Rhode Island Environmental
Education Association
Meet RIEEA board member Abby Burrows! Abby is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Empirical Nature. She came to know about RIEEA through connections with the current board President, Jen West, and got involved by supporting smaller projects at the organization. In 2020 she was invited to become board member and eagerly accepted.
Meet RIEEA board member Ayana Melvan! Ayana has been involved with RIEEA for 8 years. Along with being a board member, she serves as a leader of our advocacy committee. She loves that RIEEA is committed to equity and inclusion in environmental education.
Curious what our SPRINT-iProv Fellow, Kevin Carter, has been doing this summer in his work to formalize RIEEA’s advocacy approach? Read on to hear about
The 2023 legislative session came to a close in mid-June, and we would like to thank you all for your calls, emails, written testimony, and
Nominate an educator, student, organization, or school today! We will celebrate the winners at a ceremony in the fall.
Kevin Carter (he/him) is our summer iProv Fellow! He is a rising junior at Brown University and will be working on an advocacy policy for RIEEA this summer.
Can you spare ~10 minutes to email AND call the following people and tell them to support the Climate Change and Ocean Protection Workforce Development and Education Program Acts?
This month we will be having a virtual lunch and learn about shoreline access and current legislation in R.I. with Michael Woods!
This Thursday, May 18, the Senate Finance Committee will hear the Climate Change and Ocean Protection Workforce Development & Education Program bills. These bills are RIEEA’s key legislative priorities and we need your help to get them passed!
This Thursday, May 11, the House Finance Committee will hear the Climate Change and Ocean Protection Workforce Development & Education bills. These bills are RIEEA’s key legislative priorities and we need your help to get them passed!
Rhode Island Environmental Education Association
c/o The SEG Hub
10 Davol Square, Suite 100
Providence, RI 02903