Arkansas EE Directory
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Arkansas Environmental Education Resource Directory
AEEA has compiled a list of environmental learning programs and events in Arkansas. Included are a variety of education options for students, professional development for adults, and community events. This list is a work in progress. Please submit your information via this Google Form if you would like to be included.
Project WET
Project WET (Water Education Today) is an international, interdisciplinary water science education program with the goal of advancing water education to understand global challenges and inspire local solutions. AEEA serves as the Host Institution for Project WET in Arkansas, providing training workshops to classroom teachers and non-formal educators on diverse water topics so that those educators can reach learners with objective, experiential, science-based water education.
Project Website:
https://arkansasee.org/project-wet/
(501) 773-1107
Contact: Sophia Stephenson | director@arkansasee.org
Recycle Saline
Recycle Saline is one of nineteen Solid Waste Districts in the state of Arkansas. At Recycle Saline we incorporate recycling programs, recycling education, enforcement, sustaining waste hauling practices, and special waste material provisions to handle solid waste in an environmentally sound manner.
Project Website:
www.recyclesaline.org
114 West Sevier Street
Benton, AR 72015
(501) 776-2533
Contact: Tiffany Dunn | tiffany@recyclesaline.org
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History is a small history museum which serves the public by preserving and providing resources for finding meaning, enjoyment, and inspiration in the exploration of the Arkansas Ozarks. Our physical outreach region is the six counties of Northwest Arkansas, but our virtual outreach region has expanded to where ever we are invited.
Website: https://shilohmuseum.org/
118 West Johnson Avenue
Springdale, AR 72764
(479) 750-8165
Contact: Judy Costello | jcostello@springdalear.gov
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, Inc
TCWR is a 501(c)3 non-profit and GFAS Accredited sanctuary rescuing exotic big cats and bears from the exotic pet trade/entertainment industry. Founded in 1992, we have rescued over 400 animals since the beginning from 20 different states.
Project Website:
https://www.turpentinecreek.org/
239 Turpentine Creek Lane
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
(479) 253-5841
Contact: Beckie Moore | education@turnpentinecreek.org
U.S. Green Building Council
We are a global leader in advancing green schools and providing school districts and education leaders with what they need to create sustainable, healthy, resilient and equitable learning environments. We offer professional networks, educational resources, and industry-recognized tools to bring sustainability to life in the classroom and encourage communities to work together toward a future that is healthier for people and the planet.
Project Website:
http://www.centerforgreenschools.org
(501) 786-5522
Contact: Jenny Wiedower | jwiedower@usgbc.org
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
I am a professor in the Earth Science Department at UA Little Rock. My expertise is in the fields of environmental geology, water quality, contaminants, groundwater, energy and the environment, and geology and health. My students and I have many local research projects that pertain to environmental issues and water quality.
Project Website:
https://ualr.edu/earthsciences/laura-s-ruhl/
2801 S. University Avenue
Fribourgh Hall 309
Little Rock, AR
(501) 916-5760
Contact: Laura Ruhl | lsruhl@ualr.edu
University of Arkansas Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences
CSES provides superior undergraduate and graduate education and conducts innovative research in the crop, soil, and environmental sciences.
Project Website:
115 Plant Science Building
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-5726
Contact: Holly Yeatman | hyeatman@uark.edu
University of Arkansas Herbarium
The University of Arkansas Herbarium preserves dried plant specimens that document the diversity and distribution of the
vascular and non-vascular plants of Arkansas. The collection is available for study by researchers and university/college students, and much of the collection is also available through an online database.
Project Website:
https://fulbright.uark.edu/departments/biology/herbarium/index.php
(479) 575-4372
Contact: Jennifer Ogle | jogle@uark.edu
University of Arkansas STEM Center for Mathematics and Science Education
We provides quality resources and materials to the home, private and public education community. The Arkansas NASA Educator Resource Center, located within CMASE, is the state’s dissemination point for education materials provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Its resources and school/classroom presentations are free of charge. We are a training site for the GLOBE Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), which is an international hands-on, primary and secondary school-based environmental education and science program.
Project Website:
346 N West Avenue WAAX 202
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-3875
Contact: Shawn Bell | seb010@uark.edu
University of Arkansas STEM Center for Mathematics and Science Education, GLOBE Program
The GLOBE Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is an international hands-on, primary and secondary school-based environmental education and science program. GLOBE Training for teachers can be scheduled by request.
Project Website:
https://cmase.uark.edu/globe.php
346 N West Avenue WAAX 202
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-3875
Contact: Shawn Bell | seb010@uark.edu
