E3 Washington
E3 Washington
Project Specifications: Environmental and Sustainability Education, Project Management, Outreach and Education, Networking, Communication
The E3 Washington (Education, Environment and Economy) (www.e3washington.org) initiative was launched by the Environmental Education Association of Washington (EEAW) for an inclusive process to develop a comprehensive statewide environmental education plan that optimized environmental education for everyone who lives, learns, works, and plays in Washington State.
Lennox Insites provided support to EEAW for the many elements of the E3 Washington planning process. See below for details.
SITE
The E3 planning process covered all of Washington State from local communities and schools to non-profit organizations and universities to local, regional and state government.
ISSUE
Environmental education (EE) in Washington State had reached a critical juncture for better coordination and cooperation among different providers across all spectrums of the state – urban, suburban and rural; eastern and western Washington; and public, private or commercial sectors.
Through research from the Governor’s Council on EE, a need was identified to bring together the different education threads across many communities to develop a more visible profile and seek greater support for EE.
SOLUTION
E3 Washington (Education, Environment and Economy) was developed as an initiative by the then Environmental Education Association of Washington (EEAW) for an inclusive process to develop a comprehensive statewide environmental education plan that optimized environmental education for everyone who lives, learns, works, and plays in Washington State.
Co-Chaired by then Governor Chris Gregoire, the late Billy Frank Jr. (then Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chair) and William Ruckelshaus (former director of the US Environmental Protection Agency), the E3 Washington process brought together people in 18 different regional summits to write regional plans that contributed to a state-wide plan.
Shortly after the conclusion of the planning process, the E3 Washington planning efforts and EEAW were merged into one organization for better cooperation.
ROLE
Lennox Insites provided support to EEAW for the many elements of the E3 Washington planning process: facilitation of three regional summits, facilitation of a professional Roundtable for State Government agencies, development of an on-line Toolkit for use by E3 Washington Regional Leaders to plan their regional E3 Summits, management of the (then) on-line E3 Washington Environmental Education Resource Center and writing the King County E3 Environmental Education Plan (Metro Seattle)