Rhode Island Environmental
Education Association
We are proud to recognize Avery Walsh as our 2026 Youth Leader of the Year! Avery is a student leader and co-president of Mt. Hope High School’s Environmental Club, who has turned a passion for environmental and social justice into meaningful action in her school and community.
We are proud to recognize Layla Farahbakhsh as our 2026 Educator of the Year! Layla is an environmental educator serving as the Nuestros Bosques (Our Forests) program coordinator with Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and helps facilitate the Arboleros Forestry Program in collaboration with PNPP.
RIEEA Member Spotlight: NE Basecamp. Now enrolling for Fall 2026 Cohort! Sign up today for NE Basecamp’s PK-5 Integrated STEM (i-STEM) RIDE Endorsement Course!
We are proud to recognize Lara Haggerty as our 2026 Teacher of the Year! Lara is a science educator and instructional leader at The Greene School (TGS) who is helping shape environmental and science education well beyond her own classroom.
RIEEA Member Spotlight: Stormwater Innovation Center. Check out the Watershed Walk, a new public art and signage installation at Roger Williams Park highlighting our local watershed and ecosystem
RIEEA Member Spotlight: Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation. Free facilities tours on select Wednesdays and Saturdays until early November
Congratulations to our 2026 Environmental Education Award winners: Lara Haggerty, Layla Farahbakhsh, Avery Walsh, and Save The Bay
A letter from the Rhode Island Afterschool Network concerning the $17 Billion settlement with Meta.
RIEEA Member Spotlight: The Empowerment Factory. Celebrate the 10th Annual Healthy Living Community Event on Saturday, August 29, from 11am-4pm at Slater Park as part of the Pawtucket Arts Festival!
RIEEA is pleased to announce a series of workshops, each building off of the theme of Education Through Cultivation: Rooting Teaching, Farming, & Healing in Relationship to the Land
RIEEA Member Spotlight: Climate Jobs RI. Restore Granite Park Volunteer Event on Saturday, July 18, from 9am-12pm in Pawtucket
Join us on Thursday, July 16, at 12:00pm for a Virtual Lunch & Learn: Office Hour. Connect & discuss environmental education in RI