2012 EEAI Annual Meeting and Conference

April 26-28
Four Rivers EE Center
Channahon, Will County, IL

Join Us in Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of EEAI!
Environmental Education has ebbed and flowed over the course of the past 40 years. Join the Environmental Education Association of Illinois to celebrate the Confluence of Progress in EE at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center where the Des Plaines, DuPage, and Kankakee Rivers merge to create the Illinois River.

• Urban Coyote Ecology and Management for Teachers
• Eco-Gaming: Using Virtual Worlds and Video Game to Teach
• Honeybees for Everyone
• Take Flight! An Integrated Bird-Watching Curriculum
• Creating the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders
• Three Days in May: When Thoreau Came Through Illinois
• Healthy Schools--From the Ground Up

• Kayak the Illinois & Michigan Canal
• Hunt for fossils at the Mazonia Braidwood Fish and Wildlife Conservation Area
• Tour the nation's first National Tallgrass Prairie in Midewin
• Learn about the Great Lakes fur trade era at the Isle a la Cache Museum
• See a large scale, award winning stream de-channelization, wetland, and wildlife habitat restoration project

The diverse offerings of concurrent sessions, workshops, and presentations will engage, invigorate and inspire you during the conference. Consider using this time to reenergize and enlighten yourself during this fantastic event at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center.

Limited Scholarships are Available to Attend the Conference
If you are a current member of EEAI, contact your regional director no later than March 1 for scholarship information:

• Northwest Region
  Richie Wolf, richie@bryonforestpreserve.com
• Northeast Region
  Suzanne Lintzenich, ownbmdz@gmail.com
• West Central Region
  Patti Brown, natureinstitute@sbcglobal.net
• East Central Region
  Erica Schneider, emschneider@urbanaparks.org
• Southern Region
  Kate Hellgren, kateh4@siu.edu

Help Support Environmental Education­—Donate to the Auction
There will be a silent auction after the Friday night dinner. Money from the auction will help support environmental education efforts in Illinois. If you are interested in donating a gift basket, prize, or educational item to auction off at the conference please contact Kelli Parke, kparke@fpdwc.org.

Conference Sponsors Needed!
EEAI seeks the financial help of organizations, community businesses and leaders to ensure the success of our 2012 conference. Your donations will contribute to environmental education throughout Illinois. In return, you will be recognized for your support of educators who are preparing the next generation to make a difference. For more information, contact Elizabeth Hagen Moeller, elizabeth.hagenmoeller@kanedupageswcd.org.

Auction Donors:

Chicago Zoological Society
Lake View Nature Center
The Conservation Foundation
Midwest Groundcovers
Forest Park Nature Center
Peace of Earth Lodge
Byron Forest Preserve District
Council for Environmental Education
Acorn Naturalists
Illinois Natural History Survey
Houlihan's
West Central Region of EEAI
East Central Region of EEAI
Northeast Region of EEAI
Northwest Region of EEAI
Laura Berry
Jen Guest
Sarah Livesay
Andy Tally
Tina Riley
Kate Caldwell
Nikki Dahlin
Janet Beach Davis
Pamela Moriearty
Angela Rafac
Kelli Parke
Jaclyn Olson
Joanne DiNovo
George Lahr
Brian "Fox" Ellis
Jeanette and Dave Zawacki

Auction Supporter
US EPA