If you're an EE PROVIDER: please visit the new CREEC.org to create a master account for your organization and post your programs, resources and events. Just follow the instructions in our illustrated user guide.     

If you're a TEACHER, please visit the resource directory in 2014! You can search for programs by topic, grade level, or content standard to find the right programs to meet your needs.     

No matter what your interest in EE, you'll want to bookmark the events calendar so you can stay informed of great events and happenings in your region and throughout the state.

Tour of the New CREEC Website:

Home  This page explains about the new CREEC website and has News and Announcements. There is also a video to watch from Education by Nature.  

Search Resources  Search by topic, grade level, region, or standard to find just the right program for your teacher professional development or student programs. It's free, easy to use, and no account required!  (But if you open an account, you can save your favorites and communicate directly through the site!) 

Search Providers You can search by Providers by hitting the "Search Directory" box on this same page and link the "Browse Entire Directory" to see a list of all providers in the state or by entering all or part of an organization's name in the "Already know the provider?" box.

My Region  This is where you'll find links to all 11 Regions of the CREEC Network throughout California. The Region 8 homepage has a link to edit your newsletter preferences, an online calendar, and upcoming trainings and events.

News & Events  This page has news items such as Upcoming Conferences Spotlight and Awards & Contests Spotlight as well as other noteworthy items about environmental education on the Event Calendar. Visit the calendar often, both for statewide and regional events.

Grants This is where you'll find Grants with Rolling Deadlines, Grants with 2013 Deadlines, Grants with 2014 Deadlines, General Fundraising and 'Free Stuff' and Quick guide & Overview sections.

Partners  The Partners tab will take you the CDE and CREEC partners such as Department of Water Resources, EEI, Cal Recycle, AEOE and Project WET. This is also where the EE Providers are listed.

Contacts CREEC is administrated by the STEM Office at the California Department of Education.

 

Thank you to our Region 8 Providers who have created accounts!  

Morro Bay Bird Festival - January 18 - 20, 2014 Morro Bay Community Center 

Every Martin Luther King weekend over 450 birders visit Morro Bay, California (a Globally Important Bird Area) to view, photograph and learn more about birds. Morro Bay is located halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the Pacific Flyway. The area offers pristine beaches, beautiful state parks, an excellent natural history museum, panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, and best of all, thousands of birds. Over 200 species are usually sighted during the Festival weekend, with 211 counted in 2013!