RIEEA is thrilled to announce a featured speaker for our upcoming Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference will be AGonza, a renowned Hispanic/Latin painter, educator, and community leader who is celebrated for her dynamic community-based murals and captivating celebrity canvas paintings

RIEEA is excited to announce a featured presenter for our upcoming Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference is Kait Birghenthal, President and Project Coordinator for NNOCCI

RIEEA is excited to announce the keynote speaker for the Youth Climate Conference will be Chris Gaynor, RIDEM Community Engagement Specialist

We are thrilled to announce that our 2026 Summit on March 14 will feature a keynote presentation from Sienna Viette! Sienna is an herbalist and agricultural educator who, along with her father, farms their family’s land at Open fArms Retreat in Cumberland, RI.

Chariho Regional School District is RIEEA 2025 Organization of the Year! Chariho is leading the way in hands-on environmental education across its six rural schools.

Join us in congratulating Eli Nixon as our 2025 Educator of the Year. Eli weaves together environmental education & creative expression.

Join us in celebrating James Tzul Pastor (they/them) of Cumberland, RI, as our 2025 Student/Youth of the Year! James has established themselves as a dedicated environmental educator and community leader.

We are proud to recognize Natalie Tarr of Bristol, RI, as our 2025 Teacher of the Year. Natalie is teacher at East Providence High School and a trailblazer in the outdoor education movement.

Congratulations to the RIEEA 2025 Environmental Education Award winners: Natalie Tarr, Eli Nixon, James Pastor Tzul, and Chariho Regional School District