020, To increase participant's skills and knowledge associated with the program evaluation process that includes identifying outcomes, data collection methods, and data analysis. Registration and payment is due by May 26, 2020. Sign-up using this link. 
Get In Touch With Us

Laura Ney
Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension 
ACC Cooperative Extension
(706) 613-3640

Cecile Riker
Stormwater Education Specialist
ACC Transportation and Public Works 
(706) 613-3440 ext. 6717

Mason Towe
Program Education Specialist
ACC Recycling Division 
(706) 613-3512 ext. 7873


Jackie Sherry
Water Conservation Program Education Specialist
ACC Public Utilities Department
(706) 613-3729

Stacy Smith 
Program Education Specialist 
Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful (KACCB)
(706) 613-3512 ext. 7872

Marc Beechuk
Planner II • Arborist
Athens Clarke County Planning Department
706 613.3515
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