Federal Agency Partnerships Federal Task Force On Environmental Education

United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Communications,
Education, and Media Relations
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EPA-171-F-98-014 ,
July 1998
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Introduction

The Federal Task Force on Environmental Education
facilitates communication and collaboration among
federal agencies and departments who have common
interests in supporting and implementing environmental
education (EE) programs. The Task Force places
emphasis on supporting joint interagency EE projects
that further the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) EE priorities and leverage both federal
and non-federal dollars. Summaries of some of the
projects funded in 1998 are described below. Members
of the Task Force include the U.S. Departments of
Education, Interior, Agriculture, and Energy as well as
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
National Science Foundation, and the Peace Corps.
EPA serves as the chair of the Task Force. A complete
list of current Task Force members is included below.

Examples of Projects Funded in 1998

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Mission to Planet Earth - This multi-
year project assists NASA, EPA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other federal
agencies in working collaboratively with state teams and others in integrating environmental education
into their curriculum.

U. S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Extension, and Education Service - -
"Community-Based EE" is a multi-year project to expand EE efforts in several EPA regions to enable
USDA, EPA, and others to collaborate more effectively in delivering EE at the community level.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service - "The Environmentors Project" enables EPA and
USDA to work together to match underprivileged teenagers with volunteer mentors from the
environmental and science professions.

U.S. Department of Energy- The "Environmental Academy for Secondary Youth" enables EPA
and the Department of Energy to work together to support an interdisciplinary environmental
design program for secondary students and teachers from school districts that serve lower-income
and culturally diverse students.

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (ELM) - The "Rocky Mountain
State Capacity Building" project assists EPA and BLM in working collaboratively with eight state
EE associations and others to build capacity for EE in the Rocky Mountain region of the U.S.
States involved in the project include: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah, and Wyoming.

U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) - "EE Train-the-Trainer
Workshops" enable EPA and the FWS to collaborate in training a cadre of trainers to deliver

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workshops for educators and other education
professionals on how to successfully use the EE
guidelines developed by the National Project for
Excellence for EE. The training will take place at the
National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia.

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-- The "Water
Resources Education Initiative" enables EPA, NOAA, and
the U.S. Geological Survey to deliver this award-winning
education project to Spanish-speaking audiences
throughout the U.S.
Members of the Task Force

Janet Ady
U.S. Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
National Conservation Training Center
Route 1, Box 166
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Phone:   304-876-7653
Fax:     304-876-7231
E-mail:   janet_ady@mail. fws.gov
C. Michael Baker, Chair
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Education (MC 1704)
401M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:    202-260-4965
Fax:      202-260-4095
E-mail:   baker.michael@epamail.epa.gov

Larry Bilbrough
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Education Division
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546
Phone:    202-358-1439
Fax:      202-358-3048
E-mail:   larry. bilbrough@hq. nasa. gov

Joni Boone
U.S. Department of Energy (EM-13)
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585
Phone:   202-586-7315
Fax:      202-586-7734
E-mail:   joni.boone@em.doe.gov
Andrew Burnett, Task Force Coordinator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Education (MC 1704)
401M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:   202-260-0255
Fax:     202-260-4095
E-mail:   burnett.andrew@epamail.epa.gov

Claire Cassel
U.S. Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Arlington Liaison Office
National Conservation Training Center
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 851
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone:   703-358-2536
Fax:     703-358-2283
E-mail:   claire_cassel@mail.fws.gov

Greg Crosby
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cooperative State Research, Extension, and
Education Service
Natural Resources and Environment - Stop 2210
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-2210
Phone:   202-401-6050
Fax:     202-401-1706
E-mail:   gcrosby@reeusda.gov

Pam Godsey, Cooperative Forestry
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Box96090
Washington, DC 20090-6090
Phone:   202-205-1545
Fax:     202-205-1271
E-mail:   pam.godsey@wo.fs.fed.us

Joyce Gross
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Room 6013
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:   202-482-8360
Fax:     202-501-2953
E-mail:   joyce.w.gross@noaa.gov

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Bill Helin
Peace Corps
Office of Training and Program Support
1990 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20526
Phone:   202-606-9480
Fax:      202-606-3024
E-mail:   whelin@mailserver.peacecorps.gov

Bob Huggins
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
1849 C Street, NW
Room 7312
Washington, DC 29240
Phone:   202-565-1056
Fax:      202-523-0162
E-mail:   bob-huggins@nps.gov

Paul McCawley
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cooperative State Research, Extension, and
Education Service
Natural Resources and Environment - Stop 2210
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-2210
Phone:   202-401-4141
Fax:      202-401-1706
E-mail:   pmccawley@reeusda.gov

Lynn Mortensen
U.S. Global Change Research Program
400 Virginia Avenue, SW
Suite 750
Washington, DC 20024
Phone:   202-314-2231
Fax:      703-524-7335
Nora Normandy
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Office of Mission to Planet Earth
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300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546
Phone:   202-358-0871
Fax:      202-358-2891
E-mail:   nora.normandy@hq.nasa.gov

MaryTisdale
U.S.  Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Office of Environmental Education and Volunteers
1849CStreet,NW
Suite 406 LS
Washington, DC20240
Phone:    202452-5163
Fax:      202-452-5199
E-mail:   mtisdale@wo.blm.gov

Carol Wacey
U.S.  Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 5153
Washington, DC 20202
Phone:   202-205-0755
Fax:      202-401-3941
E-mail:   Carole-wacey@ed.gov

Nellie Wild
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Room885
Arlington, Virgjnia22230
Phone:    703-306-1620
Fax:      703-306-0412  or 202-401-5618
E-mail:   ewild@nsf.gov
                           For additional information, visit the World Wide Web at

                                      http://www.epa.gov/enviroed

                                      or contact Andrew Burnett at:

                                            (202) 260-0255

                                 E-mail: burnett.andrew@epamail.epa.gov

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