NJ Teachers for Biodiversity

What is it?

NJT4B is a network of NJ educators interested in biodiversity and
related issues. The group has its origins in the Dodge  Foundation's
"Earthwatch Teachers in the Rain Forest", an on-going program since
1985.Dodge Foundation fellowships  have been expanded to encompass
biodiversity issues in general, to add an action component, and to
combine Dodge Fellows and veterans of the Hands Across the Water/NJ
Earth Education program in the emergent NJT4B network. 

Veteran teachers of both the Earthwatch and Hands Across the Water
experiences are the core of NJT4B, but the group is now reaching out to
include other NJ teachers interested in biodiversity. NJT4B hopes to
create a network of educators united by our common experience and our
passion for biodiversity.

What is NJT4B doing?

NJT4B conducts a Spring Gathering and Fall Gathering each year. Each
Gathering includes field experiences, workshops, presentations, panel
discussions and/or poster sessions by classroom educators and
biodiversity specialists.

This year's Spring Gathering will be held on May 17, 2008 at the Rutgers
Preparatory School in central New Jersey near New Brunswick. New Jersey
Teachers for Biodiversity and the Monarch Teacher Network is planning a
first-ever "Environmental/Sustainability Conference." This free
Conference is open to teachers, students and others and will provide a
forum to share practical steps and initiatives for sustainable schools
and everyday life. Attendance is free but educators need to
pre-register. 

For more information, contact:

Erik Mollenhauer
606 Delsea Drive
Sewell, NJ 08080
856-582-7000 x128
erikm@eirc.org