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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WEEK ENCOURAGES FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:

In an effort to increase environmental education in classrooms and provide opportunities for students to experience the environment firsthand, April 13 - 19 has been declared Environmental Education Week in Minnesota. Educators are being provided with activities and encouraged to develop partnerships with schools, nature centers, zoos, museums, science centers and parks.

"The Minnesota Report Card on Environmental Literacy illustrates that there is still a need for citizens to be informed on environmental matters," says Lee Ann Landstrom, chairperson of the Environmental Education Advisory Board (EEAB), the ...

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