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The Minnesota Association for Environmental Education Awards Program exists to recognize and encourage excellence in the field of environmental education.

Awards will be presented in the following categories:

• Formal Environmental Educator of the Year:  This award is presented for outstanding, ongoing efforts in infusing environmental education into school curriculum. Teachers from all subjects and grades are eligible.

• Non-formal Environmental Educator of the Year: This award is presented for exhibiting innovative and exemplary effort in providing environmental education opportunities for audiences outside the formal school system. Professional and volunteer educators who teach in non-school settings are eligible.
• Student Environmental Stewardship Award:  This award is presented for exhibiting innovative and exemplary effort in the practice of environmental stewardship at the nominee’s school or community. Students in grade school through college level are eligible for this award.
• Lifetime Achievement in Environmental Education:  This award is presented for long-term, outstanding service and contribution to the field of environmental education in Minnesota.  It is intended to recognize the efforts of those people who have had a large-scale, long-term impact in the EE field.