The Oklahoma Environmental Education Expo is sponsored by the Oklahoma Association of Environmental Education (OKAEE). Our goal is to promote environmental education opportunities by gathering experts, teachers, and community members together to share ideas and resources available through our state agencies and universities.
Oklahoma City University to host the 2013 OK Environmental Education Expo on February 1, 2013. For a sneak peak, check out this blurb on OCU’s new green space in the heart of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City University is now home to a unique native Oklahoma tree arboretum thanks to a gift of trees from the Tree Bank Foundation, as well as donations of landscaping trees from Chesapeake Energy through the Tree Bank Foundation’s Campus Trees Program. In addition to offering educational opportunities for students, the trees are intended to help alleviate urban environmental concerns and enhance campus air quality.
OCU’s Native Tree Arboretum, funded through private donations to the Tree Bank Foundation, houses 40 trees from across the state — evergreens from southeast Oklahoma, oaks from central Oklahoma and elms from western Oklahoma. The trees will be labeled, providing an ongoing educational opportunity not only for OCU students but also for tree enthusiasts throughout the state. The arboretum is located north of the Meinders School of Business at N.W. 27th Street and Blackwelder Avenue.
Seeking participants for the 2013 Children’s Share-a-thon! We are looking for students, teachers, and parents who are working on Environmental Education projects to share their experience at the 2013 Oklahoma EE Expo. Please share your process and celebrate your success with us.
Can’t wait until next year, then check out the Enviromentor! Looking for an Environmental Education activity or have an event you want to share with others? Then the Enviromentor is the place for you! This wonderful site is hosted by Oklahoma City University and is designed to be a complete calendar of outdoor, environmental science, and sustainability education events in Oklahoma. To share your event, e-mail your location, event details, and contact information to Environmentor@okcu.edu.
Check out our new OKEEE Facebook Page to stay in touch with other Expo participants or contact us by e-mail at ee-expo@okstate.edu.
