What environmental education looks like today
It doesn’t have to look like what it did yesterday
What does environmental education (EE) look like for me today?
Journalism.
I don't do EE the way I used to. I no longer do events, activities, museum presentations, write about botanical art and education, or travel to events with my bookstore. I do, though, continue to do things I've done since 2001: speak with people about their work, investigate interesting topics, create resources I hope are helpful, and bring attention to what people do to connect the public (or their clients) to the natural world. The next step in my evolution is cross-sector work with intention.
Thanks to technology and the tools available, we are each our own production company. Transferable Solutions functions as my media system, reframing how people understand environmental education. Environmental educators do more than nature tours, leaf rubbings, and work with kids, even though stock imagery would lead you to think otherwise. Environmental educators are science communicators. They work with gateway communities, municipalities, researchers, state and federal agencies, and businesses in the private sector. They might do their work under a different title, but environmental education is what they do. After all, not everyone identifies with the label "environmental educator," at least not as that role is often portrayed.
What type of cross-sector work have you done over the years?
What type are you doing now?
I am speaking with people like Ivon Hassel about how they do environmental education in other domains.
Are you open to a short 20-minute interview about how you do EE?
Reach out to me here.
