Rhode Island Environmental
Education Association
Meet board member Zack Sirowich, an environmental educator, CTE teacher, and adjunct professor who teaches Agriculture and Marine Professions at Narragansett High School and Environmental Education at the University of Rhode Island.
Registration closes this Thursday, Oct. 29, for the 2026 Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference at the Roger Williams Park Zoo.
We hope you will join us as we recognize and celebrate the 2026 Environmental Education Award Winners – Lara Haggerty, Layla Farahbakhsh, Avery Walsh, and Save The Bay – at a ceremony on Wednesday, October 21, 6:00-8:00pm, at the Save The Bay Center in Providence.
RIEEA is thrilled to introduce the featured presenters for our Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference – Ayana Melvan, Eli Nixon, Ocean State Media with Colleen Kenyon & Gabby Sanchez, and SJ Jennings
RIEEA is excited to announce that our upcoming Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference on November 7, 2026 will feature a presentation and workshop with Colleen Kenyon and Gabby Sanchez of Ocean State Media.
RIEEA is excited to announce that our upcoming Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference on November 7, 2026 will feature a presentation and workshop with SJ Jennings.
RIEEA is excited to announce that our upcoming Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference on November 7, 2026 will feature a presentation and workshop with Ayana Melvan.
RIEEA is excited to announce that our upcoming Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference on November 7, 2026 will feature a presentation and workshop with Eli Nixon.
RIEEA Member Spotlight: 15 Minute Field Trips. Two upcoming free programs: Tree I.D. walk on Saturday, October 3 and Mini Bioblitz on Sunday, October 4.
Join us in celebrating Save The Bay as our 2026 Organization of the Year! For more than three decades, Save The Bay’s education team has connected Rhode Islanders with the Bay through hands-on, experiential, and place-based learning. Today, the organization’s education team partners with 26 of Rhode Island’s 38 public school districts.
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.