WHO ARE WE?
The Nature Based Education Consortium (NBEC) is a Maine-based collaborative network of outdoor learning leaders and stakeholders working together on systems-level efforts to ensure that every Maine youth has access to powerful outdoor learning experiences.
If you are interested in joining the network:
Learn more about the network & people involved
Our Initiatives
local outdoor learning advocacy network
Building and engaging a network of local advocates passionate about outdoor learning in Maine
stories for change
Sharing stories of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mainers who have multifaceted relationships with the outdoors
policy
Working toward systems change by advancing outdoor learning and climate education-focused legislation in Maine
NETWORK PARTICIPANTS
Adaptive Outdoor Education Center
Bryant Pond 4H Center
Chewonki Foundation
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Friends of Acadia
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Kennebunk Climate Initiative
Lead with Nature
Maine Ag in the Classroom
Maine Audubon
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Maine Environmental Education Association
Maine Math and Science Alliance
Maine TREE Foundation/Project Learning Tree
National Park Service
Rural Aspirations
Schoodic Institute
Tanglewood 4H Center
Teens to Trails
The Ecology School
The Nature Conservancy
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
and others...
In twenty years, Maine is known as a place where our schools and other means for educating young people are key elements in vibrant communities connected to the natural landscapes of Maine - the lands, waterways, and ocean. Maine students understand the connection between their health and the health of the natural world. They are civically engaged members of their communities, towns and regions.