Four Winds Nature Institute

This winter, Four Winds Nature Institute, in partnership with Vermont's Statewide Environmental Education Programs alliance, is hosting a statewide conversation on environmental literacy in Vermont. 

We invite you to share your ideas and suggestions!

For more information, visit the Environmental Literacy Vermont website.

What is environmental literacy?

Environmental literacy includes:

An understanding of the Earth as a physical system, the living environment, and humans and their societies;

A familiarity with some basic modes of inquiry, critical thinking and problem solving skills, and an ability to interpret and synthesize information;

An understanding of the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in order to participate in resolving issues;

Motivation and empowerment to act...understanding that what people do as individuals and groups can make a difference.

What is being done about it?

Currently, Vermont's Statewide Environmental Education Progams, in partnership with the Four Winds Nature Institute, is working on a project to discuss environmental literacy across the state of Vermont.  This project has three goals:

To examine the roles and responsibilities of different sectors in increasing environmental literacy;

To highlight model programs in organizations and communities around the state;

To identify opportunities for increasing environmental literacy in Vermont.

This is a public conversation. We want your input and ideas, stories and solutions.

Visit Environmental Literacy Vermont for dialogue dates and places.  We look forward to seeing you at one of these gatherings.

For additional information

Please contact Jen Brown, Vermont's Environmental Literacy Project Coordinator, and we hope to see you and hear from you this winter!

Email Jen or call Four Winds at 802-353-9440 with any questions.