EPA 910/9-89-009
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Region 10, MD-103
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle WA 98101
Environmental
Resources
Directory
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Foreword
"First, controlling pollution is not enough. Pollution must be
prevented from occurring in the first place.
We will make pollution prevention a hallmark of our
environmental efforts. The people of this country are, I believe,
ready to participate in this effort. It is an area that demands
education more than regulation, and information more than
enforcement."
William K. Reilly, Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Youth Environmental Education Resources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is frequently asked for
environmental and conservation information to assist youth groups, schools, and
others.
Government resources are limited so we have gathered information from
businesses, industries, utilities, public interest groups, and others who may have
environmental/conservation programs and information materials. We share this
information with those who may have an interest in environmental education
resources.
This Directory does not contain all the environmental educational resources
available from private and public entities but is intended as a start in identifying
such resources. The Directory may also suggest ideas for resources not listed
but available in your communities and is a supplement to materials available in
schools and libraries.
Youth groups and classes interested in participating in the Presidential
Environmental Youth Awards program may obtain information and applications
from our office.
The last page of the Directory may be used for your additions and suggestions
for future use.
Thank you for the fine response that earlier editions of the Directory received.
We hope the 1989 edition is also helpful in suggesting sources of assistance for
environmental education.
Constituency Coordinator
EPAMD-103
I200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98IOI
(206) 442-4280
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Alaska Conservation Foundation
430 W. 7th Avenue #215
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
(907)276-1917
Grant making organization that funds
environmental groups in Alaska. A grant
seekers guide is available. Publishes the
"Alaska Conservation Directory", a listing of 67
groups in Alaska.
Alaska Department of Education
Office of Basic Education
801 West 10th Street, Box F
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500
Contact: Peggy Cowan
(907) 465-2841
The Alaska Department of Education is
involved in a number of environmental
education programs. Among them are Alaska
Sea/River Week, Alaska Wildlife Week, Teach
About Geese, and the Alaska Resources Kit:
Minerals. A comprehensive description of
these and other programs can be found in their
publication "Environmental Education
Sampler". An "Environmental Education
Resources Directory for Alaska" has also been
produced in conjunction with the USDA Forest
Service and the Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation.
Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation
P.O. Box O
Juneau, Alaska 99811 -1800
Contact: Joe Ferguson, Information Officer
(907) 465-2600
Brochures and newsletters include: Health and
Safety Guide for Alaska; Alternatives for
Management of Waste Oil; Alaska's Hazardous
Waste Management Program; Think Before
You Drink (Giardia flyer); and I Love Clams
(paralytic shellfish poisoning flyer).
Alaska Health Project
417 W. Eighth Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Contact: David Wigglesworth, Director
(907) 276-2864
Private non-profit organization providing
information and training on health issues, job
safety, and hazardous materials. Twelve
public seminars annually.
Anchorage Air Pollution Control
Agency
P.O. Box 196650
Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6650
Contact: Randy Poteet, Program Manager
(907) 343-4713
Speakers, local site visits and brochures.
Anchorage Municipal Light & Power
1200 E First Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Contact: Linda Weiford
(907) 279-7671
"Zap" Program (recognizing the hazards of
electricity); tours of the plant (5th grade and
up); "Safety City", a display of how electricity
works in a city (5tn-6th graders).
Chugach Electric Association, Inc.
5601 Minnesota Drive
P.O. Box 196300
Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6300
Contact: Carl H. Harmon, Manager, Env.
Engineering & Hazardous Materials
(907) 563-7494
Site visits, speakers, brochures.
City of Fairbanks Water/Wastewater
Utilities
4747 Peger Rd.
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
Contact: John Miko, Jr., Manager
(907) 456-2235
School presentations, tours of WWTP/WTP
facility.
Fairbanks North Star Borough
P.O. Box 1267
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707
Contact: Joan Hardesty,
Environmental Specialist
(907) 452-4761
Speakers on air quality, solid waste, recycling,
hazardous materials; tours of solid waste
processing plant; brochures.
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Seward Community Recycle Action
Program
City of Seward
P.O. Box 167
Seward, Alaska 99664
Contact: Kerry Martin/Judi Andrijanoff
Community Development/
Parks and Recreation
(907) 224-3331
Fundraising relative to litter prevention and
recycling.
Wrangell Wastewater Treatment
Plant
P.O. Box 531
Wrangell, Alaska 99929
Contact: Robin Larrson, WWTP Operator
(907) 874-2381
Site visits to Wrangell Wastewater Treatment
Plant, speakers available.
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Alpine Conferences
Department of Biology
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho 83209
Contact: Dr. Don Strubel
Environmental workshops for teachers, youth
leaders.
City of Idaho Falls Electric Division
140 So. Capital
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402
Contact: Van M. Ashton, Customer Service
(208)529-1430
Site visits, films, brochures, speakers.
City of Weiser, Idaho
55 West Idaho
Weiser, Idaho 83672
Contact: Nate Marvin, City Superintendent
(208)549-1964
Site visits to wastewater treatment facilities and
water treatment plant.
Department of Fish and Wildlife
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83843
Contact: Dr. Lewis Nelson, Jr.
(208) 885-7323
Fish and Wildlife Workshops for teachers (K-
12).
Idaho County Light & Power
Cooperative Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 300
Qrangeville, Idaho 83530
Contact: Jay G. Elmers, General Manager
(208)983-1610
Site visits, speakers, film presentations.
Idaho Department of Education
Jordan Office Building
650 W. State Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
Contact: Robert E. Dutton
(208) 334-3300
In cooperation with the Idaho State Fish and
Game Department and the U.S. Forest
Service, the State Department of Education
implements Project WILD and Project Learning
Tree programs throughout the State. These
programs fill the role of an environmental
education curriculum in schools. The State
Department of Education also organizes
environmental education workshops for
teachers and other educators. To assist
educators in Idaho, the State Department of
Education, in cooperation with the Idaho
Society for Energy and Environmental
Education, prepares an Environmental
Education Resource Guide which provides a
source of information and materials for
conducting environmental education in schools.
Idaho Department of Water
Resources
Statehouse Mail
Boise, Idaho 83702
Contact: Linda Cawley
1-800-334-SAVE (within Idaho)
(208) 334-7982 (outside Idaho)
Energy conservation curriculum for K-12; VHS
Videos and 16 mm films on energy
conservation and recycling for children and
adults; energy education curriculum directory,
K-12; film and video list
Call between Sam and 5pm MST weekdays.
Idaho Department of Health and
Welfare
Water Quality Bureau
450 W. State St.
Boise, Idaho 83720
Contact: Al Murrey, Chief
(208) 334-5860
Brochures, newsletters, etc.
Idaho Department of Health and
Welfare
Air Quality Bureau
450 W. State St.
Boise, Idaho 83720
Contact: Helen Rigg, Air Quality Analyst
Speakers, slide shows, films, brochures.
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Idaho Division of Environment
(Boise Field Office)
601 Reserve Street
Boise, Idaho 83712
Contact: Patricia Klahr,
Sr. Water Quality Specialist
(208) 334-3823
Slide shows relating to water quality problems;
internships for high school students; tours of
wastewater treatment plants; brochures on
drinking water, "Clean Water and the Idaho
Farmer", water quality, the Forest Practices Act
and Hazard Reduction Law, etc.
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
Contact: Pauline Peterson,
Program Specialist
(208) 383-2515
Educational programs (K-Adults) on electrical
safety and generation, basics of electricity,
wise use of energy and environmental
programs (eagles, fish, etc.). Consumer
specialists available in Boise, Payette,
Pocatello, and Twin Falls to assist with a
variety of educational programs.
Idaho Soil Conservation
Commission
801 So. Capitol Blvd.
Boise, Idaho 83702
Contact: Jerry Nicolescu,
Resource Conservationist
(208)334-2148
Slide presentations. Commission can advise
on location of conservation sites and where
national and state conservation brochures may
be obtained.
Northern Lights, Inc.
P.O. Box 310
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Contact: Art Miller,
Director of Member Services &
Public Relations
(208) 263-5141
Short informational tour of facilities; brochures
on "Super Good Cents" and building program.
Northern Lights is a public utility.
Raft River Electric Cooperative Inc.
P.O. Box 617
Malta, Idaho 83342
Contact: Ralph Williams, Staff Assistant
(208) 645-2211
Films and speakers.
Rural Electric Company
P.O. Box 647
Rupert Idaho 83350
Contact: Larry Burbank, General Manager
(208) 436-4781
Site visits, films, speakers.
Sawtooth Workshop
Idaho Department of Education
Statehouse
Boise, Idaho 83720
Contact: Richard Kay
(208) 334-2281
Strategies for elementary and secondary
school teachers to involve and excite students
about learning. 1989 Workshop, June 25-30
Ketchum, Idaho.
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Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative
90680 Highway 99
Eugene, Oregon 97402
Contact: Joe L. McFadden,
Member Services Director
(503) 688-8711
Youth Tour Contest in which students (high
school level) of the service area are selected
for a National Youth Tour Convention in
Washington, D.C. Youth Energy Contest in
which winners (HS sophomores or juniors) are
selected for the National Youth Tour
Convention in Washington, D.C., and an
Energy Seminar in California.
Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.
2098 No. Highway 97
Redmond, Oregon 97756
Contact: Jim Crowell,
Member Services Director
(503)548-2144
Site tours of utility offices and sub-stations;
speakers; youth programs; scholarships;
electrical industry brochures.
Central Lincoln People's Utility
District
P.O. Box 1126
Newport, Oregon 97365
Contact: Gary Cockrum,
Communications Manager
(503) 265-3211
Videos on wind turbine; books and pamphlets
on energy conservation, fish conservation, and
energy-related topics. Visitors welcome and
speakers available locally on request.
City of Forest Grove Light & Power
P.O. Box 326
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116
Contact: Glen Crinklaw,
Consumer Services Coordinator
(503)357-7151
Public power films, speakers and school
programs.
Columbia River People's Utility
District
P.O. BOX1193
St. Helens, Oregon 97051
Contact: Annette Morgan,
Manager, Community Development
(503)689-1221
Electic safety display, films, speakers,
brochures.
Environmental Education
Association of Oregon
P.O. Box 40047
Portland, Oregon 97204
Contact: Larry Beutler, 1988-89 President
Hotline 1-800-322-EEAO
Sponsors workshops and conferences, and
consults on a variety of environmental
education issues. The organization draws from
resource agencies, college facilities and
educators. Publishes EE activity books and
offers mini-grants to educators (up to $250).
Eugene Water & Electric Board
Energy Education Department
P.O. Box 1616
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Contact: Dr. Al Hughes (Energy Education)
Variety of tours (Leaburg Hydro Plan and
Leaburg Dam, water filtration plant, steam
plant) and in-school programs available
(including teaching materials and safety
presentation). Variety of courses sponsored at
University of Oregon for teachers. Topics:
Energy Production, Curriculum Topics,
Delivery Systems, Water Curriculum Topics,
Delivery Systems.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
P.O. Box 1618
Eugene, Oregon 97440
Contact: David A. Odgers,
Public Relations Director
(503)689-1221
Tours of forestry research and development
center (tree nursery, greenhouse, seed
orchards, etc.).
GM Sunraycer
c/o Teled Inc.
7449 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90099-2199
Brochures, software, video cassettes, etc., on
Sunraycer, a research solar-powered vehicle
for general science classes (7-12).
Global Issues Resource Center
418 SW. Washington #406
Portland. Oregon 97204-2492
Contact: Janelle L. Schmidt
(503) 295-0382
Resource/Community Center focusing on
global sustainable development (resources,
population, environmental, global foresight,
Third World issues, teacher training, speakers
bureau referrals, lecture sponsorships).
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Globescope
Western Office
708 S.W. Third Ave., Suite 227
Portland, Oregon 97204
Contact: Diane G. Lowrie
(503) 295-0382
Education and action on global environmental
concerns (resources, energy, recycling and
material reuse, populations, economics).
Lane Electric Cooperative
P.O. Box3195
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Contact: Rick Crinklaw, Manager,
Member and Community Relations
(503)484-1151
Brochures, speakers, tours, and camps.
Lane Regional Air Pollution
Authority
225 No. Fifth, Suite 501
Springfield, Oregon 97477
Contact: Marty Douglass,
Public Information Officer
(503) 726-2514
Tours of monitoring sites, industrial sites, as
well as general tour with description of local
topography; speakers and agency brochures;
sound/slide presentation on air pollution.
Midstate Electric Cooperative
P.O. Box 127
51340 N. Highway 97
LaPine, Oregon 97739
Contact: Doug Mollet, General Manager
(503)536-2126
Site visits, speakers, scholarships.
Northern Wasco County P.U.D.
401 Court St.
The Dalles, Oregon 97058
Contact: Linda L. Wilson,
Public Relations Coordinator
(503) 296-2226
Tours of office (computer and billing process)
and substations; school and community safety
programs; anti-drug film.
Oregon Department of Agriculture
635 Capitol St. N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97310-0110
Contact: Phyllis Kerr, Information Officer
(503) 378-3773
Video tape, "This is Oregon Agriculture" (15
minutes, loan only); brochure "Oregon
Agricultural Statistics", "Farming and Ranching
in Oregon". Speakers as schedules allow.
Agricultural information on marketing and
development, insect and plant disease
detection programs, noxious weed programs,
and others related to agriculture such as
Endangered Species Program (native plants)
and Natural Resources Division (includes soil
& water conservation programs).
Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ)
811 S.W. Sixth Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97204
Contacts: Alene Cordas,
Public Affairs Representative
(503) 229-6046
DEQ's waste reduction department offers a
number of brochures on recycling, education
and promotion including comprehensive school
curriculum on solid waste issues (charge for
out-of-state orders).
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301
Contact: Jim Fisher, Public Affairs Director
(503) 378-2562
Limited number of brochures on department
and forestry activities, I6mm films, and training
slide tape programs. Costs for multiple copies.
Oregon Department of Land
Conservation & Development
1175 Court St. N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97310
Contact: Mitch Rohse, Information Officer
(503) 373-0064
Pamphlets and flyers on Oregon's land-use
planning; videotape on land-use planning;
speakers on land-use and resource
management.
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Portland General Electric Co.
121 S.W. Salmon St.
Portland, Oregon 97204
Contact: Keith Loetfler, Community Relations
Representative
(503)226-8517
Tour of Trojan nuclear power plant, various
brochures including "Pacific Northwest Electric
Industry" (teacher's guide); "Good Cents",
student-teacher information on energy savings
etc. PGE Educational Services lists programs,
tours, literature, films, and teacher aids.
Salem Electric
633 Seventh SL N.W.
Salem, Oregon 97304
Contact: Robert J. Speckman, Manager,
Customer & Community Relations
(503) 362-3601
Safety presentation: electrical safety
demonstrated with model of house, power
poles, vehicles and figures of people.
The Oregon Environmental Council
2637 S.W. Water Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97201
Contact: John A. Charles, Executive Director
(503)222-1963
Extensive library, speakers bureau available for
groups.
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Washington
Adopt-A-Stream Foundation
Box 5558
Everett, Washington 98201
Contact: Tom Murdock
Assists schools, community groups, civic
groups, sports dubs, and individuals in
adopting Northwest streams to provide
restoration and environmental education.
American Lung Association of
Washington
2625 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98109
Contact: Janet Chalupnik, Director, or
Linda Tanz co-Director for
Environmental Health Programs
(206)441-5100
Brochures on air pollution, occupational health
hazards, and indoor air pollution. Video on
indoor air pollution.
Benton County PUD #1
P.O. Box 6270
Kennewick, Washington 99336
Contact: Richard L. Reil,
Public Information Officer
(509)582-2175
Films, speakers, brochures.
Boeing
P.O. Box 3707
MS 1E-71
Seattle, Washington 98124-2207
Contact: Judith Work,
Communications Manager for
Environmental Affairs
(206) 241-3717
15-minute videotape on environmental control
in the Boeing Company; 15-page brochure on
household hazardous waste disposal.
Centralia City Light
1100 N. Tower Ave.
Centralia, Washington 98531
Contact: Bill Cummings, Superintendent
(206)736-7611
Pre-arranged guided tours of diversion and
hydro generating facilities.
CH.M Hill
PO Box 91500
Bellevue, Washington 98009-2050
Contact: Mark Keller
(206) 453-5000
Speakers, film, and site visits for civil and
environmental engineering students, teachers
and adult leaders.
City of Tacoma
Department of Public Utilities
P.O. Box 11007
Tacoma, Washington 98411
Contact: Judi Billett,
Public Education Coordinator
(206) 383-2471
Resource guide available which lists all the
publications, presentations, and tours to the
public.
Douglas County Public Utility
District
1151 Valley Mall Parkway
East Wenatchee, Washington 98801
Contact: Jon Vognild, Information Officer
(509)884-7191
Site visits at Mt. Wells Dam.
Environmental Toxicology
International, Inc.
600 First Avenue, Suite 532
Seattle, Washington 98104
Contact: Kim Lowry, Senior Scientist
(206) 622-9040
Speakers on risk assessment, human
toxicology, wildlife toxicology, aquatic
toxicology, hazardous waste, public health
issues, laboratory analysis.
Fibres International
P.O. Box 1691
1533N.E. 120th Avenue
Bellevue, Washington 98009
Contact: Robert H. Davis, Vice-President
(206)455-9811
Information on recycling; paper making
demonstrations; site visits to processing plant;
speakers and recycling.
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Washington
Grant County Clean Air Authority
P.O. Box 37
Ephrata, Washington 98823
Contact: Murray Michael, Control Officer
(206) 754-2011
Brochures, speakers.
High-level Nuclear Waste
Management Office/DOE
5826 Pacific Ave.
Lacey, Washington 98504
Contact: Public Reference Center
(206) 459-6675
Documents and similar subjects are available
for public review. Facts sheets available on
nuclear waste repositories, geology,
transportation, etc.
Hood Canal Coordinating Council
P. O. Box 775
Port Townsend, Washington 98368
Contact: Lois Sherwood/John Heal
(206) 385-4105 or 437-9143
Slide show on Hood Canal, brochures,
speakers, directory and technical assistance.
Karden Associates, Inc.
3241 44th Ave. S.W.
Seattle, Washington 98116
Contact: Dennis Sapiro
(206) 932-7698
Speakers, slide presentations, and references
King County Department of Public
Health (Metro)
Home Hazards Program
172-20th Ave.
Seattle, Washington 98I22
Hazards Information Line: (206) 587-3292
Brochures and information on safe handling
and disposal of hazardous household products.
King County Department of Public
Works
Surface Water Management Division
Dexter Horton Building
Seattle, Washington 98101
Community Stream Enhancement Projects -
(206) 885-II80
Salmon Enhancement Project Coordinators -
(206) 625-5I77
Creeks in King County Coordinators -
(206) 447-636I
League of Women Voters of
Tacoma/Pierce Company
810 Vance Building
14023rd Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
Contact: Harriet Amato
(206) 622-8961
Speakers, site visits and presentation,
hazardous waste script.
Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Inc.
P.O. Box 289
1150 Morgan
Davenport, Washington 99I22
Contact: Grant Van Buren,
Conservation Specialist
(206)725-1141
METRO
(Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle)
821 Second Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
Contacts: Alice Collingwood, Manager,
Communications Division
(206)684-1137
Carol Mockridge, Speakers Bureau
Coordinator
(206)684-1160
Tours to state-of-the-art wastewater treatment
plants and environmental laboratories, and
pump stations. Videotape on sludge program.
Brochures and publications related to water
quality, hazardous materials, water resources,
and speakers on water quality pollution.
Renton Treatment Plant (Metro)
Tour information (206) 226-3680
West Point Treatment Plant (Metro)
Tour information (206) 447-6801
METRO
(Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle)
Environmental Laboratories
322 W. Ewing St.
Seattle, Washington 98II9
Contact: Karen M. Maust, Senior Secretary
(206) 684-2300
METRO'S Environmental Laboratories
schedule tours upon request for individuals and
groups. Call (206) 684-2300 for information
and scheduling. Brochures available including
"Metro New"s and "Metrognome" (Metro
School Information Program).
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Washington
Metro Water Pollution Control
Department
821 Second Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
Contact: Elaine Chapman
(206)684-1158
Tours and activities, such as computer
operated quiz games (Seattle Aquarium and
Pacific Science Center), and school programs
with water quality puppets; brochures and
publications; films; speakers.
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
100 Brown Farm Rd.
Olympia, Washington 98506
Contact: Ellie Henke,
Outdoor Recreation Planner
(206) 753-9467
Teacher information and assistance; group
visits by reservation; films, slide shows, games,
brochures, etc.
North Cascades Institute
2105 Highway 20
Sedro Wolley, Washington 98284
Contact: Saul Weisberg, Executive Director
(206) 856-5700
600 participants annually. A non-profit
environmental field school dedicated to
enhancing understanding and appreciation of
ecosystems of the North Cascades. Focus on
the natural and cultural history of bioregion;
offer short field seminars and workshops.
Write for newsletter and summer and winter
catalogues.
Northwest Air Pollution Authority
(Island, Skagit, Whatcom Counties)
207 Pioneer Building
Mount Vernon, Washington 98273
Contact: Terry Nyman, Control Officer
(206) 676-2223 (Bellingham)
(206) 336-5705 (ML Vernon)
Brochures and speakers on air quality,
asbestos, and wood stove emissions.
Olympic Air Pollution Control
Authority
120 E. State Avenue
Olympia, Washington 98501
Contact: Charles Peace, Control Officer
(206) 352-4881
Pacific Science Center
200 Second Ave. North
Seattle, Washington 98109
(206) 443-2898
Field studies camp program (age 9 and up) as
well as ongoing exhibitions. Films and printed
materials.
Padilla Bay National Estuarine
Research Center
Breazedale Interpretive Center
1043 Bayview Edison Rd.
Mt. Vernon, Washington 98273
Contact: Judy Friesem
(206)428-1558
Site visits; marine exhibits, saltwater aquaria,
etc.
Public Involvement and Education
and Model (PIE) Fund
217 Pine Street, Suite 1100
Seattle, Washington 98101
Contact: Sheila Kelly, Community Liaison
(206) 464-7320
Site visits, films, speakers, brochures,
scholarships etc. Volunteer monitoring,
watershed awareness, wetland protection,
business and education involvement are
among categories for which projects are
solicited.
Information on 1989-91 funding and application
process is available through the PIE/Puget
Sound Water Quality Authority staff.
Public Utility District No. 1 of
Clallam County
P.O. Box 1117
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
Contact: Larry G. Williams,
Conservation Supervisor
(206) 452-9771
Site visits, speakers, films and brochures
(limited to present and future customers in the
utility service area).
Site visits, speakers, and brochures.
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Washington
Puget Sound Air Pollution Control
Agency
200 W. Mercer St. Room 205
Seattle, Washington 98119-3958
Contact: Frank Calico
(206) 344-7322
Films and brochures. Information available
through (206) 344-7322 (King County
borrowers), (206) 383-5851 (Pierce and Kitsap
County borrowers), and 1-800-552-3565
(Snohomish County borrowers).
Puget Sound Alliance
P.O. Box 30843
Seattle, Washington 98103
(206) 363-5098
Public membership organization concerned
with the health of Puget Sound. Workshops
and speakers.
Puget Sound Water Quality
Authority
217 Pine St., Suite 1100
Seattle, Washington 98101
Contact: Beverly Wilson, Public Outreach
(206) 464-7320
Speakers and materials on the plan for Puget
Sound, slide shows on watersheds, etc.
Resource Institute
4337 Phinney Avenue N.
Suite 6
Seattle, Washington 98103
(206) 545-3718
Site visits, films, speakers, brochures,
scholarships, etc. Nonprofit organization
offering "Seminars Afloat" on seabirds and
other marine life. Several programs in
conjunction with the Puget Sound Water
Quality Authority.
Salmon/Trout Advisory Service
P.O. Box 6232
Olympia, Washington 98502
Contact: Dick Noble, President
(206) 943-4676
Site visits, films, speakers, and brochures.
Seattle Aquarium
Pier 59, Waterfront Park
Seattle, Washington 98101
Contact: Sherry Williams
(206) 386-4339
Adopt-a-beach projects for beach and marine
enhancement; aquarium tours, numerous
educational programs.
Seattle City Light
1015 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104-1198
Contact: Larry Vogel
(206) 625-3884
Audio-visual materials, teaching aids, tours and
field trips, classroom presentations and
demonstrations.
Seattle Water Department
Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (METRO)
821 Second Ave.
Seattle, Washington 98104
Contact: Mike Mercer, Judi Gladstone, or
Allan Morich
(206) 625-5674
PIPELINES: publication of student-teacher
conservation activities; speakers, videos,
watershed field trips, etc.
Snohomish County
Public Works Department
Adopt-A-Stream Foundation
P. O. Box 5558
Everett, Washington 98201
Contact: Tom Murdoch
(206) 259-9488
Training for teachers; facilitator workshop;
computer hard/software; school grants; stream
restoration; international student exchanges;
conferences; guides to Adopt-A-Stream.
Southwest
Air Pollution Control Authority
1308 N.E. 134th St. #D
Vancouver, Washington 98685
Contact: Dick Serdoz , Executive Director
(206) 574-3058
Speakers and brochures.
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Washington
Spokane County
Air Pollution Control Authority
West 1101 College, Room 230
Spokane, Washington 99201
Contact: Fred Gray, Director
Slide presentations and speakers.
Tacoma/Pierce County
Health Department
Division of Environmental Health
3629 South "D" Street
Tacoma, Washington 98408-6897
Contacts: Lois A. Dooley, Division
(206)591-6550
Kim Coble, Water Resources
(206)591-6553
Doug Pierce, Waste Management
(206)591-6047
Dick Pedlar, On-Site Sewage
(206)591-6470
Candace Ledtord,
Food and Community Safety
(206)591-6460
Brochures and programs on household
hazardous waste programs, recycling,
hazardous sites in Tacoma/Pierce County,
indoor air programs, solid waste programs, as
well as programs on vector control, paralytic
shellfish poisoning ("red tide"), food safety,
accident prevention in schools, etc.
Tacoma Audubon Society
1919 S. Tyler
Tacoma, Washington 98405
Contact: Thelma T. Gilmier,
Education Chairperson
(206) 759-0997
Slide programs on birds, plants, water, soil;
speakers, guides to accompany school groups
on field trips as a resource person; printed
handouts on birds; classroom Audubon
Adventures Program (grade 3-5); bird and
flower identification class ($20-$25 fee).
The Mountaineers
300 Third Avenue W.
Seattle, Washington 98119
Contact: Nancy Luenn, Conservation
Coordinator (until 9-89)
(206)281-8509
Monthly lectures on environmental topics.
The Mountaineers Foundation
c/o The Mountaineers
300 Third Ave W.
Seattle, Washington 98119
Contact: Nancy Luenn,
Conservation Coordinator, or
Sue Juhre
(206)281-8509
Supports a library collection on conservation
and environmental studies.
Town of Fircrest
115RamsdellSt.
Fircrest, Washington 98466
Contact: Don Morrison, Manager
(206) 564-8900
Site visits.
Town of Steilacoom
1715 Lafayette St.
Steilacoom, Washington 98388
Contact: Jim Richards, Utility Superintendent
(206)581-1900
Self-guided tours in 64-acre natural area; self-
guided tours in Farrell's Marsh (5 acres of
marshlands) on maintained trails.
Trout and Salmon Aquaculture
Services
6240 First N.W.
Seattle, Washington 98107
Contact: Tom A. Sawtell, Fish Biologist
(206) 782-7664
"Salmon as Teachers Program": workshops
for students and teachers on salmon culture in
the classroom; topics include, Puget Sound
salmon farming, history of fish culture in the
Pacific Northwest, and introduction to fish
health.
Volunteers for Outdoor Washington
Seattle Office
4516 University Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98105
(206) 545-4868
Volunteer projects include trail maintenance
and construction; lake, river and park clean-
ups. Groups or individuals can participate;
training provided. Publishes "Volunteers
Resource Guide".
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Washington
Washington Department of Ecology
Air Programs
M/SPV-11
Olympia, Washington 98504
Contact: Sandra Ives or Stu Clark
(206) 459-6256
Speakers, brochures on air quality including
asbestos, woodstoves, greenhouse effect and
general air pollution.
Department of Ecology Regional
Offices:
Eastern Regional Office
North 4601 Monroe
Spokane, Washington 99205
Contact: Jan Brzoska, Field Representative
(509) 456-5054
Teacher training workshops for curriculum on
solid waste management ("A-Way With
Waste"), natural resources and wildlife; films
and films trips; presentations by staff; litter
bags; posters; informational packets.
Information on Washington Model Litter Control
and Recycling Act.
Northwest Regional Office
4350 - 150th Avenue N.E.
Redmond, Washington 98052
Contact: Jeannie Summerhays-Ayco,
Field Representative
Jan Lingenfelter,
School Program Coordinator
(206) 885-1900
Teacher workshop program and summer youth
employment. Speakers, resources and
information on solid waste management issues,
recycling, household hazardous product, water
quality, and litter prevention.
Southwest Regional Office
7272 Cleanwater Lane
Olympia, Washington 98504-6711
Contact: Barbara Yake
(206) 753-2353
Films, speakers and brochures on liner and
recycling, hazardous wastes, water quality,
resource management, and solid waste.
Hazardous Substances Information Office
PV11
Olympia, Washington 98504-8711
Contact: Peggy Morgan and other staff
1-800-633-7585
"Community Right to Know" brochure on the
handling of hazardous substances in your
community. Brochures available ("Promises to
Keep: The Cleanup of Hazardous Waste";
"Household Chemicals: The Hidden Hazards",
etc.).
Recycling Information Office
MS PV-11
Olympia, Washington 98504
Contact: Michael L Aarhaus
1-800-RECYCLE (732-9253)
Information and brochures on litter control and
recycling and the A-Way With Waste education
program (public education presentations,
teacher training workshops, waste
management and recycling curriculum) in
cooperation with the Washington State Office
of Public Instruction, Office of the Environment
Section.
Water Resources
M/S PV-11
Olympia, Washington 98504-8711
Contact: Karen Johnson,
Public Information Officer
(206)459-6148
Speakers, brochures, and displays on water
quality, wetlands, and water resource issues.
Wetlands Section (Department of Ecology)
M/S PV-11
Olympia, Washington 98504
Contact: Brian Lynn
(206) 454-6774
Traveling displays ("Washington Wetlands"),
brochures, videotapes, "Discover Wetlands"
curriculum guide for grades 4-8, teacher
workshops, wetlands poster (July 89), and
serves as resource for teachers interested in
developing special projects related to wetlands.
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Washington
Washington Department of Natural
Resources
203 Cherberg Building, QW-21
Olympia. Washington 98504
Contact: Robert Harper
(206) 753-5330
Two-color poster, "Trees of Washington";
packets of information and material about the
celebration of Arbor Day; public beach guides;
information explaining recreational
opportunities on State-owned lands; visits and
speakers.
Washington Department of Public
Instruction
Information Services
Old Capitol Building, FG-11
Olympia, Washington 98506
Contact: Ed Strozyk
(206)753-1700
The Washington State Legislature and the
State Board of Education specify that the
environment be included as a topic of
instruction in the public school curriculum. A
comprehensive document, Environmental
Education Guidelines for Washington Schools,
has been developed by the State Superindent
of Public Instruction to form the framework for
an extensive environmental education in all
public schools. The guidelines cover a variety
of subjects with special emphasis on the
environment. They provide teachers with
suggestions for educating young people,
grades K-12, about the environment. In
addition, the State Department of Ecology has
initiated a school program called, A-Way with
Waste, to educate students on waste
management and recycling issues.
Washington Department of Social &
Health Services
Office of Environmental Health Programs
Shellfish Section
M/SLD-11
Olympia, Washington 98504
Contact: Gary Plews
(206) 753-4183
Slides, brochures, speakers, and site visits
regarding water quality and shellfish.
Washington Department of Social &
Health Services
Offico of Environmental Health
Toxic Substances Section (DSHS)
DSHS MS LD-11
Olympia, Washington 98504
Contact: Judy Stuki
(206) 586-4501
Site visits, films, speakers, brochures,
scholarships, etc. Fact sheets on subjects
relating to toxic substances:
pentachiorophenol, polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCB's) lead, indoor air pollutants (RADON,
etc.), pesticides, illegal drug labs, and more.
Washington Environmental Political
Action Committee
P.O. Box 21068
Seattle, Washington 98111
Contact: Steve Wells, Secretary
(206) 344-6895
Publishes yearly "legislative report card" which
describes key bills and how each legislator
voted.
Washington Natural Gas
815 Mercer St.
Seattle, Washington 98111
Contact: Nina Caskey,
Educational Services Supervisor
(206) 622-6767
Educational videos, speakers, brochures,
catalog, computer software and interactive
displays.
Washington Public Power Supply
System (WPPSS)
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington 99352
Contact: Mary Ann Johnson
(509) 372-5860
Tours of nuclear plants, films, brochures,
videotapes, speakers, and specially tailored
tours on specific topics (such as environmental
affairs) on request.
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Washington State Office of
Environmental Education
17011 Meridian
Seattle, Washington 98102
Contact: Tony Angell
Rika Cecil
(206) 542-7671
Educational materials on a variety of
environmental issues: including disposal of
household wastes, clean waters, streams, fish
energy, nutrition, and endangered species.
Washington State Environmental
Health Association
3045 NW. 57th Street
Seattle, Washington 98107
Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission
7150 Cleanwater Lane, KY-11
Olympia, Washington 98504-5711
Contact: Steve Starlund
General information on outdoor activities and
environmental experiences within the state.
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Regional and National
Alliance for Environmental
Education
Box1040
3421 M Street NW.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Site visits, films, speakers, brochures,
scholarships, etc. Represents an alliance of
affiliates of organizations with interest in
environmental organization; provides
information on environmental education issues,
meetings, conferences.
American Nuclear Society
Public Communications Department
555 N. Kensington Avenue
La Grange Park, Illinois 60525
1-800-323-3044
Curriculum materials: "Just How Do We Make
Electricity" (K-4) videotape; "Energy From the
Atom" lessons/work sheets; "Energy Chase
Board Game", and many other materials.
APCA
Air Pollution Control Association
P.O. Box 2861
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15230
Contact: Barbara Funk
(412)232-3444
Sourcebook on air pollution; literature; air
pollution experiments for high school students;
sourcebook on air pollution topics for grade
school and high school teachers.
Association of State and Interstate
Water Pollution Control
Administrators
444 North Capitol Street N.W., Suite 330N
Washington, D.C. 20001
Contact: Robbl Savage
(202) 624-7782
Publications for purchase.
Audubon Society (National)
950 3rd Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Contact: Elaine O'Sullivan
(212)546-9220
Site visits, films, speakers, brochures,
scholarships, etc.
(1) International Youth Ecology Camp
(2) Youth Ecology Summer Workshops
(3) "Audubon Adventures" - youth
environmental education program for 4-6
grade classrooms. Includes newsletter and
Teacher's Guide.
(4) Audubon Expedition Institute. EE program
for high school, college and grad students.
(5) Teacher workshops for working with inner
city, disadvantage^ youth populations.
Educational Development
Specialists
Distributors of the Energy Source Education
Program
5505 E. Carson Street, Suite 250
Lakewood, California, 90713
Contact: Ann Cratton
(213) 420-6814
Site visits, films, speakers, brochures,
scholarships, etc. Comprehensive energy
education program for K-12 classrooms. Units
include: teacher guide, student books, pretests
and posttests, home activity booklets, filmstrip
or video cassettes, and more.
Environmental Youth Awards
The Presidential Environmental Youth Awards
program is administered through the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. The
program encourages youth groups (schools,
camps, Campfire, Scouts, 4-H, etc.) and
individuals to promote environmental
awareness and to channel this awareness into
positive community involvement and service.
Information is available for Alaska, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington through the
Constituency Coordinator, MD-103, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200-6th
Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101, (206) 442-
4280.
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Regional and National
Film Distribution Center
13500 NE. 124th Street, Suite 2
Kirkland, Washington 98034-8010
(206) 820-2592
Free. EPA films, slideshows, and videos on
recycling, wetlands, soil, air, and water
pollution, etc.
Global Tomorrow Coalition
1325 "G" Street Northwest, Suite 915
Washington, D.C. 20005
Contact: Donald R. Leash, Director
(202) 628-4016
Private, non-profit organization to increase
educational resources on global resources,
populations, and environmental and
sustainable developmental concerns. Teacher
packets, videos, audio materials.
McDonalds Corporation
10220 NE. Points Drive, Suite 300
Kirkland, Washington 98033
Contact: Joan Tegen or your local McDonalds
(206) 827-9700
Action Pack "Ecology and Energy" (grades 4-
6); film "MeEcplogy", children relating to their
environments in ecologically productive ways
(elementary level).
National Arbor Foundation
Public Education Director
100 Arbor Avenue
Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410
Site visits, films, speakers, brochures,
scholarships, etc. The National Arbor Day
Foundation is a nonprofit organization working
toward a goal of improved tree planting and
tree care throughout America.
To achieve this goal, the Foundation uses a
variety of educational activities. Public service
advertising, endorsed by the Ad Council, is
supported by media nationwide. Information
about Arbor Day is distributed by corporations,
media individuals, and organization. The TREE
CITY USA community improvement project
assists urban forestry efforts. The
Conservation Trees program encourages the
planting of shelter-belts and other trees on the
land.
North American Association for
Environmental Education
P.O. Box 400
Troy, Ohio
(513)698-6493
Site visits, films, speakers, brochures,
scholarships, etc. Provides information on
environmental education, environmental issues
and policies; curriculum and teaching
strategies; publishes the Environmental
Communicator.
National Institute for Urban Wildlife
10921 Trotting Ridge Way
Columbia, Maryland 21044
Contact: Gomer E. Jones
(301)596-3311
Wildlife Habitat Conservation Teachers Packs
for grades 4-7.
National Parks and Conservation
Association
1015-31st Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20077-3393
Established in 1919, the Association is the only
national non-profit membership organization
that focuses on defending, promoting and
improving the National Park System. National
Parks magazine features conservation and
education issues.
National Wildlife Federation
1400 16th Street NW.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2266
1-800-432-6564
"Conserving America - A Wetlands Resource
Guide" and a variety of slide sets, videos,
booklets, etc.
Northwest Association of Marine
Educators (NAME)
P.O. Box 432
Poulsbo, Washington 98370
Contact: Karen Mattick
Non-profit group of educators interested in
marine and aquatic education (K-adult).
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Northwest Power Planning Council
850 S.W. Broadway, Suite 11100
Portland, Oregon 97025
Contact: Public Information &
Involvement Division
(503) 222-5161
or 1-800-452-2324 (toll free)
Publication: Northwest Energy NEWS.
Council develops programs to restore
Columbia fisheries and offers a regional electric
energy plan emphasizing cost-effective
conservation and renewable resources.
Sierra Club
730 Polk Street
San Francisco, California 94109
Contact: Public Affairs Dept.
(415)776-2211
Sierraecology bi-monthly newsletter for
teachers; "Wildlife Needs You", a children's
article on endangered species (50«); "School
Gardens: Earthcare in the Dooryard Garden",
a how-to article for school gardens (70s);
Public Affairs literature list
Soil Conservation Society
7515N.E. Arkeny Rd.
Ankeny, Iowa 50021-9764
Contact: Tim Kautza
(515) 289-2331
Teachers guides, booklets on conservation
education issues, such as "Improving our
Environment", and cartoon booklet.
Take Pride In America (TPIA)
USDA
Room 245-E, Administration Building
Washington, D.C. 20250
Contact: Ronn E. Hunt, Director
(202) 475-5541
TPIA is a national public awareness campaign
to encourage care for public and private natural
and cultural resources. TPIA encourages
volunteer community projects through schools
and youth organizations.
Leader's Guide and video (featuring the Oak
Ridge Boys) is available. Guide is free. The
tape ($24.98) is available from the Dub Center,
51 New Plant Court, Owings Mills, Maryland
21117.
Regional and National
U.S. Borax & Chemical Corporation
P.O. Box 75128, Sanford Station
Los Angeles, California 90075
Contact: Joe V. Kern, Manager.
Public Relations
Listed in the Elementary Teachers Guide to
Free Curriculum materials. Publications
include "Ecological Significance of Boron" (for
secondary and college-level students). Limited
number of VMS videos "With Watchful Eyes",
which concerns environmental efforts in the
exploration and development of the Quartz Hill
Molybdenum project in southeast Alaska.
United Nations Information Center
U.N. Environmental Programme
1889 "F" Street NW.
Washington, D.C. 20006
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Public Information
P. O. Box 2890
Washington, D.C. 20013-2890
Environmental quality aids including
publications on soil and water conservation,
agriculture in the classroom, etc.
United States Environmental
Protection Agency
PIC(PM-211 B)
401 "M" Street S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
Contact: Public Information Center (PIC)
(202) 382-2080
Answers public inquiries about EPA programs
and activities and offers a variety of general
non-technical information materials and a list of
books on the environment for children (grade 7-
12).
United States Environmental
Protection Agency
Region 10 Library
1200 Sixth Ave.
Seattle,. Washington 98101
Contact: Julienne Sears, Regional Librarian
(206) 442-2969
List available of environmental books for young
people. Regional EPA Library is open to the
public weekdays (8:30am-4:30pm).
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Regional and National
U.S. Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Region
Olympic National Forest
P.O. Box 2288
Olympia, Washington 98507
(206) 753-9534
Brochures on the Olympic National Forest and
Park, Seal Rock shoreline, and Wynoochee
Valley, etc.
U.S. Department of Interior
Geological Survey -
Geologic Inquiries Group
907 National Center
Reston, Washington 22092
Teaching aid packets for elementary,
secondary, and college levels to assist in
courses on geography, social studies, general
science, environment education, and
oceanography.
U.S. Geologic Survey
Books and Open-File Reports
Federal Center
Denver, Colorado 80225
General interests, publications on earth
sciences, natural resources, and the
environment.
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