The Pennsylvania Environmental Literacy Plan Draft will help move environmental education forward for the next ten years.  This draft was developed by the Pennsylvania Advisory Council under the guidance of the Pennsylvania Department of Education.  This plan correlates directly with the goals, outcomes and strategies for the newly devleoped Mid-Atlantic Elementary and Secondary Environmental Literacy Plan.

This draft will be available for review until April 13, 2012.  Any suggestions should be clearly stated and sent to Patti Vathis at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  .
Please remember to keep this plan (AS THE BIG PICTURE) and not agency organization specific.

Pennsylvania_Environmental_Literacy_Plan_Draft.pdf  

The Pennsylvania Game Commission will be offering the following workshops this summer:

June 12-13, 2012 - Pennsylvania Songbirds
June 15, 2012 - WILD about OWLS
June 19-20, 2012 - WILD about Elk
June 25, 2012 - Pennsylvania Songbirds
June 26, 2012 - PROJECT WILD
July 17, 2012 - Pennsylvania Biodiversity
July 26, 2012 - Flying WILD
August 7, 2012 - PROJECT WILD
August 15, 2012 - WILD about Waterfowl

Workshops are correlated to state standards and Act 48 approved.

For more information Professional Development for Teachers Summer 2012 (PDF)

On behalf of the Advisory Council on Environmental Education in Pennsylvania, we are pleased to present this biennial report on the state of environmental education in Pennsylvania.  The Advisory Council on Environmental Education in Pennsylvania consists of sixteen voting members representing state agencies; environmental organizations and associations; basic and higher education; and business and industry.  The purpose of this report is to outline environmental education programs and achievements, highlighting initiatives and identifying future directions.

Advisory Council on Environmental Education in Pennsylvania Biennial Report (PDF)

The History of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Education journey from conservation education to a powerful content driven academic area in the public schools of the Commonwealth shows how the determination and commitment of “many” can and did make permanent changes to the laws and regulations governing curriculum in the kindergarten through twelfth grade classrooms.

The true success of this journey cannot be attributed to any one person or group of people but to the building of partnerships among agencies, organizations, schools, associations, businesses, teachers and environmental educators.  Pennsylvania has truly been blessed with a sense of “family” among the environmental communities that cannot be replicated. 

This power point will help you along your journey of how Pennsylvania  moved from conservation education to a rigorous, mandated and tested academic area.

Powerpoint Presentation - History of Pennsylvania's Environmental Education (PDF)