Moon cycle: New Moon: 29th March 2025 Full Moon: 13th April 2025 New Moon: 27th April 2025 Pink Moon / Egg Moon April’s full moon is known in North America as ‘Pink Moon’ after an early blooming pink wildflower native to parts of the continent – the ‘Creeping phlox’ or ‘Moss phlox’ (Phlox subulate). An…
Here is NAEE’s latest round-up of news… Walk Under Trees with LEEF in London Poppy tells us that LEEF (London Environmental Educators Forum) has just set up the event page for a ‘Walk Under Trees’ that she is organising on Sat 26 April in Springfield Park, Hackney. It is free for LEEF and NAEE members and you…
Here is NAEE’s latest round-up of news… The Plough Moon Don’ forget to visit Environmental Lunacy https://naee.org.uk/a-year-of-environmental-lunacy/ as the new Moon, the Plough Moon on the 28th February will be the start of another lunar cycle. There will be a new Blog to celebrate this by Nina Hatch, the Teacher/Centre Manager at Mount Pleasant School Farm who is also…
The Plough, or Worm Moon, is the last full moon of the winter season and first of the spring in the Northern hemisphere.
Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin. Before his retirement, Richard led the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, where he launched a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by NAEE.…
Here is NAEE’s latest round-up of news… Teaching Wisdom? Part 2 – Resilience An NAEE blog post from Richard Jurin, a regular contributor, explores resilience beyond economic frameworks, advocating for a balance between human and ecological systems. He critiques the reductionist mindset that separates humans from nature, emphasising the need for systems thinking to address complex environmental…
Here is NAEE’s latest round-up of news… Squirrel Moon The Squirrel Moon Have you been following our Year of Environmental Lunacy https://naee.org.uk/a-year-of-environmental-lunacy/ project? Each lunar month we bring you a new Blogger who offers their thoughts about an appropriate lunar name based on what we might be noticing around us in nature during this time. We have…
Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin. Before his retirement, Richard led the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, where he launched a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by NAEE.…
Traditionally, the second moon cycle of the year in the northern hemisphere has been known as the Snow Moon.
On Thursday January 9th some key members of NAEE attended a memorial service at St Peter’s Church, Sutton Coldfield for Sue Fenoughty. Sue (19th December 1935 – 14th December 2024) had been a very active member of NAEE for many years. She was the editor of the NAEE’s flagship Environmental Education Journal for a number…
The first lunar cycle of the year in the northern hemisphere has been traditionally known by some cultures as the Wolf Moon. During the long, dark winter months when food was scarce, wolves were likely to have been heard howling to each other more frequently.
Bill Finnegan and I (Isobel Talks) recently co-authored a report commissioned by NAEE: “Engaging the Next Generation: The state of environmental, sustainability and climate education in UK schools and effective practice in the classroom”. The report explores effective practices in delivering environmental, sustainability and climate education in schools across the United Kingdom. Drawing on a…