AEEA Conference
SAVE THE DATE: March 6 & 7, 2026
Fairfield Bay Conference Center
Fairfield Bay, AR
About the Conference
Legacy of the Land: 30 Years of Learning, Leading, and Preserving Arkansas
AEEA’s Environmental and Outdoor Education Conference is a gathering that brings together classroom teachers, non-formal educators, higher education students, Master Naturalists, and conservation professionals from around Arkansas. This professional learning event consists of hands-on workshops, field tours, concurrent presentations, exhibitors, and networking opportunities.
In addition to hands-on learning, exhibitors feature available resources and programs, and the silent auction showcases Arkansas-made goods, education resources, and sustainability-focused products. The silent auction funds the AEEA mini-grant program. The conference brings together diverse attendees in some of the most beautiful locations that Arkansas has to offer.
In 2026 we will be celebrating AEEA’s 30th anniversary, and we hope you will join us!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ~ FELLOWSHIP ~ FUN
Submit a Session Proposal
We are excited to announce the Call for Proposals is open! We are looking for engaging sessions that align with the key conference strands. We welcome a variety of topics and ideas, and especially those that support the main strands and tie into our conference theme: Legacy of the Land: 30 Years of Learning, Leading, and Preserving Arkansas.
Conference Strands
- Education in Practice – planning and implementing successful environmental education programs, K-12 education, STEM, green and healthy schools, climate education, reports on new and relevant research, etc
- Naturalists in Action – exploring the wonders of Arkansas eco-regions, citizen science programs in Arkansas, etc
- Outdoors and EE Programs – outdoor recreation and environmental education, health and the outdoors, teaching in outdoor settings, access to the outdoors, etc
- Community Engagement – cultivating community partnerships, advocacy, networking, policy, exploring green careers in Arkansas, working with local government, etc
- Capacity Building – sustaining people & organizations; self-care and wellness; non-profit and EE provider capacity building; cultivating partnerships for increased capacity; program administration; successful boards; grant writing; fundraising, etc