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🌱 NEW resources for nature connection & science, from educators who care. Stay curious and keep exploring.
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2026 is nearly here—are you ready to begin a new chapter in EE? 📚 Shop our book sale with the @thenaaee.bsky.social now through Dec. 31: bit.ly/NAAEE2025Bookstore.
❄ Happy Holidays! Please note our hours in the coming weeks. We are a tiny team, and we value rest for all our staff:
Dec. 22: Open.
Dec. 23: Open.
Dec. 24 - Dec. 28: Closed.
Dec. 29: Open for customer service only (not shipping).
Dec. 30 - Jan. 2: Closed.
Jan. 5: Open, usual hours resume.
Dec. 22: Open.
Dec. 23: Open.
Dec. 24 - Dec. 28: Closed.
Dec. 29: Open for customer service only (not shipping).
Dec. 30 - Jan. 2: Closed.
Jan. 5: Open, usual hours resume.
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
❄ Happy Holidays! Please note our hours in the coming weeks. We are a tiny team, and we value rest for all our staff:
Dec. 22: Open.
Dec. 23: Open.
Dec. 24 - Dec. 28: Closed.
Dec. 29: Open for customer service only (not shipping).
Dec. 30 - Jan. 2: Closed.
Jan. 5: Open, usual hours resume.
Dec. 22: Open.
Dec. 23: Open.
Dec. 24 - Dec. 28: Closed.
Dec. 29: Open for customer service only (not shipping).
Dec. 30 - Jan. 2: Closed.
Jan. 5: Open, usual hours resume.
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Thirty young changemakers have been named the EE 30 Under 30 Class of 2025! Representing 21 countries, the #EE30U30 are contributing to a more sustainable and healthier future around the world. Congratulations!
🔗 Visit naaee.org/ee30under30 to learn more about their work.
🎥 youtu.be/R4r0SAaOsbU
🔗 Visit naaee.org/ee30under30 to learn more about their work.
🎥 youtu.be/R4r0SAaOsbU
EE 30 Under 30 Class of 2025 Announcement
YouTube video by North American Association for Environmental Education
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November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Thirty young changemakers have been named the EE 30 Under 30 Class of 2025! Representing 21 countries, the #EE30U30 are contributing to a more sustainable and healthier future around the world. Congratulations!
🔗 Visit naaee.org/ee30under30 to learn more about their work.
🎥 youtu.be/R4r0SAaOsbU
🔗 Visit naaee.org/ee30under30 to learn more about their work.
🎥 youtu.be/R4r0SAaOsbU
2026 is nearly here—are you ready to begin a new chapter in EE? 📚 Shop our book sale with the @thenaaee.bsky.social now through Dec. 31: bit.ly/NAAEE2025Bookstore.
December 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
2026 is nearly here—are you ready to begin a new chapter in EE? 📚 Shop our book sale with the @thenaaee.bsky.social now through Dec. 31: bit.ly/NAAEE2025Bookstore.
To all of the educators, parents, park staff, interpreters, museum staff, children, scientists, and more: Thank you for tending curiosity. We're grateful for the beautiful world you work so hard to cultivate and give back to.
💛 From your friends at Acorn Naturalists 💛
💛 From your friends at Acorn Naturalists 💛
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
To all of the educators, parents, park staff, interpreters, museum staff, children, scientists, and more: Thank you for tending curiosity. We're grateful for the beautiful world you work so hard to cultivate and give back to.
💛 From your friends at Acorn Naturalists 💛
💛 From your friends at Acorn Naturalists 💛
Get up to 40% off select books! Simply visit the Acorn Naturalists Conference Bookstore today at: www.acornnaturalists.com/products/naa...
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Get up to 40% off select books! Simply visit the Acorn Naturalists Conference Bookstore today at: www.acornnaturalists.com/products/naa...
Study salmon? The Salmon Life Cycle Models include salmon eggs, salmon fry, salmon fingerling, #salmon adult and salmon showing breeding coloration. Explore more at: www.acornnaturalists.com/salmon-life-...
March 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Study salmon? The Salmon Life Cycle Models include salmon eggs, salmon fry, salmon fingerling, #salmon adult and salmon showing breeding coloration. Explore more at: www.acornnaturalists.com/salmon-life-...
Studying frogs? The Frog Life Cycle Models include frog eggs, tadpole, tadpole without gills, tadpole with legs, and adult frog stages. For younger students, these five-piece sets are perfect for enhancing lesson plans or learning through creative play. www.acornnaturalists.com/frog-life-cy...
March 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Studying frogs? The Frog Life Cycle Models include frog eggs, tadpole, tadpole without gills, tadpole with legs, and adult frog stages. For younger students, these five-piece sets are perfect for enhancing lesson plans or learning through creative play. www.acornnaturalists.com/frog-life-cy...
When you think of Death Valley, California, do you think of fish? Most people don't! But that #desert valley has spring-fed pools that are home to the Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus). Read more: www.acornnaturalists.com/fish-in-the-... #books
March 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
When you think of Death Valley, California, do you think of fish? Most people don't! But that #desert valley has spring-fed pools that are home to the Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus). Read more: www.acornnaturalists.com/fish-in-the-... #books
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What will you discover when you step outside? 🌿 Visit acornnaturalists.com today to equip yourself for a spring filled with #wonder, connection, and hands-on learning that fosters curiosity and a deep love of #nature.
March 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What will you discover when you step outside? 🌿 Visit acornnaturalists.com today to equip yourself for a spring filled with #wonder, connection, and hands-on learning that fosters curiosity and a deep love of #nature.
🌿 What can we learn from plants when we listen to them speaking? In Can You Hear the Plants Speak, indigenous plantsman Nicholas Hummingbird calls on the legacy of his great-grandparents to remember how one drop of rain can renew connection. Buy the book: www.acornnaturalists.com/can-you-hear...
February 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🌿 What can we learn from plants when we listen to them speaking? In Can You Hear the Plants Speak, indigenous plantsman Nicholas Hummingbird calls on the legacy of his great-grandparents to remember how one drop of rain can renew connection. Buy the book: www.acornnaturalists.com/can-you-hear...
As educators, we love thinking about how art-focused activities like fish printing can solidify ideas, connect complex concepts, and help people express themselves. Read our 10 tips and complete guide to fish printing here for ideas and support: www.acornnaturalists.com/.../guide-to...
February 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
As educators, we love thinking about how art-focused activities like fish printing can solidify ideas, connect complex concepts, and help people express themselves. Read our 10 tips and complete guide to fish printing here for ideas and support: www.acornnaturalists.com/.../guide-to...
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this week, for our newsletter, @ambikamath.bsky.social wrote a bit about writing (and not writing), featuring some excellent advice from @edyong209.bsky.social!
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
August 13, 2024 at 4:51 PM
this week, for our newsletter, @ambikamath.bsky.social wrote a bit about writing (and not writing), featuring some excellent advice from @edyong209.bsky.social!
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
What's the best type of firewood to burn? The top 10 most important knots to learn? Tricks With Sticks (pictured) is small enough to bring on #hikes and big enough to cover all the basics of #outdoorsurvival. Explore more at: www.acornnaturalists.com/products/wat...
January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What's the best type of firewood to burn? The top 10 most important knots to learn? Tricks With Sticks (pictured) is small enough to bring on #hikes and big enough to cover all the basics of #outdoorsurvival. Explore more at: www.acornnaturalists.com/products/wat...
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We've put together a collection of the writers and editors who work on news, features, opinion and research at Nature magazine. Follow them all here:
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January 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We've put together a collection of the writers and editors who work on news, features, opinion and research at Nature magazine. Follow them all here:
go.bsky.app/JARysRt 🧪
go.bsky.app/JARysRt 🧪
How do you size up winter? Do you take it day by day, or season by season? One of our favorite #winter #reads for this time of year, available at: www.acornnaturalists.com/sizing-up-wi...
January 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How do you size up winter? Do you take it day by day, or season by season? One of our favorite #winter #reads for this time of year, available at: www.acornnaturalists.com/sizing-up-wi...
Who needs a poet's walk this week? And if you need 30 more ideas and #activities to take a mindful or educational trip right outside the classroom door, look no further than our Nature Circles® Schoolyard Adventure Card Set.
Exploring begins here: www.acornnaturalists.com/nature-circl...
Exploring begins here: www.acornnaturalists.com/nature-circl...
November 25, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Who needs a poet's walk this week? And if you need 30 more ideas and #activities to take a mindful or educational trip right outside the classroom door, look no further than our Nature Circles® Schoolyard Adventure Card Set.
Exploring begins here: www.acornnaturalists.com/nature-circl...
Exploring begins here: www.acornnaturalists.com/nature-circl...
🍂✏ My Nature Notes is a great journal for young learners, especially ages 5-7. Each offers light guidance with writing pages, blank pages for sketches, drawing tips, and simple checklists for observations.
Give it a look here: www.acornnaturalists.com/my-nature-no...
#naturejournal #earlyed
Give it a look here: www.acornnaturalists.com/my-nature-no...
#naturejournal #earlyed
November 14, 2024 at 4:54 PM
🍂✏ My Nature Notes is a great journal for young learners, especially ages 5-7. Each offers light guidance with writing pages, blank pages for sketches, drawing tips, and simple checklists for observations.
Give it a look here: www.acornnaturalists.com/my-nature-no...
#naturejournal #earlyed
Give it a look here: www.acornnaturalists.com/my-nature-no...
#naturejournal #earlyed
Calling all educators, interpreters, naturalists, parents, park rangers, and friends! We create NEW resources for the trail and classroom. #environmentaled #resources
November 13, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Calling all educators, interpreters, naturalists, parents, park rangers, and friends! We create NEW resources for the trail and classroom. #environmentaled #resources