Education

PLT GreenWorks! Grant Deadline: September 30 -- Do you have an idea for a school or community garden, a forest improvement project, a streamside restoration plan, a recycling program, or an energy conservation project? Need funds to implement it? Apply for a PLT GreenWorks! grant today!	Coastal Heritage Preserve Artist Boat is establishing a Coastal Heritage Preserve on Galveston Island and is looking for teachers interested in exploring by kayak with their students.
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EE Programs

Air-O Dynamic Curriculum Overview of the Air-O Dynamic Curriculum. The Institute embraces the challenge to develop an air quality education initiative designed for Texas educators addressing the air education needs in Texas.	Discovering Nature Camp Discovering Nature Camp is designed to get kids outside and learning about our environment. Activities include insect sweeping, making and looking for animal tracks, fishing, bird watching, geocaching and many more.
EIH/UHCL Regional Collaborative As a member of the Texas Regional Collaborative for Math and Science, the EIH/UHCL Collaborative offers professional development for science teachers.	PLT in the City This program, developed by the American Forest Foundation, is designed to advance environmental education and environmental stewardship among urban youth.
San Jacinto Marsh Restoration Project The San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park preserve is the oldest and most visited state park in Texas and the site of the Marsh Restoration Project. The Institute uses this location as a centerpiece of their natural history training for teachers of K - 6 children.	School Habitats Many schools in the Houston area are creating school habitats so that their students can have outdoor learning experiences. EIH provides many resources available to teachers who want to use the outdoors as a context for learning.
Texas Envirothon The Envirothon is the largest high school environmental competition, open to any high school student (grades 9 - 12). The Envirothon is an integrated educational experience that will enhance your students' knowledge and environmental literacy.

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News

EIH: M.S. Graduate Research Assistantship
Excellent opportunities exist for new graduate students interested in freshwater, estuarine, and marine fisheries, and limnology. Recruiting for RA starting summer 2013 session.

EIH: Senior Secretary
EIH is hiring a senior secretary. The senior secretary provides secretarial and other assigned duties for the EIH Executive Director, the Environmental Education Program Manager and for other EIH faculty and staff as needed.

Volunteer Water Quality Summer Internship
Students! The Galveston Bay Foundation is offering a 9-week Water Quality Summer Internship. The intern will be introduced to a variety of aspects of GBF’s mission and programs, with a primary focus on water quality outreach programs.