March Celebrations and Updates
Let's Celebrate! In March...
We welcomed two new members in Watauga County, bringing their county total from five to seven members!
We welcomed one new member in Harnett County, bringing their county total from five to six members!
We welcomed one new member in Avery County, bringing their county total from four to five members!
We welcomed one new member in Cleveland County, bringing their county total from three to four members: thank you, Broad River Greenway, for joining EENC's Organizational Membership community as a Bronze-level Organizational Member!
We welcomed one new member in Brunswick County, bringing their county total from two to three members!
We welcomed one new member in Macon County, bringing their county total from two to three members!
We welcomed one new member in Nash County, bringing their county total from two to three members!
We welcomed one new member in Richmond County, bringing their county total from two to three members!
We welcomed one new member in Burke County, bringing their county total from one to two members!
We welcomed one new member in Caldwell County, bringing their county total from one to two members!
We welcomed one new member in Halifax County, bringing their county total from one to two members!
Current Status: As of April 1st, 2024...
EENC has 497 total members across all membership levels;
Those 497 members have reported working across 71 counties in NC;
29 counties have no reported members;
52 counties have only 1-5 reported members.
Counties with No Reported Members as of 4/1/24 (click to expand):
Anson
Ashe
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Camden
Caswell
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Currituck
Gates
Graham
Greene
Hertford
Jones
Lee
Martin
Mitchell
Montgomery
Northampton
Pender
Perquimans
Vance
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Wilson
Yadkin
Let's "spring" into action this month to reach even more counties and members! Next update coming 4/30/24.
February Celebrations and Updates
Let's Celebrate! In February...
We welcomed our first members in Richmond County! Welcome, Brittany and Adam Smith of Flora & Fauna Festivities, LLC – thank you for joining our community as a Bronze Organizational Member.
"Environmental education is vital because without a fundamental understanding of the intricate processes and relationships that shape our planet, it's challenging to truly appreciate the invaluable contributions of Mother Nature to our lives. This understanding is crucial not only for children but also for adults, as environmental education empowers individuals of all ages to have the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions." - Brittany Smith, Flora & Fauna Festivities
We welcomed our first member in Craven County! Welcome, Somer Peede of the Coastal Environmental Partnership! Thank you for joining our community as a New to EE Member, and for gifting your included Honorary Membership to Kelli Miller of Craven County Schools.
We colored in Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland counties! Thank you, Professional Member Erika Young of the North Carolina Sea Grant, for updating your profile when renewing your annual membership to share the counties where you work.
"Environmental education is important to me because I want people to have curiosity of who and what they share the planet with, confidence in the world around them, and concern when they are fearful. My goal is to enrich understanding of the planet's ecosystems and empower to take action to preserve our environment for future generations." - Erika Young, NC Sea Grant
We welcomed four new members in Carteret County, bringing their county total from two to six members!
We welcomed one new member in Stanly County, bringing their county total from one to two members!
We welcomed two new members in Cumberland County, bringing their county total from five to seven members!
Current Status: As of February 29th, 2024...
EENC has 521 total members across all membership levels;
Those 521 members have reported working across 73 counties in NC;
27 counties have no reported members;
54 counties have only 1-5 reported members.
Counties with No Reported Members as of 2/29/24 (click to expand):
Anson
Ashe
Bladen
Camden
Caswell
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Currituck
Gates
Graham
Greene
Hertford
Jones
Lee
Martin
Mitchell
Montgomery
Northampton
Pender
Perquimans
Vance
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Wilson
Yadkin
Who do you know in one of the currently unrepresented counties listed above? Send them the link to this article and encourage them to join our membership community as part of the Road to 100! Next update coming 4/1/24 – let's see if we can reach 75 counties by then!
January Celebrations and Updates
Let’s Celebrate! In the first month of the Road to 100 Challenge…
We welcomed our first member in Hyde County! Welcome, Karen Teklinsky of the Ocracoke School! Thank you for joining our community as a Professional Member through the NC Stream Watch Educator Cohort – and for gifting your included Honorary Membership to fellow Ocracoke Science Teacher Louise Salerno!
"Environmental Education is important to me because it builds students' awareness of real world issues around them. It inculcates respect for nature and a love for our phenomenal natural world." -Karen Teklinksy, Ocracoke School
We "colored in" Cleveland County! Thank you to existing EENC Senior Member Miriam Ash-Jones and Life Members David Marshall and Nancy Scism for updating your profiles and repping your county community.
We welcomed three new members in Brunswick County, which previously only had one representative, for a new county total of four members!
We welcomed one new member in Dare County, bringing their county total from three to four members!
We welcomed one new member in Franklin County, bringing their county total from three to four members!
Current Status: As of January 31st, 2024…
EENC has 537 (+9 from 1/1/24) total members across all membership levels;
Those 537 members have reported working across 71 (+2) counties in NC;
29 (-2) counties have no reported members;
50 counties have only 1-5 reported members.
Counties with No Reported Members as of 1/31/24 (click to expand):
Anson
Bladen
Camden
Caswell
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Currituck
Gates
Graham
Greene
Hoke
Jones
Lee
Martin
Mitchell
Montgomery
Northampton
Pender
Perquimans
Richmond
Robeson
Scotland
Vance
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Wilson
Yadkin
Update: More Prizes!
Our partners at the Outdoor Learning Store and Take Me Outside heard about the Road to 100 Challenge, and reached out to generously donate a $100 gift certificate each to their respective online stores for us to share with our new members! Now, in addition to the first new member to join EENC in each unrepresented county receiving a giftable EENC Honorary Membership to share with a colleague, all new and existing members reporting previously unrepresented counties will be entered to win these gift cards at the end of the year – or when we reach our 100 county goal, whichever comes first! We are eager to make these additional prizes to our growing membership community, and we thank the Outdoor Learning Store and Take Me Outside for supporting this challenge.
Let’s keep up the momentum! Who can you tell about the Road to 100 Challenge? Who in your network of educators and supporters should become EENC members? Help us get the word out by sharing this blog post through your social media channels!
Next update coming 2/29/24. Until then, we’re on the road again!