Earth: A Graphic Look at the State of the World
Viewable online at www.theglobaleducationproject.org, this extensive resource summarizes the conditions of the world's ecology and humanity and how they interact and affect each other. Visually and factually stunning, this 27" x 36" full color wall poster includes 100 charts, 15 maps, and explanatory text (in English) connecting a maze of apparently disparate issues; wealth distribution and climate change, oil supply and food production, global warming and global fisheries, population and bio-diversity. Order online or from:
The Knowers Ark
Box 241 Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0 Canada
250 935 6785

San Diego Ecocenter Open House - April 15, 2006
Celebrate Earth Day early by learning about alternative fuels at the unique alternative fuel education center, located at the only fuel station that offers five alternative fuels to the public. The on site Non-Profit EcoCenter is the nation's first educational facility dedicated to alternative fuels. Suggested open house donation is $5 per adult and $3 per child. The EcoCenter houses ten interactive, hands-on, educational exhibits that will entertain and inspire children and adults alike! More information is at http://www.sdecocenter.org

Project WILD Aquatic Educator and Facilitator Training - April 29, 2006
This free workshop will take place at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center. Participants will receive free curriculum materials and training on this award winning K-12 interdisciplinary unit. More information and a link to registration is at http://www.creec.org/region9a

Informational session on California's Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) May 1, 2006
The EEI is a result of legislation that will require educational concepts and principles to be addressed by textbooks, and encourage K-12 educators to use the environment as a context for covering California's existing content standards.
8:30am-4pm at Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute.
More information will be posted soon at http://www.creec.org/region9a

May 13, 2006: San Pedro River IMBD celebration!
Mark the date! On 13 May 2006 the Sonoran Joint Venture, Tucson Audubon Society, the Bureau of Land Management, the Friends of the San Pedro, and many other partners, with funding support from the U.S. Forest Service International Program, will host an International Migratory Bird Day Celebration at the San Pedro House in Sierra Vista, Arizona. We are currently in the planning stages, so please contact Jennie Duberstein at Jennie_duberstein@fws.gov if your organization would like to be involved and visit http://www.sonoranjv.org/ for more details.

Wetland Avengers/Campeones de los Cañones
We invite your participation in Wetland Avengers/Campeones de los Cañones on Saturday, April 29th! This year's event is emphasizing the importance of wetlands and watersheds and the connectivity of our bioregion and is being held on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border at Border Field State Park and Canon de los Sauces. During the event, "Base Camp" will be filled with activities for youth and families and informational booths about wetlands, watersheds, water quality, and related issues.
For more information contact Lindsay Goodwin at lindsaygoodwin@aquaticadventures.org, or visit www.aquaticadventures.org

Environmental Education Fellowship
Full time temporary fellowship position is available at the Prescott College Field Station in Kino Bay, Sonora, Mexico, as part of the Kino Bay Environmental Education Program (EEP). The program provides children from the small fishing community of Kino Bay with the knowledge, motivation and skills to become involved in sustainable resource management and conservation efforts in the ecologically rich Midriff Island Region of the Gulf of California, Sonora, Mexico. For more information go to:
http://www.ConBio.org/scb/services/jobs/detail.cfm?id=6508

Border Institute VIII - Cooperation on Planning and Operation of Transboundary Watersheds: Sharing Data across Borders
The Border Institute series is intended to convene top-level policy-makers, scientists, and resource managers in a thoughtful and informed discussion of a timely issue in a border-wide and long-term context -addressing the problems of tomorrow by engaging in a longer, larger, and more integrated view today. SCERP's eighth annual policy conference (Border Institute VIII) will examine watershed management approaches applied in both the United States and in Mexico. It will also examine efforts to develop collaborative watershed management across international boundaries. 22-24 May 2006, Rio Rico, Arizona. Contact: D. Rick Von Schoik at scerp@mail.sdsu.edu.