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{nomultithumb}The Environmental Education Association of Alabama (EEAA), is a non-profit group comprised of classroom teachers and other educators, local, state, and federal agency personnel, business and industry representatives, and others involved or interested in promoting and/or teaching about the environment and the preservation of Alabama’s natural resources and history. EEAA is an affiliate of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) .

If you're not already an EEAA member, join now and take advantage of sharing, disseminating, discovering, and promoting environmental education in Alabama (and elsewhere). EEAA conducts training workshops throughout the year, hosts an annual EE Conference, offers its membership excursions to various natural sites across the state, sponsors an annual environmental awards program (BEEP) , offers financial grants to members for EE training and professional development opportunities, and maintains free thematic teaching trunks to help teachers incorporate environmental topics into their curricula.

For ALL the details about EEAA's 2010 Science & Environmental Education Conference…either clilck on the icon of the Conference brochure on the lower right side of the home page to view or download a pdf of the registration brochure. To read more about the conference, concurrent sessions and speakers, field trips, the auction and more, click on the "Read more…" link just below this article.

Planning for the EEAA Conference is in full swing now, in fact we're starting to be able to "ride the thermals" as we soar towards Guntersville in March. The conference is sure to be an enjoyable, educational experience that you don't want to miss. The EEAA Conference is always a fun and enjoyable experience that makes everyone's spirits soar!

Thursday night (March 4) will kick off the conference, and it'll be a busy night! Conference registration will open at 5 pm and everything will really get rolling by 6 pm with EEAA's annual Swap Meet. If you have old posters, rocks or fossils, biofacts, books, or anything else that you don't use anymore, here's your opportunity to trade for someone else's "gently used" materials. All you need to do is bring your swap items along with a "barter blanket" to lay out and then do your best sale s pitch to swap with other s. After the Swap Meet, EEAA has a couple of great programs on the Thursday night schedule. We'll begin  by "Soaring in the Southern Swamps " as we listen to Dr. Geoff Hill, Professor of Ornithology at Auburn University as he shares his adventures searching the swamps of the Florida panhandle trying to locate Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, a species thought to be extinct for the past 50 years. Dr. Hill will share what he and his research team found, why definitive evidence has been so hard to get, and the future of this southern icon and the southern swamps where it may still dwell. The we'll venture out into the darknss in search of some amazing creatures. EEAA member, Carl Sloan will lead us in search of incredible plants and animals, well actually one single organism that is actually part plant and part animal...lichens! This night hike will even feature some ultraviolet technology to help us find and identify these eco-indicators.

EEAA is always looking for enthusiastic members who are interested in taking on more of a leadership role in the organization. If you or someone you know would be interested in taking part in EEAA in a Board of Director capacity, consider nominating yourself or your colleague/friend for a Board position.

EEAA elects members to the Board each year during the EEAA COnference. For more information about the Board Member responsibilities, contact ANY current Board Member. And to nominate someone to the Board, click here to download a Board Nomination Form.