Winter 2021

EE News and Events 3

Ear to the Ground:Interview with Robert Steelquist 6

Empowering Elementary Students through Environmental Service-Learning
by Eileen Merritt, Tracy Harkins and Sara Rimm-Kaufman 8

Cultivating Environmental Literacy and Sustainable Food through a Community Ambassador Program
by Jessica Day, Claudia Ludwig, and Nitin S. Baliga, Institute for Systems Biology 12

Ear to the Ground:Interview with Jane Tesner Kleiner 17

Mind the Gap: How Environmental EducationCan Step Forward to Address the STEM Achievement Gap
by Robert Justin Hougham, Ph.D,, Isabelle Herde,Tempestt Morgan, Joey Zocher, Ph.D., and Sarah Olsen, Ph.D 19

Integration Can Help You Teach More Science and Environmental Education
by Jim McDonald 24

Immersive Storytelling: A Reminder to Read to Your Students Outside
by Hannah Levy, UW IslandWood graduate student 27

Children’s Grand Adventure: The Power of Potential through the Power of Place
by Sami Wolniakowski, Southern Oregon University 29

E.E. Resource Guide 31