Rhode Island Environmental
Education Association
URI launched a new Environmental Education B.S. degree program. Read more about the experience of the first students – Christina Sage, David Leclair, and Julia Souza
Join us on Thursday, May 21, at 12:00pm for a Virtual Lunch & Learn: Office Hour. Connect and discuss environmental education in Rhode Island!
Please welcome Lizz Malloy, RIEEA’s new Program Manager, who will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of RI Envirothon, a high school environmental education competition.
RIEEA Member Spotlight: Eastern RI Conservation District, an organization that facilitates conservation of natural resources. Ploggers needed for Newport Marathon on 4/18!
RIEEA Member Spotlight: Open fArms Retreat, a small teaching farm in Northern RI, is hosting free workshops this spring. Registration is required.
Please join us in congratulating the 5 outstanding recipients of our 2026 Environmental Studies Scholarships: Magnus Caspersen, James Tzul, Brady Casady, Henry Humphreys, and Jet Nascimento!
Join us on Thursday, April 16, at 12:00pm for a Virtual Lunch & Learn about Helpful Tools & Platforms that you can use to make your work easier!
RI’s statewide day of giving, 401Gives, is 6am on 3/31 through 6pm on 4/1. Please support RIEEA so that we can continue to be Rhode Island’s resource hub for environmental education!
Presented at the 2026 Rhode Island Science and Engineering Fair, RIEEA awarded Jinseo Kim and Daniela Pinto the Environmental Education Award, honoring participatory learning for a sustainable future.
Throughout May, the RI School Recycling Project, a nonprofit that promotes reducing, reusing, and recycling in school lunchrooms through hands-on learning, is offering free programming to celebrate “Compost Celebration Month.”