The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
Contact: Dr. Laura Murray

The UMCES Environmental Science Education Center has been in existence for over 25 years and has linked UMCES research with education in a variety of teacher and student programs, including research based workshops, graduate courses for teachers, and summer research internships.

Partnerships established under COSEE with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nationally renowned informal education institution, and with over 60 educators in three states (Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia, and the Maryland State Department of Education greatly enhance the application of research to education.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's award winning education program strives to build stewardship for the Bay, while enhancing student performance.

Using the educational goals of the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement, CBF’s authentic, field-based learning opportunities help national and state educational standards come alive for students. CBF operates 21 educational programs across the watershed, 11 in Maryland, 8 in Virginia, 1 in Washington, DC and 1 in Pennsylvania. CBF provides more than 40,000 field opportunities to Maryland Teachers and Students each year and reaches an additional 150,000 through its classroom curriculum, Chesapeake Choices and Challenges.

Pulse People:
Mike Newman

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