Missouri Environmental Education Association

What do earthworms eat? How do earthworms move? Your little ones explore questions and more in 's "Wiggling Worms" activity. Enjoy digging for worms, making worm trail paintings, and doing the Worm Dance in this engaging activity for younger children!

This would be a great project for Green Schools!

When it's native plants vs. traditional turf grass, there is NO COMPETITION. Learn all the benefits of "rainscaping" and bring native plants to your outdoor space, reduce stormwater, and watch the benefits FLOURISH in our Rain Gardening and Rainscaping at Missouri Botanical Garden class.

🗓️Monday, June 22, 2026
📍Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Lab
⏰5 to 7 p.m.

Learn more and register: https://secure.missouribotanicalgarden.org/30236/30462

What is and why is it so prevalent in our environment and our bodies? Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aj2Ui2SDdc LESS CANCER

Contact us today to schedule a group event or visit us on our regularly scheduled shopping days. Donations are accepted by appointment. Missouri Environmental Education Association

If you are in Texas County on June 6, this is THE place to be!

Thank you L-A-D Foundation for making this program possible!

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Data centers, air pollution, climate math: Lessons from a climate and education conference New research tackles harms to learning of new data centers; how education can lead to climate action; and more

Principals, superintendents, and curriculum coordinators, come one, come all! MEEA is delighted to be on the planning committee for the upcoming Missouri Department of Conservation Symposium. See evidence on how supportive outdoor learning can be for a student’s morale, academically and emotionally. Sessions will cover connecting outdoor learning with curriculum goals across subjects, resources for linking nature, mental and physical health, education, and more!

The deadline to register is June 1st (Lunch is provided for those in attendance). Hope to see you there!
https://mochf.org/Nature-Wellness-Symposium-2026/

Want to learn about the connection between nature & human wellness? MEEA is offering an eeCourse about that! It's an 8-week online professional development opportunity from June 15th to August 10th. Courses are easy to access, allowing the flexibility of completion at your own pace. Gain knowledge on the many benefits nature provides for healthy development in children and throughout their adulthood.

Join Missouri and the Arkansas Environmental Education Association using the link below. Register before June 10th to participate!
https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/fT9qvn_UeRtagLceN4bv8w

Environmental Education in Action: Conferences, Community Events & New Research - https://mailchi.mp/a20c6329b045/february-with-meea-18253832

Are you interested in delving deeper into what environmental education means?
"Across three strands — Relationships that Sustain Us, Systems that Sustain Us, and Connections that Sustain Us" — Mark your calendars for the next upcoming conference, hosted by the Kansas and Missouri Environmental Education Association.

Go to https://meea.org/professional-development/annual-conference/ to register! Your support bridges collaborations between you & the aspiring generation of environmental advocates in Kansas & Missouri. The deadline to submit a proposal is August 28th. https://www.kacee.org/ee-conference-proposal!