Building environmental awareness, accountability,
and action together in Maine since 1982

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Now seeking Youth Delegates!

Learn about the lawmaking process and how to be an advocate in the Maine legislature for Wabanaki Studies and Wabanaki sovereignty!

Open to Wabanaki and non-Native youth ages 15-26
Apply by December 1st by filling out the interest form.

As an environmental educator, you provide people the opportunity to build a connection with the outdoors. Nature-based education is a holistic solution to youth spending too much time on screens and not enough time exploring the outdoors.

We are your advocates. Together, we create systemic change.


MEEA offers professional development, mini grant funding, community building events, youth leadership programming, and research-informed policy and advocacy to support the environmental education community.

Fall 2026 Educator Programming

The Census of Community-based Environmental Learning is open!

Wabanaki Studies Learning Cohort for School Administrators

In-person session: November 14

Maine environmental educators say Wabanaki Studies is their #1 professional development need.

Upcoming Events

Wabanaki Studies Indigenous Literature Grant Program

The Maine Dept. of Education is providing up to $500 to purchase books that support Wabanaki Studies to school entities, private schools approved for public tuition purposes, Indian Education schools, and EUT schools.

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