This website is a portal to some of the best ideas, resources and tools for teaching outdoor education, environmental education, place-based education and sustainability education. It is intended to address the needs of K-12 classroom teachers, non-formal educators, teacher trainers and homeschooling parents who are seeking to promote environmental literacy and stewardship within their community.
Welcome to the CLEARING website!

CLEARING is a quarterly online and print magazine that gives you creative ideas, unique perspectives, proven strategies, and access to high quality teaching resources and activities for
environmental and place-based education
in the classroom or nature center.

REGULAR THEMES:
EE Across the Curriculum
Understanding Global Warming
Sustainability
Edible Schoolyard
Community-based Learning
No Child Left inside/Reconnecting to the Natural World
Exploring Alternative Energy
Environmental Justice

Who reads CLEARING?
In 2008-09, CLEARING will reach over 15,000 educators who live and work primarily in the western U.S. and Canada. In addition to individual readers, members of the Environmental Education Associations of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, California and Nevada receive CLEARING as part of their membership benefits.

Why should you subscribe?
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EVERY ISSUE CONTAINS:
• Activity ideas sorted by grade level and subject area
• Proven lesson plans to integrate environmental concepts into every teaching situation
• New and classic resources, including videos, games, kits, etc.
• Reviews of EE resources by seasoned educators

...plus, you will be inspired by success stories from schools and communities throughout the region, become informed of news in your region by reports from state and provincial EE Associations, and much, much more!

CLEARING is an indispensible resource for anyone who believes in
education for a sustainable future.
Sample Issue

CLEARING is now available in a unique on-line format. Check out this sample issue to see this exciting new way to interact with the ideas, activities and resources of CLEARING!
In the next issue:
September 2008

• Top 6 Ways to Use Environmental Education to Achieve your Teaching Goals

• Island Biogeography and Teaching About Biodiversity

• Works in Progress (Sneak up on them, and they'll learn...)

• Salmon in (and out) of the Classroom

• What Were We Thinking? Putting on a Watershed Festival

• Place-based Writing and Children

and much more!

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Clearing • Creative Educational Networks (Non-profit ID No. 93-0752542)
• PO Box 82954, Portland Oregon USA 97282
• (503) 238-8571 • e-mail: editor(at)clearingmagazine.org
Last updated: 08/21/08