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RECENT NEWS FROM FERRY BEACH ECOLOGY SCHOOL:

April 2008: Drew Dumsch is interviewed for the 6pm news while at the Maine Environmental Education Association conference about "Nature Deficit Disorder." And look for our own Meg Edstrom as she leads a workshop at the conference which was held at the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset on April 4th.

March 2008: Terrific turn out at Cinque Terre for the first Annual ECO APPETITO to benefit Ferry Beach Ecology School

Nov. 2007: Take a look at the latest issue of "Ecology Matters" the newsletter of Ferry Beach Ecology School. Download it as a PDF version here.

OCT 2007: FBES Takes A Bigger Role in 7th Annual Pumpkin Fest

JUNE 2007: Drew Dumsch Named Outstanding Environmental Science Educator of the Year by USM Environmental Science Faculty

MAY 2007: Starbucks Awards $10,000 Foundation Grant to Ferry Beach Ecology School to Bring Local Schools to Seaside Campus

Check out videos and recent news stories about Ferry Beach Ecology School:

Patriot´s Day Storm aftermath serves as a teaching tool on Earth Day at Ferry Beach Ecology School. Aired April 2007, WCSH-TV 6 Portland (2:4 0 minutes.)

Bill Green's Maine visits FBES - originally aired Oct 9, 2006. WCSH-TV 6 Portland (2:46 minutes)

ECOLOGY MATTERS NEWSLETTER
Ecology Matters is our newsletter of news and views from Ferry Beach. You can download a digital copy for yourself here or if you'd like to be on our mailing list and receive a printed version, please send a note to Maggie Daigle, Community Relations Director at maggie@fbes.org

Click on the image below to download a pdf of our most recent newsletter:

Winter 2007 Ecology Matters (2.5 mbs)

PAST NEWSLETTERS:
Click on the image below to download a pdf of our past newsletters:

Ecology Matters Fall 2006 newsletter
Fall 2006 Ecology Matters (2.6 mbs)

Ecology Matters Spring2006 newsletter
Spring 2006 Ecology Matters (820 K)

RAVE REVIEWS FOR ABCs OF ECOLOGY
Our 230-page teaching curriculum, The ABCs of Ecology: An Educator's Guide to Learning Outside got a terrific review in the winter 2007 Green Teacher magazine. Check out our book on our store page.
ABCs of Ecology Book Cover