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Upcoming events

    • October 10, 2023
    • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
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    This meetup for teachers and environmental educators will include a networking session followed by a guided tour of Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve led by Cameron Foster of the SC Department of Natural Resources. This is a free event with a maximum of 30 participants, so please register soon to reserve your spot!  

    Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve was purchased in 2001 and encompasses 201 acres along the Congaree River, with bluffs extending 200 feet above the river. The Preserve is in Calhoun County, directly across the river from Congaree National Park. 

    Wear comfortable clothes for walking/hiking and bring a water bottle and binoculars. The hike will be along easy terrain and will last approximately 45 minutes. Trail conditions include deep sand in some places. 

    Directions to Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve:

    The physical address is 255 Turkey Track Lane, Saint Matthews, SC, 29135. Once you reach Turkey Track Lane (dirt road), follow the dirt road and keep left until you pass two parking lots on your left. You will come up a gravel driveway to the hill, and once you reach the hill you should see the white Education Center.

    From Columbia: Take I-26 East (toward Charleston) to Exit 125. Turn right onto SSR31 (Old Sandy Run Road). Travel 2 miles on Old Sandy Run Road until you come to a stop sign at Highway 176. Turn right onto Highway 176 and then travel 7.6 miles. Turn left just past West Bethel Church on SSR24 known as Old Bellville Road and travel 7 miles. Turn left on to Purple Martin Road just past Mount Carmel Baptist Church and travel until you come to a stop sign at SSR25 known as Fort Motte Road. Turn left on Fort Motte Road and travel for 2.8 miles. The Heritage Preserve Sign will be on the right; turn left on Turkey Track Lane (dirt road). Drive past the two parking lots on your left and down to the Education Center. 

    From Charleston: Take I-26 West (toward Columbia) to Exit 145 (US 601). Travel north on US 601 approximately 9 miles. Turn left on SC 419 and follow SC 419 for 2.5 miles to the railroad tracks in Fort Motte. Cross the tracks and continue straight for approximately 1 mile. Turn right on Turkey Track Lane (dirt road); follow Turkey Track Lane for approximately 1 mile. Drive past the two parking lots on your left and down to the Education Center.


    • November 04, 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Folly Beach County Park

    Don’t let this opportunity flutter by! Join Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) Master Naturalists at Folly Beach County Park for a two-hour program where you will learn about, locate, and tag monarch butterflies that are currently migrating through region. Along with monarch biology and ecology, participants will learn about current threats to their population and stewardship tips to facilitate their migration. 

    We welcome members of the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina (EEASC) and the South Carolina Marine Educators Association (SCMEA) to attend as well as those individuals interested in learning more about these organizations! 

    Space is limited and those aged 18 and over are invited to register. Light refreshments and resources will be provided. Deadline to register is October 30, 2023. Questions can be sent to Heidi Champion or E.V. Bell.

    • December 12, 2023
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Leaphart Elementary School - 120 Piney Grove Rd, Columbia, SC 29210
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    Leaphart Elementary STEAM Magnet, a SC Green Step Hall of Fame School, will host our Midlands Meetup on Tuesday, December 12th from 4:00 pm -5:00 pm.

    Come network and see their amazing team, mentors, and projects that inspire us all!


Past events

September 12, 2023 September Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
August 19, 2023 Shell-abrating the Green Sea Turtle: EEASC-SCMEA Meet Up
July 11, 2023 July Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
June 22, 2023 2023 Conference: InclusivitEE
June 22, 2023 Pre-Conference Event: Take Action SC & Green Step Schools Training
June 22, 2023 Pre-Conference Event: History Tour by Queen Quet
June 21, 2023 Pre-Conference Event: Waddell Mariculture Center Tour
June 08, 2023 Eastern Section Meet Up: Seining, Seashells, and Sharks Teeth
May 18, 2023 Bat Migration at Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
May 09, 2023 May Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
March 28, 2023 March Midlands+ Meetup
March 23, 2023 Increasing EE Principles in SC Schools
March 21, 2023 Green Step Schools Gathering
March 13, 2023 InclusivitEE with SC Science Standards
March 11, 2023 Cottontown Art Crawl
February 28, 2023 Green Step Schools Gathering
February 16, 2023 Green Step Schools Gathering
February 11, 2023 CANCELED: Educator Meetup and Kalmia Gardens Tour
January 10, 2023 January Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
December 13, 2022 December Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
November 19, 2022 Make and Take: Upcycled Lightbulb Holiday Ornaments
November 17, 2022 Roper Mountain Planetarium
November 09, 2022 November Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
October 15, 2022 Green Steps School Gathering
October 14, 2022 EEASC Eastern Section and SCMEA Meet-Up Folly Finds and Fish Printing!
October 11, 2022 Field Study at Walther Farms
September 13, 2022 Meetup at Greenville Zoo
September 13, 2022 September Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
August 09, 2022 August Midlands+ Meetup
July 12, 2022 July Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
June 09, 2022 2022 Conference: Educating Outside the Box
June 09, 2022 Project Learning Tree K-8 Professional Development for Educators
June 09, 2022 Green Steps Schools Gathering
June 08, 2022 SC Adopt-A-Stream Training
June 08, 2022 Project WET/WILD Professional Development for Educators
June 05, 2022 Folly Finds and Fish Printing
May 10, 2022 May Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
May 07, 2022 Lovely in Lavender Make & Take Workshop
May 05, 2022 Western Section Meetup - NAI Brown Bag Lunch
April 12, 2022 April Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
April 09, 2022 EEASC Meetup - Lake Jocassee Boat Tour
March 08, 2022 March Midlands+ Meetup at Cook's Mountain
February 08, 2022 February Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
January 11, 2022 January Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
December 14, 2021 December Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
December 09, 2021 Western Section Meetup - Roper Mtn Science Center Tour
November 09, 2021 November Midlands Meet-Up, Social, & Officer Inauguration
October 12, 2021 October Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
September 18, 2021 EEASC Tubing Trip at Saluda Shoals Park
September 14, 2021 September Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
September 09, 2021 Happy Hour at Conestee Nature Preserve
August 28, 2021 Locklair Farm Food Forest Field Trip
August 11, 2021 Green Steps Give Away
August 10, 2021 August Midlands Meet-Up & Retirement Drop-In
July 13, 2021 July Midlands Meet-Up & Bazaar (IN PERSON)
June 10, 2021 2021 Conference: Environmental Legacy: It's Our Story. Past, Present, and Future.
June 08, 2021 June Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
May 13, 2021 Virtual Western Section Meetup
May 11, 2021 May Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
April 29, 2021 Western Section Meetup - Frogwatch
April 24, 2021 Columbia's Earth Day Celebration at Soda City
April 13, 2021 CANCELED: April Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
April 13, 2021 Discussion Forum - Marketing Best Practices
March 11, 2021 Western Section Meetup - Annie's House by Sustaining Way
March 09, 2021 March Midlands+ Meet-Up (Virtual)
February 09, 2021 February Midlands Meet-Up (Virtual)
January 12, 2021 January Midlands Meet-Up (Virtual)
December 17, 2020 Virtual Field Trips - Best Practices
December 14, 2020 Virtual Field Trips - Teachers' Experiences
December 08, 2020 December Midlands Meet-Up (Virtual)
November 12, 2020 Western Section Meetup - Night Hike!
November 10, 2020 November Midlands Meet-Up (Virtual)
October 13, 2020 October Midlands Meet-Up (Virtual)
September 24, 2020 2020 SEEA Conference: Zoom into Environmental Education [virtual edition]
September 08, 2020 September Midlands Meet-Up (Virtual)
August 11, 2020 EEASC August VIRTUAL Midlands Meet-Up
August 04, 2020 WET/PLT Environmental Education Workshop
July 30, 2020 Let' Talk Field Trips! Collaboration Meet-up!
July 27, 2020 Going Virtual with Environmental Education Field Trips
July 14, 2020 EEASC July VIRTUAL Midlands Meet-Up
June 09, 2020 EEASC June VIRTUAL Midlands Meet-Up
June 02, 2020 EEASC Western Section Virtual Meetup: Trivia Night!
May 21, 2020 What Should We Do About Summer Camp - Zoom Meeting
May 12, 2020 EEASC May VIRTUAL Midlands Meet-Up
April 22, 2020 Postponed! - Midlands Earth Day Fundraiser
April 14, 2020 POSTPONED! Principles of Nature Play + Midlands Meetup
March 29, 2020 POSTPONED Western Section Meeting | Jocassee Lake Tours
March 10, 2020 EEASC March Midlands Meet-Up
February 27, 2020 "Crayons to Candles" Make & Take Workshop
February 11, 2020 Midlands Meet-Up + Basics of Nature Interpretation
January 14, 2020 EEASC January Midlands Meet-Up
January 03, 2020 EEASC Board Retreat
November 16, 2019 November Quarterly Board Meeting
November 12, 2019 EEASC November Midlands Meet-Up
October 08, 2019 Midlands Green Step School Session + EEASC Midlands Meet-Up
September 10, 2019 EEASC September Midlands Meet-Up
September 05, 2019 Green Messaging Table @ Worlds of Creativity
August 27, 2019 Western Section Meet Up
August 17, 2019 August Quarterly Board Meeting
August 06, 2019 Fire Ecology Seminar + August Midlands Meetup
July 11, 2019 EEASC FREE Summer Material Swap
June 09, 2019 Leopold Education Project Workshop
June 09, 2019 Adopt-A-Stream Training
June 09, 2019 2019 Summer Conference: Building Community
June 09, 2019 EEASC 2019 Summer Conference Sponsorship
May 18, 2019 Quarterly Board Meeting
May 14, 2019 EEASC May Midlands Meet-Up
April 09, 2019 EEASC April Midlands Meet-Up
March 12, 2019 EEASC March Midlands Meet-Up
February 12, 2019 EEASC February Midlands Meet-Up
January 08, 2019 EEASC January Midlands Meet-Up
November 29, 2018 The Palmetto Experience
November 13, 2018 EEASC November Midlands Meet-Up
November 01, 2018 **CANCELED** Soil Science and Classroom and School Garden Composting
October 09, 2018 EEASC October Midlands Meet-Up
September 15, 2018 EEASC Board Meeting *CANCELED DUE TO HURRICANE*
September 11, 2018 EEASC September Midlands Meet-up & Tour
August 14, 2018 EEASC August Midlands Meet-Up and Tour
August 10, 2018 2018 EEASC Elections
July 10, 2018 EEASC July Midlands Meet-Up
June 15, 2018 2018 Summer Conference
May 08, 2018 How to Fund Your Great Green School Idea
April 14, 2018 EEASC Board Meeting
April 12, 2018 City Roots Farm and Market: From Field to Fork
March 13, 2018 Effective Marketing for Environmental Campaigns
March 13, 2018 EEASC March Midlands Meet-Up
February 26, 2018 How Not to Drive Yourself Crazy with Work
February 26, 2018 EEASC February Midlands Meet-Up
January 08, 2018 Green Messaging in a Black and White Society: Creating Effective Dialogue with Communities of Color
December 12, 2017 EEASC December Midlands Meet-Up
November 14, 2017 EEASC November Midlands Meet-Up
November 02, 2017 Composting Workshop
October 13, 2017 *Event Canceled* Saltwater Living at SJN
October 10, 2017 EEASC October Midlands Meet-Up
October 03, 2017 2017 EEASC Elections
September 23, 2017 EEASC Board Meeting
September 12, 2017 EEASC September Midlands Meet-Up
August 16, 2017 EEASC August Midlands Meet-Up
July 12, 2017 Campus Invaders: Studying and Managing Invasive Species in Outdoor Classrooms
July 11, 2017 EEASC July Midlands Meet-Up
June 09, 2017 EEASC Summer Conference 2017
May 11, 2017 Clean Energy Technology: Solar Panels at Home and School
May 09, 2017 EEASC May Midlands Meet-Up
April 11, 2017 EEASC April Midlands Meet-Up
March 14, 2017 Pizza Box Solar Oven Make-and-Take Workshop and Midlands Meetup
February 14, 2017 EEASC February Midlands Meet-Up
February 09, 2017 “Create for a Cause” Educator Workshop
January 10, 2017 EEASC January Midlands Meet-Up
December 13, 2016 EEASC December Midlands Meet-Up + Holiday Drop In
November 28, 2016 Monarchs, Milkweed, and Migration: A Middle School Expedition
November 15, 2016 EEASC November Midlands Meet-Up
October 11, 2016 EEASC October Midlands Meet-Up
August 08, 2016 2016 EEASC Election
June 14, 2016 EEASC Summer Conference 2016
May 10, 2016 Wildlife in the Classroom Workshop
April 14, 2016 Workshop: Seed Balls for Butterflies
March 17, 2016 City Roots Farm: Teacher Tour
January 14, 2016 Maker in the Classroom: Upcycled Gardening Projects
July 21, 2015 2015 Annual Conference
June 09, 2015 The Birds and the Bees: Schoolyard Habitat Workshop
April 13, 2015 Education/Membership Committee Conference Call
April 11, 2015 Leopold Education Project Workshop
April 02, 2015 Project Learning Tree New Facilitator Training
March 16, 2015 Membership Committee Meeting
March 09, 2015 Education Committee Meeting
February 21, 2015 *Postponed Due to Weather* Leopold Education Project Workshop
February 09, 2015 Education Committee Meeting
February 07, 2015 SC Envirothon Coaches' Training
January 27, 2015 Conference Planning Committee Call
January 26, 2015 Membership Committee Meeting
January 20, 2015 Conference Planning Committee Call
January 12, 2015 Education Committee Meeting
January 07, 2015 2015 South Carolina Outreach & Informal Educator Summit
December 21, 2014 Board Meeting: 2014-2015 Second Quarter
December 03, 2014 Awards & Recognition Committee Meeting
November 18, 2014 Compost Party
November 17, 2014 Membership Committee Meeting
November 08, 2014 Junk Art Event
November 08, 2014 Eastern Bluebird Workshop
October 28, 2014 SC EE Consortium: Tips on developing new and creative environmental lesson plans and teaching controversial issues
October 23, 2014 Project WET Facilitator Workshop
October 20, 2014 Membership Committee Meeting
October 16, 2014 Junk Art Teacher Workshop
October 13, 2014 Education Committee Meeting
September 15, 2014 Membership Committee Meeting
August 18, 2014 Membership Committee Meeting
August 11, 2014 Education Committee Meeting
July 21, 2014 Membership Committee Meeting
June 13, 2014 2014 Annual Conference
June 12, 2014 Board Meeting: 2013-2014 Fourth Quarter - Board Registration Only
June 12, 2014 Board Meeting: 2013-2014 Fourth Quarter - General Membership Registration
May 05, 2014 EEASC Education Committee Meeting
April 30, 2014 Membership Committee Meeting
April 29, 2014 Elementary Environmental Education: Open House for Educators
April 15, 2014 Early Bird Deadline: 2014 Annual Conference
March 26, 2014 Membership Committee Meeting
March 02, 2014 Board Meeting: 2013-2014 Third Quarter
February 27, 2014 Communications Committee Meeting
February 24, 2014 Environmental Communicators Story Map Workshop

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