Western Kentucky University

Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability - CEES

Newly develop landscape design for the Durbin Estate Projectexcavator digging an area for a pondEarth Force training at Bowling Green Jr. High SchoolCarl Lombardi mixes with the audience getting them to act like grass for the story of The LoraxJason Weatherford displays duck boxes before posting to trees for class projectlbl participants are installing a butterfly garden as a service learning project4th grade students from McNeil Ele. are searching for macro invertabrae at Trammel CreekPotter-Gray Elementary School at Tremmel testing water qualityBGISD supported a rain barrel construction workshop for 17 families.WKU-Child Care Center pre-kindergarden students plant a garden

Newly develop landscape design for the Durbin Estate Project

Ground breaking of the Durbin Estate project with a vernal pond installation August 3, 2012.

Earth Force training at Bowling Green Jr. High School

Carl Lombardi gets the audience engaged with the story about The Lorax

ENVE 585: Independent Studies project

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LBL participants are installing a butterfly garden as a service learning project

Potter-Gray Elementary School at Trammel Creek for testing water quality

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Welcome to CEES

Welcome to the WKU Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability (CEES). Formerly the Center for Mathematics, Science and Environment Education (CMSEE), we have been in existence at WKU for over 25 years. The Center works with formal and non-formal educators from preK through adult and has become nationally and internationally recognized for many of its programs.

 

Mission Statement

The CEES works in partnership with WKU and a broad set of stakeholders to provide resources and leadership to advance environmental education and education for a sustainable future.  The Center builds upon existing relationships to create new networks, education programs, and models, through professional development, community service and research.


Latest News

Vernal pond installed at Durbin Project
After more than a year of planning, the WKU-Habitat for Humanity (HFH) Durbin Project broke ground on Friday, Aug. 3rd with the installation of a vernal pond. Most of the work was completed as planned, with wetland plantings to be done later this fall.
Science in the Stream
The season of Fall welcomes Potter-Gray Elementary School to Trammel Creek in Alvaton, KY to learn about water quality testing.
Habitat for Humanity Green Infrastructure Statewide Demonstraton
The CEES has been awarded a 3-year $655,000 grant 319(h) nonpoint source (NPS) pollution grant from the Kentucky Division of Water. This is a partnership project between WKU, Habitat for Humanity and other regional partners.

Spotlight On

Science in the Stream
Science in the Stream
The season of Fall welcomes Potter-Gray Elementary School to Trammel Creek in Alvaton, KY to learn about water quality testing.
WKU-Child Care Center (CCC) Pre-Kindergarden Garden Club
WKU-Child Care Center (CCC) Pre-Kindergarden Garden Club
The Center's office associate, Trish Sowell worked with CCC teacher, Linda Jenkins, and CCC's facilities associate, Dan Burch, with planning and developing an area for the pre- kindergarden students to plant seeds and study the growth of plants.




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Upcoming Events / News

(LBL) ENVE 580: Instructional Strategies in Environmental Education

We are now taking applications for the ENVE 580:  Instructional Strategies in Environmental Education. For more information about this summer institute, click here.

Durbin Estate Project

 

Durbin Estate gets a landscaping design for water basin and bio-retention swell.

 landscape design map for water basin, bio-retention swell

 

Vernal pond installed at Durbin Project 
(Press release)

After more than a year of planning, the WKU-Habitat for Humanity (HfH) Durbin Project broke ground on Friday, Aug. 3rd with the installation of a vernal pond.  Most of the work was completed as planned, with wetland plantings to be done later this fall.

For a five minute slideshow of the vernal pond installation, click here.

 

WKU center receives $297,000 grant extension for Durbin Project
(Press release)

The WKU Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability (CEES) has received a $297,000 grant extension over 18 months from the Kentucky Division of Water to support construction at the WKU-Habitat for Humanity (HFH) Durbin Project. 

 Last Modified 3/22/13