Key Links

The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network is funded by the Columbia Basin Trust. Other key links for the network include:

BC Ministry of Education

• BC Ministry of Education Curriculum
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/curric/
• Environmental Concepts in the Classroom
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/environment_ed/welcome.htm

CBEEN Partners

• Columbia Basin Trust
http://www.cbt.org/main/default.asp
• Selkirk College
http://www.selkirk.ca/rr

Columbia Basin School Districts

• Rocky Mountain School District No. 6
http://www.sd6.bc.ca/
• Kootenay Lake School District No. 8
http://sd8.bc.ca/
• Southeast Kootenay School District No. 5
http://sd5.bc.ca/home.php
• Arrow Lakes School District No. 10
http://www.sd10.bc.ca/
• Revelstoke School District No. 19
http://www.sd19.bc.ca/
• Kootenay - Columbia School District No. 20
http://www.sd20.bc.ca/
• School District #57
http://www.sd57.bc.ca/

Environmental Education Organizations

• Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association
http://www.bctf.ca/eepsa/
• Wild BC
http://www.hctf.ca/wild/about.htm
• Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication
http://eecom.org/
• Columbia Basic Environmental Education Capacity Building Initiative
http://cbi.wsu.edu/
• North American Association for Environmental Education
http://www.naaee.org/
• ECO BC
http://www.ecobc.org
• Harmony Foundation
http://www.harmonyfdn.ca/
• Sierra Club of Canada - BC Chapter
The Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter\'s Education Program works to empower teachers and other environmental education providers so they can increase their students\' environmental awareness, ecological knowledge, and stewardship action skills.
http://www.sierraclub.ca/bc/index.html

Other Links

• Wildsight
http://www.wildsight.ca
• thegreenpages.ca
http://www.thegreenpages.ca/home.asp
• Ducks Unlimited Canada
http://www.ducks.ca/
• The Meatrix
Ever wondered where your meat really comes from? Follow Moopheus as you enter the Meatrix to learn about factory farming...
http://www.themeatrix.com/
• Store Wars
In this hilarious parody film about organic foods, Obi Wan Cannoli teaches Cuke Skywalker how to use the ways of "the Farm" to save the galaxy from genetically modified foods.
http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html
• Coalition for a GE Free BC
The Coalition for a GE Free BC commits to protect genetic heritage from contamination by genetically modified organisms (GMO's).
http://www.gefreebc.org/
• Re-energy.ca
Build it and they will learn! The re-energy.ca web site has comprehensive, easy-to-understand information about renewable energy and sustainable transportation. Select from topics such as wind, water, solar and biomass energy. Great resource for teachers!
http://www.re-energy.ca/
• The Climate Mash
Hilarious Climate Change Video
http://www.climatemash.org/campusclimatechallenge/
• Tomorrow's Climate Today's Challenge
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face today. The first step towards tackling the problem is to make sure everyone understands exactly what the challenge is and the difference they could make.
http://climatechallenge.coi.4ddigital.co.uk
• The Global Education Project
A resource for excellent maps that depict the state of the Earth and the environment.
http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/index.shtml
• Toxic Nation
Canadians are polluted with a toxic mix of harmful chemicals. Toxic Nation shows how your body is polluted. And what you can do to get the pollution out of you and all Canadians.
http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/toxicnation/home.php
• Board Café: Newsletter for board members
The Newsletter Exclusively for Members of Nonprofit Boards of Directors. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee, the Board Cafe(tm) offers a menu of ideas, opinion, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board service. From CompassPoint Nonprofit Services.
http://www.boardcafe.org
• Wind Power by Pembina
In 2004, Pembina embarked on an ambitious campaign to get 20,000 computers across Canada powered by the wind by 2006. This campaign makes the support of renewable energy much more tangible by connecting with one of the most useful tools in our lives: the computer.
http://www.pembina.org/wind/wind_power_computer.php
• EcoStewardship BC
The project’s objectives are to: - Promote the link between healthy ecosystems and physical health - Foster healthier lifestyles as well as a healthier environment - Increase number of people participating in outdoor stewardship activities (restoration, monitoring, clean-ups, invasive species removal)
http://www.ecostewardship.ca/index.asp
• Climate Care - Carbon Offsetting
A gift for the person who has everything AND an environmental conscience: you can purchase carbon credits to offset CO2 emissions! Check it out.
http://www.climatecare.org.uk/guardian/calculators/gift_offsets.cfm