Teachable Moments: Wilkes County Teacher named N.C. Outstanding Conservation Education Middle School Teacher

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Wilkes County Teacher named N.C. Outstanding Conservation Education Middle School Teacher

Russell Sparks, an East Wilkes Middle School science teacher has been named North Carolina’s Outstanding Conservation Education Middle School Teacher. The award is given annually by the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Read the full article about Sparks' work and how environmental education benefits his students in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot.

Image from the Wilkes Journal-Patriot

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The N.C. Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs provides an environmental education clearinghouse, or central source, for all of the environmental education resources in the state. The office manages the N.C. Environmental Education Certification Program and serves as a liaison to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The office serves PreK-12 schools, colleges and universities, government agencies, non-profit organizations, environmental education centers, citizen groups, business and industry, libraries and the general public. The office is part of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh.