Rhode Island Environmental
Education Association
Meet RIEEA board member Gráinne Conley! Gráinne is the Education Program Manager at Save The Bay, where she was involved with RIEEA for several years. She started to become more active in 2018 by joining a RIEEA committee, which she calls a “wonderful opportunity”.
Each year, RIEEA recognizes educators, youth, organizations, and schools across Rhode Island who demonstrate leadership, innovation, and dedication to help their communities learn about the environment and engage in outdoor learning and recreation.
Our next Annual Summit will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024! Sponsorship opportunities are now available.
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?
Rhode Island Environmental Education Association
50 Sims Avenue
Space 209
Providence, RI 02909