Rhode Island Environmental
Education Association
RIEEA Member Spotlight: GEMS-Net, a program at URI that supports the implementation of OpenSciEd within partnering school districts across the state.
Join us on Thursday, June 18, at 12:00pm for a Virtual Lunch & Learn. GEMS-Net Director, Dr. Caroline Stabile and Education Specialist, Zack Orefice will be our guests to talk about the adoption of OpenSciEd.
Welcome to our team! Meet new RIEEA board members Chrystal Mars Baker and James Tzul, who are joining us for 2026.
On Thursday, May 7, youth from School One, The Greene School, and Groundwork Rhode Island came together to share the projects they’ve been developing since the Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference last November.
Meet board member James Tzul, Youth and Community Program Coordinator for Groundwork Rhode Island and Coordinator for the Green Change Makers, a program for Pawtucket/Central Falls high school aged youth
Meet board member Chrystal Mars Baker, a Narragansett Tribal citizen, educator, and advocate, and the Education Manager at the Tomaquag Museum
RIEEA Member Spotlight: Creation Care Ministries is hosting a Family Wild Worship at the Norman Bird Sanctuary on Saturday, May 16, from 2–4pm.
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.