{"id":1146,"date":"2009-04-04T09:39:54","date_gmt":"2009-04-04T14:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2009-04-01T09:41:43","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T14:41:43","slug":"project-wet-programs-scheduled-at-apsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2009\/04\/04\/project-wet-programs-scheduled-at-apsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Project WET programs scheduled at APSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Environmental Education Week in Tennessee is April 12-18, and the Project WET Tennessee program at Austin Peay State University successfully requested a proclamation signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen to commemorate the week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1150 alignright\" title=\"projctwet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/projctwet-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"projctwet\" width=\"180\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/projctwet-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/projctwet.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>Bredesen signed the proclamation March 19 in Nashville. The proclamation supports environmental education in K-12 schools and non-formal settings such as nature centers, zoos, aquariums and museums.<\/p>\n<p>The 2009 theme for National Environmental Education Week is \u201cBe Water Wise.\u201d The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates the average person in the U.S. uses about 100 gallons of water a day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd much, much more water is used to produce our food, clothing, paper and other goods,\u201d said Michelle Rogers, coordinator of Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Tennessee at APSU.<\/p>\n<p>APSU\u2019s program will be among other environmental educators across the state and nation participating during the week to promote environmental education prior to Earth Day, April 22.<\/p>\n<p>Project WET at APSU will participate in the annual conference of TEAMS (Tennessee Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science) in Eva. Rogers said her office would present water-related lessons for K-12 students.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers expected to participate at the conference are classroom teachers of K-12, pre-service teachers, college professors and many others interested in freshwater and marine science.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Project WET or National Environmental Education Week, contact Rogers by telephone at (931) 221-6480 or e-mail at <a href=\"mailto:rogersm@apsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">rogersm@apsu.edu<\/a>.  Also, visit online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeweek.org\/\"  target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.eeweek.org<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/wet\"  target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/wet<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Environmental Education Week in Tennessee is April 12-18, and the Project WET Tennessee program at Austin Peay State University successfully requested a proclamation signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen to commemorate the week. Bredesen signed the proclamation March 19 in Nashville. 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